Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1861-03-27

making the semi-annna settlements with the several
county treasurers, give them each warrant the
State Treasury for the distrbutve share said
nue. apportioned 10 their respective counties, the
of which shall be retained by said treasurers
cut of the money revenue in their hands, and the
balance ascertaned to be due 10 the State Of ordinary
State other revenue together with said
shall be pd into the State Treasury and the
uement between the respective county treasurers and
the Auditor of State, ana the drawing Of the
Tor the amount appOrtOned to their respective cOun-
ties the ascertanmen Of the balance payable into the
state Treasury and the payment Of said balance, and
retention by the county Of his disr:bUiye
share, OF school revenue according to said apportiOn
ment shall he concurrent acts, and shalt be done and
performed in such a as to effect a complete
semi-annual disbursement from the Treasury to
the several counties u the State, Of all the school
enues then apportioned to them, and soon prae
tioaOle after the apPortionment is made.
SIC III. II AT any time from any cause whatever,
an unappOTtoned balance Of schou shall ap-
pear IN the State Treasury other than that which is
nomnally therein al the passage Of this act the SUI
perintendent Of Public Instruction shall add said bal
anee 10 the TO be appOrtioDed and spporion il at
the next succeeding apportonment, after such balance
so appears.
SIC. IL. The auditors OF the several counties
shall, semi-annuay, the second Mondays Of
May and November, make apportiOnment Of the in
county entitled TO several townships and ncor-
porated towns and cities Of the county, which payment
shall he made TO the school of each township
ana incorporated town and city 10y the county treasurer
and IN making the said distribution the auditor shall
ascertain the amount Of the Congressional township
senOO revenue belonging 10 each city, town and Town
Ship and shall aIpOriiOn the school revenue
as to equaze the amount of available school
ior tuition TO each city, town and township near
may be according 10 the enumeration Of children there
ms Frorided hosrete, that in shall the income
of the Congressional township fund belonging any
Congressional township part Of snch township be
diminished by such distribution diverted to any
other township.
OF THE STATE SUPERINTENDENT
SEC. 125 [23 There shall be elected y the qualified
voters Of the state, the general ecc State SUPER
inendent-of Public Instruction, who shall hold his
Office Tor two years.
SEC l26 liza lie shall receive for travelling and other
expenses whilst travelling the business The DEPART
ment sum not exceeding hve hundred dollars per
SEC. III u.s. His official term shall commence ON the
fifteenth day OF March, succeeding his election. lie
shall take and subscribe the oath prescribed by law
which proceeding shall in all things conform to the
law relative to the oatIs Of public officers.
SEC Us l26 The books and papers of his department
shall be kept al the seat of government where suit
able office shall be furnished by the State which he
shall give attendance ~hen not absent public bust
ness and he Is hereby authorized TO employ clerk
at one Thousand dollars per annum he paid in the
same manner as the clerks OF the Auditor Of state
paid
SIC l29 [l27 In the month January in each in
which there is regular session Of he General As
semby, he shall make brief report in writing the
Governor indicating in general the enumeration
of the children OF the Stale for common school pur
poses the additions to the permanent school fund
within the year, the amount of school col
leeied wnhin the year, and the amounts apportioned
aud distributed TO the schools.
SEC. 80. [l2S.l He shall present a biennial report
to the General Assembly containing brief exhibit Of
his bors the result of his experience and observation
noticing lmlerIcction in the operation Of the
school system, and suggest the appropriate correction
SEC l5l 1921 lie shall thousand copies be
printed and distributed the several counties of the
state.
SEC 1872 [l3ol He shall prepare statistical tables and
abstracts OF the materials which have been transmitted
to his department by the proper officers, and append
permanent funds aud property appropriated to the pur
poses of public instruction. An abstract Of the No
vember school reports received from the several coun-
ties, with the same particularly required in said
ports estimates and accounts OF he receipts and
penditurcs of the public school revenues; statement
of his apportunment OF school revenues Hams for the
management and improvement of the Common School
funds and revenues and for the better organization of
Common Schools. He shall exhibit in tabular form
all the statistical information obtained the
auditors required by the preceding section of this
act with accurate totals appended thereto. The SUI
perintendent failing TO make the full and complete
port above prescribed, shall forfeit equal
half the annual amount allowed him for clerk hire.
SEC l33 1871 He shall visit each county in the State
and records relative the school funds and revenues
with view 10 the safety and preservation Of said funds
and revenues, and for that purpose he shall have
,oand iaIi power to require for the use ofthe
he may discover that any Of the schUOl funds
safely invested and unproduciye Of school revenue
that any the schuu revenues have been diverted from
their proper objects he shall report the 10 the
General Assembly, meeting with such Of the school
officers attend his appointments; counscing with the
the interests of popular education.
SEC. l33. l32 lie shall lie o6icio President of the
State Board Of Education preside all meetings thereof
propose such for consideration and adoption,
i'm his Judgment may best subseTve the interests
commit ed to said Board and increase the efficiency of
their individual iabors, and submit 10 The said Board
for approval, catalogue of suitable works for school
libraries; and when he deem il he shall
submit TO said board for approval list of text books
fer use Of schools of this State.
SIC. l34 1881 He shall receive and promptly determine
appeals from school examiners, exercise such super
vision over The school funds aud revenues as may be
necessary ascertain their safety and the pres
ervation and application TO their proper object, and
to be instituted, in the name of the State Of In
DIANA for the of the proper fund revenue all
suits necessary for the recovery Of any portion Of said
funds or revenues and il is hereby made the duty Of
the proper Circuit Prosecuting Attorney prosecute
all such suits at the instance of the Superintendent and
without charge against said funds revenue.
SEC 1856 1871 lie may require Of the county auditors,
school examiners, county treasurers, trustees clerks
and treasnrers, copies of all reports required to be
made by them, and all such other information in re-
lation TO the duties of their respective Offices far
they relate the condition OF the school funds
and property of the Common school, aud the
dition and management OF such schools as he may
deem important.
SEE 1856 1881 He shall prepare and transmit the
proper officers suitable forms and regulations for
king all reports and the necessary blanks therefor and
all necessary instructions for the better organization
aud government of Common Schools and conducting all
necessary proceedings under this act.
SEC 1871 l36 He shall cause as many copies Of the acts
of the General Assembly, in relation TO he Common
Schools the school funds, with necessary FORMS in
structons and regulations TO be from time to time
printed and distributed among the school townships,
as he shall deem the public good requires
SEC. lbs. ll37 He may license teachers Of Common
Schools pleasure hh license shall be good through
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