The freeman. (Fremont [Ohio]) 1849-1850, 1850-04-27

which he stands charged BY said award; pro-
u vided he has before the commencement of
such suit made demand of such sum upon the
party so charged by said award.
SEC 4. Whenever il may be necessary to
repair such work, any one of the persons ben
efitted by it may cause such hrepairs to be made,
land may compel contributions from each per-
son benefited, on the basis of the award, the
Just and fair price of such repairs
BENJAMIN F. LETTER,
Speaker of House Reps
CHARLES c. COEVERS,
Speaker of the Senate.
March 8, 1850.
AN ACT
For the appointment of State board of public in
Sec ! Be At enacted by the General as
sen,Jty of the State of Ohio, That there shall
be appointed by joint ballot of the two houses
of the General Assembly, during its present
session. state board of pnblic instruction, to
be composed of FIVE citizens, one of whom
shall hold his Office for one year from and af-
ter such appointment one for two years, one
for three years, one for four years, and one
for five years; and at each session of the Leg
slature hereafter, one member of the board
shall be appointed to fill the vacancy then
existing, and the member SO appointed shall
hold his Office for FIVE years; and whenever a
vacancy occurs in the board during the recess
uf the Legislature, the Governor of the state
shall appoint citizen 70 fill the same until the
meeting of the General Assembly, when the
two houses. by joint ballot, shall elect mem
Der of the board 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 accordance with the
provisions of the school laws and the requisi-
tons of the board: tn make an annual report
i to the General Assembly of such statistics, ac-
companied by such facts and suggestions as he
may deem proper. appending thereto the re-
ports of the district superintendents, and to
act as editor of the state educational paper,
hereinafter provided for.
Sec. 8. That at the first meeting of the
board each year, it shall divide the state into
four districts, and assign 70 each district one
member of the board, who shall perform
therein such duties rs shall be directed by
the beard, and by any act which may hereaf-
ter be enacted by the General Assembly land
the members Of the board SO assigned to the
different districts, shall be styled, for the first
four years of their term of office, district SUI
perintendents, and as such they shall aid the
county board of examiners in the several
counties within their districts in the perform
ance of their duties.
SIC. a. That the members of the board of
public instruction shall hold semi annual meet
ings at the office of the state superintendent,
at which meetings the state superintendent
shall preside, and member of the board
shall be designated as secretary; that at such
meetings shall be etermined the general reg
ulations for the guidance Of the district super
intendents, each Of whom shall submit to the
Legislature annually, through the state super
Intendent, report containg a statement of
the educational statistics which he has collect
ed 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 valid
ity of the certificates of all teachers of COM
mon schools within his district, in addition to
the signatures of the members of the County
board of examiners; and that, in the examina-
ton Of teachers applying for certificates. list
of questions to be prepared semmi annually
by the state superintendent, and forwarded to
the district superintendents and by them furn-
ished to the county examiners, with instruc
tons as to the method of examination, shall
in all cases be used.
] Sec. 6. That each applicant for certificate
to teach a common school, under the school
laws of this state, shall pay to the clerk of the
county board of examiners, upon the receipt
Iof such certificate, signed and cuuntersigned
as provided in the fore going section. the
sum of one dollar, which certificate shall all-
thorize him or her 10 teach public schoul in
any county of the state for the period of ono
year from the date thereof; and upon obtain
ing such certificate, he OF she shall be entitled
to receive for one year, free of expense for
Subscription, the educational paper hereinafter
provided for; and be entitled to attend; with
out tuition fee, all teachers institutes and nor
NAL classes held under the direction of the
State board, within the year for which the Ger
titicate is granted; but no teacher shall re-
ceive payment from the public funds for tut
ion, except upon the presentation of his or her
annual certificate; or if he or she hold life
certificate, upon the presentation of the re-
ceipt of the clerk of the county board of EXAM
ners, showing that he or she has paid pro-
fessiohal fee for the current year of one dol
| lar
Sec. T. That upon the recommendation Of
the county board of examiners countersigned
by district superintendent, the state board
of public instruc ton shall issue life certifi-
cate to the teacher named in such recommen-
dation. for which the applicant shall pay the
state board one dollar. and shall be subject
thereafter to an annual professional tax of
like sum: and life certificate shall confer up
on the holder thereof all the rights and priv
ileges acquired by the holders of an annual
certificate; but the state board shall have