Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1862-01-23

who shall hold his Office till the first
day of January after the next gencr-
al election, at which County Super
intendent would be elected had no va
cancy occurred, and who shall file the
bond and take and subscribe the oath
prescribed in the third section Of this
act.
SEC. I. The County Superintendent
of each County shall examine all per-
sons who may present themselves at
the time and place hereinafter men.
toned, as to their competency and
ability to teach photography, reading,
writing, arithmetic, geography and
English grammar, and such other
branches as may in special cases be
required. In making this examina-
ton, he may at his option, call to his
aid one or more assistants and if the
examination be satisfactory, and the
applicant is shown to be qualified to
teach the branches above specified,
and is of good moral character, such
applicant shall receive from the Super
intendent making the examination, a
certificate accordingly and the SUI
perintendent shall enter upon q regis
ter, 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 he is
sues such certificates of qualifications,
and date of issue.
Sec. 8. The County Superintendent
cf each County shall meet all persons
DESTROYS of being examined in refer.
ence to their qualifications for teach
ing the branches specified in the pre-
ceding section, on the second Tuesday
of April and September of each year,
at i o'clock A. NJ, in some suitable
room at the County Seat of his Coun-
ty; at which time and place he shall
make the examination required in the
preceding section. Said examination
shall be public, and the Supcrintcnd-
ent shall cause notice Of the same to
DC published in the various ncwspa-
pers published in his county, at least
two weeks prior to the time of hold
ing each of said examinations Pro
rided, That when Teachers Institute
is to be held in any County for any
year, one of said examinations, as the
Superintendent may determine, shall
be held at the time and place of hold
ing such Institute and the County
Superintendent shall give due notice
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 examination if no Institute were
held in the County, by publication of
the same in all of the newspapers pub
lished in the County: and if no pa
pers be published in the County, the
Superintendent shall give such notice
in the manner he may deem best.
SEC. 9. If 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 exa-
n,ination, shall present to the County
Superintendent good and satisfacto-
ry reason for not having the examina-
ton made at the time prescribed in
this act for public examination but
if the reasons presented satisfy the
Superintendent that the applicant is
entitled to a private examination, he
shall upon receiving from the appli-
cant one dollar, proceed with such ex.
animation and if satisfied that the
applicant is qualified to teach the
branches specified in scctian seven of
this act, he shall give 10 such appli-
cant certificate, as prescribed in
said section seven Prorided, 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 arc hereby au-
thorized to appoint two assistant Ex-
aminers, who shall be present and as
sist the County Superintendent in ma
king the examination of teachers on
the two regular days specified in Sec
ton eight. They shall receive two
dollars per diem, which shall be allow
ed them by the Board of Supervisors.
Sec. III. If, for any cause the Coun-
ty Superintendent cannot be present
at the regular day fixed for examina-
ton, he shall appoint some competent
person to act in his stead in making
the examination. He shall afterwards
issue certificates to those who may
have been examined and recommend
ed by the person SO appointed as be-
ing qualified to teach the branches
required by law.
SEC. IL. The County Supcrintend-
ent of each County shall personally
visit and inspect each school in his
county at least once in each year, and
examine into the brachces taught
therein, the mode of instruction pur-
sued, the text books used, the compe-
tency of the teachers to instruct, their
general system of discipline, their
compensation, the looks contained in
the District Library, and the regula-
tons in force Srelating to the same |;
and shall, at least once in each year,
deliver a lecture in each township dis
trict in his county, upon such topics
as he may consider useful and conGu-
Give to the best interests of the schools
under his charge said lectures to be
delivered in each township at the time
the superintendent is visiting the
schools in such township, he having
given due notice of the time and place
each lecture will be delivered
Sec. ID. The Superintcnt may re-
woke the certificate Of any teacher in
the county, which was given by the
superintendent thereof, for any reason
which would have justified the with
holding thereof when the same was
given. And the Board of Directors
upon sufficient cause shown, may cx-
pei any teacher from school in the dis
trct.
SEC. Ia. On or before the fifth day
of October in each year, he shall make
a report to the Secretary of the Board
Of Education, containing digest of
the reports made to him by the secrc-