The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1862-03-27

LAWS PASSED At THE SESSION
OF THE BOARD OF sDUCA.
TEDN Held IN DECEMBER.
1864.
Published by Authority.
Office of the Secretary of the Board Of Elucn.
t.on.
Dcs Moincs, Iowa, Dee. 90, 1861.
10 County Superintendent:
AN ACT.
Defining the duties aud regulating the
Compensation Of County Superinten-
dents.
Sec. |. BE 1t enacted Ly the Boara
of Education Of tie State Of Ioua. That
q county Sup rintenaent Of common
schools shall be elected in each organ
lied County Of this State, whose term
Of service shall be two years.
Sect. 2 (1he next election Of that
officer shall take l.lace on the second
Tuesday Of October, 1864, at the time
and several places Of clectng the
TOWNSHIPS Boards. and ut ,h,' General
Election oil every two years thereafter;
tnI the election returns To be made
II, tile same manner as for other county
officers. The present incnnheHts, who
were elected on the second Tue.dav ut
October lsGl, snail serve in.hat canae-
lty until t'eir Successors aie elected
and qualified, bn; the rate d. their c.n-
pcEsation after tie taking .ii-c, Of this
Act, shall be as hereinafter provided
Sect. }. Every County Supeiintcn.
dent hereafter elected il. tie State Of
Iowa, Shall, on or b.fure tic 1t day
of January ncAt after his election, exc
cute anl file in tie Office Of The Cl"il
oi board oi Supervisors q. he county
III which lie is elected, a bond 10 the
state of Iowa. viii. two CT more good
ard sufficient sure,i;s, IN the s,n OF
i've hundred dollars. conditioned iur
tie i:ii,itu! performance oi his duties
rs such snpcrln,enaenl, AMI take ana
subscribe the oatl, as PROV lied by law
ia cases where Official bonds are r,,air-
Ell! salt! aon. to be approved by tie
board Of Supervisors of the county Ia
which the Superintendent; has been
I'll, cied.
Sect. 4. County s>iipenn.endsmts,
elected 1T the general election IN De
tnber, 1861, shall wit!i;i ten lays after
the taking effect Of this act, enter into
bond as prescribed in the third svc;icn
OF this act.
Sect. ). Should any County Super
intenient hereafter elected OF any elect
ei 1T the general election in October,
1861, fail to tile an official bond, and
take and subscribe the oath Of office as
prescribed ia the third aud fourth sec.
,lons Of this act, the Office shall become
vacant.
Scct. G. II, for any cause, vacancy
occurs in said Office, the Board If Sn-
pervisers Of the county in which the
vacancy occurs, shall appoint some
suitable person TO fiji such vacancy,
who shall hold his Office till the first
day OF January after the next general
election, at which county sups,rinsen-
dent would be elected had no vacancy
occurred, and who shall file the bond
and take and subscribe the oath pre-
scribed in the third section Of this act
Sect. {. The County Superintendent
Of each county shall examine All per.
sons who may present themselves at
the time and place hereinafter mention
ed, as to their competency and ability
to teach photography, reading, writing,
arithmetic, geography and English
grammar, and such .other branches as
may in special eases be required In
making this examination lie may, at
his option, call to his aid one or more
assistants; and il 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 Superintendent
making tho examination ceri iiiica,c
accordingly; aud the Superintendent
shall enter upon register, to be KEEP,
for that purpose, the names Of all per-
sons 50 examined b. him. time ana
place of examination, the names Of per-
sons to whom he issues such cer,iti
Gates Of qualifications, and date Of issur.
Sect. 8. The County Superintendent.
OF each county shall meet AL persons
desirons Of being examined in refer
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