The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1854-12-15
Important Notjog q goIiooI osioefu.


.as.s Important Notes 70 soIi6oI oHioefs.
sFhe schoof Commissioner deems it impor-
tant 10 call the attention Of Local Directors,
Township Clerks, and Boards OF Education, 10
certain duties imposed upon them by the School
Law, and to tbs incoIveniences, losses and
penalties which must inevitably accrue il these
duties are neglected or unreasonably post
poned.
l.. Byscction 8, il is made "the duty of the
directors in each sub district 10 take, or cause
10 be taken, annually BETWEEN THE FIRST AND
THIRD MoNDAY OF OcToDER, (fron October I'd
Ito October l6 in l954.) on enumeration Of all
he unmarried waite and colerel youth, noting
them separately, be tween The asa Of five aud
weniy. one years, resident wit ia such subs
district and moi temporarily there, designating
between male and female, ard retnrna ceIti>
ted copy thereof to the Township Clerk"
2. If the directors fail to make and return
the enumeration. the Township Clerk must
employ competent person to do 1t and collect
the expense from the directors individually.
8. ''rhe Township G ERIK shall make an
abstract OF the enumeration so re.uined TO
him, designating the number of youth III each
sub>district, and transmit such abstract duly
certified 10 the County Auditor, WITHIN TWENTY
DAYS after the return made 10 him by The Di-
rectors or The person appointed TO take such
remuneration.
A. BY section 10, it is made The duty OF the
Boafd of Education ''to prepare, or cause to
be prepared, and forwarded u the County Au-
ditor, at the same time when the return Of the
enumeration of scholars is required 10 be
made, statement exhib ting the number OF
children in the township ietween ihe ages o
five and twenty.one years. Distinguishing be-
tween male and female; the number OF schools,
specifying The diff rent grades; the number Of
teachers, male and icmaIe the numhor oil cnil-
dren, male and female, who have attended
school during The past year; the average at
tendance, the length of The terms Of schools.
conpensa ton of teachers. male and female;
tie number and condition OF the school houses
mad furniture, and The estimated value thereof;
the number and condition OF the books in The
school Libraries, The number OF Libraries, The
kind of 81 hool books used in The schools, the
number and value of school apparatus, and a
full account of the expenditures for school
purposes, together with such o'her statistics
and in pformaiion in relation to schools as the
State Commissioner of schools may require.
5. Section 40 directs The Count
on or be ore the twentieth day of Dceubers,
annually to forward abstracts of 'al The re-
turns of school Statistics made from the town.
ships 10 the State Commissioner and anaChe
peua lily OF fifty dollars for the neglect, he
sides making them responsible for any loss
thereby sust lined by any township or county
o similar liability for damages follows upon q
allure by township clerk to make out and
return the abstracts and enumeration requiIed
by the act
From the foregoing summary, the duties o.
he different officers arc appafent; and it new
remains to consider the consequences of neg
ccting their performance. The Siate Auditor
apporiions The school fund among the coun
ties, upon the enumeration aud returns made
TO him by the state Commissioner and the
Counly Auditors shall annually, Immediately
A tier their annual settlement with the County
Treasury, apporlion the school funds for thei
respective Counties, according to the enumcr
alton and returns in their respective offices:
and no township, or othcr district, city or VII
lage, which shall have failed TO make and re
turn such enumeration, shall be entitled TO re
ceve any portion of the common school fund
(Section 81
Still more explicit and imperative is The last
cIuuse of section Ct, to W.T.: 1t shall not be
law ul for any County Treasurer to pay over
any portion OF the school fund TO any local trea
surer, board OF education, or other school Off
GERS of any city, tow nship, or village organized
as schools either under a general or 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 loca
treasurer, clelk k, recorder, or secretary Of sucn
board, or other school ofhc, RS, shall first depo'
site with said auditor, annually, an abstract cI
the enumeration Of scholurs, and other stpt'Stc:
relative TO the seh0ols under their charge, a:
required by this act. OF Teachers, Local Direct
ors, and Boards OF Education in Townships
ASihe reports required Of the several grades
of school officers follow each other in sort OF
ascending series, with nearly the same length
oftme allotted to each grade for king and re-
porting their respective abstracts, it is highly
important that these reports be promptly made
wihin the time prescribed. This is indispen-
sibe not only to avoid losses to school dis
tricts, and penalties to school officers but also
10 the harmonious and efficient working of the
whole school sy,tem.
The reports required Of those school officers
whose duty is 10 lake the enumeration oil
youth should not be delayed beyond the 20lh
day OF October, nor those required of Townsb
Clerks and Roalds Of Education beyond the
Goth day of November. If these reports be
promptly nude, then will the County Auditors
be able, on or before The 2Oth day OF December
to make out aud transmit to the Commissioner
of Common Schools an abstract of all tie re.
turns Of school statistics made to them, aud The
Commissioner will be able to make his report
on OF before the Goth OF January, and The Audi
tor Of Stale will be able 10 apportion, at the
proper time, the common school funds among
the different counties. II. H. BARNEY,
-'" ~ Stf- Com. Com. Schools.
Columbus, Sept, 1854.
A Lien MOORE and Hannah, his wife
| n John Bonser, Uriah Bonser, Sarlh Shoe
maker. Richard Goodridge and Jane his wife
William Story and Ellen his wife, Henry Eg