The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1854-10-11
Highly Important to Township
0ficcrs---D Distribution Of the
School Fund. e,ss,.t

SchoolFund. 900 eassf
1t should be generally known -ihatt the
townships may losetheir proporlionate shares
of the States School fund, unless local de
rectors, township Clerks and Boards of Ed
ucation give their careful attention TO the
duties prescribed by the law, TO be perform
ed within the next sixty days. We propose
10 aEalyse several sections for their intorma-
ton at this important juBcture, 80 u.4s
|. By section 8, il is made ''the duty Of
| the directors IN each snb-district to take, or
cause to be taken, annually, Jetsseen the first
and third Nond0y Of Oatg5er, (from Octo-
Der ed 10 October l6 in 1854, an enumer-
alton of all the unmarried white and color
ed youth. noting them separately. between
the ages Of FIVE and tweaty-one years, resi-
dent within such sub-distriet and not tempo
rarily there, designating between mae, and
female, and return certified copy. thereof
/ to the township Clerk. ".,ag !. ss,ssa.E
| g If the directors fail 10 make and return
the enumeration, the township Clerk must
employ competent person to do it, and
collect TIE expense from the directors indi-
yilually. ~.,,,... d. .,i.t,.,,.A
! 3 "fhe township Clerk shall make an
abstract Of the enumeration SO returnedtO
him, designating the number of youtLin
each sub district, and transrnit such abstract
duly certified to the county Auditor, sgithin
tgenty days after the return made to him by
the directors or the person appointed 70 take
such enumeration" 80 ras
T. Teachers, before they are entitled, to
| payment for their services, are required to
furnish the. township Cle,k the statisticaI
statements mentioned in section 49,, which
afford the basis for an important report by
the Boards Of Education. These, Boards
should net overlook section 10, namely
The Board Of EIucaton in each township
shall prepare, OF cause TO be prepared, and
forwarded to the county Auditor, al, the Same
time when the return of the enumeration of
scholars is required to be made, state
ment exhibiting the number Of children in
the township between the ages Of five and
twenty one years, distinguishing between
male and female; the number of schools,
specifying the different grades; the number
OF teachers. male and female; the number
of children, male andfemale, who have at-
tended school during the past year; the av-
erage attendance, the length Of the terms Of
schools, compensation ofteachers, male and
female; the number and condition of the
school houses and furniture, and the esti-
mated valEe thereof; the number and con.
$dition Of The books IN the school libraries.
the kind OF school books used in the schools.
the number and value Of school apparatus.
and full account Of the expenditures for
school purposes, together. with asuch other
statistics and information II relation stc
schools as the State Comrnissioner of schools
may require ''sy3 8''HF
s. Section Address the County Auditors.
''on or before the twentieth day Of Detem-
Der, annually" to forward abstracts of'.sll
the returns of school statistics made from
the townships to the States Commissioner, -
and torleits fifty dollars for The neglect, be-
sides being responsible forsaHg loss thereby
sustained by any township eorscounty. . A
similar liability for damages follows upon "a
failure By a township clerk 20 etdlase and
return the abstracts and enumeration re.
quired by the act'' sH 1.agu Eaan9aa
i From the foregoing summary, ,athel duties
tof the different officers are apparent5 ard it
now remains to consider the consequences
tof ne glecliag their performances. aflae Au.
diior apportlons the school tundseamong the
counlies, upon tha enumeration .anlbTeturns
made to him bythe State Commissioner.
and "the County Auditors shah annually.
immediately after their anaualssetuienien!
with the County Treasures, appoftionssths
school funds for their respective counties,
according to the enumeration and returns
in their respective Offices; and no township.
or other disulcf, city OF village, wEich shall
have f'siled to make anil retusn such emu
ION, shall be entiGled torecslve any
!, portion Of the com non school fuBdsaa (tsDs-
tion 81, ao.at sag1 'oa .fess'"sF