The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1851-04-10

cd white youth IN such district etWeeD Inc
ages of -four and tweniy-one years, resident
within said district on the fret day Of Octo-
Der, designating the DumLeT Of males and
females. and not lncluding. such as are tenn
poFafily within the district, who shall be re-
turned 10 the district where they have q
legal residence ; and on or bcf9Te the first
day Of November next ensuing, SAID clerk
saaIl depus,I with tho township clerk, on
accurate cvpy Of such enumeration; and for
the services required BY this section, the
district clerk shall be allowed, dut Of any
moneys 10 the district treasury, the sun Of
one dollar.
SEC. IA. That where q district is compo-
sod Of rnrts Of two or more townships, the
clerk of such district, stsll return the enu-
moratioD Of youth in the several parts Of said
district to the clerk Of the township IN which
suci youth reside. That If any district shall
be partly situnled in the Virginia Military
District, tie United States Military DISTRICT,
the Western Reserve, or IN an original SUI
yeyed township, or functional township 10
which belongs any Of section sixteen, or
lother lands ~ lieu thereof, or any other
lands for tho use Of schools, or any interest
on the proceeds Of such school lsnds, the
district CLERK shall, in taking the enulncra-
iion Of youth 10 the district, return separate
~ those residing in the Virg MIA Military
District, or United Siatcs Military District.
or Western Reserve, or original surveyed
township OF Functional township, To which
belongs any school lands or interest on the
proceeds Of srhool lands.
SEC. 10. That the district clerk shall be
responsible for oil losses sustained by the
district by reason Of his failure 10 tnke, or
cause to be taken, ihe enumeration Of youth
at the time aud IN lhc manner provided for
in the foregoing sections; aud tie amount
shall be collected from such clerk by the d.
%reciors, in an action of debt, IN the name
. and for the use Of the district, before any
Justice of the Peace within the township
where the clerk resides, or o,her competent
authority.
DIsTRICT TREASURER.
SEC. Is. That tho district treasurer of
each school district. shall, previous TO enter
ing upon the duties of his office, give bond
and security, 10 be approved by the district
-, directors. fnr the f1i,hfIl disbursement ot
. all moneys belonging to the district which
may come into hs hands, which bond shall
> be made payable to the district, and when
forfeited, it shall be the duty Of the clerk,
, BY order of the directors, to sue for and col
; lee, the same for the use Of the district, be-
fore any Justice Of the Hehce within the
township where such treasurer resides, or
: other competent authority; and a, the expira-
, ton of his term Of Office, such treasurer shall
+. hand over TO his successor, all moneys,
q, books, papers, and other property in his pos
4 session and belonging to the district, taking
A the refor a receipt, a copy Of which he shal
!, deposit with the district clerk within ter
. days thereafter.
J. SEC. II. That the Treasurer shall pay
" out, on the written order OF the directors, OF
:, any two Of them, Countegsigncdb by the clerk
II oil moneys coming into his hands, and be-
4 longing 10 the district, and no, otherwise; be
II shall carefully file and preserve snch orders
= shall keep a book Of accounts with the dis
=, trict, IN which lac shall enter all moneys re-
> ceivpd, specifying the several purposes TO
: which such funds were raised. and the am
e cunt ard object Of each disbursement; aDC
. shall report to the annual school dlstrIc
meeting, written statement of such receipts
and d ,sbursementS
SEC. Is. Tint the district treasurer shall
whenever a tax duplicate for the district !
= furnished MIN by the clerk, demand, o
Cause Ia be- demanded, within the time pre-
T. scribed By the directors, the Amount charge'
on such duplicate from the taxpayers, /
they can be found in the township or town
ships within which the district lies; and
such tax be not paid within the prescribe
-. time, such Treasurer may then collect tn
- same by distress and sale of personal PROF
pfly in the same name as county treasul
:, ers are authorized 10 do in the collection
~ State and county taxes; and II tie tax so Al
II sesscd On airy real property. shall reIna
49, unpaid for the space of three months ale
-, the expiration Of the time prescribed IL
l., payment, aud if sufficient personal properi
=; y, belonging 10 the dellnquen;s cannot be fOun
- in the township whereof to make such Ia
or by distress and sale, the treasurer shall the
y report such delinquent " d%rlInquenis to til
:; county Auditor, aud the Auditor, on bein
satisfied If the correctness of the proceed
=, incs, shall, in making out the duplicate
State and county taxes next thereafter, emit
IN such delinquent tax in n separate column q
~. such duplicate, to be collected ~ other INK
y, By the county treasurer; and when so cole
~, ted, such delinquent tax shall be paid ov'
y 10 the district treasurer for the use OF u
district: and for all collections made md
The provisions of this section, the dislrl
The treasurer shall be entitled TO receive, up
! n each duplicate of taxes not exceeding u
INT hundred dollars, four per cent, aud up,
Is, each duplic cate exceeding one hundred d.
lc- lars, four per cent. on the first hundred, a
ne three per cent. on all over that sum-, 20
ri paid oul.Of the taxes so collected; provide
IN that no tax shall he collected for the purpo
&C. of building any school house as provided f
ny in this act, unless the title to the land npr
lnt which SAID house is proposed TO be or is !
Nv Gated, shall be secured to the district
ID, which the same may be situated, by deed
permanent lease, for such time as in Il
ar, opinion of the court TO whom the legality
'ol SAID tax may be submitted, will be the tin
he such school house viii [be likely to last.
ng SIC. 10. That the township clerk sh'
to- be superintendent Of common schools with
py his township; shall fill any vacancy whl'
n may occur in the office of director in Al
is school distric, in his township, or any fra
AZ tionnl district, the school house Of which
h Il located in his township. and shall exercl
the same jurisdiction in such fractional d
let lrict, as if the whole district was in his tow
md ship; aud where the school house is plac
RS, on the township line, the Auditor of t
lry county shall determine which clerk sh
red perform the duties of superintendent with
md the di.trici; and the township clerk shall
lc- port annually to the Auditor of the count
her at the time of reporting the enumeration
the youth, n tabular abstract Of the several anu
al rennrts rorpived from district clerks und