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

to be included in said Judgment.
SEC. s. The trustees shall keep record
of their proceedings relative to the schools,
including all orders and allowances on ac-
count thereof. including also accounts OF
all receipts and expenditures of school
revenue. distinguishing between the special
school revenue belonging to their town
ship, town or city. and the school revenue
for tuition which belongs to the State,
and by it apportioned to their township.
town or city for tuition. which revenue
they shall not permit to be expended for
any other purpose than tuition. nor even
for that purpose in advance of its appor-
tionment to their. respective corporations.
SEC g. The trustees shall take charge
of the educational affairs of their respec-
tive townships. towns and cities. employ
teachers subject to the provisions herein-
after mentioned and shall establish and
conveniently locate sufficient number OF
schools for the education Of the children
therein. and build or otherwise provide
suitable houses, furniture and apparatus
for said schools. They may also establish
graded schools or such notifications OF
them as may be practicable; and provide
for admission into the higher departments
of the graded school from the primary
schools oftheir townships, such pupils as
are sufficiently advanced for such admis-
sion. They shall have the care and man
agement Of all property. real or personal.
belonging to their respective corporations
for common school purposes. except the
Congressional township school lands.
which lands.shall be under the care and
management Of the trustee of the civil
township in which such lands are situated.
!. SEC. TO-, All schools in township shall
be Taught an equal length of time. without
regard to the diversity in the number, of
pupils at the several schools or the cost Of
the school, anil each Of said schools shall
be numbered by the proper trustee. as
School number =. $50
SEc.' IL Th, trustees of the several
townships, tows and cities shall have pow
er, with the concurrence; of, the board Of
commissioners of their respective counties.
to levy a special tax in their respective
townships, towns or cities. for the con-
struction. renting or repairing of school
houses. and for providing furniture and
school apparatus and fuel eltherefor. and for
the payment of other necessary expenses
thereof, except for tuition, but no such tax
shall exceed the sum of twenty five cents
ON each one hundred dollars worth o!
taxable property. aad fifty cents on each
poll. in any one year. And any tax pay
er who may choose to pay to the treasurer
of the township, town or city wherein
said taxpayer has property liable to taxa
tion, any amount of money. or furnish
buil'ling materials Cor the construction OF
| school houses. or furniture or fuel there
for. shall oe entitled to receipt therefor
from the trustee OF sail township, town or
city. which she'll esomrt snah tax payer
from any further taxes for said purposes.
until the taxes OF such taxpayer. levied
for said purposes, would. if not thus paid.
amount to the sum or value Of the mate
rials so furnished. or amount so paid;-
Provided. That said building materials, or
furniture and fuel shall be received at the
option Of said trustee
SEC. II. The trustee shall. between the
first.of July and the first of September in
each year. make an enumeration Of the
children within their respective townships.
towns or cities, between the ages Of five and
twenty one years. and excluding married
persons. In making said cnumsration. the
trustee shall list the name, OF the parent,
guardian or head of family having charge
Of such children. and against each name. in
appropriate columns. he shall enter the
whole number of such children in charge
Of tn, person n,me |. the number of males
the number of females. the number of the
school district to which such person is at
tachel for school purposes. AMI shall de-
signate by numbers and initials the Con-
gressional township iu which such person
resides. including in said list and enumera-
tion the names and children Of such per-
sons as have been transferred to their
township, town or city. from adjoining
territory, anil excluding therefrom the
names and children of such persons as
have been transferred from their township.
town or city. to adjoining territory. And
upon the first enumeration after the taking
effect of this act. the trustee taking the
same shall enquire of all persons having
charge of the children thus enumerated to
which school they desire to attach them
selves; and upon making their selection.
such persons. together with the legal vo-
ters hereinafter provided for. shall b. con
sidercd as forming the district or associa-
tion for school purposes of the school Sc
lected, anil none shall be allowed thereaf
ter to attach themselves to. or have the
privilege of, any other school, but by the
consent of the trustee, for good cause
shown; Provided. that at subsequent emu
merations the same inqnir1 shall be made
of each person having charge Of children.
whose residence has been changed. or
whose children have become liable to be
enumerated for the first time since the last
previous enumeration; Ind Provided. fur
ther. that nothing in this act shall be SO
construed as to deny persons the privilege
of attending the public schools. on &C count
of their being more than twenty one years
Of age; Aad Provided. further. that any
legal voter, whether having the charge Of
children or not. may attach himselfto any
school by making request therefor upon
the trustee at any time before closing tho
enumeration. ''''ak 90
SEC. Ii. All persons attached to the
district for school purposes, including
widows who have charge Of children. land
all legal voters.) who may have attached