The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1849-04-13
Gaw Of Ob bio.
For the better Organization Of the
Public Schools in CiIieS. towns &c
AN ACT.

Sec. /. Be IL enacted Jy Tie Genera
Assembly Of the State Of Ohio, Tha'
any incorporated city or town in this
State, or any unincorporated town or vii
lage Except such city, town or village as
is now in whole or in part governed as to
schools by some special law heretofore
passed., containing within the town or
village plot. as laid ont or recorded, two
hundred inhabitants or more, with the
territory attached, or here 1f;er to be at
tached to said city, town or village, for
school purposes, may be organized into
and established as single school district,
in the manner and with the powers
hereinafter specified; but the provisions
Of this act shall not apply to any city,
town or village, or any part thereof, which
is now governed as to schools by any spe.
cial law. .. ..rt
Sec. .. That in orderto such organ,
zatlon, written notices shall be posted up
in three or more of the most public places
in said contem plated district. signed at
least by six resident freeholders of the
same, requesting the qualified electors in
said districtto assemble upon day, and
at some suitable place in said district, to
be named in said notices. then and there
to vote by ballot, for or against the adop-
tion of this act, which notices shall be SO
posted up at least ten days next prior TO
said meeting.
Sec. 8. That the electors assembled
at said time and place shall proceed Ia
appoint chairman, assistant chairman,
and clerk, who shall be judges of said e.
lection. That the electors IN favor ofthe
adoption of this act for said district, shall
write upon their ballots, "school law"
and those opposed thereto, shall write
upon their ballots, "no school law" the
adoption or re- lection of this act to be de
termined by majority of the votes TO be
cast in the manner aforesaid.
Sec. 4. That in case majority OF
votes shall have been cast for said law
the electors of said district shall assemble
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 aud clerk, in manner aforesaid, and
shall then choose by ballot six directors
ofthe public schools of said district, two
of whom shall serve for one year, two foi
two years, and two for three years; the
time that each shall serve to be desig
mated on the ballots, aud annually there
after there shall he chosen in the same
manner, two directors, each of whom
shall serve for three years, and until lheil
successors shall be elected and qualified
such intermediate vacancies as may occu,
to be filed by the acting directors till the
next annual election, when such vacau
cies shall be filed by the electors.
Sec. 5. That said directors, with
in ten days after their appointment
aforesaid, shall meet and organize By
choosing from their number president
secretary and treasurer; that said treas
urer, Lefore he enters upon the duties o
his office. shall give bond payable to tn,
State of Ohio, with security to be ap
proved by said board, and to be by then
kept, conditioned for the faithful dis
charge of his duties as such treasurer.
Sec. 6. That said directors and thei
successors in office shall be body cor
porete, by the name of the Board of Ed
ucaton of said city, town or village, ant