St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-01-20

at HIS opIlOn, call TO his AID one OF
more assistants.
SO. If the examination is salts
factory, and if the applicant is shown
to be of good moral character, he
shall receive a certificate accordingly
The names of all those receiving sucl
certificates and of all those rejected
snail be entered on register kept by
the County Superintendent, at the
date at which they were given.
5 81. The County Superintendent
shall, on the last Saturday of every
month, meet all those who are desirous
OF passing an examination and for the
transaction Of all other business y ith
in his jurisdiction in some suitable
room, at the seat of justice of the
county, or at any other place as occa
sion may require, and shall notify the
County Judge of the place of meeting
1t an applicant desires an examination
at any other time, he shall be required
to pay the Superintendent one dollar,
before the examination is commenced,
unless he presented himself at the reg
ular day fixed in this Section, and was
unable from no fault of his own, to OBJ
tain an examination, in which case no
fee shall be required of him.
3s. If for any cause the County
Superintendent cannot be present at
the regular day thus fixed, he shall
appoint one or more deputies to make
the examination in his stead. lie
shall afterwards issue certificates to
those who receive the recommended
tion of his deputies as aforesaid.
5 80. The Superintendent may re-
woke the certificate of any teacher in
the county which was given by the
Superintendent thereof, for any rea-
sous which would have justified the
withholding thereof when the same
was given. And the Board of Direc-
tors upon sufficient cause shown may
expel any teacher from school in the
District.
5 40. The County Superintendent
shall al least twice in each year visit
personally each of the common schools
Of his county, and examine into the
branches taught therein, and all other
matters connected with the govern
ment of such schools. He shall also
examine the site and plans of any
school house about to be built, and in
either case shall make such sugges-
tions and give such instructions as he
may think ezpedient and useful.
5 Al. On or before the 5th day of
October in each year, he shall make a
report to the Secretary of the Board of
Education containing a digest of the
reports made to him by the Sccreta-
ries of the several township boards,
and such other matters as he shall be
directed to report by the said Secreta-
ry, and each as he himself may think
pertinent and material, and especially
such as will show the condition of the
schools under his charge He shall
also suggest such improvements in
the system as he may think judicous.
He shall also by the fifth day of Octo-
ber in each year, file with the county
Judge an abstract of the number of
youths between the ages Of five and
twenty-oue years. residing in each
township and school district within
his county.
5 AZ. Should he fail to make either
of the reports required in the last sec
ton, he shall forfeit to the school fund
of his county the sum of fifty dollars,
and shall besides be liable for all dam
ages caused by such neglect.
5 43. He shall at all times con.
form to the instructions of the Secre-
tary of the Board of Education as to
matters within the jurisdiction of the
said Secretary. He shall serve as the
organ Of communication between the
Secretary and the township or district
authorities. He shall see that the lat
ter conform to the lawful instructions
of the former, and shall transmit to
the townships, districts or teachers,
all blanks, circulars and other COM
munications which are to them direct
ed and shall entertain and decide all
appeals taken from decision of district
Boards.
5 "A. The county Superintendent
shall receive from the county treasury,
as compensation for his services, to
be paid quarterly, sum equal to one
half the amount paid to the clerk of
the District Court, and such further
sum as shall be allowed him by the
Presidents of the several township
boards, who shall meet for that pur-
pose at the seat of justice Of the coun-
ty on the first Monday in April in each
year, and if majority arc not present,
they may adjourn from time to time
till such majority in assembled for
that purpone. But in no case shall
the salary of the Superintendent be in
creased so as to exceed that Of the
said Clerk Of the District Court.
GENERAL PROVISIONS.
s 45. Any officer whose term of
service is prescribed by this act, shall
continue in office until his successor
is elected and qualified.
S 46. Every person elected or APP
pointed to any Office pursuant to the
provisions of this act, shall before en-
tering on the discharge of the duties
thereof, take an oath to support the
Constitution of the United States, and
of this State, and faithfully to dis
charge the duties Of his Office accord
ing to the best of his abilities. In
case such officer has written ap-
pointment or commission, this oath
shall be endorsed thereon. In other
cases it may be taken orally. In
either case it may be sworn to before
any officer authorized to administer
oaths.
S Al. When any officer is super
ceded by election or otherwise, he
shall Immediately deliver to his sue
cessor in Office, all books, papers and
moneys pertaining to his Office, tax
ing receipt therefor and every such
officer who shall refuse to do 50, or
who shall willfully mutiliate or destroy
any such books or papers, or any part
thereof, shall be liable to fine of not
less tEaa fifty, nor more than two hun
drcd and fifty dollars, at the discretion
Of the court.