Show SCHOOL ELECTION IN VALID BOARD HOLDS action taken in special meeting on saturday last in conformity with supt bupt ruling edwards notified that present incumbent will hold until successor is elected at a special meeting of the board of education of the iron county school district held beldin in cedar city on saturday last it was decided that the school election on december 6 was invalid so far as district no 1 comprising com prizing the county east of paro wan main street is concerned they give as their reason for this action as nearly as we have been able to learn that proper certificates of nomination were never filed in case ol of either of either of the candidates which according to the ruling of state superintendent of public instruction st C N jensen was not legal since the law makes the superintendent perin the legal advisor of school boards they must abide by his rulings until those rulings are found to be at fault by the courts other minor irregularities in the conduct of the election as mentioned in a previous isue of this paper which were called to the boards attention in a formal communication drafted at the request of prominent citizens citi zent of the community and signed by sir air alvin benson were not regarded as vital by the board following a careful consideration of the matter master the board notified the candidates of their action advising them that the present incumbent would hold office until his successor is elected and qualified what action the courts will take in the event the matter is taken before them is only conjecture but the boards action is in harmony with decisions given by the superintendent in similar cases throughout the state |