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

lquiiCs III case tbO OOohAy oeS
shall fail, from any cause, TO make
return of the abstract as Aforesaid
il shall be the duty of the county
commissioners TO deduct for every
such failure, from the annual salary
or allowance made 10 the auditor fol
his services, the sum OF fifty dollars
Sec. Al. The county commits
sioners of each county in this State
shall make the same allowance tC
the county auditors, out Of their re
Ispeciive county treasures, for servi
ces performed and expenses incurred
under this act, as is allowed fol
other services Of like nature.
Sec. 40. The township clerks and
county auditors shall be responsible
for all losses sustained by any town
ship or county, by reason ol any
failure on their respective parts to
make and return the enumerations
and abstracts thereof as herein pro.
vided, and shall each be liable for the
same, in a civil action, at the suit oI
the State of Ohio; and the amounts
so recovered shall be apportioned in
the same manner as the school funds
would have been to their respective
counties or townships, as the case
may be.
Sec. 43. Each and every lot or
parcel oil land which heretofore has
been, or hereafter shall be appro.
priated for the use Of common
schools, in this State, on which there
has been or shall be a school house
erected, and which has been or shall
be occupied for the purpose OF &C.
commodating a common school ot
whatever grade, in the usual manner,
from time 10 time, howsoever or by
whomsoever the legal title to the
same may be held and vested. shall
be and the same is hereby exempted
from sale, on any execution, or other
writ. or order in the nature of an
execution; provided, tha; The lot OF
land so exempted, shall not exceed
four acres, and if there be any ex-
cess, that portion most convenient
for school purposes shall remain
exempt as aforesaid, TO be deter
mined by the proper school directors,
or other officers having charge ol
schools.
Sec. A. 1t shall be the duty of
the probate judge in the several
counties OF the State, as soon after
the election of school officers under
the provisions of this act as practica.
bic, to appoint county board Of
school examiners, to consist of three
competent persons, resident in the
county, who shall hold their office
for the term Of two years, and until
their successors are appointed: and
all vacancies in said board which
NAV thereafter occur, whether from
expiration OF the term OF office, re-
fusal TO serve, or otherwise, shall be
filled by like appointment by said
judge.
Sec. 45. 1t shall be the duty OF
the examiners 10 fix upon the time
Of holding meetings for the examina-
ton Of teachers, in such places in
their respective counties as will, in
their opinion, best accommodate the
greatest number Of candidates for
examination; notice OF all such meet
ings having been published in some
newspaper Of general circulation in
their respective counties; and at
such meetings, any two OF said
board shall be competen; 10 examine
applicants and grant certificates; but
no fee or charge shall be made for a
certificate. No certificate Of quali>
fication shall be valid in any county
except that in which the examination
took place, nor for a longer period
than two years; and if at any lime
the recipient of the certificate shall
be found incompetent or negligent,
the examiners, or any two of them,
may revoke the same, and require
such teacher TO be dismissed; but
such teacher shall be entitled to re-
ceive payment for services only up
to the time of such dismissal; and no
person shall be employed as ateacher
in any primary common school.
unless such person shall have first
obtained from said examiners, or any
two of them, a certificate OF good
moral character, and that he or she is
qualified TO teach photography, read
ing. writing, arithmetic. geography.
and English grammar; and in case
such person intends to teach in any
common school Of higher grade, he
or she shall first obtain a certificate
of the requisite qualifications in ad-
dition to the branches aforesaid.
Sec. 46. The said board of exam.
iners shall appoint one ot their num-
Der TO serve as clerk. who shall keep
record OF their proceedings, noting
the number and date of each certifi.
cafe given, to whom, for what term
of time, and for what branches Of
studies; and the said board may
make all neediul rules and reguIa-
tions for the proper discharge Of
their duties. The members OF the