The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1851-04-11

entire vacancy in the board, It shall be
the duty Of the township clerk TO- proceed
10 said district and take upon himself all
The duties assigned TO The board OF drec-
tors: and the townhip treasurer shall pay
the teachers in such district their sala-
ries ON the order of said township clerk,
in the same manner as he is required to
do on the order ofthc directors; and al!
taxes assessed and expenses incurred,
under the direction ofsaid clerk, in such
non electing district, shall be as valid
and binging as if the board of directors
had transacted the business; and said
township clerk shall receive such CON
pensaton for his services under The pro-
visions of this section as the trustees OF
the township may deem just, to be paid
out of tho funds of such district. sa
SEC. 81. That the township clerk
shall annually, on or before the fifteenth
day of November, make out and return
TO the auditor of the county, or cause the
same 10 be done, fair and accurate abs
tract of the enumeration ofyouth of each
district in the township, separately, as
returned to him by the several district
clerks; that for making such abstract and
returning the same to the anditor, end
for making an abstract Of the several
annual reports ofdistrici clerks, the tow n
ship clerk shall be allowed out Of the
county treasury, compensation not
exceeding one dollar and fifty cents for
each day actually employed; and the
township clerk shalt be responsible for
all losses sustained by the township, by
reason of any failure or neglest on his
part TO return, or cause 10 be returned,
an abstract of the enumeration, as reqni.
red by this section, and the amount OF
such loss shall be collected from him by
the county auditor, in an action of debt,
10 the name of the State, and the amount
81 collected shall be apportioned among
the sevtr, districts in the township,
in the same manner as The school fund
would have been.
SEC. %. That the township clerk
shall, when so directed by the township
trustees, visit every common school in
his township at least once annually, and
examine the condition Of such schools
and the condition of the school houses,
and make record ofsuch examination,
for which he shall be allowed 81 per day
to be paid out of the township treasury;
and upon The requirement ofthe trustees
aforesaid, he shall make, annually, an es-
timste of the amount of funds necessary.
in addition TO the several school funds
furnished by law, to provide at least six
months school n, TO all unmarried youth
in the township, and shall give public
notice of the amount by posting written
notice of the same on the door Of each
school hocsc Of each township, at least
Is days prior to The lst Monday in April;
and on that day the voters of the town
ship shall vote, by ballot, for or against
such township school tax, and If a major
ity of votes are in favor Of such tax, the
township clerk shall, within 90 days
thereafter, certify the result, and the
amount Of tax voted, TO the auditor of
the county, who shall assess the amount
of tax upon the taxable property in the
township, and enter the same upon the
annual county duplicate; and the county
treasurer shall collect the same, and pay
il over 10 the treasurer of the township,
on the order of the auditor of the county,
and The fund thus collected shall be ap-
porioned among the several districts in
the townships, in the same m"nner as
other school funds are now apportioned;
provided. that the tax thus levied shall
not exceed, annually, three mills on the
dollars valua,ion-and when the ameun,
voted for exceeds that per cent, on the
dollar,the auditor shall assess 8 mills only.
TOWNSHIP TREASURER
Sec. %. That the township treasurer
in each township shall be treasurer of all
the school funds for tuition purposes be-
longing to the township, arising from
lands fines, interest, tax, or State distrib.
utions-and, on his election, and before
entering on the duties Of his office, he
shall give bond, with sufficient security,
payable TO the State of Ohio, to be ap
proved by the ,ruatees Of the township,
conditioned for the faithful disbursement.
according to law, of all such funds as
shall from time to time come into his
hands, and on the forfeiture of such
bond, it shall be the duty Of the township
clerk 10 prosecute and cole Ct the same
for the use Of the schools in the town
ship. "..--..,... ae 4,
SEC. %. That, before the auditor
of the county shall issue to the township
treasurer any nrder on the county treasurer
for thepayment ofany school funds belong
ingto the township, p,such township treasurer
shall furnish the auditor with a certificate
from The township clerk that such treasurer
has executed bond, as provided for 10
the foregoing ssction-and the auditor
shall in no case permit the township treas
urer to have in his hands, at any one time
an amount of school funds over one-hal
The amount of the penalty in such bond
land the township trustees shall allow