The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1857-07-15

such abstract duly certified to the county audi /
tor 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. |
1t shall be the duty of the township Board OF
Education to hold regular sessions on the third
Monday of April and on the third Monday Of
September in each year, in the usual place OF
holding township elections, or at such place in |
the immediate neighborhood as may be con-
venient for the transaction of any business |
which may be necessary in relation to the SUBJ !
ject of either the primary or graded schools
of the township, with power to adjourn from
time to time, or to hold special meetings at
any other time or place within the proper town.
ship, as they may think desirable for the trans
action of business 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 own
number to serve temporarily as Clerk
SEC. 5. That section nineteen'of said act be
so amended as to read as follows: Section l9.
The Board Of Education in each township shall
prepare, or cause to be prepared and forwarded
to the county Auditor, on or before the first day
of 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 num-
ber of children male and female who have
attended school during the past year, the aver
age attendance, the length of the terms of
schools, compensation of teachers, male and
female, the number and condition of the school
houses and furniture, 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 appa-
ratus, and a full account of the expenditures
for school purposes, together with such other
statistics ndinformation in relation to schools,
as the State Commissioner of Schools may re-
quire. ~
Sec. g.. That section twenty-five of said act
be so amended as to read as follows: Section
%. 1t shall be the duty of the Board of Edu-
cation of any organized township of the State,
annually to determine by estimate, as nearly
as practicable the entire amount of money ne
cessary to be expended in the township for
purchasing school house sites, for erecting
furnishing and repairing school houses, for pro-
viding fuel and for any other school purpose
other than the payment of teachers. not ex-
ceeding two mills on the dollar of the taxable
property of the township; Provided, that if, in
the opinion of the Township Board, 4 greater
tax shall be necessary Tor said purposes during
any year. the Board shall call special meet
ing of the qualified voters of the school dis
trict over which they have jurisdiction, which
| meeting shall be called and held in the manner
prescribed in the preceding section, and shall
decide by rote the question whether such
greater tax, any other greater tax for said
purposes than two mills on the dollar shall be
raised. 1t shall also be the duty of the Board
to estimate such additional amount as they
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on the dollar of the taxable property of the
township, for the exclusive purpose of sus
tanning tea, hers in the central or high schools
or for the purpose of prolonging, after the
State funds have been exhausted, the terms o.
the several sub-districts or primary schools il
the township or for both purposes, as the BOARD
may adjudge best. These several amounts o
money SO estimated or decided upon. the Boar,
shall make known by certificate in writing, OF
or before the first Monday in june in such yea
including any tax which may have been votet
by special meeting of electors as provided il
the preceding section, to the Auditor OF tn
proper county, who shall thereupon assess tn
entire amount of such estimates on all the tax
able property Of the township not included il
any city or incorporated village or territor,
anne-ed thereto forming any special district t
be entered by said Auditor on the tax duplicat
of the county, and collected by the Count
Treasurer at the same time, and in the sam
manner, as State and county taxes are collect
ed; and when collected, shall be paid over
ithe Treasurer Of the proper township on tn
: order of the County Auditor; and said Count
Treasurer shall be entitled to receive for col
. lections one per cent. on all moneys by hin
collected for school purposes, and no more.
SEC. Z. That section twenty-four of said az
r be SO amended as to read as follows; Sectio
: "a. All school funds which may come int
the hands Of the township Treasurer frol
:, whatever source, shall be paid out only on tn
= order of the Clerk of the Board of Educatio,
under the direction of the Board, except in pay
. ing teachers for their services, the said Cler
may on such teachers presenting their certif
cate of qualification, and depositing with III
Clerk true copies thersof. draw the requisit
orders on the Treasurer fer such amount as ma
have been certified to be due by any two Of til
local directors OF the proper snb-district j
which the teacher was employed; and so muc
d OF the school moneys coming into the hand
], of the Treasurer as may be derived from ii
n State tax or from any township tax levied fl
the continuation of schools after the State fun
has been exhausted, or from school funds
:. arise from the sale or rents of section sixtee
> or other school lands, shall be applicable onl
to the payment of teachers in the proper tow
:, ship and shall be drawn from other purpo.
:, whatever; and all school funds made applic
: !, BILE to the payment of teachers only. shall |
- distributed to the several sub districts an
: fractional parts thereof, and the township,
!, proportion to the enumeration of scholars wit
: the aceptions of much Of the townshipt tax
: may have been levied and reserved by II
Board for sustaining teachers in the centralst
: high schools, and with the further exception
:, SO much of said township tax as may be n
- cessary for prolonging the schools the requ
:, red length of time in those b-districts whit
contain comparatively a small number ofres
a dent youth of school age, and which, owing
= scarseness of population, or other unayoidab
- obstacles, cannot be enlarged without seriol
If inconvenience to the inhabitants; and su,
n school funds as arise from the sale or rents
= section sixteen, or other lands in lieu there
!. shall be distributed to the localities to whi,
- such funds belong. All other school funds
- the township not raised for the central or hit
~ schools, nor made applicable to the payment
" = teachers, as aforesaid, shall be applied und
;. the Board in procuring school house sits
% o building furnishing and repairing scho
=. house, providing fuel and in making such 9th
provisions for schools in the ub-districts of 4
"A proper township as may, in the opinion of Il
-. Board be necessary; and the Board of Educ