The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1862-12-20
STATE school LAW.

SchHoI Law and snail complete II next
week. The whole law would take up too
much space to give it all at once. There
has been considerable contest among he
people in some of the districts Of this eoun-
ty, In regard to school matters; and as there
are only a very few copies of the law in the
county, we advise all to preserve the papers
containing the law. so that all can be their
own lawyers:
AN ACT for the regulation and support Of Common
Schools.
Be 4 eqetea by TIE EsgSIatar 81 TIE State Of Kansas:
Section l. The educational interests of
the State shall be under the supervision and
management of the State superintendent OF
public instruction. He shall, before he
enters upon the duties of his Office, take
and subscribe an oath or affirmation to
support e Constitution of the United
States and OF the State of Kansas, and faith
lully to discharge the duties of his Office,
which oath or affirmation shall be filed in
the Office of the Secretary of State.
Sec. 2 He shall have a general supervi-
sion over the common schools of the State.
Il shall be his duty to visit each county in
the State, at least once in each year. for the
purpose of awakening an interest in the
cause of education throughout the State.
He shall file. and carefully preserve IN his
office, the official reports made to him by the
county superintendent of the several coun-
ties, trustees or directors of academies, gra-
ded schools or colleges.
Sec. 8. Il shall be his duty to recon-
mend the most approved text books for the
common schools of the State, and to open
such correspondence as may enable him to
obtain all necessary information relating to
the system of common schools in other
States
Sec. 4. He shall prepare, for the use OIL
common school officers, suitable forms fol
making reports and conducting all neces-
sary proceedings, and he shall cause the
laws relating to common schools, with the
forms aforesaid, and such instructions as
he may deem necessary, to be printed in
pamphlet form, and he shall cause the same
to be distributed to the common school off
GERS of the State.
Sec 3. He shall, on the first Monday Of
February in each year, apportion among the
several counties of the State, according tC
the number of children in each over the age
OF five and under the age of twenty one
years, the amount of school money in The
treasury for the support Of common schools
the current year, and he shall certify such
apportonment to the State Treasurer He
shall also certify to the treasurer and coun-
/ " superintendent of each county, the
amount apportioned to their county, and he
shall draw his orders on the State Treasurer
in favor of the county treasurer of each
county, for the amount apportioned to sand
county.
! Sec. g. The State superintendent of pub
! lie instruction shall have an Office at the
seat OF government, where shall be kept al
books and papers appertaining 10 the bust
ness Of his Office. Copies Of all papers filed
IN his Office, and his official acts, may be
certified by him, and. when so certified
shall be evidence, equally and in like man
ner as the papers.
See T. He shall prepare, in each year, q
report, to be submitted to the Legislature
bearing date on the last day of Decembe
containing: First. A statement Of the mum
Der Of common schools in the State, the
numb of scholars attending the same, THEN
sex, aud the branches taught; a statement
of the number OF private or select school:
in the State, so far as the same can be as
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tending the same, their sex, and the branch
es taught; statement of the number 81
normal schools in the State, and the mum
her of students attending them; Che number
of academies and colleges in the State, and
! the number of students, and their sex. at
tending them, and such other matters o.
interest as he may deem expejient, drawn
from the reports of the county superinteud-
ents of the several counties 10 the State and
/ from other reports received on the subj
/ of education, from trustees or other schoo
! boards within the State. Second A Statements
of the condition of the common school funds
| Of the State, including moneys, school lands
or other property held in trust by the State
/ for tie support of common schools Third
Estimates and accounts of the receipts and
expenditures for the current year. Fourth
a statement of plans for the management
and improvement of common schools, anC
such other information relating to the
educational interests of the State as he NAV
/ deem important.
/ Sec 8. He shall discharge such other
duties as may be provided by law, and he
shall deliver to MS successor, within ten
! days after the expiration Of his term of Of
/ fee, all books, papers, documents and other
property belonging % the office.
ARTICLE u.-DUTIEs OF COUNTY sUPERIN
j TENDENT.
Sec. 9. Tie county superintendent o
public instruction shall have charge of the
f, common school interests Of the county H
shall. before he enters upon he discharge
tof the duties OF his Office. take and sub
scribe an oath or affirmation. to support
the Constitution Of the United States and
of the State of Kansas. aud faithfully tc