Litchfield enquirer., 1851-09-11

which persons thus appointed shall have authority To carry inlo execution the !; judgments of said justice of the peace. or other judicial officer. And such justice of Il peace or other judicial officer, shall, in all cases, at their discretion, in place of the fine aforesaid, be authorized 1 to order children, proved by them to be growing up in habitual truancy and with> out any useful and regdilr employment, to be placed for such periods of time as they my judge exprdIrnt, in such insti tu'ion of instruction. industry orreforn- alion or other suitable situalion, ;sS may be assigned or provided for the purpose, under the authority herein conveyed.
 Sec. IT. The superintendent of com. mon schools in addition to the teachers institutes or conventions now provided for by law, iS hereby authorized to ap- point one of more persons to visit school societies aad districts in different sections of the State for the purpose of inspecting schools. lecturing on the subject of cdu cation. giving and receiving information and suggestions on all matters relating to the condition and improvement of the common schools and the comptroller i: hereby authorized to draw an order on the treasurer to meet the expenses of persons thus employed; at the rate of three dollars for each society visited and the persons thus employed arc hereby authorized under the advice of the su.
 pelintcndent, to examine candidates for
 the office of teacher, and to those with
 whose examination and success iii the
 practical duties of the school room as observed by them in their visits to the school, they are satisfied to grant cer
 tticale of qualification which shall bo good in any common school in the county in which issued, for two years, unless an nuIled by the superintendent of common schools; and for each certificate thus granted the person granting the same shall receive fifty cents from the holder thereof. ..s .fs
 Sec. IS. No teacher shall be deemed qualified teacher within the meaning of ihe school lnw, or entitled to receive any portion of his wages out of the public money appropriated by the State, town UT school society. who shall not at the time of his opening the school hold u certificate setting forth his qualifications and properly signed. and who shall not have discharged the following duties:
 Firstly, maintained proper order and discipline. and taught diligently anu faith.
 fully al; the branches required to be
 taught in the school according to the terms of his engagement with the con-
 mi..ee. and according to the provisions of the school law, and the regulations of the school society or school committee made in pursuance thereof. ia
 Secondly. kept the register school in manner and form as required by law, in the book prepared by the sup arintendeni of common schools, and provided by the district for this purpose. and deposited the same at the close of the term with the clerk of the district, and an abs,rac, thereof with the committee of the sosie ty. .# .sastaiE 2 ~
 Thirdly. notified the school committee within one week after the opening of the school. and two weeks of the close of
 the term. that the school may be legally
 visited and examined. Fourihly, furnished any scl,ool officer.
 when dcsi,cd. any information which he
 may have in his power to give in respect
 ing any thing connected with the opera
 tions of his school or in any way affecting its interests or character.
 Sec. l9. The superintendent of com
 mon schools shall appoint. on application signed by the school committees of al
 least one half of the school societies in any county. a county convention of del. egates from the committees of the scvc> ral societies, and such convention with the advice of the State fupelintcndcnt or of State committee of three persons designated by him, may select a list o, textbooks, to consist of not less than two. or more than three in each study pursued in any common school in the State. to be used in all the common schools of the couNy. From the list thus selected. the school committee of each society in such county shall des- cribe q list of books to be used in all the common schools of the society, which list shall no. be changed within the three years next following the date of tho ac- ton of the school committee pyovided, that the publishers of the books will. on application of the school committee of any society agree to furnish first sup. ply for the schools of the society on terms which shall be satisfactory to said com. mlltee. and will also ngree to keep 8, one or more places within the county supply of the same. to be had by the l school committee or their ordcr, at the l lowest wholesale price at which such books are furnished. Y
 See. 20. School committees are i,cre- by authorized to purchase at the expense of the society. out of the income of the town deposit fund accruing to each soci. ety, q supply of the books prescribed bv