Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1857-06-05


he preceding section, and shall decide by
otc the question whether such greater tax,
n any other greater tax for said purposes
han two mills on the dollar shall be raised
t shall also be the duty of the Board 10 cs-
innate such additional amount rs they NAV
hink necessary, not exceeding two mills on
he dollar Of the taxable property of the
ownship, for tho exclusive purpose of sus-
aiming teachers in the central or biob
schools, or for the purpose of prolonpinp. af.
ter the State funds have been exhausted. tho
terms Of the several sub-distrcts or prima-
ry schools in the township or for both pur-
poses, as the Board may adjudgc best
These several amounts Of money so est;ma-
ted or decided upon, the Board shall make |
known by certificate in writing, on or before
the first Monday in Juno in such year, in.
Guiding any tax which may have been voted
by Especial meeting Of electors rs provided
in tho preceding section, to the Auditor of
the proper county, who shall thereupon as
sess the entire amount of such estimates on
all the taxable properly of the town
ship not included in any city or incorporated
village or territory annexed thereto forming
any special district to be entered bv said
Auditor on the tax duplicate of the county,
and collected by the County Treasurer Mt
the same time, and in the same manner, ms
State and county taxes arc collected; and
when collected shall be paid over to the
Treasurer OF tho proper township on the
order of tho County Auditor; and said
County Treasurer shall be entitled to receive
for collections one per cent on all moneys by
him collected for school purposes, aud no
more.
SEC. z. That section twenty.four Of said
act be so amended rs to read rs follows: -
Section "a. All school funds which may
como into the hands of the township Treas.
urer from whatever source, shall be paid Gu,
only on the order of tho clerk of the Board
OF education, under the direction of the
Board, except in paving teachers for thei,
services, the said clerk may, on such teach.
ers presenting their certificate Of oualifca,
ton, and depositing with the clerk true
copies thereof draw the requisite orders on
tho Treasurer for such amount as NAV have
been certified to be due by any two of the
local directors of the proper sub-district il
wh'ch tho teacher was employed; and sc
much of the school moneys coming into the
hands of the Treasurer rs NAV be derived
from the State tax or from anv township
tax levied for the continuation of school,
after the State fund has been exhausted, ol
from such school funds rs arise from tn,
sale or rents Of section sixteen, or othc
school lands, shall be applicable only to tn
payment Of teachers in the proper township
and shalt be drawn for no other purpos,
whatever; and all school funds made m
pllcable to the payment of teachers only
shall he distributed to the several sub-dis
tricts and fractional parts thereof, in th
township, in proportion to the enumeration
OF scholars with the exceptions of so mucl
of tho township tax as may have been lev
led and reserved by the Board for sustaining
teachers in the central or high schools, ant
with the further exception of so much O
SAID township tax as may be necessary fo
prolo!nging the schools tho required length
OF tlmo in those sub-diStricts which contai,
comparatively small number of residcn
youth of school age, and which, owing t.
sparseness of population, or other unavoid
aole obstacles, cannot be enlarsencd with
out serious inconvenience to the inhabitants
!, and such school funds as arise from the sal,
; or rents OF section sixteen. or other lands j
lieu thereof shall be distributed to the lc
caltles to which such funds b,ong. Al
other school funds of the township not rails
ed fo- the central or high schools, nor mad
, app icable TO the payment of telchers. a
aforesaid, shall be applied under the direc
: ton OF the Board in procuring school house
, sites, building, furnishing and repairing
9 school houses, providing fuel and in maxim
such other provisions for schools in the sui
: districts Of the proper township as may,
Q the opinion Of the Board, be necessary; an
t the Board of Education of each TOWNSHIP
r city or village shall mako the necossar
= provisions for continuing the schools in op
It ration in their respective townships or scpl
: rate schools districts for at least six mont,
in each year
Sec. 8. That section forty Of said act h
: 50 amended rs to read as follows: Snctio
! 40. The Auditor Of each and every cunt
shall, on or before the fifth day of Noven
her, annually, make out and transmit To ii
. Commissioner of common schools at Colun
! bus. an abstract of all the returns of schot
; statistics made to him from tho sever
townships in his county, according to Il
f form that may DO prescribed BY the Stat
e Commissioner; and he shall cause to
o distributed all such circulars, blanks m
o other papers including school laws and do
r uments, in the several townships in Il
- county, as said Commissioner shall lawfr
d lvrequirc in case the county Auditor sha
e fail from any cause, To mako return of Il
j. abstract as aforesaid, it shall be the duty
l. the county commissioners to deduct 4
% every such failure from the anual salary
nl allowance made to the Auditor for his sc
d vices, tho sum Of fifty dollars.
: SEC. o. That section sixty-four of sal
r act be so amended as to read as follows =
d Section 81. The debts which have hereto
Q fore been contracted BY any school distri'
= for school purposes shall be provided fc
by the estimate of the proper school boart
1 created under the provisions Of this act an
I: actions may be brought against such boarS
0 TO recover tho same.
: SEc. 10. No sub-district composed Of Il
o fractional parts of two or more township
: which is now organized or may be hereaft
= organized shall he dissolved, or altered n
: less hv the concurrent action of the Boar,
: of Education of tho several TOWNSHIP