Spirit of the times. [volume] (Ironton, Ohio) 1853-1858, 1853-04-12

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ticable, there shall hereafter be assessed,
collected, and paid annually, in the
same manner as the state and county
revenues are assessed, collect ted and paid
on tho grand list Of property taxable for
State purpose, State tax Of ono tenth
OF ome mill on the dollar valuation, TO
be applied exclusively for the purposes
aforesaid, and the attendant expenses,
under the direction OF the commissioner
of common schools. In purchasing the
libraries for the common schools, or
books ofa scctarian or dcnomin minationa
character shall be purchased for said
libraries.
Sec go. The amount Of said tnx, when
collected, shall be paid over by the
county treasurers to the state treasurer,
at the time Of making their annual set
clement, and shall be paid out by that
officer, for the purposes aforesaid. upon
the warrant OF the state auditor.
Sec 90. 1t shall be :he duty Of the
county auditor, when the said Libraries
or apparatus shall bo received, 10 dis.
tribute the same 10 the clerks Of the
township boards Of education or other
local school officers, in their respective
counties, having in charge the interest Of
common schools; and tho books and
apparatus. so furnished, shall be deemed
the property Of said several boarls or
local school officers, 10 whom the same
may have been delivered, and shall not
be subject to execution, sale or aliena.
tion n, for any cause whatever.
Sec. 6l. The local boarls Of e lu ca
tion. or other school officers havin g
charge OF common schools shall be hcl |
accountable for the preservation Of sail
Libraries AMI apparatus; AMI they shall
have power to prescribe the time Of ia .
king ana periods ofreturning the books
belonging to the libraries, anl also to
assess ami collect the damages which
may be done to the books by persons
entitled 10 their use; and also to provide
for the ssfe keeping Of the school appa
ratus.
SEC. 90. Il shall be the duty Of the 10
cal school boar1s, or other school Off
GERS having charge Of schools, to appoin
the Librarians and determine the plnc,
where the Libraries shall be deposite
selecting such central points as viii
bes, acc comnodnte the schools and fam
lilies Of the districts or sub districts, a
hcreinbefore provided; and every famil,
in each district or sub district. shall be en-
titled to the use Of one volume at tim
from the school library, although n,
member Of such family attend any O
the schools Of the township; and the Ii
brary shall be open; under the inspect
ion Of the librarian, at stated period
throughout the yea,, to be prescrib,l b
The boarL Of education or the prope
school officers. without regard to tn
session OF the schools.
STATE SCHOOL FUND
SEC. os. For the purpose Of a4orlinl
the advantages Of free education to al
she youth OF this state, the state commo
school fund shall hereafter consist {
srch sum as will be produce by tn
annual levy and assessment Of two mill
upon the dollar valuation, on the gran
list OF the taxable property OF the State
anil there is hereby levied and assesse
annually, in addition to the revenues re
quireJ for general purposes, the said .w
mills upon the dollar valuation, as afore
said; anil the amount so levied and a
sessed shall be collected in the sam
manner as other slate taxes, and whe
collected, shall be ann ual ly distribute
to the several counties f the state, i
proportion to the en- umeration Of scho
ar'; and be applied exclusively to tn
support ofcommon schools.
CONCLUSION on 4th pase.]