The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1851-04-07
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20 ePoi tht uuileS Ol Ills OHlCe, give DOnu
snd security, TO be approved by the district
dIfectors, for the faithful disbursement OF
az moneys belonging to the district which
may come into his hands, which bond shall
De made payable to the district, and when
forfeited. il shall be the duty Of the clerk, BY
order OF the directors, to sue for and collect
NE same for the use of the district, before
l4nf Justice Of the peace within the township
Pnere such treasurer resides, or other com.
petent authority; and at the. expiration Of
pis term Of office, such treasurer Shall hand
lover to his successors all moneys, books,
papers, and other property in his possession
and belonging to the d.strlct, taking therefor
\ receipt. a copy Of aiich he shall deposit
with thedistrictc clerk isithial l03aysthefedft
SIC H. That the treasurer shall pay out,
on the written order of the directors, or any
two of them, counlersigned by the clerk, all
moneys coming into lhisl hands, and belong
| ing to tfn district, and not otherwise; he
shall carefully file and preserve such orders;
shall keepa book of accounts with the dis
hict, in which he shall enter all moneys re-
ceiyed, specifying the several purposes for
which such funds were raised, and the
amount and object Of each disbursement;
and shd report to the annual school district
meeting awritten statement of such receipts
and disbursements.
SEC. l8. That the district treasurer shall,
whenevF tax Duplicate for the district is
Furnished him by the clerk, demand or cause
TO be demanded, within the time prescribed
by the dfectors, the amount charged on such
duplicaS from the taxpayers, if they can
be toundin the township Or townships with
in whicl the district lies; and if such tax be
not pail within the prescribed time. such
treasured may then collect the same by dis
tress AMI sale of personal properly in the
same m pner as county treasurers are author
lied to DID in the collection of State and coun-
| ty taxes; and if the tax, SO assessed on any
real property, shall remain upaid for the
space of three months after the expiration of
the time prescribed for payment, and if sufi-
cient pcrStnal property belonging to the de-
linquents Eannot be found in the township,
whereof tp make such tax by distress and
sale, the treasurer shall then report such de-
| linquent Or delinquents to the county audi
tor, and the auditor, on being satisfied Of the
correctness Of the proceedings, shall, in ma
king out the duplicate ol State and county
taxes next thereafter, enter such delinquent
tax IN separate column on such duplicate,
to be collected as other taxes by the county
treasurer, and when so collected, such delin-
quent TAX shall be paid over to the district
treasurer for the use of the district; and for
all collections made under the provisions of
this section, the district treasurer shall be
entitled to receive, upon each duplicate of
taxes not exceeding one hundred dollars, four
per cent. and upon each duplicate exceeding
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 col
iected: provided, that no tax shall be collected
for the purpose of building any school house
as provided for in this act, unless the title to
the land upon which said house is proposed
to be Or is located, shall be secured to the
district IN which the same may be situated,
lbv deed or permanent lease, for such time as
in the opinion of the court to whom the le-
Ngality of said tax may be submitted, will be
The time such school house will [bel likely to
Hast.
Sec. 49, That the township clerk shall
lbe superintendent of common schools with
in his township; shall fill any vacancy which
may occur in the Office of director in any
school district in his township, or any frac-
tional district, the school house of which is
located in his township, and shall exercise
the same jurisdiction in such fractional dis
trict as if the whole district was in his
township; and where the school house is pla-
\ ced on the township line, the auditor of the
county shall determine which clerk shall
perform the duties of superintendent within
the district; and the township clerk shall
report annually, 20 the auditor Of the county,
at the time of reporting the enumeration OF
youth, tabular abstract of the several annu-
j al reports received from district clerks under
the provisions Of the eleventh section of this
! act.
SEC. 30. That in any case where dis
trict has failed to elect directors, or where
they, being elected, have neglected Or refused
to qualify or discharge the duties Of the office,
\ and where the township clerk may have ap-
pointed others to fill such vacancies, who
have also refused Or neglected to act, and
there is an entire vacancy in the board, il
shall be the duty of the township clerk tc
proceed to said district and take upon him,
Iself all the duties assigned to the board oI
directors; and the township treasurer shal
pay the teachers in such district their sala
lries on the order of said township clerk, IL
, the same manner as he is required to do OF
{ the order OF the directors; and all taxes as
sessed and expenses incurred, under the direc
ton OF said clerk, in such non-electing dis
trict, shall be as valid and binding as if tht
board of directors had transacted the busi
ness; and said township clerk shall receive
such compensation for his services under tn
provisions of this section as the trustees 0
: the township may deem just, to be paid ou
| Of the funds Of such district s
|. SEC. 81. That the township clerk shal
. annually, on or before the 18th day OF No
: vrmber, make out and return 10 the audilo
Of the county, or CAUSE the same to be done
a fair and accurate Sbs,nct OF the enumrra
4 ton of youth Of each distric. in the town
4 ship, sepamtrly, as returned to him BY tn
{ several district clerks; that Tor making SUE
( abstract and returning the same TO the audi
Tor and for muking ali abstract OF The sever
= sl annual reports OF district clerks, the town
ship clerk shall be sllowed out oil The count
) treasury, alcompensalion not exceeding oa
I dollnrand fifty crnts for earh day actual
n nIemployed; and the tow nship clerk shall b
r Responsible Cor all LOSES sustained by tn
Y township, by reason ofany failure or negler
II his part 10 return, or cause to be returned
an abstract Of the enumeration, US require
by this section. and the amount OF such los
Il shall be collected from him by the count