The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1865-03-11

Assembly, Of the Hawaiian Islands, II the
Legislature Of the Kingdom assembled
Src1roy l.. That chapter 10, containing sec
tious SOB 10 76T, both inclusive, Of the civil
Code. be and the same Is hereby repealed.
SEC. .. There shall be an executive bureau,
% be STYLED the Bureau Of Public Instruction,
which shall be superintcnded and directed by q
committee Of the Privy Council. 70 consist Of five
members, and 10 be called the Board Of Educa-
ton. The members Of the said Board shall be
chosen by the King, and one Of their members
shall by him be appointed President, and shall
serve without pay. But no person in holy or
ders, or a minister of religion, shall be appointed
10 Ell the office Of President. In the absence of
the President, q member Of the Board acting a.
Vice President pro tenn shall preside over its
meetings.
SEC. 3. The said Board shall have entire
charge and control Of the Bureau Of Public In
s~Lruction shall superintend the execution Of all
laws relating thereto; shall have the power TO
make its own bylaws, not in contravention Of
the laws Of this Kingdom shall keep regular
records Of its proceedings, and make a report,
through its President, Of the business and trans
actions of the Bureau, u the Legislature ut each
Of its regular sessions.
SEC. /. The said Board may, from time to
time, adopt rules for the internal regulation and
management of the Common Schools, and Of all
schools supported by Government, not incOnsis-
tent with any law of this Kingdom, which rules,
when made known, shall be obligatory upon teach
ers and scholars alike, and in all matters the
Board shall have full administrative power in
everything connected with education conducted
ct the expense of the public.
SEC. >. For the purposes Of this Act, the said
Board shall possess the power and privileges Of a
corporation.
SEC. .. The President of the said Board shall
keep an Office at the Seat Of Government, and
shall sign all official documents of the Board in
order to their validity, and he shall be author
lied to employ IL clerk to assist him in the dis
charge of his duties, whose salary shall be such
as the Legislature may from time to time deter
mine.
SEC. =. The seal of the Bureau of Public In
~structiOn shall be such as may be approved by
the Board Of Education, and copies of all dOcu-
ments belonging to the said Board, certified by
the President and impressed with such seal, shall
be as valid evidence in any Court of law as the
original.
OF THE COMMON SCHOOLS.
T SEC. 8. The object of the Common Schools
supported by Government is to instruct the
children of the nation in good morals, and in the
rudimeuts of reading, writing, geography, arith-
: metic, and Of other kindred elementary branches.
SEC. .. For the purposes OF education. the
Kingdom is divided into School Districts, the
boundaries Of which are the same as those Of the
taxation districts, that is to say The Island of
Hawaii shall be divided into eight uniform
School Districts, as follows l, Hilo ,, Puma
3, Kau 4, South kona; ), North kOna 6, South
Kohala 7, North Kohala 8, Hamakua. The
Island of Maui shall be divided as follows /,
fEDIIi haIlkulOa 10 tktllneIlafne, including Ma
hoOlawe ., from Naihec to HOnuaula, inclu-
siye 3, Kahikinui, KaupO, Kipahulu, Hama,
Koolau +, IIamikualoI, IIamakuapoko, Ialii-
MALE, MakawaO and kula 5, MolOkai 6, La
mai. The Island of Oahu shall be divided Us fol-
lows: /, from Maunalua To MOanalua. incIu-
sive 2, Eva and Naianae 3, Waialua i,
KOOlaulOa 5, kOOlaupokO. The Island of Kauai
shall he divided as follows l, from Nualolo to
Hanapepe, inclusive >, from Wahiawa to Ma
haulepu, inclusive 3, from kipu to Kamalo-
F.
inclusive 8, Niihau.
SEC. 10. The above districts may be sub-di-
yided by the Board of Education, or their boun-
diaries fixed by geographical lines. for greater
convenience aud efficiency in conducting the Pub
lie Schools, and the Board of Education shall be
empowers 10 determine what daily average at
tendance of scholars throughout the year shall be
held sufficient for the continuance Of Government
Common Schools in general. and also To decide
upon a larger or smaller average daily attendance
throughout the YEAR as the rUle T. guide in the
case Of any individual school.
oF TIE ENsPECIOR-GESERAL.
SIC. IL. The Board of Education shall ap-
point, from among their own number or other
wise, an nSpectJr-Gencra Of Schools. to hold
Office during the pleasure Of the said Board, and
who shall receive such salary as the Legislature
shall, from time 10 time, determine. Provided,
however, that no person lii holy orders, or min
lister of religion. shall be eligible 70 fill the Office
Of Iu~sPector-General.
SEC. IL. 1t shall be the special duty of the
nspectOr-Gcneru Of Schools 70 make frequent
tours of the respective Islands and districts, u
examine into the condition # the schools sup
ported or aided 10y the Government, to inform
school officers and teachers Of their several duties
under the law, and t. foster generally an interest
in the cause Of education.
SEC Is. The uspcctor-Gcnera Of Schools
shall be invested hy the Board of Education with
Discretionary powers, such as the opening and
closing Of schools, the appointment and dismissal
OF school teachers the arranging or rtarrauSiug
of the studies To- be pursued, and the prominence
20 b. given 70 any particular branch Of learning
he shall also have iull authority to examine the
books, vouchers and accounts Of the School
Agent and local Board Ct Trustees 10 order re-
pairs Of Government schCJl-hOuses and premises,
% hold competitive examinations among those
dcsirOus Of serving - school teachers, and 10
give certificates Of approval 10 those found COM
petent, and in these, and in all other matters en-
trusted to him by the Board of Education, he
shall act temporarily with the same authority as
though the Board itself were acting in the mat
ter, and Of all such dOings in the name Of the
Board he shall render, II person OF in writing. q
distinct statement 10 the Board. which. in its
Judgment, may approve or disapprUve Of all or
any OF his acts thus temporarily performed in its
name
or SCHOOL AGENTS.
SEC. II. The Board of Education shall an
point, IN such Of the School Districts, an officer
70 be called q School Agent. 10 whom, under the
Board and the nspeCtOr-Geuera Of Schools, shall
be principally entrusted the execution of all the
acts, orders, instructions and regulations Of the
Board of Education and Of the Inspector General
OF Schools pending the approval Of The Board
and the said Agents shall b continued IN Office
during the pleasure Of the Board OF Education.
SEC. Is. The pay Of the School AGENTS shall
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