Spirit of the times. [volume] (Ironton, Ohio) 1853-1858, 1853-04-05
&C. LAWS or OHIO, ,.-- I \
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY.
A MA n

pervision" and Maintenance OF Com'
mon Schools. Passed March II, A. d,
1859. g
Sec, l. Be- Il enacted by the General
Assembly of,hs State Of Ohio, That here
nftc. each and every organized township
In the State shall compose but one school,
district for all purposes connected with
tho eeecral interests OF educstion in the
township, and shall be eonGdea 10 the
mana se!aent and control Of q bonrl Of
education, and The several school dis
,ric,s ani fractional parts thereof, which
now arc. or may hereafter be established
in the ssvera! organize townships Of the
S,oie Shall be regarded ns sub.dis,flcls,
anil be on6ded:c the Management und
control OF local directors us hcreino ter
provided; but nothing con,ainel in this
act shall be so construct as to give the
township boari Of education, or 10 local
directors in sub.districts, Jurisdiction o.
yer any territory in the township incu'
del within the limits OF any city or in
.oIpora,el village within the !i'nss o.
territory annexed thereto for school put
poses, which shall elect or appoint o
board OF education as hereinafter pro'i'
de-, or which now s, or may hereafter
be governed as to schools, By any special
or other act, specified in the ski! sew
enih section Of ihs act.
ELECTION OF LOCAL pIHEcToRs.
Sec. 2. On the seconI Monday 0!
April, in III. year cishtecn hundred ana
fifty three, there shall be heli at,hc usn'
al houf AMI place Of hol ling d'-tr'aI
meetings, in each Of the sub.dlsIricis oil
the several townships Of the State, a
school meeting of the qua!liicI voters
resident in III. srb.iisirIct, ana hav!n4
the quul!hca ions Of voters at the State
and cJua;y elections, who, when assem-
b!ei shall organize by the appointment
ola chalcman and secretary, and pro
eecl 10 elect BY ballot, three school d.
reciors for sut h b.dis'fic,;o oi nose SO
elected, the person receiving the highest
number Of votes shall hol his o.il-e io'
three years; the person rece.vin! the ntx'
highes, number, shall hold the Office io'
the space OF two years: and the person
receiving the next hishcs, number shai
hold the office for one year; and eac'
shall continue in Office until his success
sor is elected anil qualified. In cast
Two or more persons 50 elected have re
ceived an equal number ofvotes. the du
ration Of their respective terms OF oi'lc'
shall be determined by lot in the pres
ence Of III chairman and secretary O
the meeting, and annually thereafter il
the same manner on the seconl Mon
day in April, there shall be electel il
each sub tistric! Of the proper township
one school director for the term of tire
years; and the minu.es Of the proceed
ings OF any such subdistrct meeting sha'
be signel by the chairman and secretary
ami delivered TO the directors wis shai
have been elected as aforesaid, TO be re
cor lei By the clerk in the records Of tn
ublis,ric,, and the SAID clerk of The sub
Gis.', sha' 70 ;hwi,h certify t, the town
,hip CLERK, the names Of the local ditec
tors 50 eiecte,,, specifyin. the term 70
which each was eiecte if the director
of any sub district so electe shall deem
i. expelieni, they may designate The spe
ciac hour OF the day on which the annu
al election for such subiisirict shall b
held, and in such case shall cause fv
days notice theIeofin writing to be pos,
ei up in three Of the mos. public place
in such subiistric,.
Sec. 3. The said directors, within fv
days after their election, shall take o
oath or affirmation to support the Con
sti,u;ion OF the United States, and Of tn
State OF Ohio, and faithfully ana impal
TALLY to discharge the duties of their o.
flee: which sail oath the directors ar
authorized TO administer TO each oihe,
Am! in case vacancy shall occur in ii
Office Of director, bv death, reSigna ion
cfusai to serve, OF otherwise, it Shall b,
the duty Of the township clerk 10 f! sue
vacancy within Ten days after being II
formed thereof by appointment, for th
unexpired term.
Sec. i. lf the qualified voters Of an
subdisirict shall fail TO meet an. clet
school directors, as prescribed in tt
second section Of this act. i. shall /
!awfu! for any three qualified voters
such cistric.to call meeting Of the V;
tcrs o:such subdisirc! ior the purpose
eiecting directors, on G.ss giving Fl,
days notice in writing Of tho time an
place of holding such meeting, by pos
ing the same in three OF the most publ
places in such subIlsirict; and the die
tors SO elected a, such specia! mcelin
shall hold their offices lor the same ter
of.me as lelec!el on the second No
day oiAprli, as prescroet in said Sc
ton, except that their sail terms OF {
fee shall b. considered as having COZ
mencei on TIE second Moniay Of fAp,
next preceding the time OF holding su,
special meeting.
Sec S. II shall be the duty Of the {
rectors, any two OF whom shall cons
tu,c q quorum, TO meet as soon as pra
tieable after having been elected a
qualified, at such place as may be mc
convenient in the sub district, anI oraa
ize by srpoIn'in5 one Of lhef nunt
clerk oIthe subdslr.cs, who shall prssi
at the official meetings OF the drec 10
aud recori their proceedings in bo
10 be provided for the purr ose, TO ,ct
with the minutes Of the proceedings
the annual school meetings held in su
sLbdis!rict, by the gualife;l voters the