Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1855-03-30

auditor shall, on or before the Goth
day of October, appoint some one to
perform thatduty.
Sections nineteen and twenty provide
penalties on trustees for refusing to
servo.
Section twenty-one is a copy OF the
old law with regard to the schools in
towns and cities, they being township
for schoclpurposes.
Section twenty-five, twen.y-threc,
twenty-four, twenty-five, t~enty-six,
and twenty-seven point out tie manner
of making reports-1st. by tue teach
ers to the trustees-2d, by the trus-
tees to the county auditor-3d, by the
county auditor to the State superinten-
dent-just as the old law requires.
Sections twenty-eight to tifty-seven
inclusive, relate to the care, division,
sale, &C., of the sixteenth section Of
land in the respective townships, the
provisions of which are similar to the
provisions of the old law.
Sections fifty-eight to ninety four, in
elusive, relate to the investment Of the
school funds, loaning it out on mort
gage for five years, in sums not more
than $4,000 to one person. the manner
of taking mortgages, aid their FORE
closure and collection; copy we be-
lieve, of the provisions of the old law,
in substance at least.
Sections ninety-five to one hundred
and one, inclusive, relate to the distri-
button of the school funds, just as in
the old law, except that the township
funds provided by the disposal
ofthe 18th section is kept and distri-
buted in the respective townships.
Sections one hundred and two to
one hundred and eleven, inclusive, au-
thorize the trustees 70 divide the town
ships into districts, and to number the
same, and authorizes a meeting of the
inhabitants of.such districts on the first
Saturday of October to elect director
/ for the same, to decide upon repair
ing, erecting, or removing school
houses, and to determine who shall be
r the teacher or teachers for such dis
tricts and authorize the people Of
such districts, by petition, to have
r any teacher removed The director
( elected by the people to preside al
their meetings, and with the consent o.
| the trustees exclude any of the pupils
{ from schools for disorderly conduct. Il
take charge of the school houses. re-
pair the same, furnish fuel, and KEEP
S the furniture in order.
e Sections one hundred and twelve te
a one hundred and twenty-eight, relate
e to general superintendent for th,
q State, and point out his dnties. which
r are, to visit each county once in year
, to furnish the law and legislative doc
!. uments to common school libraries, t
S license teachers, make reports of tn
e condition of the public schools, and O
!, all private schools, DC.
: Section one hundred and twenty
u nine to one hundred and thirty seven
n inclusive, relate to township libraries
It and provides for tax of one quartz
# of mill on one dollar of. the State as
r sessment to procure them. The fun
e is to be distributed throughout tn
n State equally, according to population
e and is not restricted to township
d where collected. 1t is provided thu
e each family in the township shall b
vi entitled TO tho use Of two volumes.
If Sections one hundred and thirty
: eight to one hundred and fifly-sil
l. inclusive, are miscellaneous, and hav
o nothing of interest to the great bod
e of the people, except that sixty-fv
e days is to be the length OF a schoS
|; term, and six hours in each day tn
: time children are to be kept in schoo
: The residue of the act makes tn
i Superintendent, Governor, Treasures
Auditor, Secretary, and Attorney Ger
:; eral, the State Board of Lducatiol