1913 private laws – Ch.98 Sec.1

That chapter three hundred and sixty-one of the Private Laws of one thousand nine hundred and one be and the same is hereby amended by striking out all after the words first Monday in May, one thousand nine hundred and one, occurring in line seven, section three, down to and including the words trustees in line eleven of said section three, and inserting in lieu thereof the following: The members of said board of trustees shall be elected by popular vote of the qualified voters of the graded school district, for a term of six years each, and until their successors are elected and qualified, the terms of three of them to expire every two years. The said election shall be held on Tuesday after the first Monday in May, one thousand nine hundred and fifteen, and biennially thereafter, under the rules and regulations prescribed by the general public laws of the State for election of members of the General Assembly. At the close of the ballot the ballots shall be canvassed and the result declared, and return thereof made to the clerk of the board of county commissioners of Lee County and to the secretary of the board of trustees of Sanford Graded Schools, and no other return shall be necessary. At least thirty days before the election the board of county commissioners of Lee County shall appoint a registrar and two judges of election therefor, and, when deemed advisable, may order an entire new registration of voters. The election shall be advertised by posters at at least two public places in the district. For the purposes of this act, the present acting members of the board of trustees of Sanford Graded Schools are hereby appointed trustees, those members whose present terms of office expire at the date nearest the biennial election herein provided for holding 2 Session.] 1913CuHarrer 9899100. their terms of office until said election, and until their successors are elected and qualified. All vacancies on the board shall be filled by the remaining members of the board until the next election, when a successor shall be elected for the unexpired term.