The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1849-06-01
JOHN G. BRESLIN,
Speaker House Reps.
BREWSTER RANDALL,
Feb. 16, lS49. Speaker Of the Senate.


BREWSTER RANDALL,
Feb. 16, lS49. Speaker Of the Senate.
AN ACT
To repeal an act entitled an act prescribing the
duties Of Supervisors, aud relating to roads aud
highways, passed January 18th, ls45.
SEC. l. Be IL eaacted by tie General
assembly ofMe State of OhiO, That the
act entiled an act to amend an act pre-
scribing the duties Of Supervisors, and re.
Iating to roads and highways, passed Jan.
uary 18th, lS45, be aud the same is here.
by repealed.
SEC 2. That 50 much of the eighty.
second section of the act prescribing the
duties of Supervisors, aud relating to
roads and highways, passed March goth,
1887, as was repealed by the amendatnry
act passed January 18th, 1s45, be and
the same is hereby revived.
SEC. 3 This act TO take effect from
and after the frs, day of April next.
JOHN G. BRESLIN,
Speaker House Reps.
BREWSTER RANDALL,
Speaker Of the Senate.
Feb. 80, 1S49.
AN ACT
For the better regulation of the Public Schools
| in cities, towns &c.
SEC. l. Be II enacted by The General
assembly Of The State of OA,o, That any
incorporated city or town in this State
or any Incorporated town or village, ex
cept such city, town or village as is now
in whole or part governed as to schools b,
some speciaI law heretofore passed, con
tanning within the town or village plot
as laid out and recorded, two hundred in
habitants or more, with the territory at
tached, or hereafter to be attached to SAID
city, town or village, for school purposes
may be organized into and established a:
a single school district, in the manner
and with the powers hereinafter specified
but the provisions of this act shall not ap
ply to any city, town or village, or an,
part thereof, which is now governed asst
schools by any special law.
SEC. 2. Tha; in order to such organi
zation. written notices shall be posted Il
in three or more of the most public place
in said contemplated district, signed q
least by six resident free holders of tn
same. requesting the qualified electors i
said districtte assemble upon day, and E
some suitable place in said district. to b
named in said notices, then and there {
vote, by ballot, for or against the adop
ton of this act, which notices shall be s
posted up at least ten days next prior t
said meeting.
SEC. 3. That the electors assemble,
at said time aud place shall proceed Il
appoint chairman, assistant chairman
and clerk, who shall te judges of said e
lection. That the electors in favor of th
adoption of this ac; for said district, shal
write upon their ballots, "school law,
and those opposed thereto, shall writ,
upon their ballots, "no school law" tn
adoption or rejection of this act to be de
termined by majority of the votes to b.
cast in manner aforesaid.
Sec. 4. That in case a majority o
votes shall have been cast for said law
the electors of said districts shall assem-
BILE at the place last aforesaid, within
twenty days from the time of the adoption
of said act. of which at least ten days pre-
vious notice shall be given by said chair
man and clerk, in the manner aforesaid
and shall then choose by ballot six direc
tors of the public schools Of said distric;
two of whom shall serve for one year, tw
for two years, and two for three years
the time that each shall serve to be desig
mated on the ballots, and annually there
after thero shall be chosen in the sam
manner two directors, each of whom sha
serve for three years, aud until their sue
cessors shall be elected and quali6ed;suc
intermediate vacancies as may occur t
be filled by the acting directors till tn
next annual election, when such vacal
cies shall be filed by the electors.
SEC. S. That said directors, with
ten days after their appointment as afort
said. shallmeel and organize by choosin
from their number president. secretar,
and treasurer; that said treasurer, befor
he enters upon the duties of his Office
shall give bond payable to the State
Ohio, with security to he approved by sal
, board and TO be by them kept. .conditione
for the faithful discharge of his duties {
, such treasurer
5 SEC. G. That said directors and the
{ successors in office shall be body corpc
, rate, by the name of the board Of Ednc'
E ton of said city, town, or village, and q