The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1859-01-27


ton of his deputies as aforesaid. sr a...5,
! Sec 39. The Superintendent may revoke
the certificate of any teacher in the county
which was given by the Superintendent
thereof. for any reasons which would have
justified the Withholding thereof when tue
same was given. And the Board of Directors
upon sufficient cause shown may expcl any
teacher from school in the District.
! Sec 40 The County Superintend ent shall
at least twice in each year visit personally
each of the common schools in his county
and examine into the branches taught there
in, and all other matters connected with the
government 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 suggestions and give such
instructions as he may think expedient and
useful .a.s.
! Sec. Al. On or before the 5th day Of Octo-
Der in each year, he shall make report to
the Secretary of the Board of Education
containing digest of the reports made to
him by the Secretaries Of the several town
ship boards, and such other matters as he
shall be direct d to report by the said Sec
retary, an,i such as he himself may think
pertinent aud material, and especially such
as viii show the condition Of the schools un-
der hi, charge. He shall also suggest such
Improvements in the system as ne may think
ljudicious. He shall ALSO, by the fifth day
of October in each year, file with the County
Judge an abstract of the number of youths
between the ages of five and twenty one
years residing in each township and school
district within his county. ..-.
Sec. AZ. Should he fail to make either of
the reports required in last section, he shall
forfeit to the school fund of his county the
sum of fifty dollars, and shall besides be
liable for all damages caused by such neg
lect. ..-.s..s .-..-.. ..
Sec. 43. He shall at all times conform to
the instructions Of the Secretary of the
Board of Education as to matters within the
Jurisdiction of the said Secretary lie shall
serve as the organ ofcommunication between
the Secretary and the township or district
Eauthorities. He shall see that the latter con
form to the lawful instructions of the FORMER,
and shall transmit to the township, district
or teachers, all blanks, circulars and other
communications which are to them directed
and shall entertain and decide all appeals
taken from decisions of district Boards.
Sec A. The County Superintendent shall
receive from the county treasury, as u com
pensation for his services, to be paid quarter
lv, 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 purpose at the seat
of Justice of the county on the first Monday
in April in each year, andif majority are
not present, they may adjourn from time to
time till such majority is assembled for that
purpose. But in ocase shall the salary OF
the Superintendent be increased so as to eX-
ceed that of the said Clerk of the District
court.
Sec.45. ANY officer whose term Of service
prescribed by this act shall continue in
Office until his successors is elected and quail
fled.
Sec 4G Every person elected or appointed
to any Office pursuant to the provisions Of this
act, shall before entering 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 discharge his du-
ties to the best of his abilities. In case such
officer has a written appointment or commis-
sion, this oath shall be endorsed thereon
| In other cases it may be taken orally. In
| either case il may be sworn to before any
oiheer authorized to administer oaths.
Sec. II. When any officer is supcrcedea
| by election or otherwise, he shall immediate
! " deliver to his successor in Office, all books,
papers and manies pertaining to his Office,
taking receipt thereof; and every such of
ficer who shah refuse to do SO, or who shall
wilfulv mutilate or destroy any such books
or papers or any part thereof, shall bc liable
to fine OF not less than fifty, nor more than
two hundred aud fifty dollars, at the disere-
ton of the court.
Sec. 4s. Al fines AMI penalties collected
! from district officer 10y virtue % any of the
provisions of this act shall enure to the bene-
| fit Of the particular district Those collected
from any member of the township board
shall halong TO the township, and those col
lectad from any county offer 70 tho county
! In the two former cases, suit shall 1ehrouglt
| in the name of the township boa,ri--in the
latter, in the name OF the county, and by
the district prosecutor. The amount in each
case shall be added TO the fund next to be
apple hy the recipient, for the use Of com
mon schools.
| Sec 40. Unorraoized counties shall be re-
-arded for The purpose OF this act the same
as though they formed part of the orean:-
zed counties to which they are respectively
attached. s#
Sec. 80. The Secretary of the Board of
Education may make all neelfn rules and