Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1851-04-24
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AN ACT

Assembly of the Sale of Ohio, That
the trustees Of each incorporated town
ship in this State, where the same has
not already been done, shall meet, af-
ter giving twenty days notice by posting
up written or printed notices in at least
four of the most public places in the
township, specifying the time. place and
object of such meeting, and proceed 10
lay off such township into school dis
tricts, in the manner best calculated for
the convenience of the inhabitants there
of, and best designed TO promote the in
terests of common schools in such town
ship; and the township clerk shall make
record of such districts in book kept
specially and solely for the record o.
school districts, specifying the corners
and describing the boundary lines of
each district BY reference TO land lines
and other localities, in such manner as
that the several boundaries may be de-
termined without survey. giving 10 each
district a number by which it may be
officially known; and such record shall
be authenticated by the signatures ofthe
said trustees and clerk.
Sec. 2. That the township trustees
shall have power, at any time between
the first Monday in March and the first
Monday in September, oil the written
request of five freeholders living within
each of the districts to be affected by
such change, to make, alter, or abolish
any school district or districts, if, in the
opinion ofa majority ofsuch trustees, the
convenience of the public and the inter-
ests of the schools require such change;
but prior to such action of the trustees,
at least twenty days notice shall be Civ
en- of the time, place and object of their
meeting, by posting up written or prin-
ted notices in at least four of the most
pubic places within the districts to be
affected by the action of such meeting;
and If, upon examination, the trustees
shall make any new district, or change
the lies of any old district, the town
ship clerk shall make record of such
changes in the book of school districts,
and specify anew all the lines and boun-
daries of all the districts which may
have been changed, which record shall
be authenticated as in the first instance
by the signatures of the said trustees
] and clerk.
4 Sec. ). That where the public con-
venience and the interests of education
require it. school district may be COM
posed 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 Sc
cond section of this act; and the trus-
tees of the several townships interested,
shall meet, at the written request OF
five freehoiders, and proceed TO fix the
boundaries Of such district, majority
of the trustees of each township assent
ing, and such fractional district shall be
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 re-
cord of only that portion OF the boun-
dary line which belongs TO the township
where such record is being made;
which several records shall be authenti'
Gated by the signatures of the trustees
and clerk.
Sec. 4. That it is hereby made the
duty of the township clerk of each
township in this State where school dis,
tricts have already been laid off and
numbered, to make complete record
of such districts, specifying the corners
and describing the boundary lines, in
the same manner as is required in The
first section of this act, and authenticate
such record at the period of making it
by his official signature; and it is fur
ther made the duty Of the township clerl
to furnish.t to the auditor of the county
certified copy of all the records re
quired under the provisions OF the lore
going sections.
, ANNUAL SCHOOL DISTRICT MEETING. >
t Sec. 5. There shall be held in eaci
school district on the second Monday il
, April Of each year, a meeting Of tht
: tax payers and householders of sucl
. district, publicity of the time and plac'
of which shall be given by the distric
clerk, by posting up notices in at leas
three public places within the district
ten DAYS before the time of such meet
! ing; and the meeting so called, shall b
held at the school house. or, if there tbe
! none; then at such place as the direc
i tors shall designate. At such annui
:, meeting, the voters, the same oein
d householders or resident taxpayers !
i the district, including aliens who haV
II declared their intention of becoming cit
= zens, shall organize by the appointmeI
- of a chairman, and the district clef
= shall act as secretary, or, in his absenc'
\ a secretary pro tempore shall be al
10 pointed; and the voters present sha
transact all business Of the district n
otherwise provided for by Law, shs
Slelect. by ballot. the several district of
Oi GERS: shall determine, by vote, upon q
as erection or purchase of school hous
IS or the purchase Of a lease of ground
Of which 10 erect such house, and how d
h, money shall be raised for such Purchas
II shall determine what amount Of tax shi
4. .Isv;ad Nv ff1s directors for such pu