The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1853-04-01

any suit eitherin favorof or against any such
board, or other school officers, shall DO prose-
cuted or defended, as the case may be, by the
attorney Of the proper county, as
4 part Of his official duties.
SFo. 50. The local board Of education, or
other local officers having charge Of schoolsin
any city, township or village,in which COM
mon schools have been organized under the
act for the better regulation of public schools
in cities, towns, kc., or under any special act,
shall be, and are hereby authorized, whenever
they may deem il expedient, to call a meeting
Of the qualified voters Of any such city, town
snip or village, on giving thirty days public
notice thereof, to determine by vote whether
the common schoolsof such city, township or
village, shall be conducted and managed in
accordance with the provisions Of this act
and If a majority OF the voters are found to
be in favor Of the change, then said local board,
or other local school officers, shall thereafter
proceed, in accordance with the provisions Of
this act, until their successors shall be elected
andqualifsd; and such city or village may
provide by ordinance for the election or ap-
poiutment Of board Of education, prescribing
their number and terms of Office and such
board, when 30 elected or appointed and quail
fled, shall, together with the clerk or recorder
va ouSh OAby VI rtAAAo6ey PVoocob JIG oomO poW-
ers and discharge the same duties, within the
limits of their Jurisdiction, as local directors
and boards Of education in townships.
SEc. 81. This act shall not be SO construed
as 10 repeal, change, or modify in any respect,
the several proyisionsof the Act for the sup
port and better regulation Of common schools
in the townof Akron, passed February eighth,
one thousand eight hundred and forty-seyen,
and the acts amendatory thereto; or the Act
for the better regulation of public schools in
cities, towns, DC. passed February twenty one,
one thousand eight hundred and forty-nine,
and the acts amendatory thereto. nor theseveral
acts creating special school districts, or any
other special acts in relation to 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 Sec
tion, to mako similar reports of school statis-
tics 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,
brother school officers Of any city, township or
village organized as TO schools either under q
general or special law, except on the order of
the auditor Of the proper county and nosuch
order shall be drawn by the county auditor,
unless the local treasurer, clerk, recorder or
secretary Of such board, /. or other school off,
GERS shall first deposit with said auditor annu-
ally, an abstract Of the enumeration Of scholars
and other statistics relative TO the schools un.
der their charge, as required by this act, Of
teachers, local directors, and boards of educa-
tion in townships.
SEQ. 66. The respective township boards
Of education, and their SUCCESSORS in office
shall have power to take and hold in trust, fol
theuse andbeneftof any central or high school
or sub-district school in the township, any
grantor devise Of land, and any donation OF
bequest of money or other personal property
TO be applied by the board to the maintenance
and support of any such school or schools, &C.
oording to the intention Of the grant OF dona
zion.
SIC. So. That an act for the support ant
better regulation Of common schools, ant
to create permanently the Office of -superin
tendent, passed March seventh, one thousanc
eight hundred and thiity-eight IAN act tc
amend an act entitled an act for the supper
and better regulation of common schools
and to create permanently the Office Of su
perin.endent, passed March sixteenth, one
thousand eight hundred and thirty Ar
act to abolish the Office Of superintendent
OF common schools, passed March twenty
third, one thousand eight hundred and forty
Y An act to amend the act entitled an act 70
the support and better regulation of common
schools, and to create permanently the offic
Of superintendent, of March 7th, one thou
sand eight hundred and thirty-eight, and tn
acts amendatory thereto, passed March TWEEN
ty-ninth, one thousand eight hundred ar,
forty-one; An act to amend the act entitle,
an act for the support and better regulation
Of common schools, and to create perma
nently the office Of superintendent, passe,
March seventh, one thousand eight hundre
and forty.two; An act further to amend tn
act entitled an act for the support and bette
regulation Of common schools, and 10 Great
Z permanently the office of superintendent
passed March eleventh, one thousand eigt
hundred and forty three /; An act to amen
the act entitled an act for the support an
better regulation Of common schools, and
create permanently the Office of superinter
dent, passed March twelfth, one thousan
eight hundred and forty-four; An act
amend the sixth section of an act for Il
support and better regulation of commo
schools, and to create permanently the offic
of superintendent, passed March twelfth
one thousand eight hundred and forty-five
An act to amend the act entitled an ac
to amend an act for the support and bette
regulation of common schools, and 10 Great
permanently the Office of superintendent
passed March twelfth, one thousand eigt
hundred and forty-five; An act authorizin
school directors tn establish lihraries fnr IN
use OF common schools, passed Februar
twenty-eighth, zone thousand eight hundre
and forty-six; An act to amend an act, pass
edMarch eleventh, one thousand eight hun
dred and forty-three, entitled an act furthe
to amend the act entitled an act for the sup
port and better regulation Of fcommon schools
and to create permanently the office Of su
perintendent, passed March second, on
thousand eight hundred and forty-siX; An &C
to provide for the appointment Of county su
perintendents of common schools, and def
ming their duties In certain counties thereil
named, passed February eighth, one thousan
sight hundred and forty An act fuI
thef to amend the act entitled an act /
amend an act entitled On act for the supper
and better regulation OF common schools
and to create permanently the office Of su
( perintendent, passed February eighth, on
thousand eight hundred and forty seven; Al
act to amend an act entitled an act for tn
support and better regulation of common
schools, and 10 create permanently the offic
Of superintendent, passed March seventh
one thousand eight hundred and thirty-eight
and the acts amendatOfy thereto, passed Feb