The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1851-04-10

~ me uame Of the State Of Ohio, for the nsd
OF the common schools in the luwnshiuI
where such treasurer may reside; aud il Is
hereby made the duty Of the county auditor
to proceed forthwith, by suit against such
treasurer, before any Justice Of the Peace
Of bis county. for the penalty aforesaid, ia
case such settlement ia not made he Glore-
said; Provided, thai il shall DO lawful Tor tho
Justice to discharge such treasurer, where il
shall appear that sickness or unavoidable aba
ssnce from home prevented his attendance
to make settlement, aud on such treasurer
actually making settlement.
SEC. 20. That any alteration, OF new dis
tfict hereafter formed out Of one or more o.
rigiual district or districts. shall be entitled
to a ptopdrtldnale share Of all moneys due
or paid into the district, township, or county
treasury, for the use of said original district
or districts, to he divided with aud paid over
tosaid new district N proportiOnt to the nuns
her Of youth in said detached part or new
district. except 50 much as may have been
raised for repairs, fuel, furniture, or the e.
rectIon ola school house; if such shool house
be retained in the original district.
STATE COMMON SCHOOL FUND
SEC. 80. The Slate con!Hdn school fund
shall hereafter consist If The interest Of the
purchase money of the salt funds paid into
the State Treasury, Of the balance of the sur
plus revenue fund after the payment Of the
seven per cent stock for which it is noS pled'
ged, (said fund 10 be inyes'edby the commiss-
loners Of the sinking fond IN the stocks ofihis
State, the interest upon which shall be 1nDuz,
ally credited TO the common school fund.- OF
the interest upon the surplus revenue paid
by the several counties, Of all moneys paid
into the State Treasury for Licenses to ped
lars, for auction duties, aud for taxes upon
lawyers and physicians, and upon banks, in
ourancc and bridge companies, and Of such
taxes as shall be levied by the General ASS
sembly. which shall be sufficient, with the
revenues in this section specified, 10 pro.
duce for annual distribution. the sum Of three
hundred thousand dollars.
COUNT sCHooL TAX
SEC. 81. That hereafter the county conA
missloners ofevery county in this State shall
levy not less than one mill on the dollar, as
county school tax; Provided that the Cons
missioners of Hamilton county shall not le-
IS said tax on the property within the corr
porate limits Of Cincinnati.
SEc, 81. That the act passed March %
1850, entitled ian act supplementary to the
act for The appointment of Safe Board OF
Public Instruction." be, aud the same is here-
By so amended as to allow the granting Of
certificates for one year.
SEC. 80. That tie fifth and eigth sections
only Of the act relating to school dlstricttox,
&C., passed March T, 1850, and all other
acts and parts of acts, Inconsistent with the
provisions Of this act, except On act to au-
thorize the establishment Of separate schools
for the education of colored children and
for other purposes, passed February 10, ls49,
be aud the same are hereby repealed, Pro-
riied, Thatlhis act shall not be understood TO
change OF modify in any respect the several
provisions of the act for the support and bet
ter regulation of Common Schools ia the
town Of Akron, and the amendaiory acts
thereto. and ''the act for the better regula-
ton of the Public Schools, in cities, towns,
&C." and the amendaiory acts thereto, and
the several acts creating special school dis
tricts, excep; so far as 10 require Oi the Clerk
or Secretary of the Board Of any such DIS
trlct, TO report 10 the Township Clerk the
statistics Specified il the eleventh section OF
this act; also, 10 require that no money shall
be paid by any county Treasurer TO the
Treasurer of any Board Of Education, or 9TH
err board having charge Of the schools IN any
city, town. or township, organized either un-
der a general or special law, except upon
the order Of the Auditor Of the proper coun-
~, and DO such order shall be drawn by the
county Auditor, unless the Treasurer of such
: board shall first deposlte with said Auditor
: an abstract Of the records Of al the schools
q under the charge of said board, from time TO
p time, similar to the abstract required of
Common School teachers BY the proViso Of
the twenty-ffih section of this act; and pro-
: yided further, that the board Of education of
p anv city, town, or village, in which schools
, have been organized under the act for the
Y support and better regulation Of Conmo
Schools 10 the town of Akron, or any other
r special act, may, at their discretion, odopt
: the provisions of tie act "for the better reg
: u~lation of the Public Schools in cities towns,
&c" in part or in whole, as fully as though
r said Schools had originally been organized
: under sAid last named act.
(; SEC. "a. That the provisions Of this act
: shall not be construed so as to prohibit any
e School district officer now in office, from
, serving out the term for which he was cleo
r ted; and should the voters at any annual dis
d trict meeting, held On The second Monday IN
# April, of the present year, fail TO elect a
i Clerk and a Treasurer, such officers may be
IS appointed by the Directors, and hold their
j. appointment until the next annual district
s, meeting.
JOHN F. MORSE,
Speaker Of The House Of Representatives
II CHARLES G. CONVERS,
10 Speaker of the Senate
March "a, 1851.
AUDIroR's OFFrcK. FARFlFLp CoUSTY. OHfo.
LAScAsr R, February 81, 1851.