Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1861-04-04


ber of children in charge Of the persons
transferred, with the same particularly
that Is observed in the enumeration; AID it
shall be lawful for the trustee ofthe town
ship to which said territory shall be trans
ferred. to locate and build ,school-houses
upon any territory Of such adjoining town
ship. SO. transferred, the same as if such
territory were part OF the civil township
to which the same is attached.
SEC. Is. Each person transferred Tor
educational purposes to township. town
or city Of an adjoining county. shall pay
to the treasurer Of su:h township, town or
city (when tax is levied therein for the
purposes aforesaid. J a sum equal to the tax
levied, computing the same upon the pro D.
erty of such person in the township, town
or citywhere heresides, according to the
valuation thereof, by the proper assessor,
/ and in default Of such payment. shall be
debarrei from the educational privileges in
the township, town or city, to which he
may have been transferred, and the trustee
thereof shall notify the trustee of the to wn :
ship, town or city in which he resides, Of
such exclusion.
SEC. l6. Each trustee shall. on or be-
fore the 6rstday of September. annually
report to. and file with, the school exam
iner OF the proper county, copy of his
! said list and enumeration. with his af1iila-
Wit endorsed thereon. to the effect that the
same is to the best of his knowledge and
belief. full and accurate. and that the emu
meration does not include persons who are
lssslthan FIVE or more than twenty-on
years Of age. ~ fssY rpr[
SEC. l7,,cWhen q Congressional town.
ship is located In two or more counties,
.he proper trustee for each portion thereof
in the several counties. shall report at the
same time, and in like manner. as provi-
ded in the last preceding section; to the
school examiner of the county in which
the Congressional township school fund of
such township is held in trust and mana
ged.
SEC. is. The township trustees and the
school trustees of incorporated towns and
cities. shall Immediately after their annual
settlement with the county commissioners
in March, make fall statement Of all their
proceedings. receipts and expenditdres for
the year preceding. relative to their
schools. and shall cause the same to be
published in some newspaper, if any is
printed within their jurisdiction, or by
posting the same in three public places in
their respective townships or corporate
limits #n.-
SEC. 10. To enable the trustees to make
reports which arc required of them by this
act, the teacher of each school. whether in
township. town or city. shall. at the ex-
piration of the term of the school for which
such teacher shall have been employed.
furnish a complete report to the proper
trustee. verified by affidavit, showing the
number of the teachers employed, male
| anil female. anil their daily compensation,
the number of scholars admitted during
the term. distinguishing between males and
females. and between the ages of five and
twenty -onc. and those over the age oil
twenty -one years. the average attendance.
aud books used. and branches taught. and
number Of pupils engaged in the study of
each branch; and until such rep ort shall
have been so filed. such trustees shall not
pay more than Is per cent to such teacher
for services.
SEC. 20. The trustee shall, at the time
of making his report to the school examin.
er of the enumeration OF the children. re-
port and furnish the statistical Information
obtained from the teachers of the schools
of their respective townships. towns and
cities, and embody in tabular form the
following additional items: The number
of district; schools taught and their grade;
teachers. male and female; average CON-
pensation Of each class: whole amount
paid for tuition; average length of schools;
school houses erected during the year and
cost Of the same; number of volumes in the
library, and the number taken out during
the year ending on the first day Of Sep
tember. and also the number of volumes
added to the library; assessment on each
one hundred dollars OF taxable property
and each poll of special tax for school
house erection, and amount of such levy;
number of acres and value of unsold Con-
gsessional school lands and income there
from. together with such other informa-
ton as may be called for by the scho oil ex-
aminer and Superintendent of Public In
struction. Failure on the part of the trus-
tees to make the aforesaid report at the
time specified shall subject the township to
diminution of twenty-five dollars Of its
next apportionment Of the Common
School revenues, which shall be withheld
by the Auditor when he makes such ap-
portionmcnt. and such delinquent trustee
DO chargeable Herewith and liable On his
boni for the amount so withheld by the
Auditor. which amount shall be added by
the Auditor to the sum for apportionment
end approved Herewith.
SEC. 81. If trustee shall fail to dis
charge any Of the duties Of his office rcla-
tive to the sch sols. asy person may IN ,in-
tain an action against him for every sach
offense. in the name Of the State of Indi-
ana, and may recover. for the use of the
Common School fund any sum not ex-
cceding ten dollars. which sum. when col
lec:cd, shall be paid into the county treas
ury and addel by the county auditor to said
fund and reported accordingly.
SEC. %. ANY persJm elected or appoint
ed such trustee who shall fail to qualify and
serve as such. shall pay the sum Of five dol
lars. to be recovered as specified in the pre-
cecding section. for the use therein named.
and in like manner added to said fund,
unless such person shall have previously
served as such trustee.