16 twenty. Said registrars shall meet together and proceed to regis17 ter the names of all qualified female voters in their respective 18 precincts, and shall endeavor to ascertain and register each and 19 every quaified female voter entitled to vote within the precinct, 20 and for this purpose shall visit the usual place of abode of each 21 and every female voter; if either one of the registrars refuse 22 or fail to register the voters of his precinct, as herein required, 23 then the other registrar may, in the absence of such registrar 24 so refusing or failing, proceed to make or complete such registra25 tion; and it shall be the duty of such registrar, so refusing or 26 failing so to do, to copy the names of the persons so registered 27 by the other registrar, in his registration book, and if he fails 28 to do so, then it shall be the duty of the county court to have 29 the same done at its sittings, for the purpose of completing and 30 revising said registration list. From the action of the county 31 court an appeal may be taken to the circuit court, or 31a from the circuit court to the supreme court of appeals 32 of this state. And in registering each voter, said reg33 istrar shall give the christian name, and her surname, 34 and shall designate the place of her residence, her age and color, 35 and whether she is a native or foreign born, and such information 36 as is provided for in this section, which information shall be 37 given in the proper column provided in the books furnished by 38 the clerk of the county court, as hereinbefore provided. Any regis39 trar violating any of the provisions of this section shall be fined 40 not less than fifty dollars and confined in jail not less than thirty 41 days.

42 If said registrars after examining any voter, are not satisfied as 43 to her right to be registered, then said registrars shall require said. 44 voter to make an affidavit in writing, on a blank to be furnished 45 which affidavit shall be duly subscribed and sworn to by said voter 46 before either of said registrars, and in which affidavit said voter 47 shall answer fully the questions giving information as required 48 under section ninety-eight-a (4) of chapter six, acts extra49 ordinary session, one thousand nine hundred and sixteen, and if 50 said affidavit shows that she is a voter in said precinct, she shall 51 then be registered by said registrars. Said registrars having regis52 tered such voter upon her affidavit, may mark said affidavit "chal53 lenged," and return the same with their list of registration, to the

54 clerk of the county court, and said clerk shall preserve said affi55 davit in his office, and either registrar or any citizen or any voter 56 of the county may appear before the county court and have 57 the right of said voter's registration determined by said county 58 court. And any person who shall wilfully make any such affidavit 59 falsely shall be guilty of felony, and upon conviction thereof, shall 60 be confined in the penitentiary not less than one nor more than 61 three years; or, in the discretion of the court, may be confined in 62 the county jail not less than one nor more than six months. 63 Every female shall be registered who will be entitled to vote 64 at said general election in November, one thousand nine hundred 65 and twenty, by reason of her arriving at twenty-one years of age. 66 before that election, and by reason of her having resided for a 67 sufficient length of time in the state and county, provided she is 68 otherwise qualified.

Sec. 3. Said registrars after completing the registration of 2 female voters as far as in their power, shall, when they sit to3 gether as provided by law on the third Monday next prior to said 4 general election, have said registration books then and there open 5 for public inspection, and shall register in said books all qualified 6 female voters who have not theretofore been registered by them, 7 and complete and finish the registration of the female voters in 8 their said precincts, and make out and sign two alphabetical 9 lists of female voters so registered by them in said books, and 10 return the same to the clerk of the county court within three 11 days from the time of said sitting. And for their services in 12 making said registration the registrars shall receive the same com13 pensation now allowed for registering the male voters. The coun14 ty court at its session held on the Tuesday next preceding said. 15 general election shall add to said list the names of all female 16 voters who shall then appear in person and make application for 17 registration, for the the same reasons and in the same manner 18 as now provided for male voters.

Sec. 4. In any county where new election precincts have 2 been established in the manner prescribed by law, since the twen3 ty-fifth day of May, one thousand nine hundred and twenty, and 4 prior to the passage of this act, the county court shall, within 5 ten days after this act goes into effect, appoint two registrars in 6 the same manner and upon the same request or recommendation

7 perscribed by law for each of said newly created precincts, and 8 said registrars shall immediately proceed to register the male and 9 female voters in said precincts in the manner now prescribed by 10 law, and for their services such registrars shall be allowed the 11 same compensation now provided for such service, to be audited 12 and paid by the county court out of the county treasury.

Sec. 5. For the purposes of holding a general election to be 2 held on the Tuesday after the first Monday in November, in the 3 year one thousand nine hundred and twenty, the commissioners of 4 election at every precinct where the registration of voters for that 5 precinct (as shown by the registration books then received by 6 them from the county clerk) shows two hundred voters or more, 7 shall appoint two additional poll clerks, qualified voters in said 8 precinct, either one or both of whom may be female voters of the 9 precinct, one from each of the political parties which cast the 10 largest number of votes at the last preceding general election in 11 the state, and who shall be selected by the commissioner or com12 missioners representing the political party from which said clerks 13 are respectively appointed, who shall take the same oath, perform 14 the same duties, and receive the same compensation as clerks of 15 the receiving board, except it shall not be necessary for more than 16 two of the clerks, who are of opposite politics, to sign their names 17 on the ballots which are cast by the voters. And at said general 18 election in November one thousand nine hundred and twenty, the 19 number of booths or compartments at each voting place where the 20 registration of voters therefor shows two hundred voters or more, 21 shall not be less than five nor more than ten, and not more than one 22 voter for each booth or compartment shall be allowed in the elec23 tion room at the same time. All poll books and registration books 24 shall be made in ink.

Sec. 6. Every commissioner of election, poll clerk, challenger 2 and ballot commissioner shall be allowed five dollars each day he 3 shall serve as such, including the time necessary to receive and 4 deliver the ballots, ballot boxes, poll books and tally sheets. 5 Provided the ballot commissioners shall not receive an allowance 6 for more than two days.

Sec. 7. All provisions of the registration laws of this state 2 now in force which are not inconsistent with the provisions of 3 this act, shall apply to the registration of the voters herein re4 quired to be registered.

CHAPTER 3.

(House Bill No. 1 Mr. Thomas)

AN ACT to amend and re-enact section twenty and section twentyone of chapter thirty-three of acts of the legislature of one thousand nine hundred and five, establishing the Independent Schoo! District of Williamson, in the county of Mingo, in the state of West Virginia.

[Passed September 17, 1920. In effect from passage. Approved by the Governor September 17, 1920.]

SEC. 20.

21.

Board of Education authorized to
furnish and equip school houses
and grounds including teachers
home or dormitory; all buildings
to be kept in good order by
said board; giving power to hire
additional help; the schools to
be kept open not less than nine
months; to determine amount
of board to be paid by teachers,
same to be placed in district
school fund: duty of said board
to determine amount of money
needed and to lay a levy to
Cover same.
Board authorized to issue bonds;
how money is to be used; de-

nominations of bonds determined by said board: Dayable in not less than five nor more than thirty-four years; bear six pe. cent interest payable annually; all debts not to exceed five per cent of taxable property; board to provide levies for paying interest and principal on all indebtedness. Bonds to be voted on must receive three-fifths of all votes cast at said election; election held under supervision of said board; method of holding election; publication of notice. Inconsistent acts or parts of acts repealed.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:

That section twenty and section twenty-one of chapter thirtythree of acts of the legislature of nineteen hundred and five, establishing the Independent School District of Williamson, in the county of Mingo, in the State of West Virginia, be, and they are hereby, amended and re-enacted so as to read as follows:

Section 20. The board of education is hereby authorized to pro2 vide, by purchase, condemnation, leasing, building, or other3 wise, school houses and grounds, including a Teachers' Home or 4 Dormitory for teachers, and furniture, fixtures and appendages: 5 it shall keep the same in good order and repair, and shall supply 6 the said school houses, and Teachers' Home, or Dormitory for 7 teachers, with fuel and other things necessary and convenient; 8 and the said board of education shall keep the schools of said 9 district in operation not less than nine months in the year, and 10 may keep open and in operation the said Teachers' Home, or 11 Dormitory for teachers, which shall be used as and for a home for 12 the teachers, or such of them as the board may admit thereto, em

13 ployed in said schools. The said board shall have the right to 14 employ a matron, janitor and such additional help as may be nec15 essary for said Teachers' Home, or Dormitory for teachers, whose 16 salaries or wages shall be paid out of the funds of the district, 17 and may collect from all persons who shall room and board in 18 said Teachers' Home, or Dormitory for teachers, compensation 19 for such room and board, as the said board of education may pre20 scribe; and all moneys received by the board on account thereof 21 shall be and become a part of the funds belonging to said district. 22 It shall be the duty of the said board of education, at its 23 annual meeting which shall be held at the time required by the 24 general school law, to ascertain as near as may be the amount of 25 money necessary, in addition to other funds properly belonging 26 to said district available for that year, to keep the schools of said 27 district in operation for not less than nine months, and to pro28 vide the funds which may be required, for said year, for any other 29 purpose authorized by this section; and for the amount so neces30 sary, the said board shall levy a tax upon the taxable property in 31 said district, which tax shall be collected in the same manner as 32 other school taxes are collected under the provisions of the gen33 eral school law of this state. The proceeds of the taxes so levied 34 and collected shall constitute such funds as the board shall 35 designate or, in the absence of such designation by the board, as 36 provided by general law.

Sec. 21. That, in addition to the authority conferred upon 2 said board of education, by the next preceding section, in the matter 3 of providing grounds and school houses, Teachers' Home, or 4 Dormitory for teachers, and furniture and fixtures, as therein. 5 provided, the said board of education is hereby authorized and 6 empowered to issue bonds of said school district to an amount 7 sufficient for the purpose of providing suitable lands, and of erect8 ing thereon and furnishing and equipping suitable buildings, to 9 be used for school purposes, and a suitable building to be used 9-a for a Teachers' Home or Dormitory for teachers, within 10 said school district, as well as for the purpose of reconstructing, 11 remodeling, and making additions to the present buildings, and 12 refurnishing and re-equipping the same; which said bonds shall 13 be of such denominations as the said board by order shall prescribe 14 and shall be payable in not less than five years, nor more than 15 thirty-four years, at the option of the said board, and which shall