M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1857-05-21

the enumeration Of scholars with the eXcep-
tuns Of so much of the Township tax as
may have been levied and reserved by the
board for sustaining teachers in the GENITAL
or high schools, and with the further excep-
tion of so much of said Township tax as may
be necessary for prolonging the schools the
required length Of time in those su5-distTict:
which contain comparatively a small num-
ber of resident youth of school age, and
which, owing to sparseness of population,
or Othei unavoidable obstacles, cannot be
enlarged without serious inconvenience to
the inhabitants and such school funds as
arise from the sale or rents of section six
teen, or other lands in lieu thereof shall be
distributed to the localities to which such
funds belong. All other school funds Of the
Township not raised for the central or high
schools, nor made applicable to the pay
ment of Teachers, as aforesaid. shall be ap'
piled under the direction of the Board in
procuring school house sites, building, fur
nishing and repairing school houses, provi-
ding fuel and in making such other provis-
ions for schools in the sub-dstricts of the
proper Township as may, in the opinion OF
the Board, be necessary: and the Board OF
Education of each Township, city or village
shall make the necessary provisions for con.
tinuing the schools in operation in their re-
spective Townships or separate school dis
tricts for at least six months in each year.
SECTION 8. That section forty of said
act be So amended as to read as follows ;
Section 40 The Auditor of each and ev-
cry County shall, on or before the fifth day
of November, annually, make out and trans
nit to the Commissioner Of Common Schools
at Columbus, an abstract of all the returns
of school statistics made to him from the
several Townships in his County, accurd-
ing to the form that may be prescribed by
the State Commissioner and he shall cause
to be distributed all such circulars, blanks
and other papers, including School Laws and
documents, in the several Townships in the
County, as said Commissioner shall lawfully
require; in case the County Auditor shall
fail. from any cause, to make return OF the
abstract as Aforesaid, it shall be the duty ol
the County Commissioners to deduct Tor eV-
cry such failure from the annual salary or
ALLOWANCE W lllC huAiNOA lOi A'S ~
vices, the sum offifty dollars.
SECTION 8. That section slXty-tour oil
said act be so amended as to read as follows;
Section 6l. The debts which have here
tofore been contracted by any school dis
trct for school purposes shall be provided for
by the estimate OF the proper school boards
created under the provisions of this act ant
actions may be brought against such boards
to recover the same.
/ SECTION 10. No sub-district composed
of the fractional parts of two or more Town
ships, which is now organized or may bt
I hereafter organized shaIl be dissolved
changed OF altered unless by the concurre n
action Of the Boards of Education Of the sew
eral townships which may save territory in
cllded in such sub-district. In raising
and expendng money in such fractional
sub-districts, other than for the payment oil
Teachers, the ratio shall be the taxable prop
erty of the respective parts OF townships IN
such sub-districts included
SECTION IL. Ifthe directors ofany sub.
district dismiss any Teacher for any friv-
olous or insufficient reason, such Teacher
may bring suit againt such sub-dlstrlcti
and if, on the trial of the cause, judgment
be obtained against the sub-district, the
directors thereof shall certify to the Clerk
of the board the sum so found due, and he
shall issue an order to the person entitled
thereto, upon the township treasurer, to pay
the same out of any money in his hands
belonging to said sub district and applica,
Bile to the payment of Teachers In such
suits process may be served on the clerE
of the sub.district, and service upon him
shal be sufficient.
SECTION II. That sections three, four
eight, twelve, nineteen, twenty-five, twen
ty-four, forty, aud sixty.iour of the act aiore
said be, and the same hereby are repealed.
N. H. VAN WORRIES,
Speaker Of the House Of Representatives.
THOMAS H. FORD,
President Of The Senate.
April 18th, 1857.