Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1850-02-28

Speaker of the House of Representatives,
JAMES H. LANE,
President Of the Senate.
Approved January S, 1850.
JOSEPH A. WRIGHT.
AN ACT declaring entitled act to increase and
extend the benefits of schools approved Janu-
airy IL, lS49 to be in force in certain counties, and for
other purposes.
WHEREAS, the Assembly of the State of Indisna
at the thirtythrd session, passed certain entitled
ian act to increase and extend the benefits Of
schools approved January IT, 1S49 which act be
in force in the different in this State, only the
event of majority Of the voters in the several counties
voting in favor of the same and
HEREAs the hereinafter August
election, voted in favor Of said act WHEREAS in some
Of the hereinafter named counties tax for school pur
poses has been assessed and levied for the ls49
therefore,
SEC l. Be enacted by the General Assembly Of the State
81 Indiana That entitled ian act TO increase and
tend the benefits of schools, approved January
h le49, be, and the hereby declared in full force
IN the several counties of Clarke, Wayne, Allen Jefferson
Randolph, Shelby, Vgo CInton Fountain, Posey, War
rem Miami Wabash Dearborn Perry Elkhart Grant, Bar
thoIomew, Floyd, Vermiion, KoscuskO Vanderburgh,
Gibson, Jay Noble Ripley, Crawford, Union Steuben, De-
kalb Adams, Wells, Laporte TppecanOe, jennings War
Carroll Jackson, ST. Joseph Switzerland, Jasper White,
Benton, Pulaski, Whitley, Huntingdon Lagrange, and also
IN such other counties. Of there be at the last Au
gust election gave majority of in favor of said
SEc The proceedings of the Judges Of election, and
all other officers in taking the votes in the above named
ceontes and making returns of the and all proceed
ings OF county auditors y treasurers township and
district ocers and the election and appointment of such
township and district officers under said law, hereby
legalized
SEC Any tax for school purposes that has been
sessed and placed the duplicates for the year l69 OF
Of the above named hereby declared be valid
tax, and the Of the auditors in placing
the their several duplicates hereby egszed,
and it made the duty Of the several county
collect and account for said other taxes collect
ed and accounted for Provided that nothing this act
tanned shall be construed to effect any
disturb, the distribution Of the school moneys, underline
school laws heretofore in force any of the aforesaid
ties where school levied for the year lS49
SEC a. This act shall be in force from and after Its
sage
Speaker of the House Of Represe natives.
JAMES Fl. LANE,
President of the Senate.
Approved January l9, 1850.
AN ACT for the temporary relief of the poor Dearborn
county.
SEC l. BE enacted by the General Assembly of the Stale of
Indiana That shall lawful the board Of Of
the several townships in the county Of Dearborn
additional tax for the temporary support OF the poor in
their respective townships with the other township
/ SEC. 3 This act shall be in force from and after its
passage
! Speaker of the House of Representatives.
I gAMEe H LANE,
! President Of the Senate.
JOSEPH A. wRIGHR
AN ACT to reduce the number of township trustees in
4 county of Grant.
SEC. l. Be enacted by the General Assembly the State
Indiana That hereafter the business Of each congressional
township in the county of Grant snail be done by
tee, who shall be duly elected the last Saturday Of Au
gust, to hold his Office for the term of three years
SEC 2 The first election under this act shall be held by
the legal voters of each township in said county, the
18th day Of February 1885, and the trustee elected
shall until the last Saturday in August, 1850, when
the regular election takes place.
SEC 3. All vacancies that may in said Office shall
Aa haln
thereof, by written printed notices. posted up in three
public places the township legal voter being author
lied to give such notice and all elections 10 be held
the center Of the township practicable, to be govern
ed in other respects BY the laws now in force regulating
the
SEC A. The said trustee SHALL after having been duly
qualified, given bond is by law required Of township
reasurers, Immediately after his election, in not
ceeding fifteen hundred dollars which bond shall be filed
and kept by the county auditor.
SEC s. The said township shall keep record of
his proceedings take receipts for all moneys paid the
certificates Of s district srsssuses which receipts shall Be
ngs and elections being the Inspector thereof and shall DO
and perform all things required Of township clerks and
treasurers not inconsistent with this act
Sac. g. The county auditor shall, after having made the
dividend OF funds to each township draw his warrant
the county payable the township trustee for
the amount coming to each township: Provided That the
list of children in his township, and other reports
qured by law shall have been made to the county auditor
dend school funds in his hands the several districts
proportion the number Of children in EACH between the
ages of FIVE and twenty years, and the time of
king such dividend shall inform each district of
amount for which he can draw ,se
SEC s. The sat township trustee shall be governed in
all by the laws in force regulating the duties
Of township trustee, township clerk and
consistent with the provisions Of this act and all laws
coming conflict with this hereby repealed, far
the county Of Grant is concerned. '
SEc O. This be in force from and after its passage
and hereby made the duty of the Secretary Of State
forward certified copy Of the the auditor Of Grant
county, prior 10 the hrst day of February next.
\ - G. W. CARR
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
! trr 80 JAMES H. LANE.
! ta.t President of the Senate.
Approved January 81, 1850.
/ JOSEPH A. WRIGHT.
AN ACT 10 amend entitled incorporate the
/ city OF Indianapolis, approved May 9th, lsis
SEc L. Be enacted By the General Assembly of the State
Of Indiana That person shall be allowed the an
said shall have been assessed
actually paid corporate tax for the preceding that
wherein he shall offer 10 vote.
Sac That hereafter the shall be required
pele and oil the list Of taxable property
city, Oh before the first day OF September in each year.
thing the which this is amendment the contrary
Notwithstanding.
SEC g. This act to force from and publication
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