The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1848-04-07
School Election.

School Law, which refers to the duties
of electors on the day of the Corporate
Election. Only those living north of
Main Street ere interested. the southern
part of the town having voted themselves
out.
SEC. 2. That the electors in said town
of Lancaster, excluding those resident
in any district refusing to come in as a.
foresaid, qualified to vote for members of
the town council shall, at the time and
place of holding the annual election for
members of said town council in the
spring of one thousand eight hundred
and forty eight (1S4S) meet in their place
of holding said election and by votes in
in separate box to be provided by the
town council, elect six directors of COM
mon schools for the town of Lancaster,
two of whom shall serve for period of
one 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 and place above specified, there
shall in like manner be two directors O.
lected who shall serve for three years and
until their successors are elected and
qualified, all vacancies which may occur
shall be filed by the said town council.
SEC. S. That at the annual election
for town council in the spring of one
thousand eight hundred and forty eight;
"a. D. 1S4S,) vote shall be taken in a
seperate box to be provided by the town
council, whether or not tax shall be lev
led for the purpose of purchasing lot or
lots and erecting school house or school
houses for the use of common schools in
said town; and said vote shall be taken in
the following manner; every voter, ex-
GLIDING those resident in any district re-
fusing to come in as aforesaid, in favor
of levying such tax, shall place on his
ticket the word TAX" and every voter
qualified as aforesaid. who is against levy
ing such tax shall place on such ticket
the words mo Tax"
Sec. 6. That if there shall be ma
jority of all the votes given at such elec.
ton, in favor of levying such tax, the said
Board of Education within thirty days
thereafter, shall report to the town coun
Gil the number and description of lots and
buildings necessary for the purpose o.
the common schools in said town, which
report shall be in writing and shall spe
city the amount of money necessary t.
be raised to meet the expense of pur
chasing said lots and erecting such bull
ding or buildings; and thereupon the sale
town council shall proceed to levy ta'
sufficient to meet such expenses; and th'
same to be levied and collected as othe
, taxes of said town are or may be; Pro
Uided. that no part of such tax shall b.
levied upon the property of any black o
mulatto person.
Sec. s. That if there shall not be
, majority of all the votes given at such Q
lection in favor of levying such tax, the
the said board within thirty days there
after shall report to the said town coun
Gil in writing an estimate Of the amount G
rent for rooms necessary to accommodate
the Common Schools in said town and 70
fuel; aud thereupon the said council sha
every year levy a tax sufficient to cove
said rent and fuel, the same to be levie
. and collected as other taxes of said tow
! are or may be.
:, Sec. Is. No member ofthe town cour
g Gil shall be competent to serve in sal
Board of Education or as one of sal
school examiners.