Eaton Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1843-1856, 1854-10-26
IMPORTANT NOTICE
10 SCHOOL OFFICERS.

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lsnt to call the attention Of Local Dire clofs,
Township Clerks. and Boards Of Educ ,tion, 10
certain duiies imposed upon them blythe School
Law, aud 10 the Inconvenience, losses and
which must inevitably accrue II these
duties are neglected or unTeasonably pOstpon-
ed.
!. BY section s, it is made "the duty ofthe
directors in each ub-district 10 take, or
cause TO be taken, annually between the first
and third Monday Of October, iron October
Cd 10 October Is in 1854. an enumeration Of
all',he unmarried white and colored youth,
noting :hem separately, between The ages Of
five and twenty-one years, resident within
such sub.diStrict and not temporarily there de-
signaling between male and female, and re-
turn o certified copy thereof to the Township
Clerk"
Q. II the directors fail to make and return
the enumeration, the Township Clerk must
employ a competent person to do il and collect
the expenses from the directors individually.
3. 'The Township CLERK shall make an
abstract of the enumeration, so returned TO him,
deslgna ting the number Of youth in each sub
district, and transmit such abstract duly cetti-
fed b the County Auditor within twenty days
after the return made TO him by the Directors
OF the person appointed 10 take such enume-
ration. ,
4, BY secion 10, It is made the duty OF
the Board Of Education "to prepare, or cause
TO be prepared, and forwarded to the County
Auditor, at the same time when the return OF
the enumeration of scholars is required 10 be
made, a statement exhibiting the number Of
children in the township between the ages Of
FIVE and lwenty-one years, distinguishing be-
tween male and female; The number efschoolS
specifying the different grades; the number oil
teachers, male and female; the number oil
children male and female, who have attended
school during the past year; the average at
tendance, the length Of the terms of schools,
compensation Of teachers male and female, the
number and condition OF the school houses
and furniture, and the estimate value thereof;
the number and condi tion Of the books in the
school libraries, the number Of libraries, the
kind OF school books used in the schools, the
number and value of school apparatus, and a
full account Of The expenditures for school
purposes, together with other statistics and in
formation in relation to schools as the State
Commissioners Of schools may require.
6. Section 40 directs the County Auditors,
con or before the twentieth day Of December,
annually" 10 forward abstracts of call the re-
turns of school statistics made from the town
ships to the Stale Commissioner" and attack
es a penslty Of fifty dollars for the neglect, be-
sides making them responsible for any loss
thereby sustained by any township or county.
a similar liability for damages follows upon a
failure by a township clelk 10 ''make and re-
turn the abstracts and enumeration required
By the act"
From the foregoing summary, the duties Of
the different officers are apparent; and il now
remains 10 consider the consequences Of neg
lecting their performance. The State Audi
tor npporlions the schoo! fund among The coun.
ties, "upon the enumeraiion.and returns made
10 him by The State Commissioner" and ''the
County Auditors shall annually, immediately
after tn. ir annual settlemeni.w with The Comfy
Treasurer, ~apportion the school funds for their
respective counties, according to. the enumer-
alton and returns in their respective Offices;
and no to wnship, or other district, city or viii
lage, which shall have failed TO make and re-
turn such enumeration, shal II be entitled to
receive any portion of The common school
fund" (Section 81
Still more explicit and imperative is the
last clause Of Section 81, 10 wit: at shall
not be lawful for any County Treasurer 10 pay
over any portion Of The school fund to any 10.
cal treasurer, board Of education, or other
school officers OF any city, township, or village,
organized as 10 schools either under a general
or a special law, except on the order Of the
auditor Of The proper county; and no such
order shall be drawn by the county auditor,
unless The local treasurer, clerk, recorder, or
s.nraNaru ar email hAaFJ AE4tl.- ,ah,z a.
shall first deposite with said audiiof, annually
an abstract OF the enumeration OF scholars, and
other statistics relative TO the schools under
their charge, os required Of this act Of Teach.
ers, Local directors and Boards Of Education
in Townships"
As the reports required Of the several grades
of school officers follow each other in a sort
OF ascending series, with nearly the same
length of time allotted to each grade for ma,
king and reporting their respective abstracts,
it is highly important that these reports be
promptly made within the lime prescribed
This is indispensable not only to avoid losses
to school districts, and penalties TO school Of
ficerS, but also to the harmonious and efficient
working OF the whole school system.
The reports required Of those school officers
whose duty Is 10 take the enumerations OF
youth, should not be delayed beyond the Goth
day Of October, nor those required of Town
ship Clerks and Boards OF education, beyond
the Goth day OF November. Ifthese reports be
promptly made, then will the County Audi
tors be able, on or before the Goth day of De-
cember, 10 make out and transmit to the com
missioner of Common Schools, an abstract of
all the returns Of school statistics made to them
and the Commissioner will be able to appor-
lion, at the proper time, the common school
funds among the different Counties"
II. II. BARNEY, Com. Com. Schools.
Columbus, Sept, 1854.