Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1853-04-05

separate volume, and distributed 10 each
counly with the laws, journals and olher
documents lor lhe use Of the school officers
therein as often afer the frs. distribution as
any change in said laws may be mado OF
sufficient importance in tho opinion Of the
commissioner 10 require republication and |
distribution ihered. tt5stl& ~
Sec. IS. 1t shall be the duty of said com.
missioner OF common schools 10 make an
annual report, on OF before the twentieth
day Of January in eOch ana every year, 10
the General Assembly, when that body
! shall be- in session in any such year; and
+ when not in session 10 any one year. then
the said report shall be made to the govern.
or, who shall cause the same 10 be publish.
ed. and shall also communicate copy
thereof 10 The next General Assembly.
Sec. Sc. The stale commissioner, In The
annual report of his abors and observa.
5 lions, shul present statement OF The con-
: dilion and amount Of all funds and properly
. appropriated 10 purposes Of education; a
: Stalemeh, of The number Of common schools
in The state, The number of scholars attend
: ing such schools, their sex, and The branch,
es iuughl; q statement of The number of
private or select schools in The state, so fur
: ps the same can be ascerlained, and the
} humber OF scholars attending such schools,
\ their sex. and the branches taught; a state.
men. Of ihe number Of teachers institutes,
] and the number OF teachers attending Them;
a statement Of the estimates and accounts
: Of the expenditures of the public school
r funds of every description; a stpIemeni Of
}, plan, for the management and improve.
!; menl Of common schools, and such oher
e information relative TO The educational in
# eresls Of the Stale Us he may think Of i'm
J.. porlance.
n Sec. 81. The said commissioner shall be
, entitled 10 receive for his serves the sum Of
o fifteen hundred dollars annually, payable
:. quarterly, OUT Of The state treasury, on tho
h warrant Of the auditor Of state.
:, Sec. SO. For The purpose Of furnishing
n school libraries and apparatus. 10 all COM
y mon schools in the slae, and for the further
e purpose of sustaining and increasing such
lie libraries, and keeping up supply Of school
IS apparatus in The schools, as aforesaid, from
lime 10 lime, as may be considered neces-
rs sary, in order 10 afford equal facilities io
e The said schools in This respect, as nearly as
ir practicable, there shall hereafter be asses
or sed, collected, and paid annually, in the
1t same manner as The slate and county reve.
of nues are assessed, collected and paid on The
Il grand lis, OF property taxable for state pur-
n poses state tax of one.lenlh Of one mill
Of on the dollar valuation, 10 be applied exclu.
h sively for Inc purpose aforesaid, and the al.
Y lendanl expenses, under The direction of the
,e commissioner Of common schools. In pur.
le chasing the Libraries for the com non
Of schools, no books of seclarian or denomi
le national character shall be purchased lol
~ said libraries.
N Sec. SO. The amount Of said tax, wher
n collected, shall be paid over by the county
is ,reasurers TO The state treasurer, at the lime
Of making their annual settlement, anc
lie shall be paid out by that officer. for The pur
xl poses aforesaid, upon The warrant Of the
s, state auditor.
lie Sec. 60. 1t shall be the duty oil the
10 county auditor, when The said Libraries OIL
&c apparatus shall be received, 10 disribul,
ed the same 10 the clerks of the township
u. uOuIuS VI cuuCuNUl, UT IOCdl SCHUO
De officers, in their respective counties, hav
or ing in charge The interests of common
RI; schools; and the books and apparatus, SC
id furnished, shall be deemed the properly o
e, said several boards, or local school officers
II. 10 whom The same may have been deliver
ed, and shall NOT be subject TO execution
is. sulc or alienation, for any cause whatever.
nho e a1, IL,
m or other school officers having charge o
of common schools, shall be held accounabl
.c. for the preservation of said libraries ant
di. apparatus; snd they shall have power II
lp. prescribe the time Of taking and the period
ch Of returning The books belonging 10 tn
"a. libraries. and also 10 assess and collect tn
on damages which may be done TO the book
rm by persons entitled TO their use; and also /
to provide for the safe keeping Of The schoc
be apparatus
IN. Sec 62. 1t shall be the duty OF The loc,
he school boards, or olhcr school officers hay
lily ing charge Of schools, TO appoint the libra
re-. rians Dnd determine The places where lh
if. Libraries shall be deposited, selecting sue
be central points as will best accommodate III
lulllllcS VI bU6 ulSlIlClS VI sui
le. districts, as her0inbelore provided; an
ov- every family in each district or b.disIri,
be shall bo entitled 10 the use of one volum
Iall III time from the school library, alihoug
Ic no member Of such family attends any
in the schools Of the township; and The
rge brary shall be open, under the inspection
,er the librarian, at stated periods througho
the year, TO be prescribed by The board
m. education, or other proper school officer
er. without regard TO the session of The school
lis. Sec. 63. For the purpose of afIording Il
EN-. advantages Of a free education 10 ul Il
ing youth Of this state, The state commc
her school fund shall hereafter consist oil sue
ing sum as will be produced by the annual lie,
,ics and assessment of two mills upon the dc
pu. lar valuation, on the grand isl of the TAX
bio property OF The state; and there is her
be by levied and assessed annually, in addhiC
,ur. 10 the revenues required for general pu
With poses, the snid two mills upon The doll
nall valuation, as aforesaid; and The amount
, 10 levied and assessed, shall be collected
an. the same manner as olher slate taxes. an
I,ed when collected, shall be annually distrbul
INV 10 the several counties oil The state. in pr
hip, portion 10 The enumeration Of scholars, a
, 10 be applied exclusively 10 The support
common schools.
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