The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1859-01-15

sl2 An Office shall be provided for
him at the scat Of government, in which
he shall ile all papers, reports, and pub
! lie documents transmitted to him by the
County Superintcndents of the several
counties, each year separately, and hold
the same in readiness to be exhibited to
the Governor, or to committee from ei-
ther 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 pertaining to his
Office.
! 13. The Secretary of the Board of
Education shall be charged with the
general supervision of all the County Su-
1erintendents, and all the common shoots
of the State, and he shall see that the
school system is as early as practicable
carried into effect, and put in uniform
operation.
| sl&. With a general view to these
special duties, he shall meet the county
upcrin.endents of each judicial District,
a, least once in each year, at such time
and place as he may appoint, giving due
notice OF such meeting; and it is hereby
made the duty of the said county super.
intandeuts to attend each meeting, the
object of which shall be to accumulate
valuable facts relative to common schools
IT, compare views, discuss principles,
and in general to listen to all communica-
! tiuIs and suggestions and enter into all
Discussions relative t. the compensation
of teachers, their qualifications, branches
taught, method Of instruction, text books,
district libraries, apparatus, and all other
matters embraced in the common school
/ system.
SIS. He shall visit such schools as he
may have it in his power to 60, and wit,
ness the manner in which they are con,
duutcd.
lG. 1t shall BE- his duty to recon,
mend, from time to time, to county su-
perintcndents, such books as he shall
think advisable for text books and for
district school libraries, n list of which
the county super shall imme-
diatrly transmit to the several presidents
of the district boards Of directors in their
respective counties.
SIT. The Secretary Of the Board OF
Education shall cause as many copies of
this act and all other school acts j. force,
with the forms, regulations and instruc-
tious herein contemplated thereto annex
ed, to be from time to time printed aad
distributed among the county supcrinten-
deots, as he shall deem cxpcdicnt, di.
rec,ing the latter to distribute the same
among the several school districts Of the
State. He shal. also prepare and cause
to be distributed to the several county
supcriutcndents, a form Of certificate in
blank 10 he granted to teachers. also all
oth2f blank forms necessary to be used
in carrying out this a. and all other acts.
SIS He shall annually OF The FIRST
! lay ot January, report to the \uditor Of
Statc the number Of ? rsons in each
county Of the State betwcrn tAc ages Of
Eve aud twcr ty-onc years
! ) 10 He shall make report to the
General Assembly and the Board Of Ed.
ucation, at each session thereof, which
shall embrace,
FIrs'-A statement of the condition
Of the common schools of the State, and
shall contain the number Of common
school districts therein, the runher OF
schools in the State, the number Of schoI.
ars between Eve and twenty-onc years
OF age. aud also the number in each
county who have attended school the
previous year, as returned by the several
County superintendent. the number OF
books in the district libraries, and the
value Of all apparatus in the schools.
.S~coad-Such plans as he may have
matured for the management and i'm
provemcnt Of the commou sch0o, fund
aud for the better and more perfect or.
ganization and efficiency of common
schools
7hird-All such matters and things
relating to his Office and to the common
schools, as he shall deem expedicnt to
communicate.
Iomth-Hc shall cause his report tc
be printed, and shall present five hund.
red copies thereof to each body, On or be.
fore the second day Of their session, fo,
distribution.
s 20. He shall receive annually, the
sum of one thousand FIVE hundred dol
lars as compensation for the dute, re
quired under this act, and also all nee
essary contingent expenses for travelling,
and clerk hire, pertaining to his Office, tC
be audited and paid as the salaries and
contingent expenses of other State off
IA lot
ponses for these purposes shall not ex
ceed the sum of seven hundred and fift,
dollars in any one year. And he shall
within twenty days after his election tax,
possession Of the books, papers, and ef
fects belonging to the department of the
Superintendent of Public Instruction
which office is hereby abolished,
s2l. Whenever reasonable assurance
shall be given to the Secretary of tn,
Board Of Education that a number O
not less than thirty teachers desire to as
semble for the purpose Of holding
Teachers Institute, and to remain in ses
sion for period of not less than 81,
working days, he shall appoint such tim
and place for said meeting and such Ice
turcr AS the said teachers shall suggest
and give due notice thereof, aud for tn
purpose of dofraying the chorges for pro
curing teachers and lecturers for said In
stltutc, the said Secretary may receiy
from the State Treasury sum not ex
cecding one hundred dollars for any on
Institute, which he shall immediatcl
transmit to the County Superintendent
in whose county the institute may b
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