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gently and faithfully 10 discharge the duties
Of his Office as preseribed by law which bond
I with the eerii6cafe Of bis oath endorsed there
on, shah be filed with the treasurer Of Slate ~
Sec. 30. The books and papers Of his depart. |
meat shall be kept at The seat Of government,
4 where suitable Office shall be furnished BY the
State. at which he shall give attendance when
not absent on public business and the State
librarian shall, in addition to the duties of his
office. discharge the duties Of secretary to the
!. commissioner of common schools, under his di-
recIi0n.
See. 50. 1t shall be the duty Of the commits
sionsr to spend, annually. on an average, at
least ten days inieach Judicial district Of the
State, experimenting aud encouraging teach
eTs' institutes, conferring with township boards
Of education or other school officers. counsel
ing teachers visiting schools. and delivering
! lectures on topics calculated 10 subserye the in
teresls Of popular education.
Sec. 81. As soon as The revenues, to be rails
! ed as hereinafter provided, for the purpose of
. furnishing the common schools with Libraries
; and apparatus, win admit, it shall be the duty
of said commissioner, to purchase the same,
: and the books and apparatus so purchased shall
be distributed through the auditors Office Of
: each county to the board OF education in each
township, city or incorporated village, accord
: ing to the enumeration Of scholars.
7 Sec. 50. He shall also xercise such super
vision over the educational funds of the State
. as may be necessary TO secure their safety and
right application; and distribution according TO
law. lie shall have power TO require Of coun-
b ty auditors, township boards Of education, or
: other local school officers. clerks and treasurers
i Of townships, county treasurers and clerks, re-
l. corders and treasurers of cities and villages,
is copies Of all reports by them required to be
made and all such other information in rela-
l. ton TO the funds and condition Of schools, and
l. the management thereof, as he may deem i'm
y portant ......
e Sec So He shall prescribe suitable forms and
Is regulations for making all reports, and conduct
or ing all necessary proceedings under this act,
ie and shall cause the same, with such instruc-
ID ions as he shall deem necessary and proper for
ie the organization and government Of schools, to
9e be transmitted to the local school officers, who
shall be governed in accordance Herewith.
ID See. 81. He shall cause as many copies o
VI the laws relating to schools and teachers nsti-
Is tuies, with an appendix of appropriate forms
u and instructions for carrying into execution all
N such laws, to be printed in separate volume,
4 and distributed 10 each county with the laws,
e, journals and other documents for the use of the
school Offices therein as often after The first dis
e tribution as any change in said laws may be
e made Of sufficient importance in the opinion of
(. the commissioner TO require republication and
Ji distribution thereof
ID Sec 80 1t shall be the duty Of said commits
ID sioner Of common schools TO make an annual
e. report, on or before the twentieth day OF Janu
pt airy in each and every year, to the General AS
er sembly, when that body shall be in session in
sc any such year; and when not in session in any
one year. then The said report shall be made to
tic the Governor, who shall cause the same to be
as published, and shall also communicate copy
er thereof to the next General Assembly.
p See. 56. The State Commissioner in the an.
TO nual report of his labors and observations, shall
in present statement of the condition and amount
he Of all funds and property appropriated to pur'
rs poses OF education a statement OF the number
rd Of common schools in the State, the number O
x scholars attending such schools their sex, and
C, the branches taught; a statement Of the mum
mt Der private or select schools in the State, sc
far as the same can be ascertaned, and the
n numberof scholars attending such schools, thei
or sex, and the branches taught; statement o
in the number Of teachers institutes and the nun
n Der Of teachers attending them; a statement o
OF the estimates and accounts of the expenditures
ch of the public school funds of every description
vs. a statement of plans for the management and
i've improvement Of common schools and such 9th
Of err information relative to the educational in
lp- terests Of the State as he may think of impor
or tance.
rr. Sec. 81. The said commissioner shall be en-
n u .d In forh hio tha of
on teen hundred dollars annually, payable quar-
wo erly, out Of the State treasury, on the warran
he of the auditor o. State.
III Sec. 58. For the purpose of furnishing schoo
nv libraries and apparatus, to all common schools
10 in the State and for the further purpose of sus-
H. tanning and increasing such libraries, and keep
to ing up supply of school apparatus in the
on schools, rs aforesaid, from time to time, as may
ry be considered necessary, in order TO afford equal
We facilities to the said schools in this respect, as
yo nearly as practicable, there shall hereafter be
n, assessed, collected, and paid annually, in the
G same manner as the State and county revenues
ny are assessed, collected and paid on the grand
r. list of property taxable for State purposes,
o! State tax Of one-tenth of one mill on the dollar
r. valuation, to be applied exclusively for the pur.
H. poses aforesaid and the attendant expenses
under the direction of the commissioner of com
Ill mon schools, In purchasing the Libraries fol
X, the common schools, no books of a sectarian OIL
ys denominatiOna character shall be purchased fol
lte said libraries.
for Sec, 3d. The amount of said tax, when col
rd lected, shall be paid over by the county treas
Tor urers to the State treasurer at the time of max
M ing their annual settlement and shall be paiC
We out by that officer, for the purposes aforesaid
ay upon the warrant of the State auditor,
be See, 60. 1t shall be the duty Of the county
Ter auditor, when The said libraries or apparatus
ks shall be received, to distribute the same to thu
'all clerks of the township boards Of education, o
lire o,her local school officers, in their RESPECTIVE
nl- counties having in charge the interests Of com
MS mon schools; and the books and apparatus. s,