Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1851-04-07
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! s8t sslY AN ACT ssg },, stss
Providing for School Districts, and School Dis
trict meetings. prescribing the duties of Dis
triet Officers, and Clerks and Treasurers Of
townships; and increasing the State and Coun,
ty Common School Funds ','''- > :
Sec. I. Belt eiacted'by tie General
dssenlbly Of the State of Ohio, That the
trustees lofeach Incorporated township in
this State, where the same has not already
been done, shall meet, after giving twenty
days notice by posting up written OIL print
ed notices in at least four of the most pub
llics places in the township, specifying the
time, place. and object Of such meeting,
and proceed TO lay off such township, into
school districts, in the. manner best calcu-
lated for the convenience of the inhabitants
thereof, and best designed to promote lie
interests of com mon schools in such town
ship; and The township, clerk shal! make a
record Of such districts in a book kept spe-
'cially and solely for the record of school
districts, ,speeify ying the corners and describ-
ing the boundary lines Of each district BY
reference 10 land lines, and other localities,
in suoh manner as that the several bounda-
ries may be determined without survey,
giving to each district a number by which
It may be officially known ;and such record
shall be authenticated BY the signatures Of
the said trustees and clerk. - =
Sec. 2. That the township trustees shall
have power, at any time between. the first
Monday in March and the first Monday ID
September, on the written request Of five
freehoIders living within each Of the dis
tricts TO be effected by such change, to make,
alter, Or abolish any school district or
districts, if, in the opinion Of majority, Of
such, trustees, the convenience Of the public
and the interests of the schools require
such change; but 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 at least four Of the most
public places within the districts to be af-
fected by the action of such meeting and if,
upon examination, the trustees shall make
any new district, or change the lines Of ny
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 changed, which rec
ord shall be authenticated as in the first in
staEcs by the signatures of the said trustees
and clerk.
Sec. g. That where the pubic conven-
ience and the interests Of education require
it school district may be composed Of
parts Of two or more townships; but. in the
formation or alteration Of such district, the
same notice shall be given in each town
ship from which any portion Of such frac-
tional district is to be taken, as is required
under the second section Of this act; and
the trustees of the several townships inter
ested, shall meet, at the written request Of
FIVE freebolders: and proceed to fix the boun-
daries Of such district, a majority Of the
trustees of each township asserting; and
such fractional district Shall be 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 loca ted
and the clerks of the other townships shall
enter a record Of only that portion Of the
boundary line which belongs to the town.
ship where such record is being made
which several records shall be authenticated
by the signatures of the trustees and CLERK.
Seq. That it is hereby made the duty
Of the township clerk Of each township in
this State where school districts have alrea:
dy been laid eff and numbered, to make :
complete record of such districts, specifying
the corners and describing the boundary
lines, in the same manner as is required ii
the first section of this act, and authenticat,
such record at the period Of making it, BY
his official signature and it is further mad
the duty Of the township clerk to furnish Il
the auditor of the county a certified copy 0
all the records required under the provis
ions Of the foreg Ding sections. ' ~ ='.
Annual School District Meetings.
Sec. 5. There shall be held in eacl
school district, on the second Monday il
April Of each year, meeting of the tax
PAYERS and householders of such district
publicity Of the time and place of whicl
shall be given by the district clerk. by post
ihgg. up notices in at least three public place
!. within the district, ten days before the TIM
of such meeting; an the meeting 50 called
shall Be. held at the school house, or, if ther
bel none, then at such place as the direc
tors shalt designate. At such annual meel
] ing, the voters, the same being household
ers or resident taxpayers in the district, in
! cIuding aliens who have declared their in
|tention of becoming citizens, shall organiz
llby the appointment of a chairman, and tn
! district clerk shall act as secretary, or in hi
absence, a Secretary pro tempore shall b
! appointed; and the voters present sha
ltransact all business Of the district not 9th
!, erwise provided for by law. shall elect, b
ballot, the several district officers; shall de
: termnine, by vote, upon the erection or pul
chase Of school house, or the purchase 9
!, ,Ilease Of ground on which to erect sue
} house, and how the money shall be raise
for such purchase; shall determine what !
mount Of tax shall be leyied by the direc
l. ors for such purpose, and shall dele