Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1862-02-01
NUMBER 25.


the bond and take and subscribe the oath
prescribed in the third section of this act.
Sec. :. The CouV hperintendents of
each county shall exl Ighe all persons who
may present themselves at the time and
place hereinafter mentioned, as to their
competency and ability to teach ortho.
graphy, reading, writing, arithmetic, geo.
graphy, and English grammar. and such
other branches as may in special cases be
required. In making this examination
be may, at his option, call to his aid one
or more assistants and if the exam ination
be satisfactory, and the applicant is shown
to be qualified to teach the branches above
specified, and is of good moral characte-,
such applicant shall receive from the Su.
perintendent, making the examination, =
certificate according; and the Superinteu.
dent shall enter upon register, to be kept
for that purpose, The names Of all persons
so examined by him, time and place Of
examination, the names of persons to
whom be issues such certificates and date
of issue.
SEC. s. Tho County Superintendent Of
each county shall meet all persons desi-
rous Of being examined in reference to
their qualifications for teaching the bran.
ches specified in the preceding Section,
on the second Tuesday of April and Sep.
tember Of each year, at | o'clock A. NJ,
in some suitable room at the county seat
of his county at which time and place he
shall make the examination required in
the preceding section. Said examination
shall be public, and the Superintendent
shall cause notice of the same to be pub
lished in his county, at least two weeks
prior to the time Of holding each of said
examinations: Prorided. that when u
Teachers Institute is to be held in any
county for any ono year. one Of said exs.
limitations, as the Superintendent may de-
termine, shall be held at the time and
place Of holding such Institute; and the
County Superintendent shall give due no.
tce Of the time and place Of holding such
Institute and such examination. Said
notice TO be given at least two weeks prior
to the regular time of holding such exam
ination, if no Institute were held in tho
county, by publication Of the same in all
Of the newspapers published in the coun-
ty: and il no papers be published in the
county, the Superintendent shall give such
notice in. the manner he may deem best.
SEC. Q. If any person desire such an
examination, as prescribed in section eight
Of this act, at any other slime than therein
mentioned, such person, before being en-
titled to private examination. shall pre-
sent to the County Superintendent good
and satisfactory reason for not having the
examination made at the time prescribed
in this act for public examination ; but if
the reasons presented satisfy the Superin-
tendeut that the applicant is entitled to .
private examination, he shall, upon re-
ceiving from the applicant one dollar,
proceed with such examination; and if
satisfied tina, the applican; is qualified to
teach the branches specified in Section I
Of this act, he shall give such applican. .
certificate, as prescribed in said Section Z;
Proeidcd, that no fec 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.
SEC. 10. The Board Of Supervisors of
the several counties are hereby authorized
to appoint two assistant examiners, who
shall be present and assist the County
Superintendent in making the examina.
tions of teachers on the two reg gular days
specified in Section s. They shall receive
two dollars per diem, which shall be allow
ed them by the Board of Supervisors.
SEC. IL. If, for any cause, the County
Superintendent cannot be present at tho
regular day fixed for examination, he shall
appoint some competent person to act in
his stead in making the examination. He
shall atterward issue certificates to those
who may have been examined and recon.
mended by the person SO appointed as
being qualified to teach the branches re.
quired by law,
SEC II. The County Superintendent Of
each county shall personally visit and in
speet each school in his county, at least
once in each year, and examine into the
branches taught therein, the mode Of in.
struction pursued, the text books used,
the competency of the teachers to instruct,
their general system Of discipline, their
compensation, the books contained in the
district library, and the regulations in
forcs relating to the same and shall, A.