The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1919-07-11
FINANCIAL RElll DR.
ALL SCHOOL | Ds
NEW LAWS PASSED
BY STATE LEGIS RE

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BY STATE LEGIS RE
Several District Boards May Call
Special Elections For
August IL.
School board members who have in
years past watched their school ope.
rating funds dwindle long before the
end of the school year will find solace
IN two bills passed at the recent ses-
sion Of the legislature whereby a
method is opened up, the following of
which will tide the various boards
over until more money can be OBJ
tanned in other ways. It was stated at
the county superintendent's office on
Wednesday that several school boards
in this county will take advantage Of
these new laws and hold special cleo
tions on August IL, which is the date
specified in the bills and ask for an
increase to two mills. The bill under
which this is done is known as Sem
ate Bill No. 1877 and reads as follows:
Section l. In addition to all other
means provided by law for meeting
deficiencies in the current. revenues
OF school districts, the board of educa-
tion may levy in the year 1919, nor
to exceed two mills for any and all
purposes for which such boards NAV
levy taxes, upon securing the approval
,0f the electors of such district in the
following manner:
BY resolution passed by an afirma-
tive vote of majority of all it's mem
,bers elected or appointed, such board
may order that the question of levy
ing such tax, at rate to be fixed
therein, shall be submitted to the
electors Of the district at "a special
election to be held therein on Tues
day, the twelfth day of August, 1919.
"A copy of such resolution shall be GER
titled to the deputy state supervisors
of elections of the county or counties
in which the district is situated. The
\ deputy state supervisors shall prepare
the ballots and make the necessary ar
rangements for the submission of such
question The result Of the election
shall be certified and canvassed in like
manner as all regular elections fo1
the election of members Of boards Of
education. Notice of such election for
not less than ten days shall be given
! by the deputy state supervisors 81
elections IN one Of more newspapers
& printed in the district, once a week
on the same day of the week. for two
consecutive times prior thereto. If nc
/ newspaper is printed therein such no
tice shall be posted for ten, days prior
to the election in five conspicuous
1 places in the district, and published
as aforesaid in a newspaper of gen
4 eral circulation therein. A notice sub.
stantially in the following form shall
lbe sufficient.
Notice of Special Election.
Notice is hereby given that a spec
ial election will be held in The.
school district, Ohio, ON Tuesday, the
twelfth day of August, 1919, to de-
i termnie whether an additional tax
levy of. ...... mills, outside uof all
limitations, for the year 1919, shall be
made for school purposes in such dis
ltrict.
\ II lnG GXDGnSe OF V1V1nU gl1Hk n0fJpn
shall be Certified bv tha danntv % state
Supervisors tn tha clerL of "a | 49,
of education and shall ha Maid .s ox' ~
penses of notices ,of school 'elact;ons :
are paid. e''N'''
Section 2. The ballots useH ar s,,cb
election shall at indicate the 'nana cot of
the school district and. further shall
,be in form as follows:
aFor additional tax levy ,nf
mills for the year 1919. for school
purnoses Yes - >'A"o'
aEor additional tax lew of
mills for the wear 1919. for school
purpeses. No"
Section 8. If a majority Of the
eelectors voting on the proposition SO
submitted vote in favor thereof mon
the certiication and canvass Of snch
result it shall be lawful for such hoard
of education to lew taxes on the du-
plicate made up in the wear 1919 at
the aggregate rate SO authorized for
such purposes in additional tn ali
other taxes for like purposes. Such
levy shall be certified to the county
auditor, who shall place II on the tax
duplicate; it shall not be subject to
any limitation on tax rates now in
force, and shall not be subject to the