Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1853-04-21

SCHOOL ExAHrHkRs.--Judge RAFtk
BURN appointed q County Board Of
School Examiners. last Thursday,
consisting of LEnuEL PERRY. Esq.
Dawn B. HEBARD, Esq, and DIR.
JOHN SAsNs. A most excellent ap-
pointment. The. following sections
Of the School Law point out the
duties of the Probate Judge as well
as those OF the Board oil Examiners.
also the qualifications of Teachers.
II will be seen by notice in this
paper that the Examiners have called
meetings, to be held on Saturday,
the Both inst, and Saturday, the l4th
Of Nay, for the examination Of
Teachers, to which the attention Of
those interested is particularly called.
Sec. A. 1t shall be the duty Of the probate
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soon tfter the election OF school officers under
thu provisions Of This act as practicable. to ap-
pointu county board Of examiners, 10 consist
Of three competent persons, resident in the
county, who shall hold their Office foe the term
Of two years, and until their successors ere ap-
pointed; and all vacancies in said board
which may thereafter occur, whether from ex-
pirsti6a Of the term Of Office, refusal to serve,
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by said Judge.
Sec. As. 1t snail be the duty Of the ex-
ami nsrs to az upon the time Of holding meet
ings for the examination Of teachers, In such
places in their respective counties as viii, in
their opinion, best accommodate the greatest
number Of candidates Tor examination; no
tice Of all such meetings having been pub
Iished in some newspaper Of general circula.
tion in their respective counties; and at such
meetings, any two Of said board shall be com
petent to examine applicants and grant GER
ti6cates; but no fee or charge shall be made
for a certificate. No certificate Of qualifca-
tlon shall be valid in any county except that
in which the examination took place, nor for a
longer period than two years; and il at any
time the recipient Of the certificate shall be
found incompetent or negligent, the examin-
ers, or any two Of them, may revoke the same,
and require such teacher to be dismissed; but
such teacher shall be entitled to receive pay
ment for services only up to the time Of such
dismissal; and no person shall be employed as
teacher in any primary common school, unless
such person shall have first obtained from said
examiners, or any two of them, certificate Of
good moral character, and that he or she is
qualified 10 teach orthography, reading, writing,
arithmetic, geography, and English grammar;
and in case such person intends to teach in
any common school OF higher grade, he or she
shall first obtain certificate Of the requisite
qualifications in addition to the branches
Aforesaid. rr.
Sec. 46. The said board Of examiners shall
appoint one OF their number 10 serve as clerk,
who shall keep record Of their proceedings,
noting the number and date Of each certificate
given, to whom, for what term of time, and for
what branches of studies; and the said board
may make all -needful rules and regulations for
the proper discharge Of their duties. The
members of the board shall be entitled to re-
ceive each one dollar and fifty cents for every
day necessarily engaged in official service, to be
paid out of the county treasury, on the order
Of the county auditor, exclusive of blank
books and stationery which the county auditor
shall furnish; and the county auditor may re-
quire the accounts, when presented, TO be sub.
stantiated on oath, which said auditor may
administer and file in his Office.