The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1853-03-30

give bond for the faithful discharge of his
! duties, and allow him such compensation
, as they may think reasonable.
REPORT REQUIRED OF TEACHERS.
SEC. 18. 1t shall be the duty of the
school teacher to make out and file with
the township clerk at the expiration of each
term OF the school full and complete re.
port Of the whole number of scholars ad-
milted to the school during such term. dis
lingushing between male and female, the
average attendance, the books used, the
branches taught. the number Of pupils en-
gagged in the study of each of said branches
and such other statistics as he may be re-
quired to make by the township board or
local directors, and until such report shall
have been certified and filed by the said
teacher as aforesaid it shall not be lawful
for said board or local directors to pay
said teacher for his or her services.
STATEMENT REQUIRED OF DIRECTORS.
Sec. 19. The board of education in
each township shall prepare or cause to be
prepared and forwarded to the county
Auditor AZ the same time when the return
Of the enumeration Of scholars is required
TO be made. a statement exhibiting the mum
ber of children in the township between the
lagos Of five and twenty one years, distin.
gushing between male and female. the
number of schools, specifying the different
grades, the number of teachers male and
female, the number OF children male and
female who have attended school during
the past year. the average attendance. the
length Of the terms Of schools, compensa-
ton Of teachers male and female. the
number ind condition of the school houses
and furniture and the estimated value there
of; the number and condition of the books
in the school libraries; the number of H.
braries; the kind Of school books used in
the schools; the number and value of
school apparatus, and a full account Of the
expenditures for school purposes. together
with such other statistics and information
in relation to schools as the State COM
missioner Of schools may require.
CENTRAL OR HIGH SCHOOLS.
Sec. 90. Each township board Of edu.
cation shall have power, as herein after
provided. to establish in their respective
T. +,
or such notifications of them as the pub
lie interests may require: and in case oil
the establishment Of such graded schools.
it shall be the duty OF the board so to clas-
sify the chifren Of the township as to Sc
cure to all as far as practicable an equita-
BILE participation in the advantages thereof,
and the board shall designate the sub-d
tricts by numbering them, and schools ol
a higher grade than primary shall be
known by the appellation Of central OF
high schools.
SEC. 21. Whenever in the opinion oil
the board of education, 1t shall become
necessary or desirable TO provide one OF
more such central or high schools in their
respective townships, the said board shall
estimate the probable cost thereof. and
call special meeting of the qualified vo-
ters Of the township and who are not res
idents OF any of the territory or districts
( named in the first section of this act, over
which the jurisdiction OF the township and
local directors is excluded, at the usual
place OF holding elections. first giving TWEEN.
ty days notice of the time and object. o
holding such meeting, by posting the same
. in some public place in each Of the several
sub districts of the township, in which no.
tice the amount or rate Of tax as estimat.
5 ed by the board shall be stated. and the
electors when convened in pursuance o
r such notice shall decide by vote any ques.
tions which may be deemed important in
}, relation to the cost and location OF the
building or buildings, or other provisions
necessary for the establishment of any
t such school, and also the amount of 10 wn.
. ship tax which may be levied for the pur-
pose, and the chairman and clerk OF the
board shall be the chairman and clerk oil
the meeting, and the clerk shall record in
the records of the board the action Of the
meeting, and the board shall be governed
by the direction and vote Of said meeting
in relation to the subjects or matters so
submitted.
ANNUAL ESTIMATES TO BE CERTIFIED BY THE
4 BOARD. ~
Sec. 22. 1t shall be the duty Of the
board of education in any organized town
ship Of the State, annually, to determine
by estimate as nearly as practicable, the
entire amount of money necessary to be
expended in the township for school pur-
poses other than for the payment Of teach
ers, and also such additional amount as
the board may think necessary. not ex-
ceeding two mills on the dollar valuation
OF the taxable property OF the township, for
the exclusive purpose of sustaining teach
ers in the central or high schools, or for
the purpose Of prolonglng. after the State
; funds have been exhausted, the terms oi
the several sub districts or orprimary schools
in the township. or for both purposes, as
the board may adjudge best, which sever.
al amounts Of money so estimated, the
board shall make known by certificate in
writing, on or before the first Monday in
June in each year, including any tax which
may have been voted by special meeting
OF electors as provided in the preceding
} section, to the auditor Of the proper coun-
! ty, who shall thereupon assess the entire
amount of such estimates on all the taxa-
BILE property of the township not included
: in any city or Incorporated village or ter
ritory annexed thereto, forming any spe.
cial district, to be entered by said auditor
) on the tax duplicate of the county and col
lected bv the county treasurer at the same