The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1865-04-12
The Amended scnooi Law.

We publish the following amendment,
by the Ohio Legislature at this Session,
to the School law, for the information of
our readers:
SEC. 2. That section twenty four of
said act, as amended by section seven of
an act passed April II, 1857, be amend
ed so as to read as follows:
SEC. "a. AL school funds which may
come into the hands of the township treas
urer, from whatever source, shall be paid
out emily on the order of the clerk of the
board of education, under the direction
of the board; except, in paying teachers
for their services, the said clerk may, on
such teachers presenting their certificates
of qualification, and depositing with the
clerk true copies thereof, draw the requi-
site orders on the treasurer for such
amount as may have been certified to be
due by any two of the local directors OF
the proper sub-6istrict in which the teach.
er was employed; aud so much of the
school moneys coming into the hands OF
the treasurer as may be derived from the
state tax, or FROM such school funds as
arise from the sale or rents of section six
teen, or other school lands, shall be ap-
plicable only to the payment of teachers
in the proper township and shall be drawn
for no other purpose whatever, and all
school funds made applicable to the pay
ment of teachers only, shall be distribu-
ted to the several sub districts, and frac-
tional parts thereof, in the township, in
proportion to the enumeration of scholars
with the exception of so much of the
township tax as may have been levied ano
reserved by the beard for sustaining teach
ers in the central or high schools, anc
such school funds as arise from the sal.
or rents of section sixteen, or other land.
in lieu thereof, shall be distributed tt
the localities to which such funds belong
All other school funds of the township
not derived from the state tax nor from
the sales or rents of school lands nor rails
ed for the central schools or other speeia
purpose, and with the exception of ST
much of the township tax as may be Sc
apart for the continuation of the school
alter the state funds have been exhausted
shall be applied, under the direction o
the board, in procuring school hous
sites, building, furnishing and reparin,
school houses, providing fuel, and IN ma
king such other provisions for schools i
the sub b-districts of the proper township
as may, in the opinion Of the board, b
necessary; and so mxch of the TOWNSHIP
tax as may be set apart for the continu
} atien of the schools, shall be so apportisn
6 ed that those sub-districts that contai
comparatively a small number Of resider
youth of school age, shall be able to cor
tinue their schools the same length
time as the larger sub-districts; and tb
D board of education of each township, cit
n or village, shall make the necessary pr,
visions Tor continuing the schools IN OF
o Grafton in their respective townships.
separate school districts, for at least twsl
ty-four weeks in each year, and in cas
: the board of education of any township /
], separate school district shall fail to ma
: the necessary provisions fer continuin
the schools therein in operation the lengt
OF time herein required, such township
separate school district shall not be ent
9 tied to any portion of the school fur
arising from the state tax. during II
lne4t succeeding school year, and sue