The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1853-04-01

ed 10 him, designating the number o
youth in each sub, district, and iransmi
such abstract, duly cer,ii' d. TO the coun
~ auditor, within twenty days after III,
return made 10 him by the directors, o
the persons appointed 10 take such emu
meralion.
Sec. 8. IF any civil township or par
of township composing subdislrici shal
bn situated in The Virginia Military Dis
,rict, The United States Military Disirc'
the Western Reserve, or in an origina
surveyed township or fractional township
10 which belongs any Of sec,ior
sixteen or other lands in lieu thereof, or
any other lands for the use of schools ol
any interest in The proceeds Of sucf
school lands, ,he local directors shall ir
taking the enumeration Of youth resident
within their jurisdiction, return separately
those residing in ,he Virginia Military
District, or the United States Military
District, or Western Reserve, or original
surveyed township or fractional township
to which belong any school lands or in
teres,s 10 the proceeds Of school lands.
Sec. 10. The township board ofedu-
cation shall consist Of The township clerk
and of the local director from each SUBJ
district ofthe township who has been ap.
pointed clerk in his sub-disrrict, major.
" Of whom shall constitute quorum
for the transaction OF business, and the
clerk Of the township shalt be the clerk
Of the board. bui shall not be entitled TO
vote. II shall be the duty Of lhe said
clork to be present at the meetings of the
board and 10 record in book 70 be pro-
vidcd for the purpose, all their official
proceedings, which shall be public re-
cord open I'd the inspection of any per-
son interested therein, and al! sncb ptO-
ceedings when so recorded shall be sign
ed by the chairman and clerk
Sec. IL. The said township bnaro
of education in each township Of the
State, and their successors in office shall
he body polite and corporate in law,
and as such may contract and he con-
tracisd with, sue and be sued, plead and
be impleaded in any cou,, eflaw or equi.
ty in this State, and may receive any
gift, grant, donation or devise made foI
the use Of any school or schools within
their Jurisdiction, and moreover they shall
be and hereby are invested in their cor.
pcrate capacity with the lille, care and
custody Of school houses, school house
sizes, school libraries, apparatus or othe'
property belonging to The school districts
as now organ zed OF which may hereafter
be organized within the limits of their
jurisdiction, with foil power TO control
The same IN srch manner as 'hey may
think will best subserye The interests OF
common schucls and the cause Of edu--
cation, and when in the opinion Of the
board any school house or school house
site has become unnecessary, they may
sci and convey the same in the name of
the township board Of education Of the
proper township, such conveyance 10 be
executed by the chairman and cielk os
said board and shall pay the avails over
to the township ,reasurerof the proper
township for the benefit Of schools, ann
all conveyances of real estate which may
be made 10 said board shall he TO said
board in their corporate name and to their
SUCCESSORS in office, a,
Sec. IL. II shall be the duty Of the
township board of education to hold
regular sessions on the third Monday Of
April and on the third Monday Of October
in each year at the usual place Of holding
township elections, or al such place in
the immediate neighborhood as may be
convenient for the transaction Of any
business which may be necessary in
relation TO the subject Of either the
primary or graded schools Of the town.
ship, with power to adj journ from time to
time or TO hold special meetings at any
Other time or place within the proper
township as they may think desirable fol
The transaction OF business as aforesaid,
and at all such meetings shall appoint
one of their number to the chair, and in
case Of the absence Of the township clerk
may appoint one OF their own number 10
serve temporarily as clerk,
Sec. l3. The township board Of
education, shall have the management.
and control of all the central and high
schools Of their proper township which
NAV We established therein under the
authority of this act, with full power in
to such schools, to employ, pay,
and dismiss teachers, to build, repair ard
furnish the necessary school>houses, pur-
chase or lease sites therefor, or rent
suitable school>rooms, and make all other
necessary provisions relative to such
schools as they may deem proper; and
il shall also be the duty of said board of
education, to exercise all the powers
conferred On local directors in respect TO
CUB b-disiric, schools, whenever such local
directors shall neglect 10 discharge their
duties in any b.district as required by
this act, and it shall also be the further
duty Of said board 30 prescribe rules and
regulations for the government, Of all the
common schools within their jurisdiction,
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