The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1866-02-17
ARTICLE VI.

ARTICLE VI.
SEcTToN 1. Teachers of common schools shall
be examined by the county board of examination,
and shall first be examined by said board strict
", as to the ir qua lications to act as teachers,
and no teacher shall be entitled to receive any
portion of the public school moneys as compensa-
ton for services rendered unless said teacher
shall have been legally examined by said board
of examination, and have their certificate granted
within one year. nor unless said teacher shall have
made a fun and correct report in the manner pres
scribed by this Act, to the county superintendent
and the board of School trustees.
SEC. 3. No school district shall. be entitled to
receive any portion of the public school moneys in
+ which there shall not have been taught public
school for at least three months within the year
ending the last day of August previous; and no
public school shall receive any moneys, benefits or
immunities, under the provisions of this Act
unless such school shall have been instructed by
teacher or teachers, duly examined, approved and
employed by legal authority, as herein provided.
SEC. 3. No books. papers, tracts or documents
of political, sectarian or UNCONVENTIONAL char
acter shall be used or introduced in any school
established under the provisions OF this Act;
and any and every political, sectarian, or demon
national doctrine is hereby expressly forbidden
to be taught therein; nor shall any teacher, nor
any school receive any of the public school funds
which has not been taught IN accordance with the
provisions of this Act. ID
SEC. A. Negroes Mulattoes, Indians and Mon
golians shall not be admitted into the public
schools; and whenever satisfactory evidence is
furnished to the county superintendent to show
that said prohibited persons are attending said
Ischoos, he shall withhold from the district in
which such school or schools may be situated all
their share of the school funds, and shall forth
with report the same to the Territorial board of
Education and the county board of examination
shall cause the school to be suspended in the
school [distrct] where aidprohibited persons have
been attending until the decision of the Territorial
board of education shall be received, and the
fcounty board of examination shall act strictly
upon the decision of said Territorial board of eds
ucation.
az 1884 ARTICLE VIII.
! SECTION l. The remuneration of the Territorial
1Superint ndent of Education shall be paid annual
ly from the Territorial Treasury, and he shall re-
ceive sixteen hundred dollars per annum, to be
audited by the Territorial Comptroller, and paid
as other demands against the Territory.
! SEC. 2. The remuneration of the County Super
! intendent of the various counties shall be paid
annually on the first Monday of October out of the
county school fund and before receiving said
remuneration, said County Superintendent shall
! have received a certificate from the Territorial
Superintendent that his duties bave been faiths
fully performed during the last school year; upon
| which the Board of Commissioners of the reSpec
tive counties shall draw warrant upon the coan-
! ty school fund for such amount as they may
audit and allow.
SEC 8. The Territorial Superintendent of Edu-
cation shall be entitled, and he IS hereby author
led to eXpend Of not exceeding fifty dollars
! for educational journals or works which shall be
the property of the said officer Ioicel and said sum
so expended shall be paid in the same manner as
other moneys are paid out of the Territorial school
| fund. #E&8
SEC. A. The school year of every and each
county in this Territory, shall commence on the
! first day OF September In each year and close on
| the 3lSt 5aV of August LII each wear.
/ SEC. 5. Whenever at least eight heads of families
petition the County Superintendent for an organ
ization of new school district, or for a subdi.
vision Of or change in the boundaries of an old
one the superintendent shall present the same to
the board of examination, and the said board
shall without unnecessary delay, act upon said Pc
ttion, and may approve, modify or diSapprove of
the said petition. If the said board approve of
or modify said petition the County Superinten-
dent shall proceed to organize the new district
and appoint trustees, as provided in this Act.
SEQ 6. No moneys shall be paid out of the
school fund for any debts contracted in previous
school years unless there be funds belonging to
the school year in which said debts were cen
tracted in the school fund from which said moneys
are sought to be drawn.
/ Sec = Teachers of district schools shall be
provided With school register, for the purpose
of registering the name and age Of his or her
pupils their daily attendance at school, the title
! of books used, the branches taught, the average
daily attendance, and the time said school has
been taught by the said teacher, for the purpose
of securing more accurate returns and the Ter>
ritorial Superintendent shall furnish to each
County Superintendent such a number of the said
school registers as may be required in his county
upon application of the County Superintendent.
SEC. s. ALI penal fines not paid over as required
by Section three Article one of this Act, re-
quired to be collected by the County Superinten-
dent, and he is hereby required soproceed against
and collect the same by process of law, and in
the event of said fines not being paid over as set
forth in Section three Article one of this Act the
Justice of the Peace or other officer Withholding,
or refusing, neglecting to pay the same over to
the County Treasurer SHALL on conviction thereof
: be adjudged to pay the same with one hundred
, per cent. damages, and execution shall issue
} therefor, and the same shall be recovered by an
action, in which the people of the United States
in the Territory OF Idaho by the superintendent
J of schools of the respective counties, shall be
7 plaintiff, and the Justice of the Peace or other
officer withholding, refusing, or neglecting tc
pay over said moneys, shall be defendant.
, Sec. 9. All Acts or parts of Acts in confic
} with the provisions Of this Act, are hereby re
+: pealed.
SEC. 10. This act to be and remain in full force
! and effect from and after its approval by thu
; Governor.
Approved January IL, A. D. 1866.