Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-01-21
BY AUTHORITY.
Laws Of the BoarA Of Edu1.fiom.

By AZ HORlIY.
Laws Of the BoarA Of Education.
AN ACT to proAide for the Election and
to define the Dulles ~ The Secretary Of
the Board Of Education. 81
Sso. Il Be N enacted BY .tlss< Bbard Of
Education Of the State Of Iosca, That at
each regular meeting Of the Board there
shall be elected q Secretary, Of said Board,
who, shall hold his office until his success sor
is elected and qualified.
SEQ. .. He shall before entering upon
the duties of his Office, and Is soon as may
be after his election. give bond for the use
Of the state of Iowa, in the penal sum .0f one
Thousand dollars, with sufficient sureties to
be approved by the Secretary of State, con :
ditioned for the faithful and impartial per-
fOrmence Of the duties Of his Office Is Score,
tary of the Board Of Education.
$40. Q. He shall also, at the time of Civ
ing bond, take and subscribe IN 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 of his
ability faithfully and impartially perform
the duties of Secretary, which oath shall be
endorsed upon the back of said bond, which
shall be filed with and preserved by the Sec.
retary Of State. -.....-
SEC 4. It shall be the duty of the Sscre-
tary to keep an accurate journal of the pro-
ceedings OF the Board, and to perform all
other duties required of him by the Board,
or by the laws Of this State. l.r....
SEC. s. Immediately after the adjourn-
ment OF the Beard Of Educatioa, he shsM.,
furnish the printer authorized to print the
laws, with copies of the acts and resolutions
passed at the session, and canse them to be
printed in a plain manner in the form of q
pamphlet. ....... .........
SEC. g. He shall make his certificate that
the acts aHd resolutions therein contained
are truly copied from the original rolls. and
cause the same to be printed at the end If
each volume, which shall be prima facie
evidence of their correctness.
Sec. I. He shall, as near a. may be, in
the same manner as provided in the proceed
ing sections of this acr, have the journals
printed. g..
SEC. 8. He shall, on or before the first
of March after the acts. resolutions and
such documents as may be required by law
are prin, ed, after the adjournment of any
session of the Board, transmit to each super.
intendent OF common schools in each organ
lied county in this State, one copy Of the
laws for every school officer in the county.
SEC. 9. He shall preserve in his Office
one hundred copies of the acts and resolu
tions, and twenty iye copies each Of the
Journals, and distribute ten copies to each
member of the Board of Education, and
such other documents as may have been
published by order of the Board of Educa-
ton, and shall hold the same subject to the
order Of tho Board. ~ @.s
SEQ. 10. He shall transmit one copy of
the Journals to each Superintendent OF
Common Schools and County Judge, in
every organized county in this State, with.
in the time fixed for the distribution of the
acts Of the Board of Education.
SEQ. IL. After the distribution of the
the acts and resolutions, and Journals, As
provided in the two preceding Sections,
should there be any number OF the sam. re-
naming, uDdisturbed, he shall distribute
the same in every organized county in this
State, pro rata, in proportion to the popula-
ton Of each county.
SEQ. IL. An Office shall be provided for
him at the seat Of government, in which be
shall file all papers, reports, and public doc
uments transmitted to him by the County
Superintendents of the several Counties,
each year separately and hold the same in
readiness to be exhibited to the Governor,
or t" CO mmittee from eli her house OF the
General Assembly, or to the State Board of
Education, at any time when required, and
shall keep fair record Of all matters per-
tanning to his Office.
Sac. 13. The Secretary Of the Board of
Education shall BE- charged with the gen.
eral supervision OF all the County Superin-
tendents, and all the common schools of
the State, and he shall see that tho school
system 10 As early as practicable carried into
effect, and put in uniform operation.
Sec. IA. With general view to these
special duties, he shall meet the County
superintendent Of each Judicial District,
at least once in each year, at such time and
place as he may appoint, giving duo notice
Of such meeting; and it is hereby made the
duty of the said County Supsrntendents to
attend each meeting, the object OF which
shall be to accumu ate valuable facts rela-
tive to common schools, to compare views,
discuss principles, and in general to listen
to all communications and suggestions and
enter into all discussions relative to the
compens alton of teachers, their quali6ca-
tions, branches taught, method of instruc-
ton, textbooks, district Libraries, appara.
tus, and all other matters embraced in the
common school system.
SEC. Is. He shall visit such schools az
he may have it in his power to do, and wit
ness the manner il which they are conduct
ed.
SEQ. Is. 1t shall be his duty to recon-
mend, from time to time, to county super:
intendents, such books a. he shall think
advisable for text books and for district
school libraries, list Of which the county
su2erintendents shall Immediately transmit
to the several presidents of the district
boards of directors in their respective ccun-
ties.
SEC. II. The Secretary of the Board Of
Education shall cause IS masy copies Of this
act and all other school acts in force, with
the forms, regulations and instructions
herein contemplated thereto annexed, to be
from time to time printed and distri buted
among the County Superintendents, IS he
shall deem expedient, directing the latter to
distribute the same among the several school
districts Of the State. He shall also prepare
and cause to be distributed 10 the several
County Superintendent, form OF certificate
10 blank to be granted to teachers, also all
other blank forms n. cessary to be used in
carrying out this act aud ali other acts.
SEQ. Is. lie shall annually on the first
day of January, report to tie Auditor OF
State the number of persons in each county
Of the State between the ages of five and
twenty .oEe years.
SEQ. 10. He shall make a report to the
General Assembly and the Board Of Educa-
ton, at each session thereof, which shall
embrace:
First-A statement of the condition of
the common schools OF the State, and shall
Contain the number of common school dis
/, lets therein, the number of schools in the
State, the number Ut scholars between five
ard twenty one years OF age, nnd also the
number in each county who have attended
school the previous year, IS returned by the
several County Superintendents. the number