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

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shall be entitled TO reesiEe, upon
each duplicate Of taxes not exceed.
ing one hundred dollars, four per
cent, and upoh each duplicate ex-
ceeding one hundred dollars, four per
cent. on the first hundred, and three
per cent. on all over that sum, to be
paid out Of the taxes so collected;
provided, that no tax shall be collec-
ted for the purpose of building any
school house as provided for in tbs
act, unless the title to the land upon
which said house is proposed TO be or
is located, shall be secured TO the dis
rict in which the same may be situ-
ated, by deed or permanent lease, for
such time as in the opinion Of the
court to whom the legality Of said
tax may be submitted, will be the
time such school house will [be1 like
ly 10 last. '' ~
Sec. I9. That the township clerk
shall be superintendent Of common
schools within his township; shall fill
any vacancy whichmay occur in the
office Of director in any school dis
trict in his township, orany fraction-
al district, the school house oil which
is located in his township, and shall
exercise the same jurisdiction in such
fractional district, as if The whole
district was in his township; and
where the school house is placed on
the township line, the Auditor OF the
county shall determine which clerk
shall perform the duties OF suPerin-
tendent within the district; and the
township clerk shall report annually
TO the Auditor Of the county, at The
time Of reporting the enumeration ol
youth, a tabular abstract OF the seve-
raj annual reports received from dis
district clerks under the provisions Of
the eleventh section Of this act.
Sec. 20. That in any case where
district has Jailed to elect directors,
or where they being elected have
neglected or refused TO qualify or dis
charge the duties OF the Office, and
where the township clerk may have
appointed others 10 ill such vacan-
cies, who have also refused or neg
Iected 10 act, and there is an entire
vacancy in the board, it shall be the
duty Of the township clerk to pro-
ceed TO said district and take upon
himself all the duties assigned 10 the
board of directors; and the township
treasurer shall pay the teachers in
such district their salaries on the or
der OF said township clerk, in the
same manner as he is required to do
on the order Of the directors; and all
taxes assessed and expenses incurred,
under the direction Of said clerk, in
such non.electing district, shall be as
valid and binding as if the board oil
directors had transacted the business;
and said township clerk shall receive
such compensation for hisservices un-
der the provisions Of this section, as
the trustees Of the township may deem
Just, 10 be paid out Of the funds oil
such district.
Sec. 81. That the township clerk
shall annually, on or before the fi-
teenth day Of November, make out
and return 10 the Auditor Of the
county, or cause the same 10 be done,
a fair and accurate abstract Of the
enumeration OF youth of each district
lin the township, separately, as re-
turned 10 him by the several district
clerks; that for making such abstract
and returning the same 10 the audi
tor, and for making an abstract oI
the several annual reports Of district
clerks, the township clerk shall be al
lowed out Of the county treasury, .
compensation not exceeding one dol
lar and fifty cents for each day actu
alIyemployed; and the township CLERK
shall be responsible for al losses sus
tanned by the township by reason o
any failure or neglect on his part tc
return, or cause to be returned, ar
abstract Of the enumeration as re
duired by this section; and The amour
of such loss shall be collected frou
him by the county auditor, in an &C
ton or debt, in the name Of the State
| and the amount so collected shall b
, apportioned among the several dis
tricts in the township, in the same
manner as the school fund would
have been. ,-E @
Sec. %. That the township clerk shall, when
) so directed by the township trustees, Vlsit eT.
cry common school in his township, al leasl
| onre annually. and exsmine the eonditIon Of
l.ucb schools. and the condition OF the school
hou.a. and make a record OF such examlna-
f;o, for ,yhieh he shah be alldNed one doiiHr
l.,rr 5,v. 10 be paid out OF the township? trensu
~. and .upon the requirement OF the trustees
: sSresaid. he shall make. annually, an estimeIe
> ~ me amount Of funds necessary, IN nooiti9n
, 40 tbe several school funds furnished oy law' 20
, firrroride at least six months schooling 70 ~
J tbe unmarried youth in the township ana
: .h,,i five unblie notice Of the amount oy post
I t;ag writ ten notice Of the sane on me ,oooi
fof each school house in the township, at ieas'
d zen. DAYS prior 20 the hFst Monday IN APril
i ana on that 5ay the voters Of the townsni
shalI vote. hy ballot, for or against such town
sbip school tax; and II a majority Of votes are
In fayorof such tax. the township cierks snal