The freeman. (Fremont [Ohio]) 1849-1850, 1850-04-27
BENJAMIN F. LETTER,
Speaker of the House of Reps.
CHARLES C. CONVERS,
Speaker Of the Senate.
Mo.oh IN 1osn
AN ACT

In reiation TO School District Tax, providing for
the annual School district m settings, aud requir-
ing Maps Of School Districts.
SEC /. Be it enacted by the GenereI As
senaJLy Of The State Of Ohio, That it is here
by made the duty of the school district clerk
in each school district in this State, to make
an estimate of the amount of money necessa-
ry, in addition to what shall be furnished an
nually under the provisions of the "act for the
support and better regulation of common
schools, and to create permanently the Office
Of Superintendent" passed March q, 1888,
and the several acts amendatory thereto, to
provide at least six months good schooling
during the year ensuing. to all the youth in
the district who are by law entitled to the ben
efts 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 at least fifteen days 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 assemble annually, on
the second Monday in April, at the school
house in such district, between the hours of
ten O'Clock, A. NJ and four O'Clock, P. NJ, and
then and there vote for or against a school
tax. sufficient to supply the deficiency report
ed, as hereinbefore directed, by the district
clerk.
Snc g. That if IL shall be found that ma
iority of the qualified voters present at such
meeting, vote in favor of a school tax, the re-
suit shall be certified by the district clerk,
within twenty days after such meeting, to the
auditor of the proper county or counties; and
such certificate shall contain statement Of
the votes pnlled, the amount of per centage
of tax voted for, and an alphabetical list of all
the resident and nonresident tax ayers of the
district designating whether resident or nom
resident, and specifying where the school dis
trlct line divides tract, or tracts OF land held
BIZ a taxpayer, the number of acres in such
district; and upon the receipt of such certified
statement, the county auditor shall assess the
amount SO estimated and certified upon all the
and enter the same upon the county treasur-
| er's duplicate and the county treasurer shall
collect the same and pay it over to the town
ship treasurer on the order Of the auditor OF
said county, charging tor his services the per-
centum now allowed in the first instance for
the collection of cotinty taxes. and it shall be
the duty of the county auditor to furnish to
the township treasurer at the time OF furnish
ing statement of the school fund belonging
to such township, statement of the amount
of tax assessed as aforesaid in each district,
specifying the number of the school district
where voted for and assessed; and the town.
ship treasurer shall pay out the same for tut
ton in such school district under the regula-
tions now provided by law for the payment of
teachers of common 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 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 ansalpha6etical
list of tax payers owning property in the por-
ton of the district lying in the county to which
the report is being made. and also statement
of the fact that il is fractional district, nam
ing the several counties ie which the fractions
lie: and upon the reception of such certificate
each auditor shall Immediately forward to the
auditors of other counties named in the certi-
ficate, an abstract of the amount of taxable
property in the portion of the district lying
within his county.