The Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1852-1853, 1853-03-30

may prescribe, all necessary contracts IN
relation to providing fuel for schools, re-
pairing, building or furnishing school hous-
es, purchasing or leasing school house sites,
renting school rooms, and making all other
provisions necessary for the convenience !
and prosperity of schools within their sub |
dstric5S but no contracts shall be made by |
the directors, under the provisions of this
section, for the payment OF money from the
township school fund applicable to such Pur,
poses, which in any one year shall exceed
the amount distrbulable to the sub-dlStrict
in proportion to the enumeration of scholars
resident therein, without first obtaining the
consent or order Of majority OF the town
ship board of education; and all contracts
made by the local directors under the pro-
visions of this section, shall be reported to
the said board at their next meeting after the
making of such contracts, and said township
board OF education i'll their cooperate capac-
iy, ON the part OF the sub-dlStrct, shall be
Eeld res sponsLbe for the performance there
SEC. g. 1t shall be the duty OF the di
rec,ors in each sub-district to take, or cause
to be taken, annually, between the first and
third Monday of October, an enumeration of
all the unmarried white and colored youth,
no,ing them separately, between the ages OF
five and twenty one Years, resident within
such SUBJ district and not temporarily there,
designating between male and female, and
return certified copy thereof to the town
ship celk; and i'll case lie directors IN any
sub-disrict shall fail to take and return the
enumeration afol esald, it shall be the duty
Of the township clerk to employ competent
person to take the same and allow him a
reasonable compensation for his services,
and shall proceed TO recover the amount SO
pail for such services in a civil action, before
any court having jurisdiction, in the name
OF lhe State Of ONO, against said dircc ors
in their individual capacity; and in such
suits, said clerk shall be competent wit
ness; and the money SO collected shall be
applied to the use OF common schools in the
proper township. Tho township clerk shall
make an abstract OF the enumeration SO re-
turned TO him, designating the number OF
youth in each sub-dlstrlcJ. and transmit such
abstract, duly ceritied, to the county audi
tor, within twenty days after the return
made to him by the directors, or the person
appointed 10 take such enumeration.
SEC. 9. 1t any civil township or part OF a
township composing sub district shall be
partly situated in the Virginia Military Dis
Cnct, the United States Military District, the
\ Western Reserve, or in an original surveyed
township or frac clonal township to which be-
; longs any OF section sixteen or other lands
Il, l,, lct
OF schools or any interest in the proceeds o
such school lands, the local direc ors shall
| IN taking the enumeration of youth rcSidcn
1 within their jurisdiction, return separately
hose residing in the Virginia Military Dis
4 trict, or Unied States Military District, O
f Wes,ern Reserve, or original surveyed
G township or fractional township to which be
= long any school landSor interest in thu
! proceeds of school lands.
c SEC 10. The township board ofeduca
! ton shall cansist Of the township clerk ant
of the local director from each sub -distric
T. Of the township who has been appointel
n clerk in his sub-district, a majority OF whom
= shall constitute Il quorum for the transac
ton OF business; and the clerk OF the town
e ship shall be the clerk of the board, butshal
b not be entitled to vote. II shall be tn,
+ duty OF he said clerk TO be present at tn
J., meetings of the board and TO record in
e bo * to be provided Tor the purpose, all thei
h official proceedings, which shall be pub
r lie record open to tbe inspection Of any per
Il son interested therein, and all such proceed
, ingS when so recorded shall be signed b
it the chairman and clerk
o Sec II. The said township board of ed
= ucation in each township Of the State an
c their successors in Office shall be a body p.
itic AMI corporate in law, and as such ma
Y contract and be contracted with, sue and b
j sued, plead and be impleaded in any cou
n OF law or equity in this State, and may re
c ceive any gift, grant, donation or devise mad
Il for the use OF any school or schools with
J. their iurisdiction and moreover they sha
5, be and hereby are invested in their corpt
ii rae capacity with the title, care and custc
J, dy of all school houses, school house site
st school libraries, apparatus or other prope
le ty belonging TO the school districts as no
:, organized or which may hereafter be organ
rs zel wyhin the limits OF their jurisdiction
" with full power TO control the same i'll sue
I'd manner as they may think will best SUI
Of serve the interests OF common schools an
n the cause OF education; and wien in Il
xt opinion of the board any school house
al school house site has become unnecesSar
they may sell and convey the same IN Il
c. name Of the township board of education
a the proper township; such conveyance to
IT. executed by the chairman and clerk of sa
at board, and shall pay The avails over to Il
in township treasurer of the proper townsh
ng for the benefit of schools, and all conve
CT, ances of real estate which may be made
Of said board snail be to said board in the
IS corporate name and to their successors
e, office.
gS SEC. 12. 1t shall be the duty of t
he township board OF education to hold reguI
Of, sessions on the third Monday Of April al
all on the third Monday of October in ea
all year at the usual place of holding townsl
To- elections, or at such place in the-immediG
re- neighborhood as may be convenient for t
Tor transaction of any business which may
"a necessary in relation to the subject of ell
ur er the primary or graded schools of
ce, township, with power to adjourn from til
ate to time or to hold special meetings at a
other time or place within the proper tow
ool ship as they may think desireaolc for
the transaction of business as aforesaid, and
er- all such meetings shall appoint one of th
er- number tn the chair, and in case of the ;
to sence Of the township clerk may appoint {