The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1848-03-10
CONS Of Ohio.
AN ACT
AN ACT
For The support hnd better TegIIIn-
tiOn Of Common schools im the
Town OF Lancaster Ohio.

tiOn Of Common schools im the
Town OF Lancaster Ohio.
SECTION /. Be IL enacted By Me Geaer.
lat assembly ofMe STATE Of Ohio, Thai
the corporate limits ofthe Town of Ian.
caster, Fairfield County, Ohio, be erect,
ed into one general common school dis.
Itrict; Provided, that if any ofthe districts
of said town as now-organized, shall, in
the first Monday of April, A. ID. l64S, al
the place of holding the corporate cleo
ton of said town, between the hours OF
ten A. M. and four p. M. of said day, by
majority ofthe resident voters therein,
decide by voting may" not to come into
said general district; then and in that
event this law shall in no manner apply
to said district or districts, either in its
benefits or burdens. and no taxes to be
raised shall be levied upou the property
in said district or districts until said dis
trict or districts shall vote to come in as
hereinafter provided for: the vote so TAX
en- by any district upon the day aforesaid
shall be by writing upon ballot "aye"
or may "and shall be certified to the town
council by the president and clerk ofthe
meeting TO be appointed at the same;
Provided further, that any such district
so voting not to come into said general
district may at any subsequent corporate
election thereafter, by majority of the
resident voters therein voting AYE" in a
seperate box to be provided by the town
council and under their direction. be ad-
mitted into said general district upon con-
dition of bearing her proportion of taxes
Originally raised from purchasing sites
aud erecting buildings, to be levied by a
special assessment by the council upon
the property of said district and also all
taxes subsequent to her admission for
keeping up the school as herein after pro-
vided for and it is further provided that,
if as last herein before provided any dis
trict shall vote to come into said general
district, that then and in that event this
law shall operate upon said district as tc
its benefits and burdens. .t4tI ....
SECTION 9. That the electors in said
Town Of Lancaster, excluding those re.
sldent in any district refusing to come in
as aforesaid, qualified to vote for mem
bers ofthe town council shall, at the time
and place of holding the annual election
for members ofsaid town council in the
spring of one thousand eight hundred anc
forty-eight 1849), meet in their place o
holding said election and by votes in ;
seperate box to be provided by the towr
council, elect six directors of common
schools for the town of Lancaster, two o
whom shall serve for aperiod ofone year
two for Two years and two for three years
the order of seniority to be determined by
lot by such directors after their election
and annually thereafter at the time anc
place above specified, there shall in like
manner be two directors elected whC
shall serve for three years and until thei
successors are elected and qualified, al
vacancies which may occur shall be iillet
by the said town council.
SECTION 8. The said directors within
ten days after their first appointment a
aforesaid, shall meet and organize b.
choosing from their number president
secretary and treasurer; and such trea
surer, before entering on the duties ofhi
said office, shall give bond and securit
to be approved by said town council an
filed in the office of the president of sal
town council, conditioned for the faithful
disbursement of all moneys that shall com
into his hands as such treasurer, whicl
bond shall be made payable to the Stat
> of Ohio; and when such bond shall b.
: forfeited, it shall be the duty of the saic
town council to sue and collect the SAM
forlhe use of common schools in said town
and the said directors so organized ant
qualified, and their successors in office
shall be body polite and corporate il
law by the name of "The Board of Edu
cation of Lancaster" and as such and b
said name, shall be authorized to receiv
v all moneys accrueing to said town or an
y part thereof, for the use and benefit of til
J. common schools in said town; and tn
said board shall be capable of contractin
and being contracted with, sueing an
y being sued, pleading and being impleat
!, ed, in any court of law or equity in TIL
; State, and shall also be capable ofreceiN
. ing any gift. grant, donation or devils
IS made for use of common schools in sal
town; aud said board by resolution sha
direct the payment of all moneys th'
shall come into the hands of said treasu
er, and no money shall be paid out ofth
= treasury except in pursuance of such r'
:, solution, and on the written order of tn
d president, ,countersigned blythe secretar,
SECTION 4. That said board shall hol
its meetings at such time and place {
T, they may think proper; that any four
said board shall constitute a quorum
that special meetings may be called b
> the president or by any two members
: the board, on giving two days notice
the time and place Of holding such NEE
ings; but at no special meetings exec
ali the directors be present, shall any r
solution in relation 20 sites for school ho
ses or financial resolution or order
a. a. passed unless ten days notice as aforesa
7 be given, and the subjector subjects to
]. acted on be specified in the notice and
IL quorum of at least A members be preser
SECTION 5. That at the annual ele
ton for town council i'll the spring ofoI
igg Thousand eight hundred and forty-eig