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


to transfer such persons for educational purposes
to the tow nship in which such school house is or
may be located but the enplueratioo Of scholars
shall be taken in each township sif no such trans-
ter had been made, and such school when go COM
posed shall be supported from the school funds of
tue respective townships from which the scholars
/ may nave been transferred and the board of that
| .o"hship IN Which the school house is situated
slaH haVethe control and management of such
SCHOOL, and the board of the adjoining township
OF townships so connected for school pfiruosss
Sndis eacn make the proper estimate of their share
VI ite expenses OF every kind necessary to sustain
eaia sem OIL and certify the same to the auditor-of
tneir proper county as part of their annual es.i-
mates Tor school purposes and draw orders on.
their resp ective township treasurers for suelsun,
as VIII be IN proportion to the enumeration of
scholars, so transferred, in favor of the board of
tha. township in which such school is located. TO
be appropriated to the payment of teachers, and
for other purposes connected with the establish
ment or rnainte nance of sad school as far as 8p.
plicabie.
SEC II The said board shall have power Id
determine the studies to be pursued and ths
schooi books TO be used in the several schools under
tneir control, and shall make and enforce sueh
rules and regulations relative to the use and nra.
serVation OF the school libraries and apparatns af
''iey may think advisable, and shall appoint Or
aulhofize the local directors to appoint a.sutabIe
person TO act as librarian and TO take charge Of tie
school tp2aratus, resident at some couyenient
place 10 the neighborhood where the school Ts
kept, ami may require such librarian to give bond
for the faithful discharge of his duties and allow
him such compensation as they may think reason
able.
hEroRT REQUIRED OF TEACHERS
SEC, 10, 1t shall be the duty of the school
teacher to make out and file with the township
clerk at the expiration of each term of the school
fuif and complete 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 m
the study of each of said branches, and such other
statistics as he may be required to make by tIIe
township board or local directors, and until sucf,
report shall have been certified and filed by the
said teacher as aforesaid it shall not be lawful for
said board or local directors to pay said teacher
for his or her services.
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Sec 10. The board of education in each town.
ship shall prepare cause to be prepared and for
warded to the county auditor at the same tina
when the return OF the enumeration of scholars is
required to be made, statement exhibiting the
number of children in the township befweea the
ages of i've and twenty-one years, Distinguishing
between male and females the number of schools.
specifying the different grades, the number of
teachers male and female the number of children
male and female who have attended school DURING
the past year, the average attendance, the
length of the terms of schools, compensation of
teachers male and female, the number aud com
don OF the scool houses and furniture and the es-
ttmated value thereof; the number and condition
of the books in the school libraries; the number
Of libraries; the kind of school books u ,ed in the
schools; the number and value ofschool apparatus.
and a full account of the expenditures for school
purpose, together with such other statistics and
Information in relation to schools as the State
commissioner of school may require.
CENTRAL OR HIGH Schools
SEC. 90. Each township board of education
shall have power, hereinafter provided, To es
taoiish In their respective townships such number
of graded schools. or such notifications of tbau
as the public interest 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 townships as to secure to all as
far as practicable an equitable participation in the
advantages thereof and the board shall designate
the suo-districts by numbering them, and schools
of higher grade than primary shall be known By
the appellation ofcentral OR high schools.
SEC. 81. Whenever in the opinion of the board
OF education, it shall become necessary or desr-
able to provide one or more such central or hiph
schools in their respective townships, the said
board shall estimate the probable cost thereof and
call special meeting of the qualified voters of the
township and who are not residents of any of the
territory or districts named in the first section of
this act, which the jurisdiction of the town
ship and local directors is excluded at the usual
place of holding elections first giving twenty days'
notice of the time and object of holding such meet.
ing. by posting the same in some public place in
each of the several sub districts of the township,
in which notice the amount or rate of tax as esti-
mated by the board shall be stated, and the cleo
tors when convened in pursuance of such, notice
shall decide by vote any questions which may be
deemed important in relation to the cost and leca-
tion of the building buildings, or other provisions
necessary Tor the establishment of any such school,
and also the amount of township tax which NAV
be levied for the purpose, and the chairman and
clerk of the board shall be the chairman and clerk
of the meeting. and the clerk shall record in the
reeords of the board the action Of the meeting and
the bpa:d shall be governed by the direction aud
of said reeting in relation the subjects or
matt submitted.
ANNUAL ESTIMATES TO BE CERTIFIED By TIE
BOARD.
SEC. 90 It shal! be the duty of the board of ed
ueation in any organized township of the State,
annually, to determine by estimate as nearly as
practicable, the entire amount of money necessary
to be expended in the township for school purpo-
ses 9th than for the payment of teachers, aud