M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1861-05-30
Passed March 6, 1861.
AN ACT

SEcrIoS |. Be IL enacted by the General
Assembly ofths State Of Ohio. That section
twelve Of said act be SO amended as 10 read
as follows:
Sec. IL. 1t shall be the duty Of said board
to keep said schools in operation not less
than thirty nor more than forty-four weeks
in each year, to determine the amount OF the
annual tax TO be raised for the purpose afore-
said, including all the necessary expenses Of
said schools, except for the erection of
school houses and Ike purchase OF sites; and
on or before the first day Of July OF each year
10 make known the amount of such tax toI
the auditor of the county in which said dis
tfict is situate, and thereupon it shall be the
daty Of said auditor to assess the same upon
tie taxable property of the said district as
the same appears on the grand list in his
Office, and the said tax shall be collected by
the county treasurer in the same manner and
at the same time with the state and county
taxes, and when collected shall be paid over
to the treasurer OF said board: Provided,
however, that the tax to be assessed under
this section shall not exceed four mills on
the dollar upon the taxibIs property Of saiG
district, as the same appears upon the grand
list. Provided, further, that in case the amt.
SO authorized to be raised, together with the
other sch'l moneys OF said district, shall be in
sufiicien, to support such schools for the por.
ton of the year armentioned in this section, hat
said board OF education may require such
sum as may be necessary to support the
same for the residue Of said time, to be
charged, at the discretion of said board, up
on the tuition Of the pupils attending such
schools; Provided, however, that the child
rem of INDECENT parents, or orphans who are
unable 20 pay such charges, shall not be ex-
cluded from said schools for the non.pay-
ment Of the same; and it shall be the further
duty OF said board to keep an accurate ac-
count of their proceedings and of their re-
celps and disbursements for school purposes,
and at the annual meeting for the choice Of
directors in said district 10 make report OF
such receipts, and the sources from which
the same were derived, and Of said dsburse-
ments and the objects to which the same were
applied; and they shall also make report at
The same time Of such other matters relating
to said schools as they may deem the interest
OF the same to require.
SEC. q. And be it further enacted. that
section twelve be and the same is hereby re.
pealeo.
Sec. 8. This act shall take effect from
and after its passage.
%, RICHARD C. PARSONS.
Speaker Of the House Of Representatives.
ROBERT C. KIRK,
pYocidonf of tho Ceno,a
Passed March 8, 1861.
mo. 25.l AN ACT
Requiring justices of the peace 10 deliver to
successors in office certain dockets, stat
utes and papers.
SEC. !. Belt enacted by the General As
Scmbly Of The STATE of Ohio, That every
justice of the peace or other person who shall
refuse to deliver up any docket papers, files.
laws or statutes, as provided in section 2o6
Of the act entitled, ian act Of the jurisdic.
tion and procedure before justices Of the
peace, and other duties Of constAbes in civil
courts" passed March Ia, 1853, shall be
deemed guilty of a msdeheanor, and
upon conviction thereof, shall be fined in
any sum not exceeding two hundred dollars,
or imprisoned in the county Jail not exceed
ing six months, or both, at the discretion OF
the court.
RICHARD c. PARSONS,
Speaker Of the House Of Representatives
ROBERT C. KIRK,
President Vt the Senate.
Passed March 6, 1861.
mo. 26.l AN ACT
Requiring county auditors to make returns
to the auditor of state Of the amount Of
fees received BY county officers.
o. Be IL enacted BY the General Assembly of
the State Of Ohio, That tit is hereby made
the duty Of each county treasurer, recorder,
sheriff, prosecuting attorney, and clerk of
the court Of common pleas Of this state, to
make returns under oath to the county audit
or Of their respective counties, On the first
Monday Of September Of each ypar, Of the
amount Of fees and moneys received BY them
or due them, during the year next proceed
ing the time Of making such return.
SEC. 3. That it shall be the duty Of each
county auditor of this state, on OF before the |
first monday OF October in each year. TO
make Ia certified statement to the auditor
OF state, of the amount of fees and moneys
received or due the county treasurer, recor
der, sheriff, prosecuting attorney, and clerk
Of the court Of common pleas. and also
like statement, verified by his affidavit, OF
the amount received BY or due him.
SEc. 3. That the auditor of state, in his |
annual report to the governor, shall include
an abstract Of the statements made BY the |
respective county auditors, as provided for
in the proceeding sections. rrr
SEC. 4. That il any officer named in sec.
one Of this act shall neglect to make returns
as therein directed, he shall forfeit aud pay
to the treasurer Of the proper county, for the
use Of common schools in said county, the
sum Of two hundred dollars for every such
neglect; and it shall be the duty Of the pros.
eeu.ing attorsey Of such county to collect.
in the name Of he state of Ohio, from the
clerk Of the court Of ofcommon pleas, sheriff, (
treasurer and recorder, al delinquent penal
ties under this act and pay the same over to
The treasurer of the proper county; and II
the prosecuting attorney shall fail to pay
over 10 said treasurer the penalty by him