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ed March l4th, A. D. 1853.
Sec /. Be il enpcted by the General Assem-
bly, Of the State Of Ohio, That hereafter each
and every organized township in the State shall
compose but one school district for all purpo-
ses connected with the general interests oi ed
ueation in the township, and shall be conhded
to the management aud control OF board OF
education, and the several school districts and
fractional parts thereof which now are, or may
hereafter be established in the several organ
lied townships of the State, shall be regarded
as sub-districts, and be con6ded TO the manage
ment and control Of local directors as hereinaf-
ter provided but nothing contained in this act
shall be so construed as 10 give 10 the township
board 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 an
nexed thereto for school purposes, which shall
elect or appoint board Of education as here
matter provided, or which now is or may here
after be governed as to schools, by any special
or other act, specified in the sixty seventh sec
ton of this act
Sec. 2. On the second Monday of April, in
the year eighteen hundred and ffty.three, there
shall be held at the usual hour and place Of
districts of the several townships Of the State,
dent within the sub-district, and having the
qualifications Of voters at the State and county
elections, who, when assembled, shall organize
by the appointment Of chairman and secreta-
ry, and proceed to elect by ballot, three school
directors for such sub district Of those so cleo
ted, 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
person receiving the next highest number, shall
hold the Office for one year and each shall
continue in Office until his successor is elected
and qualified. In case two or more persons
so elected have received an equal number of
votes, the duration Of their respective terms of
Office shall be determined by lot in the presence
of the chairman and secretary of the meeting,
and annually thereafter in the same manner on
the second Monnay in April, there shall be
elected in each sub-dstrct of the proper town
ship, one school director for the term of three
years; and the minutes of the proceedings of
any such sub-district meeting shall be signed
by the chairman and secretary and deliver
ed to the directors who shall have been elected
as aforesaid, to be recorded by the clerk in the
records Of the sub-district, and the said clerk
of the sub-dstrct shall forthwith certify to the
township clerk the names Of the local directors
so elected, specifying the term for which each
was elected the directors of any sub-district
SO elected shall deem it expedient, they may
designate the specific hour Of the day on which
the annual election for such sub.district shall
be held, and in such case shall cause five days
notice thereof in writing to be posted up in three
of the most public places in such sub district
Sec. 3. The said directors, within five days
after their election, SHALL take an oath or afir-
nation to support the constitution of the Uni
ted States, and of the State of Ohio, and faith
fully and impartialy to discharge the duties Of
their office which said oath the directors are
authorized to administer to each other. And
in case vacancy shall occur in the office of d-
rector, by death, resignation, refusal to serve,
or otherwise, it shall be the duty of the town
ship clerk to fill such vacancy within ten days
after being informed thereof by appointment
for the unexpired term.
Sec. 4. If the qualified voters Of any sub-dis-
trct shall fail to meet and elect school direct
ors, as prescribed in the second section Of this
act, it shall be lawful for any three qualified
voters of such sub-district to call special meet
purpose of eecting directors, on first giving
FIVE days notice in writing Of the time and
place of holding such meeting, by posting the
same in three Of the most public places in such
sub district; and the directors so elected at
such special meeting, shall hold their offices for
the same terms of time as il elected on the Sec
ond Monday of April, as prescribed in said sec
ond section, except that their said terms Of Of
fee shall be considered as having commenced
on the second Monday of April next preceding
the time Of holding such special meeting.
Sec. s. 1t shall be the duty of the directors,
any two of whom shall constitute a quorum, to
meet as soon as practicable after having been
elected and qualified, at such place as may be
most convenient in the sub-dstrict, and organ
;ze by appointing one of their number clerk Of
SY,a snt district, who shall preside at the Off
eiai meetings Of the directors, and record their
proceedings in book to be provided for the
purpOse, together with tie minutes OF the pro-
ceedings of the annual school meetings held IN n
the sub district by the qualified voters Eaereoi'
which shall be public record and all SucE
proceedings, when so recorded, shall be signed
by the clerk of the proper sub-district The
directors may meet as frequently as they may
thiak necessary EOr the transaction OF business,
and gil any vacancy in the Office Of clerk which
may occur in the sub-dstrict, or, IN case OF his
absence, either of the other directors may Off
ciate temporarily in his place. =.
Sec. 6. 1t shall be the duty Of the school dI'
rectors in each sub district to take the manage
ment and control of its local interests and at
fairs, to employ teachers, to certify the amount
due them for services 10 the township clerk
who shall draw an order on the township treas
urer for the amount and to dismiss any teach
er, at any time, for such reasons as they may
deem sufficient and to visit the school ol
schools of the sub district at least twice during
each term by one or more Of their number
With such other person or persons competen
to examine pupils in their studies, al they ma.
choose to invite. s s.e. ~.