Quasqueton guardian. (Quasqueton, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1856-1858, 1858-04-22

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Of his class. Provided, that any such
scholar may receive his education, with
the consent of the county superintendent,
at any other literary institution establish
ed in this State, and receive the same sum
from the treasury on his producing like
certificate from the principal professor Of
of said institution.
81. Every person who shall have en-
joyed scholarship. in the manner pro-
vided in section SO, shall teach in such
common school in the county as shall be
assigned to him by the county superin-
tendent, a term of time equal to that for
which he shall have enjoyed such schol-
arship ;and there shall be deducted from
his compensation fifty dollars each year
for the same term, and the eythus de-
Quoted from his compensation fifty dollars
each year for the same term, and the
money thus dedncted shall be paid into
the county treasury ; and in case he shall
refuse so to teach, if in competent health,
he shall pay into the county treasury at
the rate of fifty dollars each year, for the
time he shall refuse to teach, with inter-
est from the time he received the money
which may be recovered by the trea-
surer in any action at law.
s 38. When any scholarship shall be-
come vacant during the term for which
its scholar was selected, or by the expira
ton of the term, the vacancy may be fill
ed in the manner provided in section 80,
for the original selection, and the board
of directors of the district where such va
cancy occurs, shall take all necessary
measures for filling such vacancy in the
manner therein provided.
s 80. The scholarships herein estab-
lished shall be filled by males and females
alternately.
s 40. On the first Monday of April
next. and biennially thereafter, on the
second Monday of March, in each organ
lied county in this State, there shall be
elected one County Superintendent of
Common Schools, who shall his Office for
two years, and until his successor is elect
ed and qualified.
s al. Within twenty days after his
election, he shall take and subscribe an
oath as prescribed by the Constitution of
the Slaleof Iowa Should he fail to quail
fly as required, or if for any cause there
may be vacancy in the Office, the Coun-
ty Judge shall appoint said officer, who
shall qualify in like manner, but whose
term of Office shall expire at the next elec-
ton thereafter, or when his successor shall
be elected and qualified. But the Coun-
ty Superintendent so elected shall only
be such for the unexpired term of the
vacancy, which he was elected to fill.
s AZ. 1t shall be the duty Of the Coun-
ty Superintendent, with two competent
Ass istants whom he shall elect, to exam
inc all such persons as shall present them
selves, at the proper time and place, as to
their ability to teach Orthography, Read
ing, Writing, Arithmetic, Geography and
English Grammar, and such other branch
es as may in special cases be required,
and if the examination be satisfactory,
and if he is satisfied that the applicant is
of good moral character, he shall issue
certificate in duplicate that the bearer of
the same is qualified to leach the branch
es above specified, and such others as the
case may require, one copy of which
shall be filed with the Secretary of the
district in which he is employed to teach.
The County Superintendent shall enter
upon a register to be kept for that pur-
pose, the names of the teachers receiving
the certificates, and date the same. He
shall also give public notice of the time
and place of holding such examinations.
A certificate from the Professor of the
Normal Department Of the State Univer-
sity shall give to its possessor all the le-
gal rights, powers, and privileges of a
certificate from any school officer or off,
GERS, provided the person receiving such
a certificate has completed course in
the State University, satisfactory to the
Professor of the Normal Department of
the State University.
SEC. 43. The county superintendent
of common schools is hereby declared to
be body corporate, by the name and
style of 1.-The County Superintendent of
Common Schools of the county Of
State of Iowa." and in said corporate
name the books shall be kept, invest
ments made, property held, and all ac
tons at law or equity in his official char
acter shall be brought and defended.
SEC. A. The County Superintendent
may remove any teacher from his school
for immortality or incompetency, and an
nul his certificate, provided that such
teacher may be entitled to receive his
wages for the time he has taught.
SEC. 45. The County Superintendent,
and the President of the Board of Direc-
tors of each district in the county shall
meet together at some convenient place AT
the county seat, to be designated by the
County Superintendent, on the second
Monday of April of each year, or at
such other time or place as the Superin-
tendent of Public instruction shall d.
rect; provided he shall give at least fif
teen days previous notice thereof to said
County Superintendent, and the latter
shall give at least eight days previous
notice to the presidents of the different
districts. The County Superintendent
shall preside at such meeting, and Sec
retary shall be appointed, who shall keep
a faithful record of the proceedings in a