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

Sec. l6. Whenever il shall happer
that persons are so situated as TO be
better accommodated al the school Of an
adjoining township, or whenever il may
be desirable to establish a school com
posed of parts of two or more townships
it shall be the duty of the respective
boards Of the townships in which such
persons reside, or in which such schools
may be situated, or Of the townships OF
parts of which the school is to be com,
posed, 10 transfer such persons for educa-
tional purposes 10 tho township in which
such school house is OF may be located
but the enumeration of scholars shall be
taken in each township as if no such
transfer had been made, and such school
when so composed shall be supported
from the school funds of the respective
townships from which the scholars may
have been transferred; and the board Of
tha, township in which the school house
is situated shall have the controi and
management of such school, and the
board of the adjoining township or town,
ships so connected for school purposes
shall each make the proper estimates Of
their share Of the expenses of every KIDD
necessry TO sustain said school, and
certify the same to the auditor o! their
proper county as part Of their annual
estimates for school purposes, and draw
orders on their respective township trca-
surets Tor such sum as will be in propor>
ton to the enumeration Of scholars so
transferred, in favor of the board of that
township iD which such school is located,
to be appropriated TO the payment of
teachers, and for other purposes con-
nec,ed with the estabI shment or main
tenance Of said school as far as apple.
able. sls .. |a.
Sec. IL. The said board shall have
power to determine the studies to be
pursued and the school books 10 be used
in the several schools under their control,
and shall make and enforce such rules
and regulations relative to the use and
preservation Of the school libraries and
apparatus as they may think advisable,
and shall appoint, OF au'hCrize the local
directors to appoint suitable person TO
act as librarian and to take charge Of the
school apparatus, resident al some con-
venient place in the neighborhood where
the school is kept, and may require such
Librarian to give bond fer the faithful
discharge of his duties, and allow him
such compensation as they may thirk
reasonable.
REPORT REQUIRED OF TEACHERS.
Sec. 19. 1t shall be the duty Of the
school teacher to make out and file with
the township clerk at the expiration Of
eacl term of The school full and com.
plele report Of the whole number OF
scholars admitted to the school during
such term, distinguishing between male
and female, the average attendance, the
books used, the branches taught, the
number Of pupils engaged in the study
OF each of said branches, and such other
statistics as he may be required to make
by the township board or local directors,
and until such report shall have been
certified and filed by the said teacher as
aforesaid, il shall not be lawful for sale
board or local directors 10 pay said teache
for his or her services.
STATEMENT REQUIRED { r DIRECTORS.
Sec. 10. The board of education in
each township shall prepare or cause to
be prepared and forwarded TO the county
auditor at the same time when The return
of the enumeration of scholars is required
to be made, a statement exhibiting the
number of children in the township be-
tween the ages of five and twenty. .one
years, Distinguishing between male and
female, the number of schools, specifying
the different grades, the number o
teachers male and female, the number oi
children male and female who have
attended school during the past year, the
average attendance, the length of the
terms of schools, compensation Of teach,
ers male and female, the number and
condition of the school houses and fulni
lure and the estimated value thereof; the
number and condition Of the books in the
school libraries; the number of libraries
The kind of school books used in the
schools; the number and value Of school
apparatus, and full account of the
expenditures for school purposes, to.
ge,hci with such other statistics and
information in relation to schools as the
State commissioner Of schools may re-
quire.
CENTRAL OR HIGH SCHOOLS.
Sec. 20. Each township board of
education shall have power, az herein.
after provided, 10 establish in their re-
speclive townships such number of graded
schools, or such notifications of them as
the public interests may require; and in
case of the establishment of such graded
schools, it shall be the duty Of the board
so TO classify the children Of the township