The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1859-01-20
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- f'l''''f~' ~ OF THE
'"' BOIRD OF EDUCITYOT.

| To'provide for the Election and to define thh
duties OF the Secretary of the board oi
gt.aucation. .flH IN rts'- "tEi g@
See. 1. Belt enacted by the Board Of E.d-
ucaltisn OF the State of Iowa, That at, cash
rcgular meeting Of the Board there shall be
elected a Secretary of said Board, who shall
/ held his office until his successor is elected
and qualified. ssIf s!aa s..f s9s;I "a saa
Sec. 2-s lie shall before entering upon the
duties of his Office, and as soon as may bs
after his election, give bond for the use Of
the State of Iowa, in the penal sum of one
thousand dollars, with sufficient sureties to
be approved by the Secretary of State, con
b ditiqned for the, faithful and impartial ber-
, fDrmance Of the duties of his office as Secrc-
. tary OF the Board Of Education. --.
Sec. s, lie sshalLalse, at the time of Civ
ing bond take and subscribe an oath or
make affirmation to the effect that he will
support the Constitution OF the United States
and of the State of Iowa, and to the best o!
hi, ability faithfully and impartially perform
the duties Of Secretary, which oath shall be
! endorsed upon the back OF said bond, which
shall be flied with and preserved by the Sec
! rctary of State |fe1a'<. .'' sa
See. a 1t Shall be the duty of the Sccrc-
tary to keep all accurate journal of the pro,
ceedings ofthe Board, and to perform all 9TH
er duties required ofhin by the Board, or by
the laws of this State ssi H. .- a~
Sec. s. Immediately after the adjourn
rnent Of the Board of Eucation, he shall fut-
| nish the printer authorized 10 print the laws,
| with copies OF the acts and resolutions pass.
| ed at the session, and cause them to be prin-
| ted in plain manner in the form of pam
phiet. De 1pfFa 5 Is, @ es lst-s
Sec g. He shall make his Certificate tina,
tae acts and resolutions therein contained
I a,e truly copied from the original rolls, and
cause the same to be printed at the end oi
each volume, which shah be prima facie evi.
! dence of ftheircorrectness. $40 s'aa ~5iiah Il
Sec Z. He shall, as. near as may I've, IN
the same manner as provided in the two pre-
csiding sections Of this act, have the Journals
Secs. He shall, on or before the first
day. OF NJ arch after the acts, resolutions and
jJ,unals, and such documents as may-be Ie-
quircd by law are printed ;itcr the ADJOURN
meut ofany session of the Board, tr,,nsn,it
t. each. ch.slipefntendent,o common schOoisin
e:ichiorsan Aeii county in this,State, one coI,y
OF sAe iilamsaior every sellooi o,iieer iii ta.e
coimiy, % i3FeN gi ta,apk II bf1o.a~ sat n
sec.795y lecshall preserve in his Office one
iMRtlred copies of the acts and resolutions,
faa tseatytive copies eachi Of the Journals,
aitd Distribute ten copies ) to, eaGi, nsmber q
the Board Of sducatior,, and such other doe
umepts as mag haye been Published BY or
der Of the Rqara Of Edueation, and shall hold
the same sshiEt 70 the order Of the Board.
/ 1855 lpaa. He, shall ltr'.nsinh one copy lQi
the journal 70 each sSuperiptendent of com,
mon schools and County Judge,Iin every, or.
ss,;anizea cpuntJ. in this State, within the time
iixedd sar the distriilbution striilbu Of the acts Of IN.
4 Board of Education. ..t
sSee.fll After, the distribution of ,llt
acts and resolutions, and Journals, as prosi
ded in the two ipece,iing sections, shou.d
| there be any number of the same remaining
! undist,ibpted, he shall distribute the same il
every orSa organized county in this State, pro ~
ta in proportion TO the population Vi eacf
! coaihntyoil3Eii hliIs h .tnaitdssiu; an bsyr
! 4iSftc4s j 22o An ofiee shall be provided fol
hin iHlri at the seat Of geyernmept, in which h'
shall file al papers, reports, and public dpcu
1 mepts transmitted 70 him by the Count.
Spperiptendents Of the. several Counties
each year separately, and hold the same il
readiness to he exhibited to the Governor, o
to a committee from either house of the Gen
1 eral Assembly, or TO the statesBbard of Edu
1 cation, at any time when required, and shal
1 Keep a fair record Of an matters pertaining I,
his office. ''@''e SaFst' ~ 'Ff'dit
Sec. 10. The Secretary Of the Board D
1 Education shall be charged with the genera
} supervision Of all the County sdperintead
ents, and all the common schools of the State
and he shall see that the school system is a