The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1853-03-31

together with such other statlSleS ana nlotna-
ton in relation to schools Us the State commits
sioners of schools may require.
SIC. 20. Each township bolrd OF education
| shall have power as hereinafter provided to es-
| tablsh in their respective townships such num-
bel of graded schools, or such notifications OF
them as The public interests may require; and in
case Of the establishment of such graded schools,
| II shall be the duty Of the board so to classify
the children of the township as to secure to all
as far as practicable an equitable participation
! in the advantages thereof, and the board shall
| designate the sub-districts by numbering them,
and schools Of higher grade than primary shall
be known by the appellation OF central or high
pschools.
| SEC 81. Whenever in the opinion of the board
of education, it shall become necessary or desl-
rable to provide one or more such central or high
schools in their respective townships the said
board shall estimate the probable cost thereof,and
call a special meeting Of the qualified voters OF
the township and who are not residents Of any
Of the territory or districts named in the first Sec
tion Of this act, over which the jurisdiction of
the township and local directors is excluded, at
the ustal place of holdiug elections, first giving
twenty days notice of the time and object OF
holding such meeting, by posting the same in
some public place in each Of the sub-dlstricts of
| the township, in which notice the amount or rate
OF tax as estimated by the board shall be stated,
and the electors when convened in pursuance OF
such notice shall decide by vote any questions
which may be deemed important in relation to
the cost and location Of the building or buildings,
or other provisions necessary for the establish
ment Uf any such school, and also the amount OF
township tax which may be levied for the pur.
pose, and the chairman and clerk Of the board
hall al,tp, 1a1,,
and tho clerk shall record in the records Of the
board thu action of the meeting, and the board
shall be governed by the direction and vote of
said meeting in relation to the subjects or mat
ters 50 submitted
SIc. ~. 1t shall be the duty of the board Of
education in any organized township 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 purposes other than for the payment of
teachers, and also such additional amount as the
board may think necessary not exceeding two
mills on the dollar valuation Of the taxable prop
erty of the township, for the exclusive purpose
OF sus,ang teachers in the central or high
schools, or for the purpose OF prolonginlg, after
| the State funds have been exhausted, the terms
Of the several sUb-distrtcts primary schools in
the township or for both purposes, rs the board
may adiudgG best, which 'everal amounts Of
money 50 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 4 special meeting
of electors as provided in the preceding section
to the auditor Of the proper county, who shall
| thcreupon assess the entire aihodnt of such cs-
Inmates on all the tdXabel property Of the town.
ship not included in any city or incorporated
village or territory annexed thereto, forming any
special district to be entered by said auditor on
! the tax duplicate Of the county and collected by
the county treasurer ut the same time and in the
same manner - State ard county taxes are col.
| lcctcd; and when collected shall be paid over to
! the treasurer Of the proper township on the or
/ dcrof the county auditor; and said county treas
urer shall be entitled TO receive for collection,
one per cent. on all moneys by him collected for
school purposes, and no more,
SEc. -. The township board Of education
shall have power, when IN theft opinion justice
aud equity require 1t, to estimate separately the
cost ol purchasing school house site and erect
| ing or repairing school house thereon, in any
particular sub dialrc. Of the township wherein
tic inhabitants have not heretofore borne q
reasonable share of the burden Of taSal for
such purpose IN comparison with other sub dis
triets in the township, and certify such portion
us they may deem Just and equitable Of the
amount Of such estimate to The county auditor
of the proper county, together with Il map Of
! the lands uuI names of tax payers In any such
sub-distfct which amount SO certified shall be
nssessed by the auditor on tho property therein
subject TO tuAatlOn aud pIaccj on ths county
Duplicate, specially, aud bo collected and pail
over in the snmo manner as other school taxes,
aud he applied Tor the specllc purpose Of proy.
| ling school house in such sub-dslrict.
SEG "a All school funds which may cone
/ into the hands Of the township treasurer, from
Whatever source, shall be paid out only on the
order o the clerk Ol the board of education, un.
der the direction of tho board except in pay
ing teachers Cor their services, tho said clerk
may, on such teachers presenting their certii
Gates of qualification, ami dcpositug with the
clerk true copies thereof, draw the requisite Or
deri on the treasurer for such antoltn. as NAV
have been certified 10 be duo by any two of the
| local directors Of the proper sub-di,irict In
which the teacher was employed and 50 much
of the school moneys coming into the hands Of
| the treasurer, rs may be derived from the state
,rx, % from ufy township tux levied for the con
inualion C( schools after tho state fund has been
exhausted, shall be applicable only to the pay
hioHt w lGhcneIo III lhe ptopeT tVWhHnlP' hhu
shall be drawn for no dtller purpose whatever
aud all school tuaJs mldc applicable TO the pay.
ment of teachers ouIy, shall be distributed TO
the several sub districts aud fractional parts
there I, In the township, Ia proportion to the
e lmealion OF scholars, with the exception OF
so much OF the township tax as may have been
levied aud reserved by tho board for sustaining
teachers In the central or high schools and
such school funds as arise from The sale " gsnIs
of section slxt' 'en, or other Lssslz
ahal be distributed y =
such funds bcl9a - s