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

titililIl, ana Eitbii hS'' ''N 1919 '
iect to the order of the Board.
s 10. lie shall transmit n copy
of the Journals to each Surerintcnd-
rnt of common Schools and County
Judge, in every organized county IN
this State, within the time fixed for
the distribution Of the acts Of the
Board of Education.
S IL. After the distribution of the
acts and resolutions, and journals, as
provided in the two preceding Sec
tons, should there be any number of
the same remaining, undistributed, he
shall distribute the same in every or
ganized county in this State, pro rata,
in proportion to the population Of each
county.
s II. An office shall be provided
for him at the seat of government, in
which he shall file all papers, reports,
and public documents transmitted to
him by the County Superintendent of
the several Counties, each year sepa-
rately, and hold the same in readiness
to be exhibited to the Governor, or to
a committee from either house of the
General Assembly, or to the State
Board Of Education, at any time when
required, and shall keep a fair record
Of all matters pertaining to his Office.
Is. The Secretary of the Board
Of Education shall be charged with
the general supervision of allthe Coun-
ty Superintendent, and all the com.
mon schools Of the State, and he shall
see that the school system is as early
as practicable carried into effect, and
put in uniform operation.
S IA. With a general view to these
special duties, he shall meet the Coun-
ty Supcrintendents of each Judicial
District, at least once in each year, at
such time and place as he may ap-
point, giving due notice of such meet
ing and it is hereby made the duty
of the said County Superintendent to
attend each meeting, the object of
which shall be to accumulate valuable
facts relative to common schools, to
compare views, discuss principles, and
in general to listen to all communica
tions and suggestions and enter into
all discussions relative to the compen
sation Of teachers, their qualifications
branches taught, method of instruc
ton, textbooks, district libraries, APP
paratus, and all other matters EN-
braced in the common school system.
s Is. He shall visit such school:
as he may have it in his power to do
and witness the manner in which they
are conducted.
S l6. 1t shall be his duty to recon
mend, from time to time, to county su
pe%rintendents, such books as he shall
think advisable for textbooks and fol
district-school libraries, a list of which
the county superintendent shall i'm
mcdiately transmit to the several pres
idents of the district boards Of dircc
tors in their respective counties.
s II. The Secretary of the Board
of Education shall cause as many
copies of this act and all other school
acts in force, with the forms, rcgula,
tons and instructions herein contem.
plated thereto annexed, to be from
time to time printed and distributed
among the County Superintendent, as
he shall deem cxpedient, directing tho
latter to distribute the same among
the several school-districts of the State
He shall also prepare and cause to be
distributed to the several County Su
perintendents, a form of certificate il
blank to be granted to teachers, also
all other blank forms necessary to be
used in carrying out this act and al
other acts.
s Is. He shall annually on the
first day of January, report to the Au
ditor Of State the number of persons
in each county of the State between
the ages of five and twenty-onc years
s 10. He shall make a report to
the General Assembly and the Board
of Education, at each session thereof,
which shall embrace,
ErSt-A statement of the condition
of the common schools of the State,
and shall contain the number of com
mon school districts therein, the mum,
Der of schools in the State, the mum
Der of scholars between five and TWEEN
ty-one years of age, and also the mum,
Der in each county who have attended
school the previous year, as returned
by the several County Superintend-
cnts, the number of books in the dis
trict libraries, and the value of all ap-
paratus in the schools.
Secoad-Such plans as he may have
maturcd for the management and i'm
provcment of the common school fund,
and for the better and more perfect or.
g~anization and efficiency of common
schools.
THird-All such matters and things
relating to his Office and to the com
mon schools, as he shall deem expedi
ent to communicate.
E6urth-IIe shall cause his report
to be printed, and shall present five
hundred copies thereof to each body
OH or before the second day Of theil
session, for distribution.
s 90. He shall receive annually
the sum of one thousand five hundred
dollars, as compensation for the duties
required under this act, and also al
necessary contingent expenses FOL
travelling, and clerk hire, pertaining
to his Office, to be audited and paid as
the salaries and contingent expenses
of other State Officers /; provided that
his contingent expenses for these pur,
poses shall not exceed the sum Of sew
en- hundred and fifty dollars in any
one year. And he shall, within TWEEN
ty days after his election take posses
sion Of the books, papers, and effects
belonging to the department Of the
Superintendent of Public Instruction.
which Office is hereby abolished.
s 81. Whenever reasonable assn
II shall be given to the Secretary
of the Board of Education that a mum.
Der of not less than thirty teachers
desire to assemble for the purpose OF
holding a Teachers Institute, and to
remain in session for a period Of not
less than six working days, he shall
appoint such time and place for said
meeting and such lecturer as the said
teachers shall suggest, and give due
notice thereof, and for the purpose Of