Spirit of the times. [volume] (Ironton, Ohio) 1853-1858, 1853-04-05

moro OF .tneir numDef, WIN lsucn otncr
person or persons competent 10 examine
pupils in their studies, as they may
choose 10 invite. .h.3.a tN
Sec. Z. It shall be the duty oftho di.
rectors, in their respective sublisrcts,
TO negotiute and make, under such rules
and regulations as the township board
of education may prescribe, all nccessa'
ry contracts in relation to providing fuel
for schools, repairing, building or fur.
nisling school houses. purchasing or lea.
sing school house sites, renting school
rooms, and making all other provisions
necessary for the convenience and pros.
perity Of schools within their subdistrict;
but no contract. sholl be mado by the
directors, under the provisions of this
section, for the payment Of money from
the township school fund applicable to
such purposes, which in any one year
shall exceed the amount distribulabie
10 tho sublis!rict in proportion to the
enumeration OF scholars resident therein
withou, first ob,eining the consent or
orler Of 4 ma jori,y Of the township board
Of education; and all contracts maie by
lhe local directors under the provisions
Of .hi, section, shall be reported to the
said boari al their next meeting OF sue h
contracts, and said township board ol
education in ;heir corporate capacity, on
lhe part OF the subdslrct, shall be held
responsible Tor the performance thereof.
Sec. 8. 1t shall b, the duty OF the
directors in each subdist,ict to taAe, or
cause to be taken annually, between the
FIRST AMI third Monday OF October, an
( enumeration OF all the unmarried white
and coioreJ youth, noting them sePerate'
H., between the ages oil five and twenty.
one years, resident within such sub'is.
t ,rict AMI not temporarily there, designa.
ling between male anl female, and re.
5 .urn q certified copy thereof TO the town.
I snip CLERK; ana in case the directors in
E any subdistrict shall fail TO take aud re.
turn the enumeration aforesaid, it shall
, be the duty OF the township clerk 10 EN-.
ploy competent person 10 take the
same, and allow h.m u reasonable com.
D pcnsa,ion for his services, ana shall pro.
1 coed 10 recover the amount SO PAID Tor
+ such services in civil action, before
l any court havin. jurisdiction III the name
+ OF the state OF Ono, galnSt said directors
. in their Individual capacity; and in such
/ sIils, said clerk shall be competent
b witness; and the money so collected
). shall be applied to the use of common
G schools m the proper township. Tne
}. township Jerk shall make an abstruc,
/. Of the cnumeration 81 re,urne 10 him,
t designating the uunber OF youth in each
). sub district, ali ira smit such abstract
D. duly ceriil!el 10 the county autltoI
n within twenty days after the return made
!. 10 hIm by the directors, or the person
n appointed to take such enumeration.
,, Sec 0. Ii any civil township or par
.e Of township composing a sublslrc
/. shall be partly situated in the Nlrgins
Il Military District, the United States Mill
Y, lary district, the Western Reserve, o
Ii in an ori ginai surveyed township or lrac
}, iona township to which belongs any 0
e section sixteen or other lands in liel
}. thereof, of any other lands ior the us'
:. OF schools or any interest in the public
. school lands, the local directors shall il
,r taking the enumeration OF youth resilen
rs within their ]ur.si.ction,. rc,urn sepera,e
n iy those residing in the Virginia Militia
;. ry District, or u. S. Military District
!. Or Western Reserve, OF original survey
,e ed township, or fractional township
e which c!ong any school lands, or inter
!. est in the proceeds Of SC. ool lands.
rs TOWNSHIP BOARD OF EDUCATION.
Se.. 10. The township boarl Of e,lu
.c cation shall consist OF the township
n cle,k and oflhe local director from eac
|. subdistrict OF the township, who has beer
,e appointc! clerk in his subJistrict, ma
r ority Of whom shall constitute a quo
+. rum for the transaction Of business; an,
re the CLERK of ths township shall be tn
r. clerk of the board, but shall not be en-
ic titled 10 a vote. 1t shall be the duty o
\, the said clerk to be present at the meet
G ings of the board and to record in bool
h to be provided for the purpose, all thei
n. official proceedings, which shall be
he public record open to the inspection c
any person interested therein, and al
~ proceedings when so recorded, shall b
ct signed by the chairman and clerk.
Ne Sec. IL. The said township board c
De education in each township OF the State
Of and their successors in Office shall be
0. body polite and corporate in law, an
Of as such may contract and be contracte
We with, sue and be sued, plead and be in
nd pleade il. any court OF law or equity i
st. This State, and may receive any gil
lie grant donation or devise made for Ii
&C. use Of any school or schools within the
", Jurisdiction; and moreover they shall
I'M and are hereby invested in the corpora
N. capacity with the tile, care anI cusi'
&C iy OF all school house sites, shool libr
Of. ries, apparatus or other property beion
IN. ing to the school districts as now orga
rii re or which may hereafter be organ
ch zed, within the limits Of their jurisi Ii
ton, with full power to control the san
li. in such manner az they may think wi
ST. best subserve the interes.s OF commr
Ac schools, and the cause Of education; al
I'D when in the opinion Of the board al
os, SC hool house or school house site h
m become unnecessary, they may sell a
Der convey the same IN the name Of t
lie township hoard Of education Of the pro
'rs, er township; such conveyance to DC eA
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