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

yepair q school house thereon, in any particular
sut-dissr;ct of township wherein the inhabitants
have not heretofore borne a reasonable share Of
tho burien of taxation for such purpose in com-
parisou with other subdisricts in the township and
certify such portion as they may deem just and
eauitable Of the amount of such estimate to The
county auditor Of the proper county, together with
3 map of the lands and names oftax payers in any
such sub-distrct. which amount SO certified shall
bs assessed by the auditor on the property
therein subject to taxation and placed on the coun-
y duplicate. specially, ard be collected and paid
over 10 the same manner as school taxes, and be
applied for the specific purpose Of providing 8
school houss in such sub district.
DISBURSEMENT OF School FUNDS.
SEC. %. All school funds which may come
Into the hands Of the township treasurer, from
Z whatever source, shall be paid out only Oh the
order of the clerk of the board of education. under
the direction of the board; except in paying teach
for their service, the said clerk may, on such
teachers presenting their certificates of qunlifca-
tiou. and deposifing with The clerk true copies
thereof draw the requisite orders on the treasurer
for such amount as may have been certified TO be
duo by any two of the local directors of the proper
sub-disirict in which the teaoher was employ ed;
gnd so much of the seho moneys coming into the
bands of the treasurer, may be derived frlm
he stale tax. or from any township tax levied for
he ceptinuaion of schools after the state fund has
been exhausted shall be applicable only TO the pay
ment of teachers in the proper township, and shall
be drawn for no other purpose whatever; and all
school funds made applicable to the payment OF
teuehers only, shnll be distributed to the several
nb-districts and fractional parts thereof in the
township, in proportion to the enumei alton of
scholarsf with the exception of so much of The
township tax as my have been levied and reserved
by the board for sustaining teachers in the central
or high schools; and such school funds as arise
from the sale or rents of sections sixteen or other
lands 10 lieu thereof, shall be distributed 10 the
localities to which such funds belong. All other
-schsoa funds of the township, not raised for the
central or high schools, nor made applicable to the
payment of teachers, aforesaid shall be applied,
under the direction of the board, in repairing.
building, or furnishing school houses in procuring
school house sises and in making such other pro-
Visions for schools in the sb-districts of the proper
township, az may in the opinion of the board be
necessary and each township board shall make
tho necessary provisions for continuing the schools
IN operation in their respective townships for at
lsass seven months in each year.
2 -pIyIsioN OF puTIEs AND LIABILITY OF CLERK
SEC. 25. The clerk of the board Of education
or any one or more Of the board designated for
that purpose or the acting manager Of schools of
sle township, may do and perform all such duties
And services connected with the interests of
schools as the board may direct, and report the
same to the board for their acrion and approval:
and it ehall be the duty Of the clerk of the board
t. keep full record thereof in connection with the
records of the other official proceedings of the
board, and in case of failure to keep such record
or other records required By this act, the clerk of
the board shall be liable in civil action for all loss
or ordemages that may snsue to any person or per-
sons or to the school district in the name of such
person or persons, board of school directors, as
the case may be, and shall moreover be liable on
complaint filed in the name of the State of Ohio,
before any justice of the peace other court hav-
ing Jurisdlction. to hne not exceeding one hun
dred dollars. which, when collected, shall be maid
oyer The Treasurer of the proper township for
The benefit of schools.
SETTLEMENT WITH rREAsuRERs.
SEC. 90. It shall be the duty of the board of ed
sucation to make settlement with the township
treasurer at their regular session in April annual
-; but II for want OF time or other settle
ment cannot be made at said session, then it shall
be the duty of the board to appoint committee
composed of one or more OF their own members 10
make such settlement as soon as practicable. and
report the result to the cerk of the board. who
shail record an abstract thereof in the records of
-tbe board
TREASURER AND HIS DUTIES.
SEC. 27. The township treasurer in each town
ship shall be treasurer of all school funds for
school purposes belonging to the township, arising
lrom whatever sources. and on his election and be-
fore entering upon the duties of his Office he shall
give bond with sufficient security in double The
eprobable amount of money that shall come into his
hands, payable to the State of Ohio to be approx
ed by the trustees of the township conditioned for
sthe faithful disbursement according to law of all
such funds as shall from time to time come into
hia hands, and On the forfeiture of such bond, it
shall be the duty Of the township clerk to prose-
cute and collect the for the use of the schools
IN the township; if such township clerk shall neg.
lect or refuse to prosecute, then any freehoder
may cause such prosecution to be instituted.
SEc.26. Before the county auditor shall issue
to the township treasurer any order on the county
treasurer for the payment of any school funds be
longing to the township, such township treasurer
shall furnish the auditor with cel ticate from the
towship clerk, that such treasurer has executed
and fled with him bond, as provided for in the
foregoing .sectoD, and also stating the amount Of
said bond; and the auditor shall in no case permit
the township treasurer to have in his bands at any
ono time an amount of school funds over one-hnlf
1he amount of penalty in such boud; and The town
ship trustees shall allow the township treasurer a
compensation equal to one per cent on all ,ehoo,
funds disbursed by him, be paid on the order Of
the trustees out of The township treasury.
SEC. 90. The township treasurer shall annually