Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1849-01-24

20 President of the Senate.
APPROVED; January ID, 1919.
ASsEL BnIccs.
SLcRErARY's OrrIcF, Iowa, }
! Jan. Is, lS49
/ hereby certify that the foregoing is
correct copy OF the original act now OF
file in said office.
! JOSIAH II BoNNEY,
Secretary Of State.
10 establish system Of Common Schools
SEcrIos |. Be enacted by the Genera
Assembly Of the State of Iowa, That a
the township election on the first Monda,
in April, A. d., 1851, and trienniall,
thereafter, there shall be elected a Super
intendent of Public Instruction, who Shall
hold his Office for three years and unit
his successor is duly elected and qualified
SEC. z. Before entering upon his du
ties he shall take and subscribe the usua
oath OF Office, and shall also execute a bont
in the penaliy of twenty five thousand dol.
lars, payable to the State of Iowa, will
securities to be approved by the Governor
conditioned for the prompt discharge Of
his duties as Superintendent of Public In.
struction, and for the faithful application
and disposition, according to law, of al
school moneys which may come into his
hands by virtue Of his Office. Said bond
and oath shall be deposited with the Sc
cretary OF State, and an action may be
maintained thereon by the State, at any
time, for breach oil the conditions there
,of.
SEC. 3. 1t shall be his duty to keep an
Office at the seat of government, and TO file
Jail papers, reports, and pnbic documents
transmitted to him by the school officers
of the several counties, each year sepe-
ratcly, and hold the same in readiness to
bc exhibited to the Governor, or 10 any
committees of either house of the General
Assembly, ahd shall keep fair record OF
all matters pertaining to the business Of
his Office.
SEC. 4. He shall, without delay, pay
over all sums of money which may come
into his hands, by virtue Of his office, to The
officer or officer authorized TO receive the
same, lin such manner as may be prcscri-
bed by law.
SEC 5. On tie twenty fifth day of
January of each year he shall apportion
among the several counties of the State,
the interest Of the permanent school fund
which shall have accrued up to the first
day of January aforesaid, and shall imme-
diately transmit TO the School Fund Com
missioner statement Of the amount thus
apportioned TO their respective counties,
accompanied with his warrant for the
same on the officer in whose hands it NAV
be deposited.
SEC. 6. He shall have a general SUI
pcrvision OF all the district schools of The
State, and shall see that the school system
is as early as practicable put into uniform
operation; shall visit every county at
least once during his term OF office, confer
freely with the several school officers, and
give such advice relative TO schools as he
may deem necessary; he shall deliver a
public lecture 10 the teachers and people
OF each school district, on the subject of
education, if deemed practicable, and per-
form generally such duties as may tend TO
advance the interest Of education.
Sec. Z. He shall examine and recon-
mend to the several school districts uni
form series Of text books, to be used in
the schools thereof
Sec. 8. He shall prepare and have
printed suitable forms for all reports re-
quired by this act, and shall transmit the
same with such instructions as he NAV
deem proper for the organization and gov
ernmcnt Of the public schools, and with
such directions III reference to the course
of studies as he may judge advisable, tc
the several officers entrusted with their
management and care.
SEC. 9. He shall make all further rules
and regulations that may be necessary, to
carry the law into full effect. according to
TO its spirit and intent, which shall have
the same force and effect as though con-
tanned therein.
SEC. 10. He shall cause so many copies
OF this act, with the forms, regulations
and instructions herein contemplated
thereto annexed, TO be from time to time
printed and distributed among the sew erai
school districts of the State, as lie shall
deem expedient.
SEC. II. He shall make report to the
General Assembly at each regular session
thereof, exhibiting the condition of the
State University and public schools, and
of the funds appropriated TO each, and all
such other matters relating to the affairs
of his Office as he may think proper to
communicate.
Sec. II. He shall receive annually the
sum Of twelve hundred dollars as a salary
for the services required under the pro-
visions OF this act, and also all necessary
contingent expenses for postage, books
and stationary pertaining to his Office, TO
be audited and paid as The salaries and
contingent expenses Of other State officers
are.
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