The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1853-04-08


from the state lax, or from any township
lax levied for the continuation Of schools
after the state fund has been exhausted ,
shall be applicable only TO the paymen,
Of teachers in the proper TOWNSHIP, and
shall be drawn for no other purpose
whatever; and all school funds made
applicable 10 the payment of teachers
only, shall be distributed TO the several
sub.districts and fractional pa!s thereof,
in the township, in proportion 10 the
enumeration Of scholars, with The excep.
ton 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 as arise from the sale or rents O!
sections sixteen, or other lands in lieu
thereof, shall be distributed 10 the local.
tiles to which such funds belong. All
other school funds Of the township, not
raised for the central or high schools,
nor made applicable to the payment of
teachers, as aforesaid, shall be applied,
under the direction OF the board, in
repairing, building, or furnishing school
houses, in procuring school house sites,
and in making such other provisions for
schools in the sub>districts Of the proper
township, as may in the opinion Of the
hoa-d be necessary; and each township
board shall make the necessary provisions
for continuing the schools in operation
in their respective townships for al least
seven months in each year,
DIVISION n DUTIES AND LIABILITY CT
cLE!K
Sec. 25. Tho clerk Of the board o.
education or any one or more OF the
board designated for that purpose, or the
acting manager of schools Of the town
ship, 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 fer their
action and approval; and it shall be the
duty of the clerk Of The board 10 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 re-
quired by this act, the clerk of the board
shall be liable in civil action for all loss
or damages that may ensno to any person
or persons or to the school district, in the
name of such person or persons, or board
of school directors, as the case may be,
and shall moreover be liable on complaint
filed in the name Of the Safe of Ohio,
before any justice Of the peace OF other
court having Jurisdiction, TO fine not
exceeding one hundred dollars, which,
when collected, shall be paid over to the
treasurer of the proper township for the
benefit OF schools.
SETTLEMENT WITH TREAsURERs.
Sec. &c. 1t skall be the duty Of tie
board of education TO make settlement
with the township treasurer at their re-
gulsr session in April annually; but il
for wan, of time or other reason a settle
ment carnot be made at said session,
then it shall be the duty Of the board to
appoint committee composed of one or
mare of their own members to make
such settlement as soon as practicable,
and repor, the result to :he. clerk of The
board, who shall record an absirac, there Of
in the records OF the board.
TREASURER AND HIS DUTIES.
Sec 27. The township treasurer in
each township shall be treasurer of all
school funds for school purposes helong>
ing TO the township, arising from what
ever sources, and on his election and
before entering upon The duties Of his
office he shall give bond with sufficient
security in double the probable amour,
of money iha, shall come into his hands,
payable to the State of Ohio, to be ap.
proved by the trustees of the township,
conditioned for the faithful disbursement
according to law of all such funds as shall
from time TO time come into his hands,
and on the forfeiture Of such bond, 1t
shall be The duty Of the township clerk
to prosecute and collect the same for the
use Of the schools in the township; if
such township clerk shall neglec, or
refuse so 10 prosecute, then any free
holder may cause such prosecution to be
instituted.
Sec. %, Before the county auditor
shall issue TO the township treasurer any
order on the county treasurer fr the
payment Of any school funds belonging
T. the township, such townsh p treasurer
shal! furnish the auditor with certificate
from the township clerk, that such trea-
surer has executed and filed with him
bond, as provided for in the foregoing
section, and also slaing lbe amour, of
said bond; and the auditor shall in no
case permit the township treasurer TO
have in his hands a any ono lime an
amount of school funds over one-h hal! the
amount of the penalty in such bond: and
The township trustees shall allow the
township treasurer compensation equal
10 one per cent. on all school funds
dsbursed by him, To be paid ON the order
of the trustees out Of the township
treasury.
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