The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-05-17
AN ACT
March l3, 1850.

In relation to School District Tax, providing fol
the annual School district meetings, and requir'
ing maps Of School districts.
SEo. /. Bet enacted by the General Assem-
bly, Of the State Of Ohio, That il is hereby made
the duty of the school district clerk in each
school district in this State, to make an esti
mate Of the amount of money necessary, in ad
dtion to what shall be furnished annually un
der the provisions of tho "act for the support
and better regulation of common schools, and
to create permanently the office Of suporintend
ent, passed March 7, 1888, and the several
acts amendatory thereto, to provide at least sS
months good schooling during the year ensu
ing, to all the youth in the district who are by
law entitled TO the benefits OF common schools
and give notice of the amount so required by
posting the same on the door of the Common
school house within the district, ut least fifteen
days prior to the second Monday in April an
nuully; and il shall be lawful for the qualified
voters in each school district in this State, tC
assemble annually, on the second Monday in
April, at the school house u such district, be
tween the hours of ten o'clock. A. M, and
four o'clock, P NJ, then and there vote for oil
against a school tax, sufficient to supply the
deficiency reported, as horeinbefore directed
by the district clerk.
SEC. 2. That IL il shall be found that ma
jority Of the qualified voters present at such
meeting, vote in faver Of school tax, the result
shall be certified by tho district clerk, within
twenty days altor such meeting, to tho auditor
Of the proper county or counties; and such Ger
tifcate shall contain statement Of the votes
polled, the amount Of per centage Of tax voted
for, and an alphabetical list Of all the resident
and nonresident Taxpayers Of the district, des
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specifying where the school district line divides
a tract, or tracts Of land, held by a taxpayer,
the number of acres in such district; and upon
the receipt of such certified statement, the
county auditor shall assess tho amount so est
mated and certified upon all the property in
such district, subject to taxation, and enter the
same upon the county treasurer's duplicate
and the county treasurer shall collect the same
and pay it over to the township treasurer on the
order OF the auditor of said county charging
for his services the per centum now allowed in
the first instance for the collection of county
taxes, and il shall be the duty Of the county au,
dtor to furnish to the township treasurer at the
time Of furnishing a statement Of the school
fund belongingto such township,a statement oI
the amount Of tax assessed as aforesaid in each
district, specifying the number Of the district
when voted for and assessed; and the township
treasurer shall pay out the same for tuition in
such school district under the regulations now
provided by law for the payment Of teachers Of
common schools in this State.
SEC. 3. That whenever school district i:
composed Of parts Of two or more counties, il
shall be the duty Of the clerk Of such district
to certify the proceedings Of the voters and the
amount Of the tax voted for as aforesaid to the
auditor Of each county in which such district
lies, accompanied by an alphabetical list Of tAX