The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1862-02-18

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SECTION 8. any person desire such
an examination, AS prescribed in Section
eight Of this act, at any other time than
therein mentioned, such person, before
being entitled to private examination,
shall present to the County Superintend-
ent good and satisfactory reason for not
having the examination made at the time
prescribed in this act for public examin-
alton but if the reasons presented satisfy
the Superintendent that the applicant is
entitled to a private examination, he shall,
upon receiving from the applicant one
dollar, proceed with such examination /;
and if satisfied that the applicant is quail
fled to teach the branches specified in
Section seven of this act, he shall give to
such applicant a certificate, as prescribed
in said Section seven Provided, that no
fee shall be required of any person who
was present at the proper time and place
for public examination, and was unable,
from no fault of his or her own, to obtain
an examination.
SECTION 10. The Board Of Supervis-
ors of the several counties are hereby
authorized to appoint two assistant Exam
iners, who shall be present and assist the
the County Superintendent in making
the examinations of teachers on the two
regular days specified in Section 8.
They shall receive two dollars per diem,
which shall be allowed them by the
Board Of Supervisors.
SECTION II. If, for any cause, the
County Superintendent cannot be present
at the regular day fixed for examination,
he shall appoint some competent person
to act in his stead in making the examin-
alton. He shall aflerward issue certif-
Gates to those who may have been ex-
amined and recommended by the person
so appointed as being qualified to teach
the branches required by law.
SECTION 12. The County Superin-
tendent of each county shall personally
visit and inspect each school in his
County, at least once year, and exam
inc into the branches taught therein, the
mode of instruction pursued, the compel
ency of the teachers to instruct, their
general system of discipline, their com
pensation, the books contained in the
district library, and the regulations in
force relating to the same ; and shall. at
least once year, deliver lecture in each
township district in his County, upon
such topics as he may consider useful
and conducive to the best interests of the
schools under his charge said lectures
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time the Superintendent is visiting the
schools in such townships, he having
given due notice OF the time and place
each lecture will be delivered.
SECTION IS. The Superintendent may
revoke the certificate OF any teacher in
the County, which was given by the Su-
perintendent thereof, for any reason:
which would have justified the withhold
ing thereof when the same was given
) And the Board of directors, upon suffici
ent cause shown, may eXpel any teacher
from school in the District.
SECTION Ia. On or before the 5ll
day of October, in each year, he shall
make report to the Secretary of The
Board of Education. containing diges
of the reports made to him by the Score
taries of the several township boards, anC
) such other matters as he shall be direct
ed to report by the said Secretary, and
such as he himself may think pertinent
and material, and especially such as will
show the condition Of the schools under
his charge. He shall, also, suggest such
; improvements in the system as he may
think judicous. 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 o.
five and twenty years, residing in
each township and school distl let within
his County.
SECTION Is. Should he fail to make
either of the reports required in the last
section he shall forfeit TO the school fund
of his County the sum of fifty dollars,
and shall, besides, be liable for all dam
ages caused by such neglect.
SECTION 16. He shall. at all times
conform to the instructions Of the Score.
tary of the Board of Education, as t.
matters within The jurisdiction of the
said Secretary. He shall serve as thu
, organ of communication between tht
Secretary and township authorities :
He shall transmit to the townships. dis
tricts or teachers, all blanks, circulars
and other communications, which are
to them directed : and he shall enter
tain and decide all appeals taken from
f decisions Of district boards.
SECTION II. The County Superin
tendent of each County shall receive, al
a compensation for his services rendered
as County Superintendent, after the frs
day Of January, 1869, the sum Of two
dollars per day and mileage, the same as
County Supervisors, for every day he is
necessarily engaged in performing the
duties required by law. Said compen-
salon shall be paid each County Super.
intendent from The County Treasury Of
his County; but before he shall be cntitl-
ed to receive such compensation, he shall
file with the Board of Supervisors, of his
County, a particular statement ofthe ser.
vices rendered for which he claims com
pensation which statement shall show
! the kind of services rendered, the time
when and place where rendered, in refer
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