Spirit of the times. [volume] (Ironton, Ohio) 1853-1858, 1853-04-05

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control Of the central and high ischools
Of their proper township which may be
established therein under tha authority
of this act, with full power in respect TO
such schools, to employ, pay, aud dis.
miss teachers, to build, repair and fur
nish the necessary school houses pur'
chase or lease sites therefor, or rent suit.
able school rooms and make all Other
necessary provisions relative to such
schools as they may deem proper; and
it shall also be tho duty Of said bourl Of
education to exercise all the powers con.
ferred on local directors in respect to
sub1istrict schools, whenever such 10.
cal directors shall neglect 10 discharge
their duties in any subdisIric, as required
by this act; and il shall also be the fur.
,her duty Of sal board to prescribe rules
ani regulations for the government Of all
the common schools within their juris.
diction; said board Of education may
provide for German schools for the in.
s,ructon ofsuch youth as may desire to
study the German language, or the Ger
man and English languages together,
and ii the board shall deem i, necessary
they may appoint one OF their number
the acting manager Of schools for the
township who shall do and perform all
such duties as the board may require, in
relation 10 the management and super.
vision OF the diitcrent schools, ana the
ciucational interests OF the township,
and may allow him a reasonable com.
| pcnsat!on lor his services.
Sec. Is. The said board shall pre-.
pare, or cause 10 be prepared, a map Of
their township, as often as they may deem
necessary, OH which shall be designated
the sublistricts of the township, which
they may change or alter at any resu.
lar session, and the number OF scholars
assigned to each, but no sGbiislrlct shall
contain within its limits less than sixty
resident scholars by enumeration, except
| in cases where ia the opinion of the
boarl, it is necessary to reduce the NUM-.
Der; an! it shall be the duty Of the boar |
to establish a school in each sub Iistrict
of the township o(such graie as the pub
tic COOL in their opinion may require;
and in the legation of primary schools,
or schools OF higher graic, the boari
shall have reference TO population an!
ne ghborhool, paying du, regarl to any
school house already built, or site pro.
cured, as we'll as all other ciraumsan
ces proper 10 be con nsidered so rs 20 pro.
mote the bests interests Of schools,
Sec. is. The board shall have pow.
cr TO assign such number of scholars to
the several primary schools as they may
/ think best, and when such assi ignmen
T has been made, shall furnish the teacher
: list ofthc scholars so assigned, AMI tht
/ board shall also have full power to reg
ulate and control the admission Of scho
t lars to schools Of higher grade occor
t ding TO age and attainmcnts. and ma!
admit scholars over twenty one years o
. age, and may suspend, or authorize Il
+ local directors TO suspend from the pri
v!leses Of either Of the schools, any pu
{ pill found guilty Of disoricrly conduct
j which suspension shall not extend be
9 yonl the current session of,he school.
c Sec. l6. Whenever it shall huppe,
I that persons are so situated as to be bet
t ter accommodated at the school o! q
. adjoining township, or whenever it ma
. be desirable TO establish a school com
posed of parts OF two or more township
. i, shall be the duty Of the respectiv
, boards Of the townships in which sucl
b. persons reside, or in which such school
may be situated, or of the townships o
parts OF which the school is to be com
. posed, TO transfer such persons for edu
p cational purposes TO the township II
, which such school house is or may b
, located; but the enumeration of scholar
shall be taken in each township as if n
such transfer had been made, and sucl
school, when so composed shall be sup
e ported from the school funds Of the re
. spective townships from which the schol
f ars have been lransierreI; and the boar
Of that township in which the schoo
|, house is situated shall have the contro
and management Of such school, an
a the board Of the adjoining township !
If townships so connected for school pur
4 poses shall each make the proper est
g mates OF their share OF the expense of es
cry kind necessary TO sustain said schoc
# and certify the same 10 the auditor Of tn
:, proper county as part OF their annu;
a estimates for school purposes, and dfa
d orders on their respective township tire;
d surers for such sum as will DC in propo
!. ton 10 the enumeration Of scholars
n transferred, in favor OF the board Of th
/. township in which such school is loc
.s ted, TO be appropriated 10 the paymel
ir ol teachers, and lor o;he, purpose, Co
J.. nected with tie establishment or ina,nt
te nance 0. said school as far as plac, c
o. be.
a. Sec. II. The saii board shall ha,
=. power 10 determine iaa stu lies 70 De pu
II. susl am the school booAg 10 be used
4. the several sciloois u1Ger their cou.rt
e. ami snail mans ana enforce such rul
d. ami Ic ula.ions relative TO the use d
III Preservation oi the school Libraries a.
IN apparatus as they may think aivisa5
nj and shall appoin; suitable person
nv act as Librarian AMI 10 take charge Of I
as school apparatus resilient al some pla a
nj convenient IN the nei,hborhool wh,
he the school is KEEP. and may reqU re su
-. Librarian 10 give bond for the lailhiul 4
.e. charge OF his duties, and allow h nj su
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