Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1853-04-14

llSt OF tdXaDie properly OF tne staIe; ant
there is hereby levied and assessed an
nually, in addition TO the revenues re-
quired for general purposes, the said two
mills upon the dollar valuation, as afore.
said; and the amount so levied and as
sessed. shall be collected in the same
manner as other state taxes, in proper.
ton TO the enumeration of scholars, and
be applied exclusively to the support oI
common schools.
Sec. 81. The debts which have here.
tofore been contracted by any school
district for school purposes, shall be pro.
vided for BY the estimates of the proper
school boards created under the proyi.
sions of this act.
Sec. 65. The process in all suits
against any township board of education
or other local officers having charge oI
any Of the public schools under the pro
visions of this act, shall be by summons
and shall be executed by leaving a copy
thereof with the clerk or secretary o.
such board, or other schoo! officers. al
least ten days before the return day
thereof And any suit either in favor oI
or against any such board, or other
school officers, shall be prosecuted or
defended, as the case may be, BY the
prosecuting attorney of the proper coun-
ty, as part of his official duties.
Sec. Sc. The local board of educa-
tion, or other local officers having charge
of schools in any city, township or VIII
lage, in which common schools have
been organized under the act for the
better regulation of public schools in
cities, towns, &C., or under any spe-
cial act, shall be and are hereby au-
thorized, whenever they may deem
it expedient, to call meeting of the
qualified voters of anv such city,
township or village. on giving thirty
days public notice thereof, to deter
mine by vote whether the common
schools of such city, township or vii
lage, shall be conducted and managed
in accordance with the provisions of
this act; and if q majority Of the vo-
ters are found to be in favor OF the
change, then said local board, or olh>
er school officers, shall thereafter
proceed, in accordance with the pro-
visions Of this act, until their success
sors shall be elected and qualified; =
and such city or village may provide
by ordinance for the election or ap-
poiRiment Of board of education,
prescribing their number and terms
Of Office; and such board, when so
elected or appointed and qualified,
shall. together with the clerk or re-
corder Of such city or village, possess
the same powers and discharge the
same duties, within the limits Of their
jurisdiction, as local directors and
boards Of education in townships.
Sec. 67. This act shall not be so
construed as 10 repeal, change, or
modify in any respect the several
provisions Of the Act for the support
and better regulation OF common
schools in the town of Akron, passed
February eighth, one thousand eight
hundred and forty-seven, and the
acts amendatory thereto; or the Act
for the better regulation Of public
schools in cities, towns, Sc, passed
February twenty-One, one thousand
eight hundred and lorty>nine, and
the acts amendatory thereto, nor the
several acts creating special school
districts, or any other special acts in
relation 10 schools. except that it is
hereby made the duty of the several
boards of education, or other school
officers acting under the provisions Of
any of the acts TO which reference
has been made in this section, TO
make similar reports OF school sta
tistics annually, as required Of school
officers by this act; nor shall it be
lawful for any county treasurer to
pay over any portion Of the school
fund to any local treasurer. board Of
education, or other school officers of
any city, township or village organ
lied as TO schools either under a gen.
eral or special law, except on the or
der Of the auditor Of the proper coun-
ty; and no such order shall be drawn
by the county auditor, unless the 10
cal treasurer, clerk, recorder or Sec
retary OF such board, or other school
officers shall first deposit with said
auditor annually, an abstract OF the
enumeration of scholars and other
statistics relative TO the scholars un-
der their charge, as required by this
act, of teachers, local directors, and
boards Of education in townships.
Sec. 6S. The respective township
boards OF education, and their success
sors in office. shall have power to
take and hold in trust, for the use
and benefit of any central or high
school, or sub-Gistrict school in the
township, any grant or devise OF
land, and any donation or bequest of
money or other personal property, to
be applied by the board to the main
tenance and support Of any such
school or schools, according 10 the
intention OF the grant or donation.
Sec. SO. That an Act for the sup
port and better regulation OF common
schools, and to create permanently
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