The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1848-03-10
SECTION G. That If there shall be ma.

Board Of Education within thirty days
thereafter, shall report to the town Coun-
Gil the number and description Of lots and
and buildings necessary for the purpose
ofthe common schoolsin said town. which
report shall be in writing and shall speci-
fly the amount Of money necessary to be
raised TO meetthe expense of purchasing
said lots and erecting such building or
buildings; and thereupon the said town
council shall proceed to levy a tax snfTi.
cient to meet such expenses; and the
same to be levied and collected as other
taxes of said town are or may be; Pro.
Uidcd, that no part of such tax shall be
levied upon the property of any black or
mulatto person. .asr tt
SECTION, Z. That thereupon itshall be
the duty of said town council at the ex-
pense of said town to furnish to said
Board of Education the amount of mon
eys so certified to them by said board.
wherewith to purchase a suitable site or
sites aud erect a suitable house or houses
for the use of said schools; which pur-
chase or purchases and the erection of
which building or buildings shall imme-
lately thereafter be proceeded with by
said board.
SECTION, s. That if there shall not be
a majority of all the votes given at such
election in favor of levying such tax,
then the said board within thirty days
thereafter shall report to The said town
council in writing all estimate of The a.
mount of rent for rooms necessary to ac-
commodate the Common Schools in said
town and for fuel; and thereupon the said
council shall every year levy lax suf-
ficient to cover said rent and fuel, the
same to be levied and collected as other
taxes of said town are or may be.
SECTION, 8. The said town council
shall cause twenty days previous notice
to be given of the time and place of hold
ing said vote of TAX" or mo Tax"
which notice shall be published in ono or
more newspapers in said town; and if on
the first trial majority Of all the votes
given at such election should not be in fa-
vor of levying such tax the same vote
may be taken next year and so on from
year to year, the same notice being given
as aforesaid. .L 1..i-r' BE-. ~ a.
SECTION, 10. 1t shall be the duty of
the Board of Education 10 employ all
necessary male and female teachers. to
establish rules and regulations for the
government of both teachers and scholars
and to enforce the same by the removal
of those teachers and The expulsion of
those scholars who may violate the same;
they shall keep said Schools in constant
operation except during reasonable vaca-
tions to be by them established ,and should
the public money be found insufficient
for that purpose, the actual or prospect.
i've deficiency for the then current year
shall be raised by taxation upon the prop
erty of said town; the amount necessary
to be raised shall be decided upon ny
said board and by them certified to said
town council, who shall thereupon pro-
ceed to assess and collect the same as
other taxes may or shall be, and shall
pay the same over to the treasurer OF
said board upon the order of the Presi
dent thereof, and said Board of Educa-
ton shall between the first and fifteenth
of December, annually, report in writing
to the Secretary Of State an account o
their official proceedings for the preced
ing year, showing the amount of Schoo
funds apporlioned and raised in the dis
trict and how they have been expended
} how many schools have been taught. fol
what time and the amount of salaries paid
to teachers, the number of teachers, male
aud female, and the amount paid to each
respectively; the number of pupils in the
school of each sex and their average dai
ly attendance; the branches of study
taught in the Schools; ihe amount raised
by tax for purchasing, building or repair
ing School house or for any other pur
pose. with an account of all the disburse
: ments and all other information exhibit
} ing the condition of education in sale
: district which may be deemed advanta
geous. . ..r.. ..s
} SEcTIoN, IL. 1t shall be the duty o
J the Board by its Secretary and Treasnr
er on or before the first Monday in Apri
of every year to make report in writing t,
S the town council of all moneys received
: how and for what purpose expended
: with the proper vouchers, and such othe
! information in relation to said School a
! they may deem important; also such a
t may be asked for by the council; and thu
: Council shall cause such report to be pub
3 lished, or so much thereof as they ma.
deem necessary,the report itself being LEI
3 with the President Of said Council, ope
:. to public inspection. ....
J SEcTIoN, 12. All legal titles to proper
S ty acquired under this act shall be in tn
f name of the Board Of Education of tn
!. town of Lancaster, and said Board sha
v have power to lease any part thereof
# and the building or buildings thereon, tn
# rent accruing therefrom to go into tn
: Common School fund Of said town; ant
It said Board shall have power to sell an
= convey any property, the title of whic
!. may or shall be vested in them by virtu
o of this act and expend the money arsin
d therefrom in the purchase of other Schoc
9 property; the conveyance by said Boar
shall be made by the President and Sec
t. retary aud acknowledged before som
person authorized by the law Of this Stat
. to take the acknowledgment ofdeeds;an
', all real estate whether held by equltabl
. or legal titles, now belonging to any