Fremont weekly freeman. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1850-1853, 1851-04-12

annual district meeting, be elected one director
who shall serve for three years, and onesclerk
and one treasurer, who shall each serve for
one year, and until their successors are elect
ed and qualified If a vacancy occurs in the
office of director, from any cause, the town
ship clerk. upon being rotifed of the fact by
the district clerk, shall appoint director TO
serve until the next annual district meeting;
and if a vacancy occurs in the Office of clerk
or treasurer, the board of directors shall-ap-
point such officer or officers until the next an
nual district meeting. Upon the organization
of new district, the voters qualified to vote
at district elections shall vote for three diree-
tors, one to serve for one year, or until the
next regular district meeting, one for two
years, and one for three years, specifying the
time on each ballot. and the individual re-
ceiving the highest number Of votes for term,
shall be declared elected for such term; and
thereafter, annually, such district shall elect
but one director.
Sec. z. That within ten days after their
election, the directors, clerk and treasurer
shall meet and take an oath or affirmation
faithfully to discharge the duties of the offices
TO which they are elected, and TO promote the
idtercsts of educasion in their district, which
oath may be administered by one of the di-
rectors.
DIRECTORS DUTIES AND POWERS.
Sec s. That the board of directors and
their successors in Office in each district, shall
be body polite and corporate in law. with
power to contract and be contracted with, sue
and be sued. plead and be impleaded, in any
court of law or equity in the State be capable
of receiving any gilt, grant, donation, or devise,
made to and for the use of the district; receive
a deed of conveyance or lease for any land or
lot wherein TO erect school house or houses,
which deed may be made 10 such directors
and their successors in Office. or to the dis
lrict which land shall be held for the sole use
of the district; shall examne the books and
accounts of the district treasurer. shall order
theApayment of ali moneys that shall come
into, or that may be in the district or town
ship treasury for the use of the district, and
shall. at or before the annual district meeting
in each year, examine the annual account OF
the district treasurer. and cause the same To
be recorded by the district clerk, if approved
Any two of said directors shall constitute a
quorum for the transaction of Business, and
have power TO divide their district into sub
districts. to repair and keep in order the
school house or housrs in the district; to rent
ur lease school rooms whenever the necessity
of the district requires it; TO provide fuel for
the school or scools; to purchase the necessary
maps an apparatuses for the schools; and for
the necessary repairs, fuel. maps, and appa-
ratus, said directors are authorized to levy a
tax on the taxable property of the district to
any amount not exceeding in any one year fifty
dollars; and for the payment Of rent Of school
rooms, such an amount annually as shall meet
such liability. They shall cause to be assessed
and collected all taxes authorized By the vo-
ters at the annual district meeting for pur.
chasing or erecting school houses, for school
house sites, and for other purposes; shall Sc
lect sites for school houses and purchase the
same, contract for the erection of school houses
and provide furniture for the same; shall es-
thblish one or more schools, employ ~ suffici-
ent number of teachers, male or female, and
sign all orders for the compensation of such
teachers; shall faithfully appropriate and ex-
pend, in the supper of such school or schools
all moneys belonging to the district for that
purpose; shall determine how and when such
moneys shall be expended and apportion the
same TO such parts of the year as the conven-
irnce of the district may require; shall cstab-
lish from time to time such regulations as they
may think proper for the government Of the
schools, not inconsistent with the regulations
paovidrd by law; shall adopt rules and regu-
latiOns for the use and safr-kceping of the
district library; and shall perform, from lime
to time, all such other lawful acts as may be
required Of them by any district meeting, OF
as may be necessary TO carry into effect the
laws regulating common schools.
! Sec 8. That whenever, by reason Of di-
vision of districts any school house or lot shall
be SO situated as MOTTO accommodate any dis.
trict, the directors of the district where the
same is located shall, after giving thirty davs
notice by posting up three notices within the
district. sell the same to the highest bidder for
cash, or credit, with ample security, not
to exceed one year from the day of sale, and
the avails of snch sale shall be by the direct
orS apporloncd to the territory composing the
original district, according TO the population AT
the time of sale; and that from any Other
cause the directors of any district may, upon
the vote of majority Of those entitled to vote
at school district meetings in such district, au.
thorizing them TO that effect. sell and convey
any school house and lot in such district in the
same manner and upon the same terms as is
hcrrInbclore provided; provided that no sale
! shall take place under the provisions of this
section. until a site for another school house, i
such be necessary for the convenience of the
district. shall have been secured.
See. 10. That whenever any tax is levied
in any school district pursuan, to vote of sucl
district, or by order of the directors, said drec
tors snail cause public notice 10 he given BY
the clerk, of the period within which such tay
shall become due and payable To the dstric
trt asurer, and the time so specified shall no
be less than thirty days from and after sucl
notice.
DISTRICT CLERK.
Sec. IL. That it shall be the duty of tn,
clerk of each school district TO keep, in boil
of records for the district, full account of thu
proceedings of all district meetings, and
faithful record of the official transactions O
the directors, and certify the same by his of
ficia signature; to report. in writing. TO tn
annual district meeting, summary of the OF
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