The Belmont chronicle, and farmers, mechanics and manufacturers advocate. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1848-1855, 1853-04-01

sudistricls 80 as 10 make the distribution rs nearl,
equitable rs possible. All taxes tor building, puf
chasing. r'pniring Or furnishing school houses nr,
lots shall be equally assessed Un al the pro,cri,
subject 10 taxation in such city Or ncOrpnrned vii
lnge. ard the hoard Of education in expanding tn,
saniG shall make the necessary provisions ior h,
sub.disrics.
SIC. 36. In any district or sub-di.irict compose,
IN whole or in part OF any city or incorporated vii
lnge, the board Of education may at their d -cre,on
provide suitable number Vt Gvenif schools. for ,
instruction VI such youth over twelve years Oi age
as are preyentedby Il cir daily ayuca,ion from at
tending dav schools, subject ~ such regulations n
said board. ..irOm. time 10 time, may adopt TOR ti,
government thereof
Apportionment Of School Funds.
SIC. 81 The auditor Of state shall. nnnunlly. np
portion the common school funds among the df
| crent counties, upon tic enumeration nnd return,
nnde 10 Inn by the state commissioner Uf common
schools, and certify the amount apporiGned to til,
county auditor 0i each county, stating from whst
sources the same is derived, which said sum The
several county treasurers shall retain in their re.
spective treaturies from the state funds and the
| county auditors shall, annually and inmcdintcly
after their nnnu0l settlement with the county treas
uror. apportion the school funds for their respective
countless according 10 the enumeration and returns
in their respective offices; and townsp or other
district city or village which sh1l have failed to
make and return such enumeration, -h vi ba entitled
lterective any portion OF tie cJmnioI ch iol funds
And in making such distribution. each county au.
diiur shall appOrtun all moneys cD.c'ci on the tax
duplicate Ol any township, for tire of schools to
such ,owns.n; all moneys received from the state
treasury. on account OF Interest the money ac-
crung from the sale OF section sixteen or other
lands in lieu thercoito the clvi i1w.hs & rnrts m
civil townsips.in iheOnginhl surveyed tDwnsLip or
fractional township TO which such land belongs: all
moneys received by the county treasurer on account of
the Nir.sinia Military School fund. l.. ;. Military
disrict,& Connecticut Western Reservc, ,ncco-Ginplo
laws regudng the same; 4 all moneys ior the ii
school III the county, and not otherwise appropriate
ed be law 10 the proper township and se shall i'm.
mediately after maNing said appor,ionment enter the
in book u be kept iur thrt purpose and shnli
furnish the township t!easurcrs and township clcr;s
troasurers and recorders vi Incorporated cities or
Villages. as the case mag he. each with q couy oi
said appointment. end give an order on the coun
~ treasurer TO each township treasurer. or TO such
treasurer may be entitled 10 receive the same tJr
the amount "t money belonging 20 his respective
township, city Of village, and take n rec.iJ from
such treasurer for the thus received; and The
said county auditor shall collect or cause 10 be col
lectd, the tines and all other money, TOR school pur-
poses, in his county, ard pay the same over To the
county treasurer and he shall Inspect all accounts
oi interest for section sixteen. Or other school lands
whether the interest Is pai by the State or BY the
debtors and take all the proper measures To secure
to each township It's full amount OF school funds.
SEc. 80. When any original surveyed township
in which section sixteen has been sold small lie in
Two or more countless the auditors OF the Respective
counties shall certify 10 the auditor o the county in
which that PARTON ut sal! township lies containing
said section sixteen, the enumeration of the scholars
in that part OF said town hip embraced within their
respective counties; and TIE uudi;or OF snI county
in which said section sixteen is situate shall amor.
ton the fund derived from said section sixteen to the
different portions oi said township ac,rnL To said
enumeration, and shall certify 10 the auditors of the
other counties the amount belonging to the narts of
said township situate in their respective countless g.
draw an order in .vor OF the trelsurers OF the eth.
or counties the treasurer of bis own co,.niy for
tbn each. md tho nuii,,.c IL.
respective cotln,ies shall apportinn the same in their
respective counties to such portions paris thereof
as may be entitled thereto.
SEC 80 The interest On the purchase of any such
section sixteen belonging 10 any original si.rveyed
township, so aforesaid lying in two or more cDuu-
ties shall be paii over on the nrdG. OF the auditor ot
that county in which such section sixteen is CHI
braced, the treasurer OF the same county 10 be
npporonGd rs is pointed out in tie preceding section
Return of Abstracts to State Commissioners.
SIC. 4O The aulitor Of each anl every county
shall, on or before the twentieth day of December
annually, make out and transmit to the commis.
sinner OF common schools. at Columbus, an abstract
of all the returns of school statistics made TO him
from the several townships in his county, according
the form that may be prescribed by the state com
missioner; and he shall cause 10 be distributed all
such circulars, blanks, and other papers, including
schCD laws and documents in the several town ships
in the county said commissioner shall lawfully
require. III case the county auditor shall fail, from
any cause. 10 MAKE % the abstract as a,,,e-
said, It shall De the duty ct the county counis-
sioner. to deduct for every such failure, from the
annual salary or allowance nr, e TO the auditor TOR
his services, the sum ct fly dollars.
SEC. II. The county commissioners of each
county in this state shall make the same allow.
ance to the county auditors, ont OF their respec,
tive county treasures, for services performed &,
expenses incurred under this act, us is allowed
for other services of like nature,
SIC. I2 Tie t0wnsh p clerks and county au.
ditors shall be responsible for all losses sustain.
ed by any township or county, by reason Of ary
failure Oh their respcctive parts to make and re-
turn the onumeratinns and abstracts thereof as
herein provided, aud shall each be Liable for the
same, III civil action at the suit Of the State
of Oho and the amounts so recovered shall be
apportioncd in the same manner as the school
funds would have been 10 the respective counties
or townships, US the case may be.
SEc. i3. Each g. every lot or -paFcel Of landin
which heretofore has been, or hereafter shall be
appropriated for the use of common schonls in
this State, on which there has been o. shall be
schOol-house erected, IL which has been or shall
beSsccupied for the purpose OF accommodating
common schoo! of whu.ever grade, in the usual
manner, from time to time, hoWsoever or by
whomsoever the legal title to the same may be
held and vested shat Ge nd the same is hereby
exempted from sale, OF any execution, or other
writ, or order in the natgre Of an executions pro.
vided, that the lot of land SO exempted, shall not
exceed four acres, ard if there be any excess,
that portion rlost convenient for school purpos.
shall remain exempt as afor,said, to be deter
mined by the proper school directors, or other Of
fccrs having charge Of schools. =.
SEE. A. 1t shall be the duty Of the probate
Judge in the several counties of the State, as
soon utter the elcctiun of School officers under
the provisions of This act as practicable, to ap-
point county board OF scho j examiners, to con
sist of three competent persons, resident in the
county, who shall hold their office for the term
Of two years, aud until their SUCCESSORS are ap-
pointed; and all vacancies in said board which
may thereafter occur, whether from pira, ton Of
the term Of office, refusal TO serve, or otherwise
shall be filed by like appointment By said Judge.
SIC. 45. IL 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
respective counties ms will, ia their opinion, best
accommodate the greatest number Of candidate es
for examination; notice of all such meetings
having been published in some newspaper of gen,
| erul circulation in their repective counties; &
at such meetings, any two Of said board shall be
competent to examine applicants and grant cor,
tifcates; but no fec or charge shall bo nildc for
"A certificate. No certificate of qualification shall
! be valiG in any county except that in which the
examination took place, nor for longer period
than two years; and il at any time the Iecipi
ent Of the certificate shall be found incompetent