The Tiffin tribune. [volume] (Tiffin, Ohio) 1848-1859, 1857-05-29
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organization, supervision and mainier
ance of Common Schools" Passe
March -. 1858.
sEcrIoN |. Be it enacted by the Gen,
raj Assembly Of the State of Ohio. Tn,
section three Of the act aforesaid be- =
amended rs to read as follows: Seotio
3. Tee said directors within Eve dav
sitter their eleotion, shall take an oath q
affirmation 70 support the Constitution q
The United States and Of the S ate O
Ohio. and faithfully and impartialy 4
discharge the duties Of their Office; wbiol
said oath the directors are au horized 4
administer to each other. And in case
vacancy shall occur in the Office of direo
tor, by death. resignation, refusal TO serye
or otherwise, IL shall be the dutv of IN,
township clerk to GIL such vacancy with
in ten days after being informed thereof
by the appointment Of somo suitable per
son who shall hold his Office until III,
lime OF the next annual meeting, when ,
director shall be elected for the remain
der, IT any, Of the unexpired term, in III,
manner prescribed in section two.
SEo. = That section four of said act b,
so amended as to read as follows: Section
4, II the qualified voters of any sub dis.
trict shall faIl to meet and elect school al,
rectors as psescrbed 10 sections two and
three, it shall be lawful for any three
qualified voters Of such sub-distriot "a
call a special meeting of the voters of such
sub'district for the purpose Of electing
directors. on frst giving Eve days notice
IN wrltingof the tims aud place Of hold
ing such meeting by posting the same in
.hree Of She most public places in sach
sub-distriots; and the directors so elec.
ted at such special meeting, shall hold
their Offices for the unexp'red term which
they were respectively elected 10 fill.
SEo. B. That section eight Of said act
be so amended as to read as follows: Sec.
tion Q. IL shall be the duty of the di.
rectors in each sub.districl to take or
cause to be taken, annually, between the
first and third Monday Of September, an
enumeration of all the unmarried white
and colored youth, no ing them seperate.
ly, between the ages Of five an twenty.
one years, resident within such sub. dis.
trict and not temporarily there, designa.
ted between mai and female and return
a certified copy thereof TO the township
clerk; and in case the directors in any
sub district shall fail to take and return
the enumeration aforesaid, it shall be the
duty Of the township clerk to employ a
person to take the same and
allow him reasonable compensation for
his services, and shall proceed to recover
the amount so paid for such services in
civil action, before any court having iu-
in the name of the State of
Ohio, against said directors in their indi
yidnal capacity; and in such suits, said
clerk shall be a competent witness: and
tina money so collected shall be applied
70 the use of common sci olls in the prop.
er township, The township clerk shall
make AN abstract of the enumeration so
returned to him, designating the number
of youth in each district, and trans
NIT such abstract duly certified to she
county auditor, on or before the first daI
Of October.
Sro. 4. That section twelve of said act
be so amended as to read as follows: Sec.
lion l2. ItShall be the duty Of the town
ship Board Of Education 10 hold regular
sessions on the third Monday Of April and
on the third Monday Of September in each
veal in the usual place Of holding town.
ship elections. or at such place in the i'm
mediate neighborhood as may be conven-
lent for ihe transaction of any bdsiness
which may be necessary in relation to the
subject Of either the primary OF graded
schools OF the township, with power 20 sd-
iOurn from Time TO time. or to hold sperih
meetings at any o her time or place within
the proper township, as they may think
desirable for the transaction of business a
aforesaid, sad at all such meetings shall
appoint one Of their number TO the Chair,
and in case Of the absence Of the Town.
ship Clerk may appoint one Of their own
number to serve temporarily as Clerk.
SEc. 8. that section nineteen of said
act be so amended as 10 read as follows:
Section 10. The Board Of Education 10
each township shall prepare. or cause 70
be prepared aud forwarded 10 the county
Auditor, ON or before the first day Of Oc
tober. statement exhibiting the number
of children in the township, between the
ages Of Eve and twenty -one years; distin-
gushing between male and female, the
number Of schools. specifying the differ
ent grades, the number OF teEehsFs, male
and female. the number Of children, male
and female Who have attended school du-
ring TIE past year, the average attendance,
the length Of the terms Of schools, com.
pensation Of teachers. male and female,
Che number and condition Of school hou.
ses and furniture. and the estimated val.
ne thereofs the number and condition of
She books in the school libraries; the mum
Der 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. to-
gether with such other statistics aud in-
formation in relation to achools, as the
State Commissioners Of Schools may Ee-
qOiFe.
SEc, 6. That section twonty-two Of said
act be 30 amenSed as to reaI as follows:
Section ~. II shall be the duty Of the
Board Of Education Of any organized
township Of the State, ahppally so deter
mine bY estimate, As nearly IS prActica.
Die the entire amount of money necessau
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