The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1858-04-29
AuDlToR's OFFICE, WooD Co., O.,
Perrysburg, April 26, 1853.
TO ToUasbjp Boards of Educution

TO ToWashp Boards Of Educotion:
GESTLEMEN:--I have just received circular
from the Stete School Commissioner, containing
an huisndmsnt to the School Liw,'with his
views thereon which are as follows:
The Legislature on the last day of the session
so amended section % of the General School
Law, passed March Ia, 1883, as to'n,aie it read
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'ssSEc. 90. The Township Board of Education
shall have power, when in their opinion, justice
and equity fequire it, to estimate separately
the cost OF purchasing school house site, and
erecting or repairing shcoo house thereon, in
any particular SUB district of the township
wherein the inhabitants have not heretofore
borne reasonable share Of the burden Of taxa
tion for such purpose in comparison with other
sub districts in the township. snd certify such
portion as they may deem just and equitable Of
the amount Of such estimate, to the County Au-
ditor OF the proper county, together with.a map
of the lands and names OF the tax payers in any
such sub-district which amount so certified,
shall be assessed by the Auditor on the property y
therein subject to taxation, and placed on the
county duplicate specially, and be collected and
paid over in the same manner as other school
taxes, and be applied for the specific purpose OF
providing school house in such sub-district -
| Provided. That such tar shall not be leuied in
UtC sums rus OCcU HcTCtO-
fore eOied, nor IN any case shall IL be assessed
nlors than ONCE i,a the same sub bdiStrict; and
further prouided, Hat such tar shall not be as
sesscd IN any Sub-distr.ct '&hich mdg.be hereafter
created, unless the spd subdistrict shall be com
posed in Whole of tsrritory upon Dhich such tar
has not heretofore been kUied."
The last clause OF the section, printed in ital
les, as additional to to the section as it was pre-
vious to this amendment. 1t is highly desilable
that its force and import shoud be correctly
understood. 1t is;des;gned and adapted TO limit
the application of the section TO appropriate
purposes. Hitherto the law has, in manJ in
stances, been misunderstood and misappied.- -
This has given rise to numerous abuses and diff
| IicuIties in the administration of our school
system; there petition of which will be pre-
vented by the amendment enacted.
| 1t should be distinctly understood that a
special. or shb-distrct tax, can be levied for no
other purpose, whatever, than for the % cost o
| purchasing school house site and erecting OF
repairing school house thereon" !" and that even
this tax can not again be levied in any sub-1is-
trict wherein the same :, has been heretofore
levied, nofiin any case shall.it be assessed more
than once in the same sub-distriet,"
| AS this amendment took effect on Its passdge
it will become necessary that special 'nee tings
be held by all Boards of Education which
may have at the meeting on the, l9Ih instant
taken action not consistent there with. Fol
this there will be abundant time, as estimates
are not required to be made to the Auditor till
the first Monday in June,
Respectfully Yours,
AN JAMES W. ROSS
Co Auditor