The freeman. (Fremont [Ohio]) 1849-1850, 1850-02-09
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For the better resuIatiOm OF Public
schools In Cities. Towns. sc.

80 AAsegAs ~ ~AtAcss 1OtEHs <Ecss
Sec. I. Be Il enacted 5y The general assembly o
the Stuts Of 0aio, That any Incorporated city O
town IN this stafe or any Incorporated town or vii
age except such city town or village as is now il
whole or part governed as TO schools BY some spe
cial law heretofore passed, containing within the
town or village plot as laid out and recorded two
hundred inhabitants or more, with the territory
attached or hereafter 20 be attached 10 said city
town or village. for school purposes, may be or
ganizd into and established as single school dis
trict in the manner and with the powers hereinaf.
ter specified but the provisions of this act shailnot
apply to any CITY, town or village, or any part
thereof whle is now governed as 70 schools by any
special law. IS *
See q That in erder to such organization, writ
ten notices shall be posted up in three or more oi
the most public places in said contemplated district
signed at least by six resident freeholders of the
same, requesting the qualified electors in said dis
trict to assemble upon day, and at some suitable
place ii said district TO be named in said notices.
then and there to vote. by baot for against the
adoptiea OF this act which notices shall be posted
up ut least ten days. next prior to said meeting
Sec. 5. That the electors assembled at saio time
and places shall proceed to appoint chairman as
sistant ehairurn and clerk who shall be judges OF
said election That the electors in favor of the
adoption Of this act for said district shall ite up
on their ballots. school lam" and those opposed
therennto shall write on their ballots, "no seho9l
law, the adoption or rejection of this act to be ue1
termined By majority Of the votes TO be cast in
manner aforesaid
Sec A That in case majority of votes shall
hare been cast for said law the electors of said dis
trict shall assemble at the place last aforesaid with
in twenty days from the time of the adoption of
said act of which at least ten days previous notice
shall be given BY said chairman. and clerk in the
md c1,all hvb hall
six director of the public schools of said district,
two of whom shall serve for one year. two for two
years. and two for three years. the time that each
shall serve to be designated on the ballots and an
nually thereaherth there shall be chosen in the same
manner two directors each Of whom shall serve for
three years, and until their successors shall be
elected and qualified; such intermediate vacancies
as may occur to be filled by the acting directors till
the next annual election when such vacancies shall
be filed By the electors.
Sec. 5. That said directors within ten days after
their appointment as aforesaid, shall meet and or
ganize by choosing from their number president,
secretary and treasurer; that said treasurer before
he enters upon the duties of his Office shall give
bond payable to the state of Ohio with security to
be approved by said board, and to be by them
kept conditional for the faithful discharge of his
duties as such treasurer.
Sec. g. That said directors and their successors
in Office shall be body corporate, by the name Of
the board of education of said city town or village
and as such and by such name, shall receive all
moneys and other property belonging or accruing
said district or to said city town or village or any
part Of the same for the use benefit of the pub;
lie schools, therein and the said board shall be ca
pable of contracting and being contracted with,
ing and being sued, pleading and being impleaded,
IN any court OF law or equity and also shall be ca
pable Of receiving any gift grant, bequest o. de-
wise, made for the use of the public schools in said
city. town or district and all moneys accruing to
sand city. town or district for school purposes un
der any law of this state shall be paid to the
treasurer Of said board of edducation.
Sec. Z. Said board of education NAV hold stated
meetings at such times and places in said district as
they may appoint; four members Of said board at
all meetings thereof constituting a quorum for bu
siness that special meetings thereof may be called
by the president or by any two members, on Civ
ing one days notice of the time and place of the
same and said board By resolution, shall direct the
of all moneys that shall come into the
hands Of the treasurer and no money shall be paid
out Of the treasury. except in pursuance of such
resolution, and on the written order of the pres
dent telsigned by the secretary.
Sec 8. That whenever said board shall deem it
necessary 10 purchase or erect a school house. or
school houses for said district or to purchase sites
for the same they shall call meeting Of the legal
voters N said district by giving at least days
notice Of the time and place, and object Of said
meeting IN some newspaper printed in, and in gen
eral circulation in such district if any such there be-
and # there be no such newspaper. then by posting
up written or printed notices thereof, at Eve or
more of the most public places in,sad district, and
the president Of said board and in his absence one
of the other directors shall act as chairman of said
meeting. and said meeting may determine by a
majority vote upon the erection or school house
school houses and the purchase Of site or sites
therefor and the amount Of money to be raised for
the purpose Aforesaid, and the time, or times when
thesane shall bepaid which moneys SO voted. shall
be thereupon certified by the boardof education by
its chairman and secretary, to the auditor of the
county5 and shall be assessed in said district col
lectea and paid oyer to the treasurer of said dis
triet in the same manner as the tax hereinafter
provided for in the twelfth section Of this act.
Sec Q. Il shall be the duty Of said board 50
soon as the means for that purpose can be proyid-
ed, to establish in said district an adequate num-
Der Of primary schools to be so located as best to
accommodate the inhabitants thereof and in which
the rndinents of education shall be taught and it
shah be the duty further of said board to establish
IN said district, suitable number of other schools
of higher grade or grades whereninstruction shall
be given in such studies as may not be provided
for in the primary schools, the number of schools
and also Of the different grades thereof to be deter
mined BY said board and it shall be the further
duty of said board to decide what branches shall
be taught in each and all Of said geuols provided