The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1854-10-18
5CenaI Notiees.
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Sc HHE School o muissionsr deems il i'm
portant 10 cali the ate nticn Of Local
Directors, -Tewnsbip Clerkss~and BcaFdg u
Education, % CERTAIN duties imposed nfon them
81 the School Law, and TO the nconyapIenees
fJosses ahd penalties which am4Ist inevitably ac-
/ crne If these duties arc neglected or unyeasUH-
ably postponed.
5 by section 8, Il il made "a DO duty ~
the directors in euch sdb-distriet 10 take, or
cause to be taken, annually befUeey tia first
and third Monday of October, (froIn October ID
to October l6 in 1884 an enumeration Of alt
the unmarried white and cOlored youth, NO
ing item separately, bet secD the ages Of Eve
and twenty-oue years. resident within such sub
district atd not temporarily there, designating
between male aud feTo;le, and ret0rn a certified
copy thereof to the TowRship 0ferh."asr7
"a. IL the dttect3rs Esitato max and rsturn
the enumeration, tBe Township EieFk must
employ a competent peSs'f 60 dsit ana collect
the expense Fl ON the dn eefors Individuality.
I B. ~The Township Clerkzsbali make an %
stract OF the enumeratipp 81 returned 80 him,
designating the nilm3er oil youth ia each sub
district, and transmit such abstract duly certih-
ed to the County Au.titers urtktfEe fLeHtH daHa
after the return Inaale To- him by the DirestorU
or the person. appointed to take, such n1mera
ton.
f.. By section 10, Il is m9ac sie dufyof the
Board of Education 50 to prepare, or cause to
l.beaPnepared, and forwarded to the County Au-
ditor, at the same time when the return Of tbs
enumeration of scholars is required 90 be mador
a statement exhibiting the number Of children
in the township between the ages of five mn9
twenty-oRe years, distinguishing between maI6
and. female !; the nuniber ofsschot1s, specifying
the different gradess the number of teacherss
MAZE and female the nunbcr OF childron,
male and fem1le,Asho have raaeudcd school
during the past year ); theS9xeraae attendance,
ihe length of the terms of schools, compenss-
ton of teachers, male ard female the number
and condition of the school houses and 6lrni-
ture, and the estimated value thereofi the
number and condition of the hOokn IN the
school libraries, the number of libraries, the
kind of schoofsbooksansed in tho schools, the
number and value OF school appearances and .
fuil account of the expenditures FOE school puE-
poses, tngether with such other Statistics and
oImaI IN relation to schools as the State
Commissioner OF schools may require.
5. Section 40 directs the County Auditors,
: on or before the twentieth day of DeeembeF,
annually to forward abstracts Of all the re-
turns OF school statistics made from lhe.fown-
ship to the State Commissioner, and attaches
a penalty of fifty dollars for the neglect, be-
sides making them responsible for any loss
similar liability for damages follows upon q
failure,by a township clerk to make and re-
turn the abstrocts and Gppneration required
by the act-' 49, .t
From the 10, egoirg summary, the duties Of
the different officers are. apparent; and il now
remains 10 consider the Consequences, Of .neg-
fecting tIte,r pc iormance. The State Auditor
appor,ions the school fund among the connties,
. upon the en- .iieratien and, returns. made to
him by the State CommiissioneT,' and Z the
County Auditors shall annually Immediately
after Their annnaf settlement wi.b tho County
Treasurer, apporuou tile school funds for their
respective Counties, accnrding 10 the enumer-
alton and returns iHth retrospective Offices
and no toMnsliip, pr-other distsict, city or viIE
age, which shall have failedtn mike aud return
such enumerattpB, shall be entitled &c receive
any portioHef the common school fund.- CSse-
ton 81
clause of section 81, % wltz IL shall not be
la wful for any County Treasuser to pay over
any portion OF the school fund TO any local
treasurer, board of education, or other school
officers of my city, township, or village, or
kgaRized as to schools either under a general
or 4 spec al luRs, except on the order Of the
proper county aud no such order sal be
dra wn, by The county auditor, Unless The local
treasurer, clerk, recorder, or secretary Of such
1b9af6, or other sclIoo oil officers, shall FIRST de-
post with'sald auditor, annually an abstract OF
the cnum eratitn Of scholars, ztd ethe statis-
tics relative to the schools under their charge,
as required by Ffis act ofsTeachers, Local Di-
~krectors and Boards OF Eaucatioh in ToWnships.'
Asthe reports required Of Tho several grades
of school officers follow each other in a sdrtot
ascending series, With nearly the same length
of time SLOTTED TO each grade for making and
reporting their respective abstracts II - highly
1 important that these reports be PrSIDptly made
L within the time prescribed. Tins is Indispen-
I soble not only TO avoid losses TO school dis
Rtrics and penaities to school officers ,lnsalso 10
Me haFmonieus and efficient working of the
1 whole school system.
aFAc reports ~feaairesf Of If.ase sr{,oel Aces
H9-af5is f6 faks lie feS<hffan ~ you'd.
5haslld Tot be delaYedSseyond 10tl dag o
h1stober, nor those required Of Township Clerk,
I'D Board of EdncatiaB, beyond the 2otb day
November. II these reports be promptly
1Iesde, then will the County Andstore be able:
on before the Goth day OF Deeembers 10 make
E6ut aud tTsnsmit to the Commissioner of Com
-
&hoo1 statistics made ~ dssla, 4ndE TIC Som
kHssiener viii be able TO make his report on OF
1ofore the Goth or January, and the Auditor Of
9tate will be able to apportion, 1T the proper
ssrent Co Hnties.s
H.H. BARNEY, Com. Com. Schools.
Columbus, Sept, 1854. 3w90
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