Show JlOL1JISO i Till 5O 1111 ILIJCTIII In Ihe absenco of Attorne ion tral nilup AttorneY II X Smith Is I performing the duties cf the State mclal In rone to nn Inquiry fran the Mute suiierlntendent of schools Jr Pork Mr Smith lm given an oilnlon on the holding of the school election and Incidentally ho advises that this oily be divided Into election districts ns the count commlosliners bare done with at least one voting plico In mill lnonbcllmulnebud Just wluit the deput attorney general la I gelling at bores not appear Clear from Mi opinion which certnlnl throws no light on the Interpretation of the boo If he means to ndvlix that there be a votlnS 1 laei 1 In I each of the election districts dis-tricts Under sock dIUllon then Ills counsel Is directly against the well known Intent of the LekUlature as to an absolute till and Is I n suggestion for griws extravagance In election expense ex-pense If on the other hand he means that the booed of education shall re district dis-trict the cltj nnd then have all the voters In cnih municipal ward come from their virlous election districts to one voting place lie advises a great amount of useless work In vIew of the districts already created In n muni Ipal or general election In thin dm1 Uieru are fiftytwo polling places with 1111 expense for Juilgesaml halls of 900 or moro With lIve polling poll-ing lola one the expense Is I about one tenth that sum That represen the propoitlonatu difference bctwee Mr Smiths advice I and the produre at the past Which will the board of edo cation adopt There will be no dlsputo thot the loaid of education can accept tho greater xpvns < If It chooses but Ihe law doe not leatilre It It given the disonutico between lIve and Ilflytwo polling 1ln8 nnd seta ot Judges The school law modifies the general 10 tlou bmw In l certain I particulars I One of lhcs Is I that Instead of having I c voting place for each 301 votere there moo be irovlded one voting place In rich m nlclpal ward There ronnot be lea tlton that Then there are mod locations cm to the ballot envelopes printing etc whlth virtual exclude tho Australian 8tm In Its entire lIven the use bf Ih t cross to designate I the voters cholt be I eliminated and the elector la to dlgl1atu on a single ballot the name or the person or persons per-sons voted fur wIlts a pertinent oleeml nation of lime pJIIe tu be tilled Under Ihlo totmonl In the law It Is I clear that Ihe booed of education has a broad dleretlon and Is not bond by the adle from the attorn generals olllce And under existing ninrumttoomsonbcomonneeeemooryto rene Is I 10 he nolo1e with special care It Is quit probable that the board vIll I hove one clot tho most two voting places In loch municlial ward In this cIty as Iht number will be nmpio to eunlt tluoroovetotenee amud u Isliea of the voters |