Fremont weekly freeman. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1850-1853, 1851-04-12

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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, by deed or permanent lease, for
such time as in the opinion of the court to
whom the legality of said tax may be sub
mitted, will be the time such school house
will Tbe7 likely to last
! Sec 8. That the township clerk shall be-
superintendent of common schools within his
township; shall fill any vacancy which may
occur in the Office of director in any school
district in his township, or any fractional dis
! trict, the school house of which is located in
his township, and shall exercise the same iur-
isdiction in such fractional district as if the
wohle district was in the township; and wherea
the school house is placed on the township
line, the auditor of the county shall determine
which clerk shall perform the duties of super
| intendent within the district and the town
ship clerk shall report annually, TO the auditor
of the county, at the time of reporting the
enumeration of youth, a tabular abstract of
the several annual reports received from the
district clerks, under the provisions of the
eleventh section of this act.
Sec. 20. That in any case where district
has failed to elect directors, or where they, be-
ing elected, have neglected or refused to quail
] ify or discharge the duties Of the Office, and
! where the township clerk may have appointed
others to fill such vacancies, who have also re-
fused or neglected to act, and there is an en-
tire vacancy in the board, it shall be the duty
of the township clerk to proceed to said dis
trict and take upon himself all the duties as
| signed TO the board of directors and the town
ship treasurer shall pay the teachers in such
district their salaries on the order of said town
ship clerk, in the same manner as he is requir-
ed TO do on the order of the directors; and all
taxes assessed and expenses incurred. under
the direction of said clerk, in such non-elecI
4 ing district, shall be as valid and binding as if
the board of directors had transacted the bus
mess; and said township clerk shall receive
such compensation for his services under the
provisions Of this section as the trustees of
the township may deem just, TO be paid out
of the funds of such district
j Sec 81. That the township clerk shall an
: nually, on or before the fifteenth day Of No
vember, make out and return to the auditor
: of the county, or cause the same to be done,
fair and accurate abstract of the ennmera-
tion of youth of each district in the township,
separately. as returned TO him by the several
district clerks; that for making such abstract
; and returning the same TO the auditor, and for
making an abstract of the several annual re-
ports Of district clerks the township clerk shall
, be allowed out ofthe county treasury, a COM
pensution not exceeding one dollar and fifty
cents for each day actually employed; and
the township clerk shall be responsible for ali
losses sustained by the township by reason Of
any failure or neglect on his part to return, or
cause to be returned an abstract Of the Gnu
meration, as required by this section, and the
amount of such loss shall be collected from
him by the county auditor, in an action Of
debt in the name of the State and the amount
SO collected shall be apportioned among the
several districts in the township. in the same
manner as the school fund would have been.
Sec. %. That the township clerk shall
when so directed by the township trustees,
visit every common school in his township at
least once annually, and examine the condi-
ton of such schools. and the condition of the
school houses, and make a record of such eX-
animation for which he shall be allowed one
dollar per day, to be paid out Of the township
treasury; and, upon the requirement of the
trustees aforesaid, he shall make, annually, an
estimate ofthe amount of funds necessary, in
addition To the several school funds furnished
by law, to provide at least six months school.
ing to allthe unmarried youth in the township
and shall give public notice of the amount by
posting written notice of the same on the
door of each school house in the township, at
least fifteen days prior to the first Monday in
April; and on that day the voters of the town
ship shall votc,by ballot, for or against suchtown
ship school tax. and If a majority of voters are
in favor of such tax. the township clerk shall
within twenty days thereafter certify the re-
sult, and the amount of tax voted ,to the auditor
Of the county, who shall assess the amount of
tax upon the taxable property in the township
and enter the same upon the annual county
duplicate; and the county treasurer shall col
lcct the same, and pay it over TO the treasur-
er of the township on the order of the audi
tor of the county; and the fund thus collected
shall be apportioned among the several district
! in the townships,in the same manner as other
school funds are now apportioned: Provided
that The tax thus levied shall not exceed, an
nuslly, three mills on the doliay's valuation and
when the amount voted for exceeds that per
cent. on The dollar. the auditor shall assess
three mills only.
TOWNSHIP TREAsuREk.
/. Sec. % That the township treasurer in
each townships. shall be treasurer of all school
. funds for tuition purposes belonging to the
township arising from lands, fines, interest, tax
! or State distributions; and. on his electon.and
= before entering on the duties Of his office, he
shall give bond. with sufficient security. payable
I to the State If Ohio, to be approved by the
: trustees of the township, conditioned for the
I faithful disbursement, according. to law. of all
r such funds as shall from time to time come in
= to his hands. and on the forfeiture of such bond
f it shall be the duty of the township clerk to
i prosecute and collect the same for the use o
S the schools in the township. r.
r Sec. "a. That, before the county auditor
y shallssue to the township treasurer any ordel
i on the county treasurer for the payment ofan,
: schoel funds belonging to the township, sucl
= township treasurer shall furnish the audto
G with certificate from the township clerk tina
: such treasure has executed Il bond, os provid
5, I'd for in the foregoing section: and the audi
e tor shall in no case permit the township trea
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