The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1860-01-26


place, as occasion may require, and shall
notify the County Judge Of the place Of
meeting. If any applicant desires an ex-
animation at any other time, he shall be
required to pay the Superintendent one
dollar, before the examination is COM
menced, unless he presented himself at
the regular day fixed in this section, and
was unable from no fault of his own to
obtain an examination, in which case no
fee shall be required of him.
SEC. 48. If for any cause the County
Superintendent cannot be present at the
regular day thus fixed, he shall appoint
one or more deputies to make the exami-
nation in his stead. He shall afterwards
issue certificates to those who receive
the recommendation Of his deputies as
aforesaid.
SEC. 40. The Superintendent may
revoke the certificate of any teacher in
the county which was given by the Su-
perintendent thereof, for any reasons
which would have justified the withhold
ing thereof when the same was given.
And the Board of Directors upon suffi-
cient cause shown, may expel any teach
er from school in the district.
SEC. SO. On or before the 5th day of
October in each year, he shall make
report to the Secretary of the Board of
Education containing digest Of the re-
port made to him by the Secretaries Of
the several township boards, and such
other matters as he shall be directed to
report by the said Secretary, and such as
he himself may think pertinent and ma
terial, and especially such as will show
the condition of the schools under his
charge. He shall also suggest such i'm
provements in the system as he may
think judicious. 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. 81. Should he fail to make ei-
ther of the reports required in the last
section, he shall forfeit to the school
fund of his county the sum Of fifty dol
lars, and shall besides be liable for all
damages caused by such neglect.
SEC. SO. He shall at all times con-
form to the instructions Of the Secretary
of the Board Of Education as to matters
within the jurisdiction of the said Secre-
tary. He shall serve as the organ of
communication between the Secretary
and township or district authorities. He
shall transmit to the townships, districts
or teachers, all blanks, circulars and 9TH
er communications which are to them
directed and shall entertain and decide
all appeals taken from decisions of dis
trict boards.
SEC. SO. The County Superintend-
ent shall receive from the County Treas
ury the sum of two dollars for every day
necessarily engaged in official service
but before he shall be entitled to receive
such compensation he shall file in the Of
fee of the County Judge sworn state
ment Of the correctness of his account to-
gether with the account itself. Propided,
that he shall not receive greater compen-
sation than onehalf the salary, fixed by
law, of the Clerk of the District Court Of
the County in which the Superintendent
resides.
GENERAL PROVISIONS.
SEC. "a. In townships comprising
but one sub district three members Of
the District Board of Directors shall be
elected in manner as provided in section
nine Of this act for election of one men,
Der. The persons so elected. together
with the township clerk. shall constitute
the township board. with like powers
and duties as herein provided for the
board of other townships.
SEC. 55. II at any time the office of
Secretary becomes vacant by resignation
or otherwise the board shall appoint one
of their own number to fill such vacancy.
Sec. Sc. A school month shall con-
sist Of four weeks of FIVE school days
each.
SEC. 81. Any officer whose term of
office is prescribed by this act, shall con-
tinue in Office until his successor is elect
ed and qualified.
SEC. SO. Every person elected or
appointed to any Office. pursuant to the
provisions Of this act, shall, before enter
ing on the discharge of the duties there
OF, take an oath to support the cons,itu-
ton of the United States, and of this
State, and faithfully to discharge the du-
ties Of his Office according to the best of
his abilities. In case such officer has
written appointment or commission, this
oath shall be endorsed thereon In other
cases it may be taken orally. In either
case it may be sworr to before any officer
authorized to administer oaths.
SEC. SO. When any officer is super
seded Dy election. or otherwise, he shall
Immediately deliver to his successor in
Office. all books. papers, and moneys
to his office. taking a receipt
therefor; and every such officer who
shall refuse to do so, or who shall will
fully mutilate or destroy any such books
or papers, or any part thereof, shall be
liable to a fine OF not less than fifty, nor
more than two hundred and fifty dollars,
at the discretion of the court.
SEC. so. All fines and penalties collect
ed from distric toticer. by virtue Of any
Of the provisions of this act, shall enure
to the benefit of that particular district.
Those collected from any member Of the