Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1853-04-07

tSSh VI OtuCa lduOo Az lCu tuCtCOi
or anv other lands for the use o
schools or any interest in the pro
ceeds of such school lands, the loca
directors shall, in taking the emu
meration of youth resident within
their jurisdiction, return separately
those residing in ths Virginia Militia
ry District, or United States Military
District, or Western Reserve, OF
original surveye 1 township or rac.
tional township TO which belong any
school lands or interest in the pro.
ceeds, of school -lcnds.
Sec. 10. The township board ol
education shall consist of the town.
ship clerk and of the local director
from each sub>district Of the town.
ship who has been appointed clerk in
his sub-district, majority Of whom
shall constitute a quorum for the
transaction OF business; and the
clerk of the township shall be the
clerk Of the board, but shall not be
entitled TO a vote. 1t shall be the
duty of said clerk to be present at
the meetings of the board and TO
record in a book TO be provided for
the purpose, all their official proceed
ings, which shall be public record
open TO the inspection of any person
interested therein, and all such pro.
ceedings when so recorded shall be
signed by the chairman and clerk.
Sec. ii. The said township board
of education in each tow nship Of
the State, and their successors in Of
flee shall be body polite and cor
porate in law, and as such may con-
tract and be contracted with, sue
and be sued, plead and be impleaded
in any court of law or equity in this
State, and may receive any gift,
grant, donation or devise made Tor
the use OF any school or schools
within their jurisdiction; and more
over they shall be and hereby are
invested in their corporate capacity
with the title, care and custody Of
all school houses, school house sites,
school libraries, apparatus or other
property belonging 10 the school dis
tricts as now organized or which
may hereafter be organized within
the limits Of their jurisdiction, with
full power to control the same in
such manner as they may think will
best subserve the interests OF COM
mon schools and the cause Of cduca-
ton; and when in the opinion of
the board any school house or school
house site has become unnecessary,
they may sell and convey the same in
the name Of the township board of
education of the proper township;
such conveyance TO be executed by
the chairman and clerk Of said board,
and shall pay the avails over to the
township treasurer of the proper
township for the benefit Of schools,
and all conveyance Of real estate
which may be made to said board
shall be to said board in their cor.
porate name and to their successors
in office.
Sec. IL. 1t shall be the duty OF
the township board of education to
hold regular sessions on the third
Monday oi April and on the third
Monday of October in each year at
the usual place of holding township
elections, or at such place in the i'm
mediate neighborhood as may be
convenient for the transaction of
any business which may be necessa-
ry in relation to the subject OF either
the primary or graded schools Of the
township, with power to adjourn
from time 10 time or to hold special
meetings at any other time or place
within the proper township as they
may think desirable for the transac- |
tion of business as aforesaid, and al
all such meetings shall appoint one
of their numbei to the chair, and in
case of the absence OF the township
clerk, may appoint one Of their own
number 10 serve temporarily as clerk.
Sec. l3. The township board Of
education, shall have the manage
men. 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 power in respect TO
such schools, TO employ, pay, and
dismiss teachers, TO build, repair and
furnish the necessary school houses.
purchase or lease sites therefor, or
rent suitable school rooms. and make
all other necessary provisions rela-
tive to such schools as they may
deem proper; and it 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 discharge
their duties in any sub district as re-
quired by this act; and it shall also
be the further duty OF said board TO
prescribe rules and regulations for
the government oil all the common
schools within their jurisdictions;