Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1888-07-05
SCHOOL LAW CHANGEDl
Notice to Clerks OF Board
Of Education!

The school law has been materially changed
In regard 10 taking the annual enumeration
of youths. The enumeration is now required
TO be taken during te t'ro igeeks ending on
the fourth Saturday in July, but that clerks
may fully understand the change in the Law,
We give the sections bearing upon the matter.
The new law was passed by the present Leg
islature April 18th, 1888:
SBc. 1880. There shall be taken IN each
district, annually, during the two weeks end
ing on the fourth Saturday in July, an enum-
Grafton of all unmarried youth, noting sex,
between six and twenty-one years of age, res
ident within the district, and not temporarily
there, designating also the number between
sixteen and twenty-one years Of age, the
number residing in the Western Reserve, the
Virginia military district, the United States
military district, and in any original survey
ed township or fractional township to which
belongs section sixteen, or other land in lieu
thereof, or any other lands for the use of pub
lie schools, or any interest in the proceeds of
such lands.
SEQ. 4Oss. The director, who is clerk in
each sub-district, shall take, or cause to be
tohOAg ohhuatAS1 hCCOfutuk W tu0 pfOfIblOuS
of this chapter, an enumeration of youth res
ident within his sub-district, and return a
certified copy thereof to the clerk of the town.
ship board of education; if any such director
fail TO perform such duty, and make said re-
turn on or before the fourth Saturday in July
the clerk of the township board shall employ
a competent person to take and return the
enumeration, give him an order on the treas
urer of the board for his compensation, pay
Qh1a from Tho aorf;nOank anl
to recover the amount so paid, in civil ac-
tion, before any court having jurisdiction of
the matter, in the name of the state, against
such director; and the money so collected
shall be paid to the treasurer of the board,
and credited to the contingent fund; but in
township district which is not divided into
sub-districts the president of the board shall
take and return the enumeration, or cause
the same to be done.
annually, on or before the first Saturday in
August, make and transmit to the county
auditor, an abstract of the enumeration by
this chapter required to be returned to him,
according to the form prescribed by the COM
missioner of common schools, with an oath
or affirmation indorsed thereon that it is a
correct abstract of the returns made to him
under oath or affirmation; and the oath or
affirmation of the clerk may be administered
of education, or by the county auditor.
SEQ. 4036. If the clerk of any district fail
to transmit such abstract of enumeration on
or before the first Saturday in August, the
auditor shall at once demand the same from
such clerk; and in case the enumeration has
not been taken as required by this chapter,
or the abstract required be not furnished
without delay, the auditor shall employ COM
petent persons to take such enumeration,
who shall be subject to the legal requirements
already specified. except that the return shall
be made directly to the auditor, who may ad-
minister to each person empolyed the oath or
affirmation required; and the auditor shall
allow the persons employed by him reason
able compensation, to be paid out of the gen.
eral county fund, and shall proceed to recov-
or the amounts SO paid in civil action before
any court having competent jurisdiction, in
the name of the state, against such clerk on
his bond, and the amount so collected shall
be paid into the general county fund.
SEQ. 4039. The auditor of each county
shall make, and transmit to the state COM
missioner of common schools, on or before
the third Saturday in August in each year, on
blanks to be furnished by the commissioner,
an abstract of the enumeration returns made
to him, duly certified.