The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1853-03-31


organized within the lin its Of their ju,
risdiclon, with full power 10 control the
same in such manner as they may think
will best subserve the interests Of common
schools and the cause OF education; and
when in the opinion Of the board any
school house or school house site has be.
come unnecessary. they may sell and
convey the same in the name OF the town
ship board of education Of the proper
township; such conveyance 10 he eAecu.
ted by the chairman and clerk of said
board. and shall pay the avals over to the
township treasurer of the proper town
saip for the benefit oi schools, and all
conyeyances Of real estate which may be
made 10 said board shall be 10 said board
10 their corporate name and 10 their sue.
cessovs in office.
SIC. l2. 1t shall be the duty of the township
board Of education to hold regular sessions on
the third Monday of April and on the third Mon
day Of October in each year at the usual place of
holding township elections, or at such place in
the immediate neighborhood as may be conven-
lent for the transaction of any business which
may be necessary in relation to the subject Of
either the primary or graded schools Of the town
ship, with power to adjourn iron, time to timo or
to hold special meetings at any other time or
place within the proper township as they may
think desirable for the TRANSACTION OF business as
aforesaid, and at all such meetings shall appoint
one of their unmber to the chair, and in case If
the absence of the township clerk may appoint
one Of their own number to serve temporarily as
clerk.
SEC. 49, The township board of education
shall have the management and control OF all
the central and high schools Of their proper town
ship which may be established therein under
the authority of this act, with full power in re-
spect to such schools TO employ, pay, and dis
miss teachers, to build, repair and furnish the
necessary schoo-houscs, purchase or lease sites
therefor, or rent suitable school rooms, and make
all other necessary provisions relative 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 direc-
tors in respect to sub-dstrict schools, whenever
such local directors shall neglect to discharge
their duties in any sub-distrct as required by
this net: and it shall also be the further duty OF
said board to prescribe rules and regulations for
the government OF all the common schools with
in their jurisdiction; said board Of education may
provide for German schools for the instruction
OF such youht as may desire 10 study the German
langualc, Or the German and English languages
together and il the board shall deem it necc5sa
nv, they may appoint one of their humber the
aetinq maniref Of schools for the township, who
shall DO and perform all such duties as the board
NAV prescribe in relation TO the management and
supervision Of the different schools, and the cd
ucational interests Of the township, aud may
allow him ree3onable compensation 70. his scr;
vices.
SEc H. The said board shall prepare, or cause
TO be prepared, a map OF their township, a. often
as they may deem necessary, on which shall be
designated the sub-dlsrtricts OF the township,
which they may change or alter at any regular
session, and the unmbcr Of scholars assigned to
each; but no sub-dstr.ct shall contain within its
limits, less than sixty resident scholars by gnu
meration, except in cases where IN the opiHlcn Of
the board, it is necessary to reduce the unmber;
aud it shl he the duty OF the board TO establish
school N cash sub-,lis.fct of the township Of
such grade as the pablic good IN their opinion
may require; and in the location Of primary
schools, or shcools Of higher grade, the board
shall have ra.ereucelo population aud neighbor-
hood, paying due regard to any school house
a!ieady built or site procured, rs well rs TO all
other circumstance proper TO h3 considered so rs
TO promote the best interests 0f schools,
SFc Is. The board shall have power TO assign
saeh number OF scholars to the several primary
schools as they may think best, and when such
assignment has been made, shall furnish the
teacher q list Of the scholars no assigned, and
the board shall also have full power to reg
ulate and control the admission OF scholars to
sch ,ols of higher grade according TO age and
attainments, aud may admit scholars over TWEEN
ty.oac wears Of age and may suspend, or au-
thorzu the local directors to suspend from the
privileges OF either of the schools, any pupil
found guilty Of disprderly conduct, which su5.
pension shall not extend beyond the cerrcnt scss
lon Of the school
Sac i6. Whenever il shall happen that per
SONS are 30 situated IA 20 be better accommoda
ted at the school Of an adjoining township, or
xheneyery it may be desirable to establish n
s.hool composed Of parts Of two or more town.
ships, il shall be the duty OF the respective
boards Of tho townships in which such per-
sons reside, or in which such schools may
be situated, or il tho townships or paIta Of
which the school isfo be composed, 10 trans
ier suh persons for educational purposes 10
the township in which such school house is or
may be located: but the enumeration OF scholars
shall be taken in each township rs If no such
transfer hal Deeh lnadHt Hhu huch SCHOOL Nhcli
so socomposed shall be supported fFom the school
funds Of the respective townships from which'
the scholars may have been transferred; Gnd the
board Of that township in which the school house
il situated shall have the control and manage
mcnt Of such school, the board of the adjoin-
lug township or townships 50 connected for
school purposes shall each mahe,lle proper csti.
mates Of their share OF the e5llskes of every
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