The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1853-03-31
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tuition of thG United States and btIthe
State of Ohio, and diligently and faith
fully to discharge the duties Of his 6ticc
as prescribed by law which bond, Nth
the certificate Of his oath endorsed th&e-
on, shall be- iled with the Treasurer Of
State. W
SEC. 49,. The books and papers Of his
department. shall be kept at the seat Of
cd Rnment, where suitable office shall
be furnished by the state, at which { he
shall give attendance when not absent on
public business; and the state Librarian
shall, in addition to the duties Of his Of
flee, discharge the duties OF secretary to
the commissioner of common schools,
under his direction. @
SEC. so. 1t shall be the duty Of the
commissioner to spend, annually, on an
average, atleast ten days in each judicial
district of the State, stiperintending and
encouraging teachers institutes, confer
ring with township boards Of education
or other school officers, counsellmg teach
ers, visiting schools, and delivering lee
lures on topics calculated to subserve the
interests Of popular education.
Sec. 81. As soon as the revenues, to
be raised as hereinafter provided, for the
purboseof furnishing the common schools
with Libraries and apparatus, will admit,
| it shall be- the dutyaof the said eommis7
sioner, to purchase the same, and the
books and'apparatus SO purchased, Shall
be distributed through the auditors office
ef each county to the board of education
in each township, city or incorporated
village, according TO the enumeration Of
scholars.
SEC. SO. He shall also exercise such
supervision over the educational funds Of
the state as may be necessary to secure
their safety and right application, and
distribution according to law He shall
have power to require of county audit
ors, township boards Of education, or
other local school officers, clerks and
treasurcrs Of townships, county treasur-
ers and clerks, recorders and treasurers Of
cities and villages, copies of all reports by
them required to be made, and all such
other information in relation to the funds
and condition of schools, and the man
agcment thereof, as he may deem impor-
tant:
Sec. So. He shall prescribe suitable
forms and regulations for making all re-
ports, and conducting all necessary pro-
ceedings under this act, and shall cause
the same with such instructions as he
shall deem necessary and proper for The
organization and government OF schools
to be transmitted 10 the local school Off
GERS, who shall be governed in accord
ance herewith
SEC. 81. He shall cause as many copies
Of the laws relating TO schools and teach
ers' institutes, with an appendix Of APP
propriate forms and instructions for car
wing into execution all such laws, to be
printed in separate volume, and dis
tnbuted to each county with the laws,
journals and other documents for the use
of the school officers therein as often af-
ter the FIRST distribution as any ehangCin
said laws may be made of sufficient in
portance in the opinion Of the commission
er 10 require republication and disn-
button thereof
See. So. 1t shall be the duty of said
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an annual report, on or before twentieth
day Of January in each and every year,
to The General Assembly, when THAI body
shall be in session in any such year; and
when notin session in any one year, then
the said report shall be made to tile govt
elpor, who shall cause the same to bt
published, and shall also communicate q
copy thereof to the next General Assem-
bly,.
SEC. 56. The state commissioner, in the
annual report of his labors and obser&.
tons, shah present statement Of the
condition and AMOUNT of all funds and
property appropriated to purposes Of edu.
cation; a statement of the number Of
common schools in the state, the number
of scholars attending such schools, their
sex, and the BRANCHES taught; statement
of the numberl of private or select
schools in the stkte, SO far as the same
can be ascertainkd, and the number Of
scholars attending sucItschools. their sex,
and the branches taught; statement Of
the number of teachers institutes, and
the number of teachers attending them;
"a statement of the estimates and ac-
counts Of the expenditures of tho nuhlic