The West Virginia journal. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1864-1877, 1866-04-18
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made the duty Of the township clerk to
proceed forthwith, 10 case Of suoh fail,
uro, by suit agairst such treasurer to re-
cover the penalty aforesaid; bu. when it
shall appear on trial, to the satisfaction
of tho court, that said treasurer was pre-.
vented from making such settlement.
within tho time: prescribed, By sicknc..
or unavoidably absence from home, and
that such settlement has since been act.
ually made, the court shall discharge
such treasurer on the paymcnt Of costs.
SCHOOL YEAR AND MONTH.
44. The school year shall commence
on the FIRST day Of September, and all
reports, settlements, and so forth, bhhll
be made in reference to that day. Th6
school month shall be held to consist Of
twenty-five days in all contracts with
teachers, and other operations Of tho
boards Of education; and no schoo! shall
be kept 10 operation for tho purpose Of
ordinary instruction on any Saturday;
but it shall be taken as part Of the con-
tract with every teacher, that Two Sa:ur.
days Of every cn.iro calendar month
during which the school may DO 10 opcr-
alton, shall be devoted by tho tcachcrs
Of each district to appropriate exercises
for mutual improvement, under such
regulations Is tho board Of education,
under the instructions Of tho county
superintendent, may designate. The
first day Of January, fourth day Of July,
twenty. fifth day Of December, aud all
Na,iousl and State festivals, shall be 10.
cludod in the school month. 49,. 7
STATE SUPERINTENDENT. s, (
IS. The State superintendent shall DO
elected by joint vote Of both branches
Of the Legislature. lie shall hold his
Office for the term Of two years, and until
hi, Successor is qualified. When
vacsncy may occur in sAii Office by
death, resignation or otherwise, the GOV.
croor shall gil tho same BY appointment,
70. the une1pired term.
&c. Before entering upon the discharge
of his official duties, the said State super.
intondent shall give bond in the sum Of
three thousand dollars, with good sccu.
rity, which bond, with the certificate Of
his oath endorsed thereon, made and
taken before the secretary Of the State,
shall be filed in the Office Of the trcasu.
rer Of the State. .
II. The State superintendent shall bc
charged with the general supervision Of
oil county suporintcndents and all tho
? free schools Of tho State; and shall SEQ
that tho school system is, as carly as.
practicable, carried into effect aad put 10
uniform operation. Hc shall prescribe
nud cause to be prepared all forms md
blanks necessary in the details Of tho
system 70 a. to secure iss uniform opcr-
ation throughout the State; and shall
cause the same to be forwarded to the
several county superintendent to be by
thom distributed TO the several persons
entitled to receive the same. Lie shall
decide, upon = written statement Of tbs
facts, oil questions and controversies
arising out Of the Interpretation and
construction Of the school Laws in regard
to the rights, power, and duties Of town.
ship boards Of education, school trustees
and county supcrintondcnts, and Shull
keep a record of all such decisions. He
shall cause as many copies Of this act
and oil other school acts ia force, with
tho ubovo decisions appended thereto.
with such forms, regulations and instruc.
tions as he may judge cxpcdicut, thereto
annexed, to be from time to time pub.
lishcd, as he may deem ezpedieut; aud
shall cause tho same 10 be forwarded to
the county Iupcrintcndents, to be by
them distributed 10 tue pcrsoas entitled
to receive them. ..5. :.
IS. lie shall, at the time and place TO-,
be appointed by him. convene the coun.
ty superDtcndcnts within each Judicial
circuit Of the State once in each year, for,
the purpose Of conference upon the 'ta-s
tcrosts of education within their several
Jurisdictions, and giving such instruc.
tons and making such suggestions in
regard 10 tho discharge Of their several
duties as to him may seem cxpcdicot,
and as the interests Of education may
seem to require. lie shall take advau.
tagc Of such meetings to address tho
people on the subject Of education, and
in exposition Of the system Of free schools
as established in this State. - -
10. II shall be tho duty Of tho State
superintendent to aim at pcr(ec,ing tho
systcm Of free school, as established IN
tthis State; and for this purpose it shall
be his duty to correspond with educators
land school officers abroad, to acquaint
himself with the various Systems ot FREQ
schools established in other States and
in other countries, to collate their results
IS exhibited 10 tho reports Of their SOW.
eral supcrintendents, and to use oil
efforts and moan, which will be neccssa.
rs to enable bin to render available to
the purposes Of tho legislature, the com.
biucd results Of the experience Of other
communities with bis own experience
and observation: He shall acquaint
himself intimately with the peculiar elui
cationL wants Of each section OF the
State, and shall take all proper means to
suppls them; so that the schools shall be