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

SIC. Il. The several School Agents shall, IN
der the Board Of Education, be the trustees ot all
the school property in their respective districts
and shall seveTallv nave the power 70 sue and DE
sued in any Court Of the Kingdom. The school
houses in the respective districts shall be especl-
ally under the care Of the School Agents, and
they shall, "a far as possible, preserve the same
from injury and decay, and when occasion re-
quires, cali the attention Of the Inspector-Gen-
eraI, or directly Of the Board Of Education, 70
such steps a. seem necessary 70 that object.
or DISTRICT SCHOOL BOARDS.
SEC. IS. In each Of the School Districts, as
hcreinbefOre prescribed there shall be a SchOo!
Board. to consist, OK Oficio. Of the School Agent,
the District Justice and the Tax Collector OF the
district. Each Of the members Of the School
Board shall, at any time, BE- authorized TO call a
meeting Of the Board To which he belongs, for
the purpose Of discussing the material ana other
interests Of the educational system in their dis
tTIctS, and II shall be- on the School
Agents, whenever required to do 80. to show -
both or either Of his colleagues his book OF ac-
counts, and all documcn explanatory OF his
official doings. At all times, when the other
members Of the School Board shall conformity re
quirc it, the School Agent shall prove 70 them
that the funds in his keeping coincide in amounts
with the showing Of his accOunt-boOks. 1t shall
b. the duty of the other members Of the School
Board, at all times, 70 reasonably assist the
school Agent III the execution Of his duty, and,
IN order u do 50, they shall afford him any in
formation Of which they are officially possessed,
Of such a nature as to be Of service 10 him, and
they shall lend him help in the execution OF his
Office, especially when illness or q temporary alb
sence shall render such aid necessary.
or THE SCHOOL REVENUE.
SEC. 70. The revenue for the support of Gov
ernment schools shall be derived from direct APP
preparations by the Legislature, from the interest
accruing ON the School Lands and from the
School Tax, as provided in section 46G Of the
Civil Code, and it shall be the duty Of the Board
Of Education u present, through its President,
10 the Legislature, 1T each regular session, an &C
count Of the receipts and disbursements of the
School Revenue for the two fiscal years, ending
on the 3lst day Of tire month Of March Of every
alternate year.
OF ATTENDANCE.
SIC. 20. 1t shall. be incumbent on all parents,
guardians and adopters Of children to send
such children, from their sixth TO their fifteenth
years, to some lawful school, public OF private,
TO be instructed in good morals and elementary
learning.
SIC. y. If any child shall persist in absent
ing himself from school, any Police or District
Justice shall upon proper complaint being made
by the school teacher, the School agent or the
InspcctOr-General cause the father or mother. or
guardian or adaptive parent Of the child, together
with the child, 10 be arrested, and. upon its be-
ing proved that the person responsible for the
child, as a minor. has not used proper diligence
to enforce the child's regular attendance at
school, the said responsible party shall be fined
boy the said Police or District Justice in a sum
not exceeding five dollars and, in default there
of, be subjected To imprisonment at hard labor
for a term not 10 exceed fourteen DAYS and. in
case the child shall prove the offending uarty,
the Police or District Justice shall send him to Il
reformatoTy and industrial school, tor Il term not
less than one month nor more than six months,
or otherwise sentence him to Il fine not exceeding
TWO dollars, or imprisonment at hard labor for a
term not exceeding ten days.
or TEACHERS OF COMMON SCHOOLS.
~rT % The Teachers nf Crutu,,n Scb,,lS
shall he certifcated by the Imspector-G General.
No person shall teach in them who has not re-
ceiyed a certificate, and no person shall receive q
certificate without having exhibited satisfactory
evidence Of good moral character and qualifca-
ton 70 teach and every certificate 50 granted
may be cancelled, uvOn grounds which shall ap-
pear sufficient to the Inspector General of Schools.
or by the Board Of Education provided, always,
that any teacher whose certificate has been can
celed by the lnspectOr-General may lay his case
before the Board, in the shape of an appeal from
the decision Of the Inspector-General
SIC. %. The teachers of the Common Schools
shall be appointed by the Inspector General. and,
in case Of emergency, by the District School
Inspector General or the Board Of Education.
SIC. 81. Each teacher shall have power to
administer necessary and e Isonable punishment
upon the pupils Of his sohOol, and shall not in
any way be punishable for 50 doing.
SIC. 25. The pay of the teachers of the Com
mon Schools shall be such as the Board of Edu-
cation shall determine generally, or to suit par
ticular cases.
OF BOOKS AND STATIONERY.
SIC. %. The Board IF Education shall, from
time TO time, furnish u the respective School
Agent. such books and stationery as, in the cpin-
ION Of the said Board, may be needed for the use
OF the Common Schools, and shall make such ar
rangcments and provisions a. shall to the Board
seem best adapted to secure payment for those
furnished.
OF INSTITUTIONS ENDOWED BY GOVERNMENT AND
SELECT SCHOOLS.
SEC. y. Every literary institution, seminary
Of learning or select school, supported by
Government, shall be under the superintendent,
control and direction of the Board Of Education
provided, always, that where such institutions,
seminary or select school i endowed or supported
III part only by the Government, the Board of
Education shall not, unless expressly authorized
by law, have the absolute control aud direction
OF the same, but only = gen raj oversight, with
the right to visit and u inquire into its general
condition and operation. and 70 SEE that the Oh
Jcc.s OF the public endowment or support are
faithfully executed.
SIC. IS. Whenever the Board Of Education
shall be satisfied that the charter of any literary
institution bias been violated, il shall be the duty
Of the President Of said Board to report such yiO-
lltiOn u the Attorney General, and said Att1r-
ney-Gieusral shall take immediate steps TO have
such charter annUlled.
SEC. %. Nothing in this Act contained shall
be construed to forbid the free establishment Of
select and Independent schools, to be supported
without assistance from the Government pro-
vided, they be not Of an immoral tendency. The
teachers VI such schools shall annually report TO
the Board Of Education the number OF their
scholars, by what means supported, and the gen
eTal Character and condition Of their respective /