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

Military School fund, United States Military Dis
trjet. and Connecticut Westefn Reserve, accord
ing to laws regulating the same; and all other
moneys for The of schools in ihe county. ana
not otherwise appropriated by law to tho proper
township; and he sba Immediately after making
said apportennept, enter tho same IN book 10
he kant for that purpose, and shall furnish The
,ovns;ip freasurers and township clerks. freasur-
ers and recorders of Incorporated cities villages
as the case rney be. each with a copy of said mp
rorii.nment. and give an order On the county
treasurer to each township treasurer. or TO such
treasurer may be entitled 10 receive the same
for The amount of money belonging 10 his Iespec-
iivs township. city or village, and take a receipt
fiom such treasurer for the amount thus received;
and the said county auditor shall coec', or cause
to be collected, the fines and al! other moneys for
school purposes, in his county, and pay the same
TO ths county treasurer; and he shall inspect
sli accounts of interest for section sxteen, or
oer school lauds, whether the interest is paid by
the State by the debtors, ana take all the proper
| measures to secure to each township its full
amount of school funds.
SIC. 3s. When any original surveyed township
which section sixteen has been sold, shall lie in
two or more counties, the auditors of the respect
i've counties shall certify to the auditor of the
county in which that portion Of said township lies
containing said section sixteen the enumeration of
the scholars in tRt part of said township embraced
within their respective counties; and the auditor
o sad county in which said section sixteen is sit
rite shall appcriion the fund derived from said
ship according said enumeration, and shall cert-
fy to Tie auditors Of the other counties the amount
belonging 10 the parts of said township situate in
their respective counties. and draw an oider in
favor Of the treasurers CT the other COUNTIES on the
treasurer Of his cwD county for the amount going
10 each; and the auditors of the respective coun-
ties sha arnoriion the same il their respective
counties, 10 such portions parts thereof may
be entitled thereto
SEC. SO. The interest on the purchase of any
such section sixteen belonging 20 any original sur
| veyed township, SO rs aforesaid lying in two or
more counties, shall be paid over on the order of
the auditor of that county in which such section
sixteen ia embraced. TO the treasurer of the same
county. to be apportioned as is pointed out in the
preceding section.
RETURN OF ABSTRACTS TO STATE COMMISSIONER
SEC. 40. The auditor of each and every county
shall, before the twentieth day of December,
annually, make out and transmit to the commits
sioner of common schools. at Columbus, an alb
stract of all the returns of school statistics made
to him from the several townships in his county,
according 20 the form that may be prescribed By
the state commissioner; and he stall cause to be
distributed all such circulars, blanks, and other pa
pers, including school laws and documents, in the
several townships in the county said commits
siouer shall lawfully require. In caso the County
auditor slia fail, from any cause, to make return
of the abstract aforesaid it shall be the duty of
the county commissioners to deduct for every such
failure, from the annual salary or allowance made
to the auditor for his services the sum cf fifty dol
lars.
Sec. IL. The county commissioners of each
county in this state shall make the same allowance
TO The county auditors, out of their respective
county treasures, for services performed ard ex-
penses incurred under this act, as is allowed for
other services of like nature.
Sec. 40. The township clerks and county audi
tors shall be responsible for ali osses sustained by
any township or county, by reason Of any failure
on their respective parts to make and return the
enumeratons and abstracts thereof as herein pro-
vided, and shall each be liable for the same, in
civil action, at the suit of the State of Ohio; and
the amounts SO recovered shu be apportioned in
the same manner as the school funds would have
been to the respective counties or townships, as
the may be.
sCaooL-uoUsE ExEMPT FRoM SALE or Exc
cUTIoN.
SEC. 43. Each and every lot or parcel of land
which heretofore has been, or hereafter shall be
appropriated Tor tha of common schools in this
State, which there has been or shall be
schoo-house erected, and which has been or shall
be occupied for the purpose of accommodating
common school of whatever grade, in the usual
manner, from time to time, hoasoeyer or by
whomsoeyer the legal title to the same may be
held and vested, shall be and the same is hereby
exempted from sale, on any execution, OR other
writ, order in the nature of an execution: pro-
vided, that the lot of land SO exempted, shall not
exceed four acres and if there be any excess, that
portion most convenient for schools purposes shall
remain exempt as aforesaid, TO be determined by
the proper school directors, or other officers hayira
charge Of schools.
APPOINTMENT OF SCHOOL EXAMINERS AND THEIR
DUTIES.
SEC. 44 1t shall be the duty of the probate
Judge in the several counties of the State as soon
after the election of school officers under the pro-
visions of this act as practicable, to appoint couu-
ty board of schoul examiners, to consist of three
competent persons. resident in the county, who
shall hofi their Office for the term of two years,
and until their successors are appointed; and all
vacancies in said board which may thereafter oc-
cur, whether from expiration of the term of office,
refusal to serve, otherwise, shall be filed by
like appointment by said judge.
SEC. 45. 1t shall be the duty of the examiners
to fix upon The time of holding meetings for the
examination of teachers, in such places in their re-