Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1853-04-02
Nem Gtbool Cam.
AN ACT

and maintenance of Common Schools.
Sec. l. BE ii enacted by the General as
sen'bly Of the State Of Ohio, That hereafter
each and every organized township in the
State shall compose but one school district fol
all purposes connected with the general inter
ests of education in the township, and shall b.
confded TO the management and control of &
board of education, and the several school dis
tricts and fractional parts thereof, which now
are, or may hereafter be established in the sew
eral organized townships of the State, shall be
regarded as sub-dstricts, and be confided tc
the management and control of local directors
as hereinafter provided; but nothing contain
ed in this act shall be so construed as to give
to the township board of education, or to loca
directors in sub-distrcts, jurisdiction over any
territory in the township included within the
limits OF any city or Incorporated village with
the territory annexed thereto for school pur-
poses, which shall elect or appoint board Of
education as hereinafter provided, or which
now is or may hereafter be governed as to
schools, by any special or other act, specified
in the sixty seventh section of this act
Sec. 2. On the second Monday of April, in
the year eighteen hundred and fiftv-three,
there shall be held at the usual hour and place
of holding district meetings in each of the sub
districts Of the several townships of the State,
a school meeting of the qualified voters resi-
dent within the sab district and having the
qualifications of voters at the State and coun-
| ty elections, who, when assembled, shall or
ganize by the appointment of chairman and
secretary, and proceed to elect by ballot, three
school directors for such sub district; of those
SO elected, the person receiving the highest
number of votes shall hold his Office for three
years; the person receiving the next highest
number shall hold the Office for two years
and the person receiving the next highest num-
Der, shall hold the Office for one year; and
each shall continue in Office until his success
sor is elected and qualified. In case two or
more persons so elected have received an equal
number of votes, the duration Of their respec-
tive terms of Office shall be determined by lot
in the presence of the chairman and secretary
of the meeting, and annually thereafter in the
same manner on the second Monday in April,
there shall be elected in each sub district of
the proper township, one school director for
the term of three years; and the minutes Of
the proceedings of any such sub-dstrict meet
ing shall be signed by the chairman and sec
retary, and delivered to the directors who shall
have been elected as aforesaid, to be recorded
by the clerk in the records of the sub district.
and the said clerk of the sub-dstrict shall
forthwith certify to the township clerk, the
names of the local directors so elected, spec-
flying the term for which each was elected; if
the directors of any subdistrict so elected
shall deem it expedient, they may designate
the specific hour of the day on which the an
nual election for such sub. district shall be held,
and in such case shall cause FIVE days notice
thereof in writing to be posted up in three of
the most public places in such sub-disrict.
Sec. 3. The said directors, within five days
after their election, shall take an oath or afir-
nation to support the constitution of the Uni
ted States and of the State of Ohio and faith
fully and impartialIy to discharge the duties
of their Office; which said oath the directors
are authorized to administer to each other
And in case vacancy shall occur in the Office
of director, by death, resignation, refusal to
serve, or otherwise, it shall be the duty of the
township clerk to fill such vacancy within ten
days after being informed thereof by appoint
ment for the unexpred term.
Sec. g. If the qualified voters of any sub
district shall fail to meet and elect school di-
rectors, as prescribed in the second section of
this act, il shall be lawful for any three quail
fed voters of such sub district to call special
rceeting Of the voters of such sub-district, for
the purpose of electing directors, on first Civ
ing five days notice in writing of the time and
place OF holding such meeting. by posting the
same in three of the most public places in snch
b-district; and the directors SO elected at
such speca! meeting, shall hold their Offices
for the same terms of time as if elected on the
second Monday of April, as prescribed in said
second section, except that their said terms Of
office shall be considered as having commen-
ced on the second Monday of April next pre-
ceding the time of helding such special meet
ing
Sec s. 1t shall be the duty Of the direct
ors, any two of whom shall constitute quo
rum, to meet as soon as practicable after hav-
ing been elected and qualified, at such place
as may be most convenient in the sub-district,
and organize by appointing one of their num-
Der clerk of the sub-dstrict, who shall preside
at the official meetings of the directors, and
record their proceedings in book to be pro-
''NSN iOi 'oS Pun 'PoSS, IoSOtnSt WIN tho hih-
utes of the proceedings Of the annual school
meetings held in the sub-district by the quail
flied voters thereof, which shall be a public
record; and all such proceedings, when SO re-
corded, shall be signed by the clerk of the
proper sub-distrct. The directors may meet
as frequently as they may think necessary for
the transaction of business, and fill any vacan-
cy in the Office of clerk which may occur in
the sub-district. Or in case of bis absence, eth
er Of the other directors may olliciate tempo
rarily in his place
Sec. @. 1t shall be the duty of the school
directors in each sub-district to take the man
agement and control of its local interests and
affairs, to employ teachers, to certify the
amount due them for services to the township
clerk, who shall draw an order on the township
treasurer for the amount; and to dismiss any
teacher, at any time, for such reasons as they
may deem sufficient; and to visit tie school
or schools of the sub-district at least twice du-
ring each term by one or more of their num-