Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1850-05-20


amendatory, orthe act for the support anc
better regulation of common schools in the
town of Akron, and the acts amenda tory
thereto, or under any special local act, shall
have authority 70 exclude from the public
schools, in sush.city, &c. ,sall children under
1.-The age of six. years. -. 80 ,3as,
,-s-. r, BENJAMIN F. LETTER,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
-.s' sz'.9 CHARLES C: CONVERS. u.
Speaker of the Senate.
March l3, 1850. X
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In, relation to School District, Tax, ;2proyid.
/ ing for the annual School. district meetings,
and requiring maps of School Districts.
SEC. 1. Beit enacted By the General
Assembly Of the State Of Ohio, That it
is hereby made the duty of the school dis
trict clerk in each school district in this
State, to make an estimate of the amount of
money necessary, in addition to what shal IL
be furnished annually under the provisions
of the "act for the support and better regu-
latien of common schools, and to create per-
manently the Office of Superintendent" pass.
ed March 7, 1888, and the several acts a.
mandatory thereto, to provide at least six
months good schooling during the year en-
suing, to all the youth in the district who
are by law entitled to the benefits of COM
mon schools, and give notice of the amount
so required by posting the same on the
door of the common school house within the
district, at least fifteen Gays prior to the
second Monday in April annually; and it
shall be lawful for the qualified voters of
each school district in this State, to assem-
bic annually, on the second Monday in A
pril, at the school house in such district, be-
tween the hours of ten o'clock, A. M and
four clock, P. NJ, and then and there vote
for or against school tax, sufficient to sup
ply the deficiency reported, as hereinbefore
directed, by the district clerk. -...
Sec. 2. That if it shall be found that a
majority Of the qualified voters present at
such meeting, vote in favor of school tax,
the result shall be certified by the district
clerk, within twenty days after such meet
ing, to the auditor Of the proper county or
counties; and such certificate shall contain
a statement Of the votes polled, the amount
Of per centage of tax voted for, and an al
pha betical list of all the resident and nom
resident taxpayers of the district, designat-
ing whether resident or nonresident, and
specifying where the school district line di-
yides tract, or tracts of land, held by
taxpayer, the number Of acres in such dis
trict; and upon the receipt of such certified
statement, the county auditor shall assess
the amount so estimated and certified upon
all the property in such district, subject to
taxation, and enter the same upon the coun-
ty 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 it shall be the duty of the county
auditor to furnish to the township treasurer
at the time of furnishing statement of the
school fund belonging to such township,
statement of the amount of tax assessed as
a foresaid in each district, specifying the
number of the district where 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 sor the payment Of teachers of COM
mon schools in this State. .-.
Sec. 8. That whenever school district
is composed Of parts Of two or more counties,
it shall be the duty of the clerk of such dis
trict to certify the proceedings of the voters
and the amount of the tax voted for as afore-
said to the auditor of each county in which
such district lies, accompanied by an al
phabetical list of tax-pay yers owning prop
erty in the portion of the district lying in
the county to which the report is being
made, and also statement of the fact that
it is fractional district, naming the seve-
raj counties in which the fractions lie; and
upon the reception of such certificate each
auditor shall Immediately forward to the
auditors of other counties.n med in the cer-
tifcate, an abstract of the amount of taxa
bic property in the portion of the district
lying within his county.
Sec. A. That it shall be the duty of the
school directors of the several school dis
tricts in this State, to meet on the second
Monday in April, annually, at the school
house in the several districts, for the pur-
pose of ascertaining the will of the qualified
voters in reference to school tax as pointed
out in the first section of this act, and it
shall be the duty of one of said directors to
preside over the said meeting.
Sec. 5. That the annual school district
meetings provided for in the several acts
relative to common schools, shall be held
hereafter on the second Monday in April,
and such business as is required by said
acts to be transacted on the third Friday in
September annually, shall be transacted on
the said second Monday in April, annually ;
Provided, that if the directors of any school
district shall neglect or fail to give the re-
quisite notice Of such annual meeting in the
manner contemplated by the "act for the
support and better regulation of common
schools, and to create permanently the Of
flee of superintendent" passed March 7,
1888, and the amendatory acts thereto, then
it shall be lawful for said directors, by CIV
ing such notice, to call such annual district
meeting at any subsequent time between
the second Monday in April and the third
Friday in September following.
Sec. 6. That nothing contained in this
act shall be so construed as to prevent or