Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1853-03-23
The New school Law

We have received copy of the new School
Law, which we propose to lay before our readers
next week. This is thorough and entire reno
vation of the old law on this important subject,
and is one of the most important laws passed by
the late Legislature. 1t is entitled can Act to
provide for the organization, supervision and main
.enance of Common Schools and passed on the
l4th Of the present month, and takes effect imme-
diately.
The first section provides, that hereafter each
and every organized township in the State, shall
compose but one school district, for all purposes
connected with the general interests of education
In the township, and shall be con6ded to the man.
agement and control of Board of Education, and
the several school districts which are now estab-
lished or may hereafter be established, in the
township, shall be regarded ub-districts to be
controlled by directors therein elected.
- 1t is made the duty of the Directors of the sub
districts, to take the entire control of the local in
sterests and affairs of the district to employ teach
ers, to certify the amount due to them for their
services, to the township clerk who shall draw an
order on the township treasurer for such amount;
to visit the schools as often twice, at least,
during each term to dismiss any teacher at any
time for such reasons they shall deem sufficient;
to take annually an enumeration of all the un-
married white and colored youth, noting them
separately, between the ages Of foe and twenty
one years, who reside in such sub-district, and
deliver the same to the township clerk, who shall
make an abstract of such enumeration and return
the same to the county Auditor, within twenty
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as The Township Board of Education shall consist
Of the township Clerk and of the local director o.
such sub-district, of the township, who has been
appointed clerk in his sub-district they are made
"a body corporate, and are authorized as such to
contract sue and be sued, plead, &C., are invested
with the title, care and custody of all school
houses, school libraries, apparatus, and other
school property.
e Said board are authorized to prepare map OF
the township, with the sub-districts designated
therein; to change said sub-districts, and regu-
late the number of pupils therein, which shall not
at any time, comprise less than sixty. Also, to
determine the studies to be pursued, the school
books to be used, appoint librarian who shall
have charge of the books and apparatus belonging
TO the township.
It is made the duty uf the teacher to make a
full and complete report of the whole number OF
scholars admitted to the school during his term,
distinguishing between males and females, the
average attendance, branches taught, books used
&C., and shall not be entitled to any pay for his
services until such abstract is made out.
:. : Each township board Of education are author
izsd to establish such number of graded schools
Or such notifications Of them as the interests Of
tho township requires, to be called central high
schools.
= All school funds shall be paid out by the treas
urer Of the township, on the order of the clerk o
the board of education under the direction of thu
= board except in Che payment of teachers, tht
clerk may. on the presentation of certificate o
qualification, and certificate of the amount due
said teacher as certified by the local directors
the sub -distrist; draw an order on the treasure
FOR said amount
The board of education are also authorized t
baestahlish one or more schools for the education
Aeihs eolored children in the township, or incorpo
ssrateda village, when the number of such colore
youth shah exceed thirty in number, which shal
be under the control Of the board of education,
The Probate Judge is authorized to sppoin