The Ohio star. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1830-1854, 1853-03-30

it is hereby made the duty of the county auditor.
to proceed forthwith 10 case Of such failure bv sni,
agai'st fuch treasurer. before any justice of The
Peaee OF his county to recover the penalty sfore-
SAG; ouf when it shall appear on trial TO the sats
faction OF said justice, that said treasurer was pre-
vented from making such settlement within The
time prescribed, by sickness, or unavoidable alb
sence from homo, and that such settlement has
since been actually made, it shn be lawful for the
justice 10 discharge such treasurer on paymen. Of
costs.
| SCHOOLS FoR CoLoREp CHILDREN.
| SIC. 81. The township boards of education in
this State, in their respective townships, and the
several other boards of education, aud the trus-
tees. visitors, and directors Of Schools other off,
GERS having authority in the premises. of Zach city
or incorporated village. shall be, end they are
hereby authorized and required to establish within
their respective Jurisdictions one or more separate
schools fpr coiored children. when the whole num-
Der By enumeration exceeds thirty, SO as to afford
them ss far as practicable under NIL The cireum-
stnnces, The advantages and privileges Of common
school education; and all such schools SO establish
ed for colored children shsIl be under the contro
and management of the board of education. or
other school officers who have in charge the edu-
cationai interests of the other schools but in case
| the average number of colored children n atten-
dance shall be less than fifteen for any one month
it thall be the duty of said board of education, or
other school officers, 10 DISCONTINUE said school or
schools for any period exceeding six ,nonti,s at
any one time; and if the number Of colored children
shnli' less than fifteen, the directors shall re-
serve the money raised on the number of said
colored children, and the money so reserved shall
be appropriated for ths education of such colored
children under the direction of the township board
OF CITIES. AND VILLAGES
SEC 32 Each city or Incorporated village, in
ciuding the territory annexed to the same for
school purposes, nut otherwise specially regulated
by chatter or governed as to schools by laws as
specified in the sixty yseYenth section of this sct
and which, with the territory annexed. contains
not less than three hundred inhub ubitapts shall bs
and hereby is created separate school district
and the qualified voters ofsuch city or village, with
the territory annexed, shall at the same time and
in the same manner that local directors of the sub
districts of the township are elected by the pro-
visions Of this act, proceed to elect three persons
who shall constitute board Of education for such
| city or village with the territory SO annexed, and
such board shall have the powers, perform
| the came duties and be subject to the Same penal
ties as township boards of educaton: provided that
Thy agreement between the board of education of
the township in which such city or village with the
territory annexed may be situated, and the board
of education of such city vlIage VII The terri
tory annexed trarfers of territory not within the
/ li,,,ito oof, L..
the districts provided for in this seciion
SIC. SO That said board of education in auy
city or Incorporated village, shall be authorized.
wien they think it advisable to divide such eitv or
village into sub districts; and they may establish
schools of different grades, and ordain such rules
and regulations for the government and discipline
OF such schools as they may think condacive to
the public good and it shall be lawful for the town.
ship beard of education in any township in which
such city or Incorporated village is situate, by and
with the consent of the board of education of apy
such city or incorporated village, to transfer there
to for educational purposes the scholars of sucb
parts OF their respective townships as lie adjacent
thereto, and all such transfers shall be controlled
and such schools supported in tile same manner
and on the same principles in case Of like trans
ters for the convenience of schools where two or
more townships adjoin, as provided in this act.
Sec "a. In all cities or incorporated villages,
the clerk or recorder of such incorporated body,
shall be clerk of the board of education. and he
shall do and perform all the duties required of the
clek Of a township board of education, and such
other duties as the board of education may. from
time to time, prescribe; and all orders of the board
OF education for the payment of money st.N be
countcrsigned by the clerk recorder of said cor
poration, and it shall be the duty of the treasurer
Of any such city or Incorporated village, to receive
and disburse the schools funds of such city viii
age, 10 the same manner as is required of the
township treasurers in their respective townships
and for his services shall be entitled TO the same
compensation provided, that the board of educa-
ton shall require the I'd enter into bond
as required of township treasurers, and that The
said treasurer sha furnish the auditor certificate
from the clerk or recorder of such city or incor-
perated village. that such treasurer has executed
and deposited such bond, stating also the amount,
as is required of township treasurers in similar
cases.
SEC 35. The board of education of any city or
Incorporated village, shall have and may exercise
all the powers which by this act conferred
upon the township boards of education, and sE,sII
do and perform thu like duties in ali respects as
far as applicable, and the school funds shalI be
divided among the sub districts so as to make the
distribution as nearly equitable as possible. All
taxes for building, purchasing repairing or furnish
ing school houses and lots, shall be equally asses
sed on all the property subject to taxation in such
city or Incorporated village, and the board of edu-
cation in expending the came shall make the nec-
essary provisions for the sub-dislricis
SEC. Sc. In any district or district compos-
ed in whole or in part of any city or Incorporated |
village the board OF education may, at their dis.
cretioD, provide suitable number of evening |
schools, for the instruction of such youth, oYer
Twelve Years of noa as ara nrsuan.ai hu .ls;.