The Ohio star. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1830-1854, 1853-03-30
The New schooILaw.
AN ACT to provide for the Reorganization, su-
pervision and Maintenance of Common Schools.
Passed March 18th, A. D. 1853.
(COnrluded,l


Passed March 18th, A. D. 1858.
(Concluded.)
SEC. 49, The township board of education. shall
have the management and control of all the central
| and high schools of their proper township which
may be established therein under the authority of
this act, with full powern respect to such schools
to employ, pay, and dismiss teachers. to build, re-
pair and furnish the necessary school-houses, cur
chase or lease sites therefor, or rent suitable
school-rooms, and make all other necessary pro-
visions relative to such schools as they may deem
proper; and shall also be the duty of said board
of education, to exercise all the powers conferred
on local directors in respect to SUBJ district schools
whenever such local directors shall neglect to dis
charge their duties in any sub district as required
by this act; and shall also be the further duty of
said board 10 prescribe rules and regulations for
the government of all the common schools within
their jurisdictions; said board of education may
provide for German schools for the instruction of
such youth as may sire to study the German Ian
guage, or the Germun and English languages to-
gether, and if the board shall deem it necessary,
they may appoint one of their number the getting
manager of schools n the township, who shall do
prescribe in relation to the management and sup
eivsion of the different schools. and the educational
interests ofthe township, and may allow him a
reasonable compensation for his sci vices.
SEC. IA. The said board shall prepare, or cause
to be prepared map of their township, often
they deem necessary, on which shall de designat-
ed the sub Districts of the township, which they
may change or alter at any regular session, and
the number of scholars assigned to each; but nc
subdisirict shall contain within its limits, less than
sixty resident scholars by enumeration, except
in cases where in the opinion of the board, it is
necessary to reduce the number; and it shall be
the duty of the board to establish school in ench
sub-dis'rict of the township of such grade as the
public good in their opinion may require; and in
location of primary schools, or schools of higher
grade, the board shall have reference to population
and neghborhood, paying due regard to any school
house already built. or site procured, rs we'll
to all other cure instances proper TO do considered
TO promote the best interests of schools.
SEC. Is. The board shall have power to as
sign such number of scholars TO the several
primary schools as they may think best, aud when
such assignment has been made, shall furnish tho
teacher list of the scholars assigned, and tho
board shall ulso have full power to regulate ard
control the admission of scholars to schools OF niger
grade, according to age and attainments, and
may admit scholars over twenty-one years OF age,
and may suspend, or authorize the heal directors
to suspend from the privileges of either of the
schools. any pupil found guilty of disorderly
duet, which suspension shall not extend beyond
The current session of the school.
SEC. 10. Whenever it shall happen that per-
sons are so situated as to be better accommodated
at the school of an adjoining township, or whener-
er it may be desirable to establish school COM
posed Of parts of two or more townships it shall
be the duty of tho respective boards Of the town