Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1853-04-02

school houses sites, and in making such othe
provisions schools in the sub b-districts of th
proper township, as may in the opinion of th
board be necessary; and each township boar,
shall make the necessary provision for contin
uing the schools in operation in their respec
tive townships for at least seven months il
each year.
Sec 25. The clerk Of the borad Of educa
ton or any one or more of the board designa
ted for that purpose, or the acting manage
OF schools OF township, may do and perform
all such duties and services connected will
the interests of schools as the board may di.
rect and report the same to the board fol
their action and approval; and it shall be the
duty of the clerk of the board to keep a full
record therecfin connection with the record,
OF the official proceedings of the board, and in
case of failure to keep such record or other
records required by this act, the clerk OF the
board shall be liable in civil action for all
loss or damages that may ensue to any per.
son or persons or to the school district, in the
name OF such person or persons, or board oi
school directors as the case may be, and
shall moreover be liable on complaint filed in
the name of the State of Ohio, before any
justice of the peace or other court having iur-
lsdlcton, to hne not exceeding one hun
dred dollars. which, when collected, shall be
paid over to the treasurer of the proper town
SHY for the benefit of schools.
Sec. 26. 1t shall be the duty of the
board OF education to make settlement with
the township treasurer at their regular sess-
ION In April annually; but if for want of time
or other reason a settlement cannot be made
at said session, then it shall be the duty of
the board to appoint a committee composed
OF one or more of their own members to make
such settlement rs soon as practicable, and
report the result TO the clerk of the board,
who shall record an abstract thereof in the
records Of the board.
Sec. %. The township treasurer in each
township shall be treasurer of all school funds
FOR school purposes belo oging to the town
sup, arising from whatever sources, and on
his election and before entering upon the Gu-
ties of his office be shall give bond with suffi-
clent security in double the probable amount
OF money that shall come into his hands, pay.
able to the State of Ohio, to be approved bv
the trustees of the township, conditioned for
the faithful disbursement according to law of
all such funds as shall from time to time come
into his hands, and on the forfeiture of such
bond it shall be the duty of the township
clerk to prosecute and collect the same for
the use OF the schools in the township; il such
township clerk shall neglect or refuse so to
prosecute, then any freeholder may cause
such prosecution to be instituted.
Sec. %. Before the county auditor shall
issue to the township treasurer any order on
the county treasurer for the payment of any
school funds belonging to the township, such
township treasurer shall furnish the auditor
with certificate from the township clerk, that
such treasurer has executed and filed with
him bond, as provided for in the foregoing
section, and also stating the amount Of said
bond; and the auditor shall in no case per
NIT the township treasurer to have in his
hands at any one time an amount of school
funds over one-haIf the amount of the penal
ty IN such bond; and the township trustees
shall allow the township treasurer a compen-
satlon equal to one per cent on all school
funds disbursed by him, to be paid on the or
der ofthe trustees out of The township treasury.
Sec. 29. The township treasurer shall an
ually between tie first and twentieth of Feb
ruary, settle with the county auditor and ac-
ceunt to him for all moneys received from
whom and on what account, and the amount
paid out for school purposes in his township
the auditor shall examine the vouchers for
such payments, and if satisfied with the cor
rectness thereof, shall certify the same, which
certificate shall be prima facie discharge of
such treasurer; and at the expiration of his
term OF service, said treasurer shall deliver
over to his successor in Office, all books and
papers with all moneys or other property in
his hands belonging TO said township, or the
schools therein, and also all orders he may
have redeemed since his last animal settle
ment with the county auditor, and take the
receipt OF his successor therefor, which he
shall deposit with the township clerk within
ten days thereafter and for making such an
nual settlement he shall be entitled to receive
the sum ofone dalIar, to be paid out of the
county treasury on the order of the county
auditor.
SEC. 30. In case the township treasurer
shall fail to make such annual settlement
within the time, as prescribed in the preced.
ing section, he shall be liable to pay fine of
fifty dollars, to be recovered in a civil action
in the name of the State of Ohio, and whe7
collected, to be applied to the use of COM
mon schools in the proper township; and it is
hereby made the duty Of the county auditor,
to proceed forthwith in case of such failure
by suit against such treasurer, before anv
justice"of the peace Of his county, to recover
the penalty aforesaid; but when it shall ap
pear on trial to the satisfaction of said Justice
that said treasurer was prevented from maxi
ing such settlement within the time prescrib-
ed, by sickness, or unavoidable absence from
home, and that such settlement has since been
actually made, it shall be lawful for the ius-
tice to discharge such treasurer on payment
Of costs
Sec. 81. The township boards Of educa.
ton in this State, in their respective town.
ships, and the several other boards of educa-
tion, and the trustees, visitors, and directors
of schools, or other officers having authority
in the premises, Of each city or incorporated
village, shall be, and they are hereby author