The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1853-04-01
Laws Of Ohio. !.
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY.
= AN ACT

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SECTION l., BE II enacted By the General As
senlbIy Of Ibe STATE Of Ohio, That hereafter each
and every organized township in the State shall
connected with the general interests of educa-
iioniR the toEnship, and shall be confded to.
The management and control Of a board Of ed
ucation, and the several school districts and
fractional parts thereof, which now are, or may
hereafter be established in the several organi
zed townships Of the State, shall be regarded
as sub districts, and be confidedto the manage
ment and control Of local directors as herein
after provided but nothing contained in this
act shall be SO construed as to give to the town
shipboard Of education, or to local directors in
sub districts, jurisdiction over any territory in
:. the township included within the limits of any
city or incorporated village with the territory
annexed thereto for school purposes, which
shall elector appoint board Of education as
hereinafter provided, or which is now or may
hereafter be governed as to schools, by any
special or other act, specified in the sixty
seventh section of this act. M
SEC. 2. On the second Monday of April, in
the year eighteen hundred and fifty three, there
shall be held at the usual hour and place Of
holding district meetings in each of the sub
districts in the several townships Of the State,
school meeting Of the qualified voters resident
;tl;, tks al, sd;str; a. and Lav;nt, tho nnaIi
sas4;a,s l s o,ors 81 ~ stste and connty eiec.
t;o,,s ,Tbs ,vhsn asssmbleds shall orga,iize by
the appointment of cha rman and secretary,
and proceed to elect by ballot, three school di-
rectors for such sub-district; of those so elect
ed, the person receiving the highest number Of
votes shall hold his Office for three years. the
person receiving the next highest number,
shall hold the Office for two years; and the
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sha,i % no,u sne on.ss io @ - aa,u eaya
elaii i.. Ion.ihuo aa;enI ~ In'., mo 1A 20
eieo.eu a.u rasad I,ono raoo;neS -. ,,,al a''",
Pelsoes ~ .So j,..ot;o ~ tLn;. i..;,,o
osr "a sots a nS ha h. Iot :, the
.e,ns " - ~ a%n;san a,,d seoro3r Nv - tho
Ps.;n Pes;; y and .nraa,in theraaf,or ~ x " same o
n,ennas ~ tba sacand Mondav in AnrI tLers
s%aii - alactod IN eacb sub .d;str}ct of tho
.,ranar - .ownsh;n one school d;rector for tho
t,arn, ttr af tsrae years. and tho minutes of the
seronaod;ngs ~ any sucb suh.d;sir;ct moot; q
IhOiI Ia irned Nv ibe ch rm, and S sec ret sry
snd as,;vnsed n The directors wbo shail have
Sasr ejsc,eJ as aforesaid to he recorded bvtbe
c,erk in The records Of the sub district. and tbe
.a;d o,arL of tba snb.district shail for,hw;th
Cert Certify 70 the township clerk, the names Of the
i.as, a;roo,nrs on elected s,,ec;fv;ns tba torn,
xt.l,t oh dlanfnns nf
an, s,i,.d; ssr;rt On electpd shall deem II exne.
J;sgntN tba,y NAV Jps;gnate the snecifc bour of
,ba dav IN which tbe annual election for sncb
snh. .J;ytr;ct shall he held and in sucb case
Shall cause Ave davis notjss ;Lereuf in writing
20 ha nosted NJ, IN three ~. .,tbe most nnblic
.,I.a r. s,ol, sr,,h aistr;ct =
c. q Thatsa;S d;racrors within fvo dave
Co. III. alact;on sbau taLe an oath ~ az
matian mort th,. crst;tntan of tha HI
tad States ana Of tLe state of ONO. ana faf.
f,,ify and imnartially TO discharge the duties
of their office: which said oath the directors
are authorized to administer to each other,
And in case n vacancy shall occur in the Office
.of director. by death. resignation, refusal to
serye. or otherwise, it shall be the duty OF the
township clerk to fill such vacancy within ten
,days after being Informed thereof by appoint.
nnent for the ,unexpired term.
iSro. 4. If the qualified voters Of any sub.
district shall fail to meet and elect school di.
Tectors. as prescribed In the second section Of
mis- het. r. shall be lawful far any three qual.
ifea voters of such sub district to call spe.
,ciai meeting Of tbe voters Of such sub.district,
I for tbe nurpose Of electing directors, on first
5Jiyirr figesd day's notice in writing of the time
and placeof holding such meeting. by posting
T4ba same in three of the most public places II,
sucb sinh. district: and the directors so elected
M srob snecial meeting. shall hold their Offices
Car the san,e,tayms of lime as If elected on the
sAcond Monday ~ ApriI as prescribed in said
ssconJ sact;nn exnent that their said terms N
,o;;ce shall he considered az having Commenced
on the second Monday of April next preceding
the time ~, holding such special meeting.
SFr' s. Ii shall he the duty of the directors
amy two of whom shall constitute a Quorum
to meet as soon as practicable after having
been elected and qualified, at such place as
NAV be most conyeHienf in the sub-district
and organize by appointing one of their nun.
her clerk Of the sub district Tho shall preside
.at.tbe official meetings of the directors, and
record. their proceedings in book to be pro.
yided for the purpose, together with the min.
utes Of the proceedings Of the annual school
meetings held in the sub-dis.fict by the quail,
fisd voters thereof, which shall be a public re-
cord. and ali such proceedings, when SO re.
corded, shall be signed by the clerk of the
nroner ami. .dlstrict. The directors NAV meet
as hennentlv as fhev NAV think necessary "a,
tbn transsctIon ~ business and All anv vacan
Sy5;s the Office Of clerk which nav occur in
H. s,h S = ~ 20 of III absence 4;
thar ,bs other d;rscsors s5S NAV of;csts tem
o;, snsr u e o.nsI ue''0rS may oin''a'e Ve'A
Pvsr 4 = +. t's shpiI'h. % ~. d,.v 80 ~. s.hoo,
o o ~ snsn pe a:a..;ae :ne ua.s tu, - sn1 s.noo
directors IN eacn spp'district 70 take tne man
agement and control Of lts local interests and
due them for services to the h township clerk
who shall draw an order on the township treas
urer Tor the amount and to dismiss any teach
ers nj sanv time for such reasonet ma thev max