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

/ of the township boards nf education Or other 10
cal school officers, in their respective counties.
having in charge the interests of common schools:
aud the books and apparatus, so furnished. shall
be deemed the property of said several boards, or
local school officers, to whrrn the same may have
been delivered and shall not be subject TO execu-
ton, sale or alienation, for any cause whatever.
| SEC. 81. The local boards of education. or 9TH
school officers having charge of common schools,
! shall be held accountable for the preservation Of
said libraries and apparatus; and they shall have
power TO prescribe the time of taking and the Pc
RODS of returning the to~ks belonging TO the libra
ries, and also 10 assess and collect tha damages
which may be done to the books by persons snti
tied to their use; and also to provide for the safe
keeping of the school apparatus.
Sec GO. 1t shall be The duty of the local school
boards, or other school officers having charge of
schools, to sppoint the librarians and determine
the places where the libraries shall be deposited,
select such central points as will best accommo-
date the schools and families cf the districts or
sub districts, hereinbefore provided; and every
family in each district subdstrict shall be enti-
| tied TO the use of one volume at time from the
school library, although no member of such family
attends any of the schools of the township; and
the library shall be open, under the inspection OF
the librarian, at stated periods throughout the
year, TO be prescribed by tho board of education,
or other proper school officers, without regard to
the session of the schools.
! STATE SCHOOL FUND.
SEC. 63. For the purpose of affording the ad-
vantages of free educatation to all the yoEth of
this state, the state common school fluid shall
hereafter consist of such sum as will be produced
by the annual levy and assessment Of two mills
upon the dollar valuation the grand list of the
taxable property OF the state; and there is hereby
levied and assessed annually, L, addition to the
revenues required for general purposes, the said
two mills upon the collar valuation as afore said ::
and the amount SO levied and assessed, shall be
collected in the manner as other state taxes
and, when collected, shall be annually distributed
to the several counties of the state. in proportion
TO The enumeration of scholars. and be applied ex-
| clusively to the support of common schools.
| MISCELLANEOUS PRovlsIoNs.
/ SEC. "a. The debts which have heretofore
been contracted by any school district for school
purposes, shall be provided for by The estimates of
the proper school boards created under the pro-
visions of this act.
SEC. IS. The process in all suits against any
township board of education, other local officers
having charge of any of the public schools under
the provisions of this act, shall be ny summons, and
shall be executed by leaving copy thereof with
the clerk secretary of sue.i board,o other school
officers, at least ten days before the return day
thereof And any suit either in favor of or against
any such board, other school officers, shall be
prosecuted or defended, as the case may be, by
the prosecuting attorney Of the proper county, Is
part of his official duties.
| SEC. &c. The local board of education, or 9TH
er local officers having charge of schools in any
city, township or village, in which common schools
have been organized under the act for the better
regulation of public schools in cities, towns, &C.,
or under any special act, shall be. and are he:eby
authorised, whenever they may deem it expedi-
ent, to call meeting of the qualified voters of any
such city. township village, giving thirty days
notice thereof to determine by vote whether the
common schools of such city. township or village,
shall be conducted and managed in accordance
with the provisions of this act; and if majority
of the voters found be in favor of the change
then eaid local board other school officers shall
thereafter proceed, in accordance with the proyis-
ions of this act, until their successors shall be elect
! ed and qualified; and such city or village may
provide by ordinance for the election OF appoiat-
ment OF board Of education. prescribing their
number and terms of Office; and such board when
80 elected Or appointed and qualified, shall togeth-
er with the clerk or recorder of such city OF vii
| iage, possess the same powers and discharge the
same duties, within the limits of their ursdicson
as local directors and boards of education in town
| ships.
SEC. 6z. This act shall rot be 70 construed as
to rePeal, change or modify in any respect, the
several p DIVISIONS of the act for the support and
better regulation Of common schools in the town of
Akron, passed February eighth, one thousand
eight hundred and forty-seven, and the acts amen
datory thereto; the Act for the better repula-
ton OF pubic schools in cities, towns, &C., passed
February twenty-one, one thousand eight hum
dred and foriy-uine, and tho acts amendatory
thereto. nor the several acts creating special
school dIetrlcts, OF any other special pcts in rela
ton to schools, except that it is hereby made the
duty of the several boards of education or other
school officers acting under the provisions of any
OF the acts to which reference has been made in
TINS section, to make similar reports of school sta
tstics annually, rs required of school officers BIZ
this act; nor shall it be lawful for any county
treasurer to pay over any portion of the school
iund to any local treasurer board of education or
other school officers of any city, township or viii
lage organized as to schools either under general
or special law, except on the order of the auditor
of Tie proper county; and 10 such order shall be
drawn by the courty auditor, unless the local
treasurer, clerk, recorder or secretary of such |
board, or ether school officers shall first deposit
with said auditor annually, abstract of the emu
neration of scholars and other statistics relative to
the schools under their charge, as required by
this act of Teachers local directors and boards of
education ia townships.
SEC. 6s. Tho respectiye toHnshin hnnrda of