Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1847-03-24
An Act

To probiae for HE appointment Of Cosaiy
Superintendents Of Common Schools, ,and
defining their duties, in certain counties
therein named. f. III e.,
SEC. l. Be il enacted BY lie Genera!
Assembly cftEe Stdte Of OHIO, That tho
county Commissioners in the counties Of
Ashtabala,, Lake, Geauga, Cuyahoga. apd
Medina, Delaware, Knox, Muskingum,
Lorain, Portage, Holmes, Ga1lia, Law.
renee, Champaign, Trumbull and Maho.
ming, Franklin, Madison, Clark, Hancock,
Licking, Seneca, Sandusky, Crawford and
Wyandott, shall be and they arc hereby
authorized, at their June session in each
year, to set apart, from any moneys in the
county treasury not otherwise appropriate
ed, such sum as they may deem proper for.
the payment of a county superintendent Of
common schools. XXI
SEC. 2 That in case thero are no mon
eys at the disposal of the county commits
sioners, they are hereby authorized to levy
tax (in the usual manner) for the purpose
named in the preceding section.
SEC. 8. That, on or before the fifteenth
day of August in each year. the county
Auditor shall give notice, by publication
for two weeks, to the clerks Of school dis.
tricts in the county, of the action Of the
county commissioners in relation to the
support of county superintendent, and, in
case the said commissioners Shall have
made provision for the payment Of a coun.
ty superintendent, the auditor shall at the
same time notify the said clerks to meet at
!, the court house in said county, for the
: purpose OF electing the said superintendent,
on the first Friday Of October. ..
/ SEC. 4. On the said day Of election, be-
/. tween the hours of ten and eleven o'clock
, in the forenoon, the said clerks shall ap-
r point three oftleir number Judges Of the
f election, who shall be sworn BY any Off
@ Ger having authority to administer oaths,
j. who shall receive the votes Of said clerks
Il for one person for superintendent Of com
Il mon schools in said county, written o,
h printed on paper; the said election shall
o close at two o'clock in the afternoon of the
II same day, and the said judges shall, on the
ofI same day, proceed to canvass the votes. de
clare the result, and make immediate re
N turn to the county auditor Of the prope
,e county, who shall give to the successful
" candidate certificate Of his election, ur
a. der his seal of office.
be Sec. 5. That the said county superil
ms tendent shall be ex-officio chairman Of tn
an board of school examiners, and his sign;
). ! ture be necessary to the validity Of ever
I'm certificate; that he may, at his discretion
nd renew the certificates Of teachers VIII
on have been personally examined by II
out board of school examiners, annul the ce
md tificate of any teacher who proves incon
the petent in respect to learning, ability
ars teach, or moral character, and teache
hat shall be examined and certified free
, it charge.
ina SEC. 6. That the said county superi
md tendent shall visit and examine all the COZ
in mon schools in the county, and keep Il
record of such visits and examinations; Il
no, he shall meet and address the people in I
he'd several school districts and townships
zed the subject Of education; shall cncoura
the the formation Of township and county O.
ing cational societies, of teachers association
we and promote the diffusion Of intelligei
eer relating to the cause Of education, 10
wn. end that all children and youth in his CO.
title ty, depending upon common schools for
to struction, may have the best educai
oil which those schools can be made to imp
ave and shall be ex.officio president Of
rest; county teachers, institute. H1j
his SEC. I That the said county supe
- tendent shall, on or before the hrst day