The Belmont chronicle, and farmers, mechanics and manufacturers advocate. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1848-1855, 1853-04-01
ST. .gLiIRsyilIs ,aoIlIo, FRIDiY, APRIL /, 1853.


the number Of teachers male md female, the numb,
OF children male and female who have attended scho,
during the pnst year, tho average attendance, III
length Of the terms OF schools compensation Of tcnc!
ers male ard female, the number and cOndi ion OF h
school houses and furniture nnl the estimated vau
thereof the number and condition Of the books in III
school libraries; the number OF libraries; the kind {
school books used in the schf os the number and val
ue OF school apparatus, and full account Of the ex
penditures for school purposes together with such o
er statistics and information in relation to schools q
the State. commissioner Of schools may require.
Central or High Schools.
SEc. 90. Each township board of education sha
have power, us hereinafter provided, TO establish il
their respective townships such number of grade
schools. or such notifications Of them as the publ
interests may require; and in case of the establish
ment Of such gr6ded schools, it shall be the duty q
the board to classify the children Of the township
TO secure to all far as practicable equitable par
cipation in the advantages thereof, and the boart
shall designate the sub.disricts by numbering them
known by the appellation ot central or high schools
SEC. 2l. Whenever in the opinion OF the board o
education, 1t shall become necessary desirable tC
provide one or more such central or high schools il
their respective townships the said board shall es
mate the probable cost thereof, and call q spocia
meeting of the qualified voters of the township and
who not residents Of any OF the territory or dis
tricts named in the first section of this act oyel
rectors is excluded, at the usual place of holding
elections, first giving twenty days notice of the time
and object OF holding such meeting, hy posting the
same in some public puca in each OF the several sub
districts OF the township, in which notice the amount
rate of tax estimated by the board shall be sta
ted and the electors when convened IN pursuance Of
such notice shall decide by vote any questions which
may be deemed important in relation To the cost and
location of the building buildings, other povs.
ions necessary Tor the establishment OF any such
school, and also the amount OF township tax which
may be levied for the purpose, and the chairman aud
clerk Ot the board shall be the chairman und clerk
the meeting, and the clerk shall record in the rec
ods OF the board, the action OF the meeting, and the
board shall be governed by the direction and vote OF
said meeting in relation ~ the subjects matters
submitted.
Annual Estimates to be certified by the Board.
Sic. %. 1t shall be the duty Of tn, board of cduca
tion III any organized township ot the State, annual
ly, TO determine by estimate nearly praclicn-
bic, the entire amount OF money necessary To be
pend' d in the township for school purposes other
than lur the payment OF teachers and also such add-
tlona amount us the board may think necc ssnry not
exceeding Two mills on the dollar valuation OF the
taxable property OF the township, Tor the exclusive
purpose OF sustaining teachers III The central or high
schools or Tor the purpose OF prolonglng, after the
State funds have heen exhausted the terms of the
several subdstrcts or primary schools in the town.
ship, or Tor both purposes the board may adludgo
hL st, which several amounts ot money 50 estimated.
The board shall make known by certificate in wr-
ting, on or before the first Monday in June in each
year, including any tax which may have been voted
.y special meeting ut electors as provided i'll the
preceding section, To the auditor OF the proper coun
~ who shall tierCupOn assess the entlre amount OF
such estimates on all the taxable properly OF The
uwnsiip not included in any city or Incorporated
village or territory annexed thereto, forming any
special dist,icl, 10 be entered by said auditor on the
lax duplicate OF the county and collected by the cOrn"
y treasurer at the same time and in the same man.
n tn and tuN. nrp call,
when collected shall be paid over 10 the treasurer OF
he proper township on the order of the county aui
or AMI said county treasurer sal! be entitled To re-
,civc tor collection, one per cent on all moneys by
liin collected Tor school purposes, and no more.
SEC. %. The township board OF education shall
have power, when in their opinion justice and equ-
y require II. to estimate separately the cost OF ur-
chasing school house site and erecting or repah ing
a school house thereon, IN any particular sub-dls-
let OF the township wherein the inhabitants have
not heretofore borne reasonable share OF the burden
of taxation Tor such purpose in comparison with other
in the township and certify such portion
rs they may deem just and equitable OF the amount OF
such estimate to the county auditor OF the proper
county together with map OF the lands and names
OF taxpayers in any such sub-di'trct which amount
so certified shall be assessed by the auditor on the
property therein subject to taxation and placed on
The county duplicate, specially, and be collected and
paid over in the same manner us other school taxes,
lnd be applied for the specific purpose OF providing
school house in such sub.district.
Disbursement of School Funds.
SEC. 81. All school flnls which may come into
I;e hands OF the township treasurer from Whatever
source, shall be paid ont only on the order Ot the
clerk Of the board of education under the direction
Of the board; except in paying teachers Tor their
vices the said clerk may on such teachers present
ing their certificates qualification and deposiung
with the clerk true copies thereof draw the requisite
orders on the treasurer tor sus an 3ut ns may I'VE
been certified to be due by &ny OF the local drot
tors of the proper subJ&,rct in which the teacher
was employed; and ri much ol the school moneys
coming into the haDs ofthe treasurer as may be de-
rived from the Ssate tay, or from any township Lax
lund hns 6en exhausted, shall be applicable only to
the payment OF teachers in the proper township, aud
shall be drawn for no other purpose whatever; nnd
all school funds made applicable TO the payment OF
teachers only, shall be distributed to the several
subdisricts and fractional parts thereof, in the town.
ship, in proportion to the enumeration oi scholars
with the exception OF SO much OF the township tax
as may have been levied and reserved by the board
for sustaining teachers in the central or high schools
and such school funds us arise from the sale
OF sections sixteen, or other lands in lieu thereof
shall be distributed to the localities TO which such
funds belong All other school funds of the town.
ship not raj sed for the central or high schools,
made applicable 10 the payment of teachers, aore
said shall be applied, under tho direction OF the
board, in repairing, building or furnishing school
houses in procuring school house sites, and in ma
king such other provisions for schools in the subdis
tricts of the proper township may in the opinion
of the board be necessary and each township board
shall make the necessary provisions for continuing
the schools in operation in their respective townships
for at least seven months III each year.
Division of Duties and liability of Clerk.
Sec. 25. The clerk of the board of education
or any more OF the board designated for
that purpose, or the acting manager of schools
Of the township, may do and perform all such
duties and services connected with the interests
r. p, ha haa I'd direcf aud