The Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1852-1853, 1853-03-30
NEW SCHOOL LAW.
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
AN ACT to provide for the Reorganization,
Supervision and Maintenance of Common
Schools. Passed March 14th, 4. d. 1858.


Supervision and Maintenance of Common
Schools. Passed Narch 14th, h. d. 1858.
SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Gener-
al Assembly OF the State of Ohio, That here
after each and every organized township in
the State shall compose but one school dis
trict for all purposes connected with the gen
eral interests of education in the township
and shall be contided to the management
and control of board Of education, and the
several school districts and fractional parts
thereof, which now are, or may hereafter
be established in the several organized town
ships of the State, shall be re Iarded as sub
districts, and he confded to the management
and control of local directors as hereinafter
provided; bu nothing contained in this act
Shall be so construed as to give to the town
ship board of education, or to local directors
in sub dis ric;s, jurisdiction over any terrific
ry in the township included within the lin
lis OF any city or ineorp rporated village with
the tori ory annexed there tDl lor school pur-
poses. which shall elect or appoint board
OF education as hercina( provided, orwhich
now is or may hereafter be governed as to
schools, by any special or other act, specl-
fed in the Sky seventh section Of this act
SIC. g On the second Monday of April
in the year eighteen hundred and tifjy-three,
there shall be held at the usul hour an /
place of holding district meetings IN each Of
the sub dislcts OF the several town hips Of
the State, school meeting OF the qualified
voters resident within the sub-district, and
having the qualifications Of voters at the
STATE and coun eec ions, who, when as
surhled, shall org n ze by the appointment
of a chairman ana secretary, and proceed
to elect by ballot three school directors for
such sub district; of those so elected, the
person receiving the highest numberof votes
Shall hold his Office for three years; the
person receiving the next highest number
shall hold the Office for two cars and TIE
person receiving the next highest number
shall hold the Office for one year; and Gacl
shall continue in Office unil his successor i,
elected AMI qualified. In case two or moyt
persons SO elected have received an cqua
number OF votes. the duration of their res
pectiye 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 secon,
Monday in April, T. ere shall be e!cc cd II
each sub distric of the proper township, ONT
school dlrec Or for the term of three years
md the minu.cs of he procee }ings of an,
such sub-dislr ct meeting shall be sgne b.
the charm a. aad secrct1rT, and Ceive c.
to the directors who shall have beea electr,
us aforesaid, to Ec recorded by tie clerk i
the re- o dS of the sub-IiS.rlct anI the sal
clerk OF he sub,diSrlict shall foltlwi
certify to the township clerk, the names {
the locol directors SO elected, specifl ling tn
term for waich each was elected; if the d
lectols Of any suh-distrct 50 elec,eI sha
deem it expedient, they may designate til
specific hour Of the day on which the annu}
election for such sub-distr,ct shall be held
and in such ca,e shall cause five days nc
tice thereof in wiring to be posted up
three Of the most public places in such sui
district
SEC. 8. The said direc ors, within fv
days af er their election, shall take an oat
or affirmation TO support the constitution c
the United States, and Of the State OF Ohic
and faithfully and impartaliy to discharg
the duties OF their office; which said oat
the directors are authorized to administc
to each other. And in ease a vacancy sha
occur in the Office OF director, by death
resignation, refusal to serve, otherwise,
shall be the duty Of the township clerk
fill such vacancy within ten days after b.
ing informed thereof by appointment for I'll
unexpired term,
Sec. 4. If the qualified voters Of an
sub.dishict shall taiI TO meat and elect soho
directors, as prescribed in the second secto
of this act, it shall be lawful for any thrt
qualified voters of such ub-district to Ca
q special meeting Of the voters of such sui
district, for the purpose of electing director
on first giving five days notice in writing
the time and place OF holding such meetn
by posting the same in three Of the mo
public places in such sub-dis.rict; and Il
directors so elec,ed at such special meetin
shall hold their Offices for the same tern
of time as if elected on the second Mond;
of April, as prescribed in said seeo
section, except that their said terms
office shall be considered as having COZ
menced on the second Monday of April ne
preceding the time Of holding such spec
meeting.
Sec. 5. Itshall be the duty of the dire
tors, any two OF whom shall constitute
quorum, to meet as soon as practicable
ter having been elected and qualified,
such place as may be most convenient
the sub district, and organize by appointi
one of their number clerk of the sub-disri
who shall preside at the official meetings
the directors, and record their proceedin
in book to be provided Tor the purpo,
together with the minutes Of the proceedir
of the annual school meetings held in
sub-district by the qualified voters there
which shall be pubic record and
such proceedings; when so recorded, sh
be signed by the clerk of the proper 81
district. The directors may meet as
quently as they may think necessary
the transaction Of business, and fill any
cancy in the Office of clerk which may oct
in the sub district, or, in case of his absen
either of the other directors may ofici
temporarily in his place.
Sec. g. 1t shall be the duty ofthe sch
directors in each sub-district to take
management and control oil its local in
ests and affairs, to employ teachers, to {
tify the amount due them for service
the township clerk, who shall draw an
der on the township treasurer for the amol
and to dismiss any teacher, at any time,
such reasons as they may deem SUFFICE
aud to visit the school or schools of the S