The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1857-05-21

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sKc4IoE !. Be henae,rd byihe Geperal
A assembly OF the State 81 Ohio. That sto'iun
three ollLr act aforesaid be 80 pm,n nd,d as IC
Itad as follows: Stoliou 3. The said tire,-
tors piIhin 6se days alter lhrir elecIiun.
: bail take ala oath or isiirmRlion 10 suppuri
Ise Co6sppliop OF The Unit'd Stales AMI
of he State oi Ohio. and Ioi'hfsIly and i'm
partially TO discharge lhs tuIes Of their Of
ca; which a,il oath the directors are an !
ihofizsd 70 etminislyr 20 each o'her. And .
in csss a sAcahcJ shalt occur 10 the flee oI
dissetor. by death. resignation, refusal 10
serve, OF otheFsise, il shall be the duty OF
the iowDship clrik 10 bill such vacancy with
10 len days alter being informed thereof,
By ihss RPpoini n'rnt OF some suitable per
sun y no shah hold bis tffire until tie tine
Of the next annual meeting, when director
shah be elected tor the remainder, ifany, Oi
he urtxpirgd term, in the manner prescrib'
ed in section tive.
Sec. 2. That section four Of said act be
SO amended as to read rs follows; Section
a. Ii the qualified voters OF any sub dis
trict shall fan to meet and elect school direc.
tors as prescribed in sections two and three,
il shall be lawful for any three qualified yo
ters Of such sub district to- call a special
meeting OF The voters of such sub.district for
the Enrpose OF e!ecIing directors. on first
,siying Eve days Office 10 writing Of tie time
and place oi holding such meeting by post
ing the same in three of the most public
Ilaces in such sub district; and the directors
so elected al such special meeting, shall
hold their tifices for the unexpired term
which they were respectively elected to fill.
Sec. 3, That section ght Of said act be
SO amended AS to read as follows: Section
81 Is shah be the duty of the directors in
each sub b-distrei 10 take or cause to be tax
en-, annually, between the first and third
Monday Of September, an enumeration OF
all the unmarried white and colored youth
acting them st para,ely, between lie ages of
tfye and tweDty-one years, resident within
snch sub district and not temporarily there,
designating between male and female, and
return certified copy thereof to lhe town
skip clerk; and in case the directors in any
sa5 district Shall fail 10 take and return the
enumeration aforesaid, it shall be the duty
OF The township clerk to employ competent
person 10 take The same and allow him a
reasonable compensation for his services,
and shall proceed TO recover the amount so
paid for such services in civil action, be
fore any court having jurisdiction, in the
ratne Of The STATE Of Ohio, agsiust said di
rec,ors 10 their individual capacity; and in
such suits, said clerk shall be competent
W tn s.; and The money SO collected shall be
applied to the use of common schools in The
proper township. Hbe nship clerk shall
make an abstract OF the enumeration 50 re
turned to him. designating The number OF
youth in each SUB district, and transmit
snch abstract daily certified to the county
auditor, on or before The FIRST day Of Octo-
Der.
Sec. a.. That section twelve Of said act
be so amended as to read as follows: Section
T2 Ii shall be The duty Of he township
Board Of Education to hold regular sessions
on the third Monday of April and on The
third Monday Of September 10 each year, in
the usual place Of holding township elections
or at such place in the immediate neighbor
hood as may be convenient for the trsnsac
ton Of any business which may be necessa
~ 10 relation TO the subject oieither the pfi
mary or graded schools of the township
with power to adjourn from time TO time, OIL
to hold special meetings at any otter time
Or place within tic proper township, az they
may think desirable for the transaction o
business aforesaid, and at all such eeling
shall appoint one Of their number to ii'
Bhair, and in case OF he absence of tht
Township Clerk may appoint one Of lhei
own uumberIo serve temporarily as Clerk.
See. s. That section nineteen OF said &C
be so amended as TO read as follows: Sec
tion l9 The Board of Education in escl
township shall prepaie, or cause 10 be pre-
pared aud forwarded to the county Auditor
on or before the first day OF October, state
IneHt exhibiting the number Of cbftdlea /
the township, between the nges OF Eve an
tmenty-one years, Distinguishing betwee
male and FINALE, the bunlber of schools
specifying the different grades, The rumbe
ol teachers. male and female. the number
eaid,en, male and female who have attenC
ed school during the past year. tie averag
attendance, the ltDgth OF the terms Of school,
csnapensa ion of teachers, male and female
tse number and condition Of the scho
houses and furniture. and the estimate
value thereof; the number and condition
the books 10 the eel ool librsIiPs; the nun
bsr Of hbralies; the kind Of scho,l bool
used in The schools, the number and walt
Of school apparatus, and full account
the expenditures for school purposes, tog
ther with such other statistics and i1foIm
t1on in rela,ion to schools, as tho State Con
missioner Of Schools may require.
SEC. 6. That section twenty of sa
asltbe so amended rs 10 read as follow
Seeiion 22 Il shall be the duty Of Il
Board of Ejucatiou.o Of any organized tow
Ahip OF the State, annually 10 determine b
estimate, as nearly as practicable the eDt
amount Of money Necessary to be expendc
10 athsip. for purchasing school house sites, 4
ERECTING, furnishing and repairing scho
bouses, COR providing fuel aud for any OH
school pafposes Other than the pay ymeut
teachers, nostxceedlng two mills on tie dc
lar Of the taxable property Of The TOWNSHIP
Provided. that ", in the oliuion Of Il
Township Board. gieater tax shall be n,
oessary for said purposes during any yea
the Board shall call . special meeting oi Il
qualified voters OF The school district oy
which they have Jurisdiction. which NEE
ina shall be called ard held in the mann
prescribed 10 The preceding section, al
shall decide by vote the question wheIh
such greater tax, OF, any otber great
tar, for said puruoses lban two mi
on The dollar sbai be raised. 1t sh
also BE- the duty ofliSe Board to esiima
sueb additional amount as they may th