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

each year, for the examination of teachers,
at periods to be fixed at the commencement
of the year by the respective district super.
intendents, of which times due notice shall
be given in some newspaper published in the
county, or Of general circulation therein,
which meetings the superintendent OF the
district shall attend and at the commence
ment Of the year the district superintendent
shall each prepare, and publish in the state
educational paper, a statement OF the times
and places for such meetings within the
several districts.
Sec. 9. That the clerk of each county
board Of examiners shall keep an account Of
all moneys received by the board for annual
certificates and for the annual professional
fee Of teachers holding life certificates, shall
pay such money over at the end OF the fiscal
year established by the state board, to the
district superintendent of the proper district,
taking therefor his receipt, and shall forward
to the treasurer of state, at the time of max
ing such payment, a certified statement of
the amount Of money so paid by him; that
the district superintendent shall pay over the
same TO the treasurer of state; and that the
state superintendent shall also pay over the
amount received for life certificates and for
subscriptions to the educational paper; which
several funds the treasurer of state shall pay
out as hereinafter provided, and for no other
purpose.
+ SEC. 10. That the fund placed as above
In the eof the treasurer of state, shall be
drawn out on the orders of the state super
intendent, for the payment of the salaries of
the members of the state board of public in
struction; for the contingent expenses of
said board for the necessary expenses of
the district superintendents, not exceeding
to each the amount hereinafter specified, and
for the expenses incurred in the publication
of the educational paper, hereinafter pro-
'vided for.
SEC. IL. That the several members OF the
board Of public instruction shall, before en-
tering upon the duties of their office, take
an oath for the faithful performance OF the
same and the state superintendent shall
receive for his services an annual salary of
twelve hundred dollars, and each district su-
perintendent shall receive an annual salary
OF one thousand dollars, and for necessary
expenses, incurred in the performance of his
official duties, sum not exceeding in a.
mount, for any one year, two bundled dol
lars; Provided, That the saleresof the mem
bers Of the state board, and all other salaries
and expenses under this [actl shall be paid
out of the fund therein provided, and the
same shall in no case be charge on the
state treasury.
SEC. IL. That the state board of public
instruction shall establish at the seat ofgov-
ernment Of the state, within six months af-
ter the organization Of such board, an educa-
tional paper, to be called the "0hio School
Teacher" which shall be monthly publi-
cation Of not less than twenty-four pages
royal octave, and which shall be under the
editorial and publishing supervision of the
l.-State superintendent; that the district su-
perintendents shal! act as corresponding edi-
tors Of the same and the. paper thus pub
lished shall be sent free of subscription
charge TO all persons in this state holding
certificates as teachers, and to the auditor Of
each county, to be by him filed and preserv.
ed for public reference and the subscrip-
ton price of the same, to persons not enti-
tied to receive it free, shall be one dollar per
annum, payable in advance.
SEC. IL. That all acts and parts of acts
inconsistent with this act, are hereby re-
pealed and this act to take effect and be in
force from and after its passage.
BENJAMIN +. LETTER,
Spcuke, oftke House Of Representatives,
CHARLES G, C0NVERS,
March %, 1850. Speaker of tic Senate.