The Belmont chronicle, and farmers, mechanics and manufacturers advocate. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1848-1855, 1853-04-01
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isry District, or United States Military District,
West Reserve, or original surveyed township O
fractional township to which belong any school land
or interest in the proceeds Of school lands.
Township Boards Of Education.
Sic 10. The township board of education shal
consist Of the township clerk and OF the loca drec
tor from each sub-distrct OF the township who lia
been appointed clerk in his subdstrict, majority o
whom shall constitute quorum for the transaction
OF business; and the clerk of the township shall b
the clerk OF the board but shall not be entitled to
vote. IL shall be the duty Of the sal clerk to bt
present at the meetings of the bonrd and TO record IL
book to be provided for the purpose all their off
cial proceedings which shall be public record oper
to the inspection of any person. interested therein
ard all such proceedings when recorded shall be
signed by the chairman and clerk.
SEC. ii. The said township bonrd OF education In
each township of the State, and their successors in
oce shall bO body polite 1 1pd corporate IN LAZY
sue and be sued, plead and he implcaded in my
court OF law or equity in this State, and may re-
ceive any gift grant, donation or devise made for the
Of any school or schools within their uri diction
and moreover they shnll be and hereby are invested
in their corporate capacity with the title, and
custody of all school houses school house sites
school libraries, apparatus or other property belong
ing to the school districts organized or which
,nny hereafter be organized within the limits Of their
iluriSdicion with full power TO control the same in
such manner rs they may think will best subserve
The interests OF common schools and the cause Oi
educaon: and when in the opinion of the board any
school house or school house site has become unne.
cessary they may sell and convey the same in the
name ot the township board Of education OF the prop
or township; such conveyance to be executed by the
chairman and clerk of said board. and shall paw the
avails the township treasurer Of the proper
township for the benefit OF schools and all conveyan-
ces of real estate which may be made to said board
shall be to said board in their corporate name and to
their successors in office.
SEc. l2 1t shall be the duty of the township bonrd
Of education TO hold regular sessions the third
Monday Of April and on the third Monday Of Octo-
Der IN each year at the usual place OF holding town
ship elections, at such place in the immediate
neighborhood as may be convenient for the transac.
ton of any business which may be necessary in rca.
tion TO the subject OF either the primary graded
schools OF The township, with power to adjourn from
time to time or 10 hold special meetings any other
time or place within the proper township they
may think desirable for the transaction of business as
aforesaid, md Mt all such meetings shall appoint one
of their number to the chair, and in case OF the ah
scnce OF the township clerk may appoint one of their
own number TO serve temporarily as clerk.
SEC. -. The township board Of education. shall
have The management and control OF all the central
and high schools of their proper township which nlnv
be established therein under the authority of this
act. with ull power in respect to such schools to en-
ploy pay, and dismiss teachers to build repair and
furnish the necessary schoohonses, purchase or lease
sites therefor, or rent suitable school rooms and
make all other necessary provisions relative to such
schools as they may deem proper; md it shall asD
he the duty said board 9fcducation to exercise all
the powers conferred on local directors in respect TO
sub-disrict schools whenever such local directors
shall neglect to discharge their duties in any sub
district MS required by this nc and it shalt also be the
further duty OF said board to prescribe rules and reg
ulations for the government OF all the common
schools within their jurisdiction; said board of eluca-
ton may provide for German schools for the instruc
ton of such yonth as may desire 10 study the Ger
man language, or the German and English langua-
ces torcther and if the board shall deem it neceSsa
Il. IL
manager of schools for the township. who shall do
nnI ner(orm all such duties the board may pre-
scribe in relation TO the management and supervision
Of the different schools, and the educational interests
of the township, and NAV allow him reasonable
for his services,
Sic II. The said board shall prepare, or cause to
he prepared, map OF their township, as often as
they deem necessary on which shall be designated
the sub.districs of the township, which they may
change or alter at any regular session. and the num-
ber of scholars assigned to each but no suh-disrlct
shall contain within Its limits, less than sixty resi-
dent scholars hv enumeration. except in cases where
in the opinion of the board it is necessary TO reduce
The number; and il shall be the duty Of the board to
establish school in each subdistrict OF tho township
of such grade as the public good in their opinion
may require md in the location of primary schools,
or schools of higher grade, the hoard shall have ret
erence to population and neighborhood, paying due
regard to any school-honse already built or site pro-
cured as we'll rs all >ther circumstances proper to
be considered as to promote the best interests o!
schools.
SEC Is. Tho board shall have power 10 assign
such number OF scholars the several primary schools
as they may think best, and when such assignment
has been made, shall furnish the teacher list OF the
scholars so assigned and the board shall also have
full mower to regulate and control the admission OF
scholars to schools ola higher grade, according to
age anG attainments, and may admit scholars over
twenty-one years OF nge, and may suspend or author
ize the local directors to suspend from the privileges
Of either the schools any pupil found guilty dis
orderly conduct, which suspension shall not extend
beyond the current session OF the school.
SEC l6. Whenever 1t shall happen that persons
school of an adjoining township, or whenever il may
be desirable to establish a school composed OF parta
oywo or more townshlps y shall be t9e rfy On the
resneq,xe boaraaan. A. rfoSJnps in which such per-
ans reside or IN which such schools may be situated,
or of the townships parts OF which the school IS 10
he comuosed to transfer such persons Tor educalion,
ii purposes to the township in which such school
house is or may be located; but the enumeration OF
scholars shall be taken in each township rs II no sucn
transfer had been made, and such school when SO
couposed shall be supported from tne schooi iuh'iS
of the respective townships IRON winch III, schol
airs may have been transferred; and the board o hn
rownship in which the school house is situated shall
hnye the control and management of such school, and
the board of the adjoining township or townships SO
connected for school purposes sllail each make the
proper estimates OF their share o the expenses OF eg
erv kind necessary sustain said school, and cery
The same TO the auditor OF their proper county as par
of their annual estimates tor school purposes, ana
draw orders on their respective township reasrers
for such sum as will be in proper ion to the enumera
ion of scholars SO transferred in favor of the board
of that township in which such school Is located TO
Inc appropriated 10 the payment OF teachers and tor
other PURPOSES connected with the establishment or
mnintenance of said school US tar as applicable.
SIC II. The said board shall have power tn deter
mine the studies to be pursued and the school books
,ba usrd i'm the several schools under their control
and shau make and enforce such rules AMI reSul'-
inns relative to the use and preservation OF tue
srhoo libraries aud apparatus as they may think nd
yisnbe and shall appoint, or authorize The local oi
rac,nrs 10 appoint suitable person 10 act as llbrarl
on and to take charge OF the school apparatus resi-
dant nj Some convenient place in the neishhori'od
where the school is kept, and may require sueh MIRA
rinu N Give bond Tor the faithful discharge OF MS d
lies and allow him such compensation as they may
think reasonable. ...
Report required of Teachers.
4 Src 49, II shall be the duty Of the school teacher &c
,,.ke an, and file with the township clerk at Nc ex'
m;ration ofeach term of the school o tull aud com
re report of the whole namber OF SCHOLARS admitted
to the school during such term, Distinguishing 1e
tween male and female, the average attendance 'h'
hnoks used the branches taught, the nun.@r ol pu
nils engaged in the study OF each oil said branches
and such other statistics as he may be required
make by the township board or local directors, qn'
mill such report shall have been ccrhed and Med d
s said tescler as aforesaid, it shall not be iawu
6nr said hoard or local directors To pay SAID teache