The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 184?-1851, 1851-04-23
LAWS OF OHIO.
BY AUTHORITY.
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uict Officers. and Clerks and Treasures OF
townshipsi and increasieg the State and Coun-
ty Common School Funds. -....
Sec. I. Be ii enacted 6v tie General As
sembly Of the State Of Ohio, That The trus-
tees Of each incorporated tow Dsbip in this
State, where the same has not already been
done, shall meet, after giving twenty days
notice by posting up written OF printed no.
tees in at least four of the most public
places in the township, specifying the time,
place and object OF such meeting, and pro-
ceed 10 lay off such township into school dis
ircts, in the manner best calculated for the
convenience of the inhabitants thereof. and
best designed TO promote the interests OF
common schools in such township; and the
township clerk shall make "a record of such
districts in book kept especially 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 ms
that the several boundaries may be deter
mined without survey, giving to each dslric
number by which il may be officially known
and such record shall be authenticated BY
the signatures of the said trustees aud 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, on the written request of five
tfeeholders 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 of a majority of such trustees,
the'convenence ofthe public and The inter-
esis of the schools require such change, bur
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 al
least four OF the most public places wiihm
the districts 10 be Affected by the action OF
such meeting, and if, upon examination, the
trustees shuIl make any new district, OF
change The lines of any old district, the
Township clerk shall make 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 chang
ed, which record shall be authenticated ns
in the first instance by the signatures of the
said trustees and clerk.
f ASNs Us WLlSlC lHS puOl&CsH EOHRe-
nience and the interests of education require
it, school district may be composed of parts
of Two or more townships; but in the forma.
ton or alteration Of such district, the same
notice shall be given in each township from
which any portion Of such fractional district
Is 10 be taken, as 10 required under the sec
ond section OF this act; and the trustees of
the several townships interested, shall meet
at the written request Of five freehoiders, and
proceed TO fix the boundaries of such dis
trlct, majority OF the trustees Of each
township asserting; and such fractional dis,
trlct shall De 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 ofthe
other townships shall enter record of only
that portion Of the boundary line which be-
longs TO the township where such record is
being made which several records shall be
authenticated by the signatures the trustees
and clerk. .-
Sec. T. That il is hereby made the duty
of the township clerk of each township in
this State where school districts have already
been laid off and numbered, to make a com
pleterecord Of such districts, specifying the
corners and describing The boundary lines, in
tho same manner as is required in the first
section Of this act, and authenticate such re-
cora at the period Of making it, by his official
signature; md il is further made The duty OF
the township clerk 10 furnish to the auditor
of the county a certified copy of all the re.
cords required undSr The provisions Of The
foregoing sections. @
ANNUAL SCHOOL DISTRICT MEETING. 4
Sec. 5. There shall be held in each
school district, on the second Monday IN
April Of each yenr, meeting of the tax -pay
ers and houSehoders Of such district, pub
licty OF the time and place Of which shall be
gwen by the district clerk, by posting up
notices in al least three public places within
the district, ten days before the time Of such
meeting; and the meeting SO called, shall be
held nj the school house, or, if there [bell
none, then at such place as the directors
shall designate. Al such annual meeting 4
the voters, the same being householders or
resident Taxpayers in the district, including
aliens who have declared their intention OF
becoming citizens, shall organize by the. ap.
pointment of a chairman. md the district
clerk shall act as secretary, Or, in his absence,
q alSecretsry pro tempore shall be appointed;
and the voters present shall transact nl bu
siness Of the district not otherwise provided
for by law, shall elect, by ballot, the several
district ofiicsrs; shall determine, by vote,
upon the erection or purchase of school
house, or the purchase or lease Of ground on
which 10 erect such house, and how the
money shall be raised for such purchase
shall determine Uhn, amount of tax shall be
levied BY the directors for such, purpose, and
shall determine the amount which shall be
levied for The purchase Of books, for the
school district library. That upon the or
ganization OF newgdIstrict, q meeting of the
voters in such district, Tor the above speci6-
ed Purposes, shall beimmediaiely called b i
posting up, ten days prior 10. such meeting,
in Al least three public places within The dis.l
trict, notices, signed by FIVE voters residents
in such new district, specifying the time
and place of such meeting. That special
Of the voters may be called il any !
district, BY the directors, BY giving twenty
dnysnotics,l which notice shall state espc-
ciaily the object or ,obIecs of suchmeeling, |
mud the voiers shall have power to transact
nt such meeting the business only which ist
ses forth in the Rosice, and no tax shall be
levied BY such special meeting uDless tho
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