The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1851-04-10
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OlIice and Clerks and 1reasufers OF town.
ships and increasing the State and County
Common School Funds.
SEC. l. BE IL enacted Jy The General As.
sembiy Of The State of Ohio, That the irus.
tees Of each Incorporated township IN this
State, where the same has not already been
done, shall meet, after giving twenty days
notice by posting up written or printed no.
tees in at lenst four Of tho most public pla-
ces in the township, specifying the time,
place and object of such meeting, and pro-
coed 10 lay off such township into school dis
tricts, in the manner best calculated for the
convenience Of the Inhabitants thereof, aud
best designed TO promote the interests Of
common schools in such township; and the
township clerk shall make a record Of such
districts in a book sept specially and solely
for the record of school districts, specifying
the corners and describing the boundary
lines of each district by reference To land
lines and other localities, in such manner us
that the several boundaries may be determln-
ed without survey, giving to each district a
number By which 1t may be officially known;
and such record shall be authenticated by
the signatures of the said trustees and clerk.
DEC. O. lnul lHC wv" ho'ip Gholi
have power, at any time between the first
Monday in March and the first Monday IN
September, on the written request Of five
freeho!ders living within each of the districts
to be affected by such change, TO make, al
ter, or abolish any school district or districts,
if, in the opinion of a majority Of such trus-
tees, the convenience of the public and the
interests of The schools require such change;
but prior TO such action Of the trustees, at
least twenty days notice shall be given of the
time, place and object of their meeting, by
posting up written or printed notices in at
least four of the most public places within
the districts to be affected by the action Of
such meeting; and it, upon examination, the
trustees shall make any new district, or
change the lines of any Old district, the
township clerk shall make a record of such
changes in the book of school districts, and
specify anew all the lines and boundaries Of
all the districts which may have been chan
ged, which record shall be authenticated as
in the first instance by the signatures of the
said trustees and clerk.
SEC. 3. That where the public convent
ence and the interests Of education require
it, a school district may be composed OF
parts of two or more townships; but in the
formation or alteration of such district, the
same notice shall be given in each township
from which any portion of such fractional
district is to be taken, as is required under
the second section of this act; aud the trus-
tees of the several townships interested,
shall meet, at the written request OF five
freeholders, and proceed to fix the bounda-
ries of such district. n majority OF the trus-
tees of each township asserting; and such
fractional district shall he numbered and the
boundaries in full be described in the book
Of school districts belonging to, and by the
clerk Of, the township in which the school
house for such district is located. and the
clerks of the other townships shall enter n
record Of only that portion of the boundary
line which belongs 10 the township where
such record is being made; which several
records shall be authenticated by the sigma
; lure of the trustees and clerk.
Sec. A. That it is hereby made the duty
of the township clerk of each township in
tins State where school districts have already
5 been laid off and numbered, To make a CON-
plete record of such districts. specifying the
corners and describing the boundary lines,
in the SANE hummer as is required III the
first section Of this act, and authenticate
such record at the period of making it, by
! his official signature; and it is further made
a the duty of the township clerk to furnish Il
+ The auditor Of the county q certified copy Of
all the records required under the provisions
of the foregoing sections.
ANNUAL SCHOOL DISTINCT MEETING.
c., TI,,rn chnn ho bald IN mach
o school district, on tho second Monday ii
=. April OF each year, a meeting of the tax pay
n ers and householdcrs of such district, pub
!, licity of the time and place of which shall be
given by the district clerk, by posting uF
notices in at least three public places wlthlr
the district, ten days before the time of sucl
meeting; aud the meeting so called, shall bt
A held at the school house, or, if there be
>. none, then at such place as the directors shal
% designate. At such annual meeting, the w
tiers, the SAM being householders or resi-
ldent Taxpayers in the district, i~ncludin.
aliens who have declared their intention L
becoming citizens. shall organize by the ap
poin,ment of a chairman, and the dlStrlc
clerk shall act as secretary, or IN his ab
" scence, n Secretary pro tempure shall be ap
pointed; aud the voters present shall trans
act all business of the district not otherwls
provided for by law, shall elect, by ballot
the several district officers; shnl! determine
by vote, upon the erection or purchase Of
school, house, or the purchase or lease q
.e ground on which to erect such house, an
how the money shall be raised for such pur
pose: shall determine what amount of la
shall be levied by the directors for such pur
,e chase, and shall determine the amount whlc
shall be levied for the purchase Of books. tc
N the school district library. That upon III
of organization of n new district, a meeting
the voters IN such district, for the abov
specified purposes, shall be immodlatel
called by posting up, ten days prior to sue
a. meeting, in at least three public places will
ia in the district, notices, signed by five vote
resident in such district, specifying the tim
"a and place of such meeting. That specii
meetings of the voters may be called in an
he district, by the directors, by giving twenI
OF DAYS notice, which notice shall state esp
~ cially the object or objects of such NEE
of ing, and the voters shall have power
lip transact at such meeting the business on
:" which Is set forth IN the notice. and no Ia
W. shall be levied by such special meeting III
AZ less the notice shall state specifically tn
IN IN such tax is proposed to be levied, and the o.
10. iect Of the tax. That if the district clel
by Shall fail or neglect to give the required n
as, tlce for the annual district meeting on Il
81 OF second Monday in April, then 1t shall
in lawful to call such meeting at any subs
auenl time between the second Monday
;. April and the third Friday in September,
1,S giving the notice required by this section.