Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1849-03-14

shall have absconded or otherwise left tho
State Of Indiana. having any money or
other property belonging to the school
fund unaccounted for. or being suri:s for
any defaulting school commissioner. il
shall, and may be lawful. and il shall DO
the duty Of the county Auditor TO com.
mence and prosecute to final judgement.
in the name Of the State Of Indiana for
the use of the common school fund, writ
or writs Of foreign or domestic attachment,
against the goods or chaitels. lands and
,enements of such absconding or removed
commissioner or security. which said
writ or writs may be levied upon any pro.
perty. subject by the laws Of the State to
execution, and the proceedings in such
case shall be governed in all respects By
the statutes regulating proceedings in
foreign and domestic attachment. with tn.
exception. that the bond or bonds required
Of individuals by the said statutes, shall
be in such cases dispensed with
SEC. 81. In prosecuting any Of the
suits required by the foregoing section. tina
County ruu.,vs sne,, nc, anu Inc nusS.. 49,
authorized to employ counsel to conduct
the said suits at such reasonable rate Of
compensation as may be agreed or.
Sec. 90. Any State. county or town.
ship officer, having the charge Of any Of
said school funds, who shall cmbczxele. or
appropriate to his own use, any Of the
school funds, shall upon conviction: or
presentment, or indictment, be fined in
any sum not exceeding four, moi. less than
two fold the amount SO embezzied or up.
propriated to his own use, and be impri-
soned in the county Jail for not more than
six months at the discretion Of the court
or jury trying the same.
SEC. go. Whenever school houses hare
been erected by private liLerality. and
schools established therein, il shall and
m ay be lawful for the trustees Of the town.
ship in which the same may be situated,
to recognize the same as . public school,
and to make such allowance thereto ~
may in their judgement be just and equi-
table.
Sec. 80. All acts or parts Of acts con.
flic;ing with any Of foregoing provisions.
be and the same are hereby repealed.
Sec. 81. This act to- be inforce from
and after its publication in the Indiana
Journal, and State Sentinel. with this OK.
ception. that nothing herein contained
shall be construed to prevent the distribu.
ton Of the school fund in March l849.
under the laws now in force; Provided.
howcrer. That the several counties Of this
State he and they are hereby exempted
from the provisions Of this act, until said
counties respectively assent thereto, and
for the purpose Of securing such assent.
at the annual August elections held in she
several townships in said counties, the in.
spectors shall PROFOUND to each person
when he presents his ballot, the following
question. to-wit: care you in favor Of
the act Of 1869 to increase and extend
the benefits Of common schools?" tho
answer TO each Of which interraRaters
shall be noted down by the clerks of sucl,
elections, and the number voting in the
affirmative and negative. certified by the
inspectors Of said elections to the County
Auditors Of their respective counties, IL
the same time required by law 70 h,aks
returns Of such elections; and whenever .
majority of those voting At such township
IN August in any Of said counties are in
favor of this act. then the same shall take
effect and be in force in such county, and
until such assent is given in each Of said
counties. the vote for and against this act
at each succeeding August election, shall
be taken as above in this section provided,
in each Of said counties so refusing it,
assent thereto.
! It shall be the duty of the sherifs Of
said counties. annually, during the pend.
ing Of the question as to the adoption Of
this act. to give notice thereofby posting up
written notices at each precinct or place
OF voting in their several counties, and by
publishing the same in . newspaper where
any one is published in the county At least
thirty days before such elections. All
laws on the subject Of common schools
now in force in said counties. to continue
IN force therein until this act shall have
been adopted by them severally as herein
provided. any thing in this act to the con.
trary Notwithstanding.
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