Litchfield enquirer., 1856-07-31

more of the visitors, of the district committee if such attendance can be obtained; and such visits shall be made twice at least during each season of schooling in conformity with the provisions of this act It shall be their duty unless otherwise direc- ted by the visitors to spend at least half day in each school visit; it shall be his or their duty to make q full annual report of the condition of the common schools of said town and of all the impor- tant facts concerning the to the superintendent of common schools. on or before tho lst day of Oc- tooer annually and ta answer in writing all inquiries that may be propounded to him or them on the sub- Ject of common schools by said superintendent He or they shall also prepare abstract of such report to be read at the annual meeting of said town.
 SEC. l. The acting school visitor or visitors of every town shall receive for the time actually em- ployed in the performance of the duties prescribed III thls act, the sum of doll twenty five cents e'ch per day. to be paid of the treasury of the town In which the school houses of the schools wis ited by him or them are situated provide that h, or they shall have made his or their annual report in the manner prescribed in the preceding sections and provided furt her, that his their account shall be approved by the visitors of the town.
 SEC. D. Whenever common school of higher grade, Tor the older and m advanced children of either sex, shall be established and maintained by any town such school shall be subject to the man. agemcnt of the board of visitors unless otherwise di rected by the town and shall receive such propor- ton of all money provided for the support of com mon schools in such towu as the mber of scholars attending such high school shall bear to the whole number attending all the other common schools of the town.
 SEC. 6. No town shall be entitled to receive its snare of the public money from the treasury of the State, unless the report required by the 3rd section of Chap V. or this act shall have been .ie by the school visitors to the superintendent of schools
 Csarter TL-Of District Committees
 SEC: l. The committee of every district shall or. or before the SOth day of September in each year, make written report to the board of school visitors of the town. which shall state
 l. The whole term for which school or schools in such district, shall have been kept by qualified teacher or teachers during the year ending the thirty first day of August and how much of said term was winter school and how much summer school
 2 The amount of money received from the school funI of the State, town deposit fund, kc cal funds, town tax district tax, rate bills and all contribu- tons, whether in board, fuel or otherwise for the year ending the thirty-f day of August
 j. The whole number of children between the ages of four and sixteen the number of each sex in the summer school, and in the winter school, the average attendance, both summer and winter of each sex, and the number of pupils attending school over sixteen years of age.
 A. The number of male and of female teachers en- ployed, and for how long time each
 D. The wages oi male teachers per month, and of female teachers per week, including board when re- ccved as part of the teachers compensation
 G. The amount expended during the yesr for school buildings for apparatus and library, and for other school purposes.
 :. The different branches taught in the schools, the number pupils in each branch, the number of public examinations, lectures visits and by whom and such other information may hc required ly the board of visitors by the superintendent.
 SEC 2 No district shall be entitled to receive its share of the public money from the state treasury unless the report required by the next preceding sec tio- shall have been made ly the committee of the district.
 C.afHer IT.-Of Teachers.
 SEC. No teacher shall be employed il! ant s.hcol supported by any portion of the public money until he has received certificate of examination and ap- probation, signed by majority of the board of visi tors or by all the committee by them appointe nor shall any teacher be entitled to draw any portion of his wages so far as the same is paid out of any pub lie money appropriated by law to schools unless he can produce such certificate dated previous to the opening of his school provided that n. new certiti- cate shall be necessary when the teacher continued in the same school more than one term unless the visitors shall require it.
 SEC. ?. It shall be the duty of every teacher in any common district school, to enter ill book or register to be provided by the clerk at the expense o the district the of all the scholars attend ing school their ages, the date when they comnen- ccd the length of time they continued, and their daily attendance together with the day of the month on which such school visited by the school yisi. tors of the town, or committee by them appointed which book register shall be Ut all times to the inspection of all persons interested and be delivered over by the teacher at the close of the term to the district clerk together with certified abstract show ing the whole number of pupils enrolled, the num- Der uf males and females and the average daily at- tendance.
 It shall also be the duty of the teacher so far pra ticab!e to furnish to the district committee such in formation with regard to matters appertaining to the school, as shall be by them required.
 SEC. 5. No teacher shall be entitled to any pay for his services who shall have neglected to perform the duties en]oined by the next proceeding section
 SIC. 4. All examination Of teachers, nnder the fifSts f,f rba of ducted by the majority uf the board of school visi- tors, or by all the committee by them appointed. Chaptv TIX-Of the Superintendent of Schools
 SEc. l. The principal of the State Normal School shall be CT ojcio superintendent of common schools whose duty 1t shall be to exercise general supervis- ion over the schools of the State to collect information from the school visitors in the manner provided in the third section of chapter fifth of this act, and from other sources to prepare and submit an annual report to the general assembly containing statenient of the condition of common schools of the State, plans and suggestions for the improve mcnt and better organization of the common school system and all such matters relating his office and to the interests of education, he shall deem expe- dient to communicate.
 SEc. 2. The superintendent of common schools is hereby authorized and directed to hold at one con- veicnt place u each county of the State schools or conventions Of teachers, for the purpose of instruct ing the best modes of governing ani teaching com mon schools, and to employ suitable teachers and lecturers to assist him in conducting said schools and for the purpose of defraying the expenses of each school convention he'll. the superintendent may draw upon the comptroller for a not exceeding hundred and twenty dollars to be paid from the civil list funds of the State Ssc. 5. The compensation of the srperinteudert shall be three dollars per day. in full for his services while actually employed in performing the duties re- ' raI .kfk ks L -tI