The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1851-04-07

shall state especially the object or objects
Of such meeting, and the voters shall have
power to transacta at such meeting the bust
ness only which is set forth in the notice,
and no tax shall be levied by such special
meeting unless the notice shall state speci-
fically that such tax is proposed to be lev
led, and the object of the tax. That il
the district clerk shall fail or neglect to
give the required notice for the annual
district meeting on the ed Monday in A.
pril then it shall be lawful to call such
meeting at any subsequent time between
the second Monday in April and the third
Friday in September, by giving the no
/ too required By this seotfon. i7'---
SCHOOL DISTRICT OFFICERS.
SEC. 6. Thatthe officers of each school
district, except where otherwise provided
by special law, shall consist of board
of three directors, clerk and treasurer
In all districts already organized, there
shall, at each annual district meeting, be
elected one director, who shall serve for
three years, and one clerk and one trea-
surer, who shall each serve for one year,
and until their successors are elected and
qualified. If vacancy occurs in the Of
flee of director, from any cause, the town.
ship clerk, upon being notified Of the fact
by the district clerk, shall appoint direc.
tor to serve until the next annual district
meeting; and if vacancy occurs in the
office of clerk or treasurer, the board oi
directors shall appoint such officer or off.
GERS until the next annual district meet
ing. Upon the organization Of new
district, the voters qualified to vote at
district elections shall vote for three direc-
tors, one to serve for one year, or until
the next regular district meeting, one for
two yeas; and one for three years, speci-
| flying the time on each ballot, and the in.
dividual receiving the highest number Of
votes for a term, shall be declared elected
for such term; and there after, annually,
such district shall elect but one director.
SEC. 7. That within ten days after their
election, the directors, clerk and treasu-
rer shall meet and take an oath or affir.
nation faithfully to discharge the duties
of the offices to which they are elected,
and to promote the interests of education
in their district, which oath may be ad
ministered by one of the directors.
pIREcToRs-THEIR DUTIES AND POWERS.
Sec. 8. That the board of director.
and their successors in Office in each dis
trict, shall be a body polite and corpo
rate in law, with power to contract ant
be contracted with, sue andbe sued, plead
and be impleaded, in any court of law OIL
equity in the State; be capable Of recei
wing any gift, grant, donation, or devise
made to and for the use of the district;
receive deed or conveyance or lease fol
any land or lot whereon to erect schoo
house or houses, which deed may be
made to such directors and their success
sors in office, or to the district, which land
shall be held for the sole use of the dis
trict; shall examine the books and account:
of district treasurer, shall order the pay
ment Of all moneys that shall come into
or that may be in the district or township
treasury for the use of the district, ant
shall, at or before the annual distric
meeting in each year, examine the annua
account Of the district treasurer, ant
cause the same to be recorded by the dis
trict clerk if approved. Any two of saic
directors shall constitute quo um fol
the transaction of business, and hav,
power to divide their district into sub-dis
,lricts, to repair and keep in order til,
school house or houses in the district; t
rent or lease school rooms whenever til,
necessity of the district requires it; to pro
vide fuel for the school or schools; to par
chase the necessary maps and apparat
uses for the schools; and for the neces
sary repairs, fuel, maps and apparatus
said directors are authorized to levy
tax on the taxable property ofthe distric
to any amount not exceeding in any on,
year fifty dollars; and for the payment o
rent of school rooms, such an amount an
nually as shall meet such liability. The,
shall cause to be assessed and collected
all taxes authorized by the voters at th,
annual district meeting for purchasing o
erecting school houses, for school hous
J sites, and for other purposes; shall selec
: sites for school houses and purchase tn
same, contract for the erection of schoo
, houses and provide furniture for the same
shall establish one or more schools, EN-
} ploy a sufficient number ofteachers, NAL
, or female, and sign all orders for the com
, pensation of such teachers; shall faithful
ly appropriate and expend in the supper
l of such school or schools, all moneys be
: longing to the district for that purpose
Q shall determine how and when such mon
: eys shall be expended and apportion I'll
, same to such parts Of the year as the cor
a venience of the district may require; sha
It establish from time to time such regult
y tons as they may think proper for tn
Q government Of the schools, not inconsis
# ent with the regulations provided by Law
y shall adopt rules and regulations for th
J. use and safe-keeping Of the district librs
J. ry; and shall perform from time to time
j all such other lawful acts as may be rt
d quired Of them by any district meeting
v Ioras may be necessary to carry into g
) feet the laws regulating common school
# SEC 8. That whenever, by reason I,
= a division of districts, any school hou'
y Ior lot shall he sn situatad Nc not IN accon