Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1857-05-21

vision and maintenance of Common Schools,
a passed March IA, 1853.
SECTION l. Be 1t enacted by the General Assem-
70 bly, Of the State Of Ohio, Thai section three of the
e act aforesaid be SO amended TO read follows
Section 3. The said directors within five days aite
their election, shall take oath affirmation &c
support the Constitution of the United States and
/ of the State Of ohio, and faithfully and impartial
y odischarge the duties of their office; which said
oath the directors authorized to administer Il
10 each other. And in case a vacancy shall occur in
the Office Of director by death, resgna ton, refusal
10 serve or otherwise it shall be the duty OF the
' township clerk TO fill such vacancy within ten days
after being informed thereof, by the appointment
Of some sui table person who shall mold his office
unIil the time of the next annual meeting, when a
direc tor shall be elected or the remainder il any,
Of the unexpired term, in the manner prescribed In
seriion two.
. SEC. q That section four Of said act be so
I amended as to read as follows. Section a. II the
qualified voters of any sub-district shall fail to
meet and elect school directors prescribed in
sections two and three II shall be lawful tor uny
three qualified OF such sub-district to call
special meeting of the voters of such sub-distrct
for the purpose Of elecng directors, first giving
five days notice in wiring Of the time and place
! Of holding such meeting by posting the same in
and the directors elected al such special meeting
sha hold their offices for the unexpired term which
, they were respectively elected to fill.
SIC 3. That section eight, OF said act be so
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be the duty of the directors in each subdistrict 10
take or cause TO Ue taken, annually, between the
first and third Monday OF September, an enumer-
alton of Ill unmarried white and colored youth,
noting them separately, between the ages OF hve
and twenty-one years, resident within such SUD-
district and not temporarily there, Distinguishing
between male and female, and return certified
copy thereof to the township cerk and In case the
directors in any subdisrict shall tail to take and
return the enumeration Aforesaid, il shall be The
duty OF the township clerk 20 employ competent
person TO take The. same, and How him reason-
able compensation tor his services, ami shall pro-
ceed recover the amount so paid tor such services
in civil action, before any court having Jurlsdlc-
tion in the name OF the State OF Ohio against
said directors in their individual capacity; and IN
such SUITS said clerk shall be a,competent witness:
and the money 50 collected shall be applied to the
use OF common schools in the proper township
The township clerk sha II make an abstract OF the
| enumeration so returned to him. designating the
number of youth in each sub-dsirici, and transmit
such abstract duly certified TO the county auditor,
on or before the first day of October
| SEC. 4. That section twelve OF said act be so
amended as to read as follows: Section ~. Ii shall
be the duty of the township Board OF Education TO
hold regular sessions on the third Monday OF April
| and Oil the third Monday of September IN each
year, in the usual place OF hol lding township eec
tions. at such place In the immediate neigi5Or-
hood as NAV be convenient for stne transaction oi
an y business which may be nect ssary IN relation
to the subject Of either the primary or graded
schools OF the township, with power to ADJOURN
| from time 10 time, or to hold special meetings at
any other time or place within The proper township
as they may think desirable for the transaction OF
| business us aforesaid, and at all such meetings
shall appoint one OF their number to the chair, and
in case of the absence of the township clerk, may
appoint one of their number 10 serve tempor-
arily Us clerk.
Sec. 5. That section nineteen of said act be
so amended as TO read as follows: Section l9. The
Board Of Edncotion in each township shall pre-
pare, cause TO be prepared and forwarded TO the
county auditor on or before the lrst dayUf October
statement 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 and female, who |
have attended school during the past year, the |
average attendance, the length OF the terms OF |
schools, compensation OF teachers, male and female,
the number and condition OF the school houses and
inrniture and the estimated value thereof; the |
number and condition of the books in the school !
libraries; the number OF Libraries; the kind OF |
school books used in the schools; the number and |
value OF school apparatus, and full accoun of the
expenditures for school purposes, together with such
other statistics and information in relation 10
schools, as the State Commissioner OF schools may
require.
SEC. g. That section twenty-five of said act be |
so amended TO read as follows: Section %. II |
shall be the duty OF the Board OF Education of any
termIne by estimate, as nearly as practicable, the
entire amount of money necessary to be expended
in the township for purchasing school house sizes,
for erecting, furnishing and repairing school houses,
for providing fuel and for any other school purpose
other than the payment of teachers, not exceeding
two mills on the dollar OF the taxable property OF
the township Provided, that il, in the opinion of
the Township Board, greater tax shall be .neces-
sary for said purposes during any year, the Board
shall call special meeting of the euaihed voters
of the school district over which they have juris-
dcIion, which meeting shall be called and held in
the manner prescribed In the preceding section,
and shall decide by vote the question W ether such
gre tax. any other greater Tax for said pur
poses than two mills on The dollar shall be raised.
1t sha Il also be the duty of the Board 10 estimate
such additional amount as they may think neces-
sary, not exceeding two mills the dollar OF the
taxable property OF the township for the exclusive
purpose OF sustaining teachers in the central or
hgh Schools or Tor The purpose of proloDging after
the Sta tie funds have been exhausted the terms of
the several sub-distrlcts or primary schools in the
township. or Tor both ourposes. as the Board NAV
adiudpe best These several amounts of money so
estimated or decided upon, the Board Sshal make
known by certificate in writing on or before the
first Monday in June IN such wear including any
tax which NAV have been voted by special meeting
of electors as provided in the preceding section 10
the Auditor OF the proper county, who shall there
upon assess the entire amount OF such estimates ON
ai the IN xable nropertv OF the township n,t incu
ded in nnv city or Incorporated VILLAGE or terrtorv
xed ihereto tormng anv speciaI district N he
entered bv said Auditor on be tax dupIicate Of ,Se
eouuIv. and collected bv the County Treasurer at
the same time and in the same manner as State
and county taxes are collected and when ollected
shall be paid over 10 the Treasurer of The proner
10 ynship on the order of the County Audtor. nnd
said Countv Treasurer shall be entitled To receive
for collections o per cent on all moneys by him
coIlecred tor school pnrposes. and no more 'A
Src 7 That secrion ,wentv .fonr ot said ,c, ho
co amended ne 10 reod as follows. Section d All
school nnds which NAV come into the hands nf
The ounsh;n Jrs,snrer from ,vba,ever son-co haii
he maid nu, pnlv an The order of the cierL Of ,ha
Board of Edncst,on. under the direction of rbs
Rood aXce, in novipg Teachers ior their services
,5a sa;t Cert may on such teachtrs nresen,;ng
tLer certificate Of qua liflcaiion, and deposilins
with ,S. C.srt Irue comics thereof draw ibs ras
on;s;,s ordars on the Irensurer for sucb Inmonn, a.