The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1850-06-03

limiting the time for the preparing Of maps
of school districts is hereby repealed
SEC. 8, That the act passed February "a,
1913, entitled an act to amend the act en-
titled an act for the support and better regu-
lation Of common schools, and to create per-
manently the Office of superintendent. pass
ed March7, 1888, and the acts amendatory
thereto" and the act amendatory thereto,
passed March 6, lS49, and all other acts or
parts Of acts inconsistent with this act, be
and the same are hereby repealed.
BENJAMIN F. LETTER,
Speaker of Me House of Representatives.
CHARLES C. CONVERS,
March 7, 1850. Speaker ofthe Senate
AN ACT
For the appointment OF state board of public
instruction.
SEC. ]. BE ii enacted By the General as
Sembly Of the State of Ohio, That there
shall be appointed by joint ballot Of the two
houses Of the General Asse mbly, during its
present session, state board of public in.
struction, to oe composed Of five citizens,
one of whom shall hold his Office for one
year from and after such appointment, one
for two years, one for three years, one Tor
four years and one for five years; and at each
session Of the Legislature hereafter, one men,
ber of the board shall be appointed to fill
the vacancy then existing, and the member
SO appointed shall bold his office for five
years; and whenever vacancy occurs in the
board duringthe recess Of the legislature,
the governor of the state shall appoint
citizen to fill the same until the meeting of
the General Assembly, when the two houses,
by joint ballot, shall elect member of the
boald to serve out the unexpired term.
SEC. 2. That each member OF such board
shall, during the last year of his term OF
Office, be styled the state superintendent of
common schools, and as such shall act as the
chairman of the board, and shall reside and
keep his office at the seat of government of
the state; that his duties shall be to collect
and arrange educational statistics. in accord
ance with the provisions Of the school laws
and the acquisitions Of the board; to make
an annual report to the General Assembly of
such statistics, accompanied by such facts
and aSa5Acstieus asAsnay deem proper. ap.
pending thereto the reports of the district
superintendents, and 70 act as the editor of
the state educational pa per, hereinafter pro-
vided for.
SEC. 3. That at the first meeting of the
board each year, it shall divide the state into
four districts, and assign to each district one
member Of the board, who shall perform
therein such duties as shall be directed by
the board, and by any act which may here
after be enacted by the General Assembly /;
and the members of the board so assigned to
the different districts, shall be styled, for the
first four years of their term of Office, dis
trict superintendents, and as such they shall
aid the county board of examiners in the
several counties within their districts in the
performance of their duties.
Sec. d. That the members Of the board
of public instruction shall hold semi-annual
meetings at the office of the state superin-
tendent, at which meetings the state super
intendent shall preside, and member OF the
board shall be designated as Secretary: ti,at
at such meetings shall be determined the
general regulations for the guidance of the
district tsuperintendeEts, each Of whom shall
submit to the legislature annually, through
the state superintendent, report contain
inga statement of the educational statistics
which he has collected during the year, and
also of his official transactions during the
same period.
SEC. 5. That the signature Of the district
superintendent shall be necessary to the va
lidity Of the certificates of all teachers of
common schools within his district, in addi-
tion to the signatures of the members of the
county board of examiners; and that, in the
examination Of teachers applying for certifi-
Gates, list of questions, to be prepared
semi-annually by the state superintendent,
and forwarded to the district superintend-
ents, and by them furnished 10 the county
examiners with instructions as to the meth
cd of examination, shall in all cases be used.
Sec 6 That each applicant for certif-
cate TO teach a common school, under the
school laws of this state, shall pay to the
clerk Of the county board of fexaminers, upon
the receipt OF such certificate, signed and
countersigned as provided in the foregoing
section, the sum Of one dollar, which certif-
cate shall authorize him or her to teach a
public school in any county Of the state, fol
the period OF one year from the date thereof
and upon obtaining such certificate, he Of
she shall be entitled to receive for one year
free of expense for subscription, the educa
tional paper hereinafter provided for, and be
entitled to attend, without tuition fee, al
teachers, institutes and normal classes hel(
under the direction of the state board with
in the year for which the certificate is grant
ed; but no teacher shall receive paymen
from the public funds for tuition, excep
upon the presentation Of his or her annua
certificate; or, il he or she hold life Ger
tifcate, upon the presentation Of the receip
Of the clerk Of the county board oiexamin
ers, showing that he or she has paid profes
sional fee for the current year Of one dollar
SEC. Z. That upon the recommendation
Of the county board Of examiners, counter
signed by district superintendent, the stat
board Of public instruction shall issue a lii
certificate to the teacher named in such re
commendation, for which theapplicant shal
pay the state. board one dollar, and shall b
subject thereafter to an annual professions
tax OF like sum; and q life certificate sha
coEfer upon the holder thereof all the right
and privileges acquired by the holder Of q
annual certificate; but the state board shal
have power at any time toreyoke such Ger
tiilcate, whenever II is made to appear I
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