Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1861-06-14
CHAPTER 179.

Approved April 10, 1861.
| CHAPTER 179.
AN Act to create the office Of County superin-
tendCnt Of Schools.
Tie Pe9gZs of the State # FiscoaStn, represent
ted in Senate ind 4sSsmdIy do enact as JcH0lcS:
Section /. There shall be chosen, at the gen
eral election held on the Tuesday next succeed
ing the first Monday in November, OF the year
| 1861 and biennally thereafter, county superin-
tendent OF schools for each county Of the state,
who shall enter upon the duties OF his office on the
| first day of January succeeding MS election, and
| shall hold the same for t~ Years, and until his
successor is elected and qualified In each coun-
tv of the state having over fifteen thousand inhu-
| bitants according to the last preceding census,
! the county board OF SUPERVISORS may, at any
meeting prior to an election OF county sGparln-
tendent, in any year determine py resolutions 10
remain in force until reScinded, that two county
superntendelts shall be chosen for such county /;
and said board Of supervisors sha thereup0n di-
vide the county into two districts, to be called,
respectively, superintendent district number one,
| and superintendent district number two. w hiie
| such resolution shall remain unrescindcd, each
such district shall elect county superintendent.
for 81 eh district to be called county supernten-
dent ofschocls for district nu9 Der one, or two,
| the case may be- y hen II county contains more
than oncacnate district each such senate district
shall constitute superintendent district, to be
numbered as above provided, except IN senate
! districts living wholly within Incorporated cities,
which may have elected as provided for in sec
| ton eleven ofthis act. such county supenntend-
ents Of schools for districts SHALL within the lin
| It's OF their reSEectIve districts have the same
powers and duties as other c0Unty superintendent;
| their terms of Office shall be the same. and their
election shall be conducted and cany assed as pro-
vided in this act for the electio OfcOunty super
ipfcndepts and ali the provisions of this act or
of any other law of this state IN relation tocoUnty
super Iintendeuts OF Schools shall apply to county
superinte of schools for districts, unless the
| latter shall be expressly excepted thereirom.
Section 2 The election Of county superuten-
dent of schools shall be conducted canvassed and
certified in all respects after the manner prescrib
| ed for election of other county officers
Section 3. The county superintendent Of
schools shall, before entering up n the duties OF
his office, take and subscribe tie oath of office
prescribed by the constitution Of this state before
some officer authorized to administer oaths, and
shall deposit the same with thecerk Of the board
| OF supervisors.
| Section 4. In case of vacancy, the state super
inteldeEt may upon eel titicate thereof from the
clerk of the board OF supervisors, appoint per
son to fill such vacancy. who shall quality as pro-
vded in the third section Of Il is act, and shaL!
hold his office until the general election next sue
| cecding sUch appointments.
Section 3. The county iLteLdent o schools
may be removed from Office by the judge of the
circuit court of the county where such county su-
perintendent of schools may reside, upon petition
and satisfactory proof OF incoInPetency or wltul
neglect OF duty Pr0Uzded. That 40 such remov-
al shall be valid, unless the person so removed
shall have had at least thirty Gays notice of the
charges brought against him. and an opportunity
to be heard in his own defence and Pregadfd,
further That the said circuit judge shall, in case
ofremoval, certify such removal 70 the clerk OF
tie county board OF supervisors.
Section 8. Any person or p rsons petItonlng
for the removal from office of any county superin-
tendent OF schools shall eau q certified copy OF
| Il, ELL -+.l- l-arla ri
all charges preferred against him. to be served
upon sad superintendent at ieast thirty days
prior to tie heaiing bsfcle the judge OF the CIR
cult court.
Section Z. 1t shall be the duty OF the county
Superintendent ut of schools to examine and license
teachers, as hereinafter provided to VISIT andlH
spect schools to organize and conduct AT least
one institute, for tie instruction CT teachers, III
each wear to encourage teac heTr aSsOcIatlons 10
advise in ali questions rising under the operation
ofthe school laws in his county to Introduce to
the nofce of teachers and the people, the best
modes of instruction, the Physiological laws
which govern he health and growth OF the young,
| the most approved plans Of building ana Nehu-
| utnr school houses, and oTramentIng and adapt
| ing school grounds tor the cultivation OF the
taste and the heaItEful exercise Of the chI!dren TO
report, from time TO time, the colditi9h ana
prospects of the schools under his supervision to
| receive from the town, city and village clerks
abs racts ofthe reports ofthe several district
! and transmit the same. with such other informal
| ton as may deem advisable, or may be requl
| ed OF M. TO tile state superintendent. and to
| perform such cther duties as may be required by
law, or by the state super ntcndent OF puolle III
! strutton.
| Section 3 It shall be the duty Of the county
| SUPERINTENDENT Of schools, in each county, 10 dl-
/ vide his county into inspection districts 10 DC
/ bounded by town lines, and Hut 10 contain NOR
| than four towns each, and to hold, IN ana lor
each such inspection district. at least two meetings
in each year Sor the examination OF teachers of
| which meetings at least thirty days notice, IN
! writing shall be given to each school district
cferl, in the inspe on district for which the
meeting is to be held and by him 20 ted III some
conspicuous place in his III tfct. Such houee
shall contain the names Of the towns embraced
in the Inspection district aud the tine, place ana
| objects Of the proposed meeting. The eXaInlna
ton Of teachers thus field shall be public and shall
! be condUet.,3, Uy wri.ten and oral questions and
/ answers They shall be uniform for the county
in which they are held, and certificate OF gu II
fcltion shall be given except IN accordance with
the provisions OF law respecting teachers ceftln-
Gates.
Section 6. The compensation of the county
superintendent Of schools shall be liked by the
county boald of supervisors, and shall be Pala
! quarterly in cash. by the county Pfc0lde@: hit
for counties containing more than hfteen thousand
inhabitants, according to the last preceding
| cenSns, the compensation shall not be less Ihih
| six hundred dollars per annum, and for counties
| containing more than eight thousand M us,
itshallnot be less han four hundred dollars Eer
| annum.
Section TO- The term of offi-e OF tho several
town superiHtendeEts who shall be elected at the
town eec ions for the year 1861, snail teFlAi
upon the thirty~first day Of Decen Der, D. / 6l'
and all the duties now devOlving upon the town
| sIperntendents, and not herein enumerated
! among the duties Of the county superintendent OF
schools shall thereafter be performed as fellows
! l. Phs board of supervisors of each town, the
board oftrustees of each village, or the common
council ofeach city, not working under speciaI
school cl arter shall perform all q said duues
relative to the formation and alteration OF school
Districts
2. The school district board of each school dis
trict shall visit and inspect schools under thelF
charge. as town superintendepts are now required
to d..
8. The treasurer of each town, city. or village,
as the case may be, shall apply for: hold any pay
over, upon the appOrtionment OF the clerk o! DIS
town city, or village to the school districts en-
titled TO draw the same, all school moneys De-
| longing to his town, city, or village. -,
l. The clerk OF the town, city, or village; a the
ease may be. shall make and return to the county
superintendent of schools having jurisdiction over
Lis town city. or village abstracts OF the reports
of the school district clerks in his town; city, or
| village as the town superintendent is now rcquir-
ed 10 rake and return such abstracts TO the clei
the county board OF sRper yisors; ana such re-
ports shall be made to hi fer that purpose as
they are own required to be made to the town Iy
/ superintendent He shall also apPoTuon an the
school funds certified to him by the town, elty OF
| village treasurer. as subject 10 apporIonineht
among the several districts IN his town. ci'y VI VI
village entitled TO receive the same and snail
perform all other duties now required OF town
/ superintendents not above enumerated and not
h, rein enumerated among the duties of the coun-