Litchfield enquirer., 1865-09-28
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 iasv asssmbly four persons to be selected one from each congressional district in the State who, to- gsthss with the governor and lieutenant govern ''S Bosrd Of Educaiion,a and the persons so ap. 4, pointed shall hold their offices for the term of - 91 four yesrs but the first person named in said oTahthe next at the end of two years and 50 of the remaining members, one retiring each year in the orderin which they are named till ir "a the whole board be changed and the governor and lieutenant governor may all, till the next session of the general assembly, all vacancies in ,o said board which may occur from death, resigna SEC 2, The board of education shall have gen. sral Esaperyision and control of the educational interestso of the State they, shall discharge all by any Legislation committed to the trustees of the normal % SC school shall have power to direct the State; shall prescribe the form of registers D3 to be kept in the schools and the forms of blanks and inquiries for the returns to be made by the n 3 Sn before islature report containing printed abstract of said returns, and detaied report of all the do. the condition and efficiency of the system of pop nlar education, and such suggestions as to the best means of improving it, as the experience
 
 SEC g. The board may appoint it's own secre tary, who, under it's direction, shall make the ab- T straGts required by section two, and discharge volved upon the superintendent of common schools he shall suggest to the board and to the legafIature, improvements in the system of public schools shall visit, as often as his other duties will permit, different parts of the State, for the purpose i[ofl awakening and guiding public sen education shall collect in his office such school books, apparatus, maps and charts, can be ob tained without expense to the State; receive and arrange in his office. the reports and returns of the school committees, and receive preserve distribute the State documents in relation to the public schools. .--ess .f[' sEo. {. He shall, under the direction of the < board, give sufficient notice of such meetings of teachers of public schools, members of school committees of the several towns and friends of ' education generally in any county, as may vol. untarily assemble, at such time and place ss may be designated by the board and shall at such meetings collect information as to the public schools of the county of the fulfliment of the duties of their office by members of school com mittees and school visitors, and of the circum- stances of the school districts in regard to pupils THIS teachers books apparatus and methods of edu. N~ cation; to enable him to furnish all information desired for the report of the b9srd of education school registers the annual report of the board ' and his own annual reports to the clerks of the severa! towns and cities as soon as they are ready for distribution.
 SEC. $. He shall receive from the treasury an uy annual salary of eighteen hundred [dolarsj and his necessary travelling expenses incurred in the performance of his official duties, after they shall
 have been audited and approved by the board and all postagss and other necessary expenses ury, in the same manner as those of the other de- partments of the government
 r-Tk SEc.6 6. The incidental expenses of the board and the expenses of the members thereof incur. red in the discharge of their official duties shall be paid out of the treasury, their accounts being first audited and allowed
 I hereby repealed,
 Approved, July 2l, 1865. .I