The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1867-05-10

| snail appear, from the vouchers preSen-
ted by the county superintendent to
the county auditors, as required by the
fourth section of this act, that this sum
has been actually expended for the
purposes herein specified: Provided
further, That all boards ofdirectors may
allow the teachers in their employ the
privilege of attending such institutes,
without making any deduction from
their salaries, and that any teacher
who absents himself from the institute
of his county, without good reason,
may have his want of professional spir-
it and zeal indicated by lower mark
on his certificate in the practice of
teaching, than he would otherwise
have received.
Sec. 4. That each county superinten-
dent who may draw money from the
county treasury for the purposes named
in this act, shall file his account of all
expenditures under the act in the Office
of the county treasury, with vouchers
for the same, which shall be examined
by the auditors of the county, in like
manner as other county expenditures,
and any misapplication of funds shall
be punished in the same manner as col
lectors of State and county taxes for
like offenses are now punished.
Sec. 5. That all county superinten-
dents, upon the adjournment of the
teachers institutes held in their respec-
tive counties, are hereby required to
report to the Superintendent of Com
mon Schools the number of teachers in
attendance, the names of the lecturers
or instructors who officiated, the SUBJ
jects upon which the instruction was
given, and the degree of popular inter
est awakened by the proceedings.
SEC. 6. That it shall be lawful for the
school directors of any county in this
Commonwealth, at any tri-ennial con-
vention held for the purpose of elect
ing county superintendent, to appoint
seven of their number possessing the
necessary qualifications, whose duty it
shall be to agree upon and select SER
les of text books adapted to the wants
of the common schools of the county,
and present them for adoption to the
several boards of directors this action,
however, to be of no binding force un-
less confirmed at the annual meeting
of directors and teachers held as now
provided by the twentythird section
of the act of May eighth, one thousand
eight hundred and fifty-four, but when
SO confirmed the books shall not be
changed until after the action of the
next tri-ennial convention as aforesaid:
Provided, That majority of the board
of directors of any county may at any
time call special meeting of the direc-
tors of the county for the purpose of
appointing a county committee on text
books as above indicated, whose action
shall be valid until the meeting of the
tri-ennial convention in the year one
thousand eight hundred and sixty
nine.
SEC. 7. The school directors of any
city or boroughin this Commonwealth,
having population of over ten thous-
and inhabitants, may, on the first
Tuesday of May, one thousand eight
hundred and sixty-nine, and every
third year thereafter, elect, viva voce,
by majority of the whole number Of
directors present, one person of literary
and scientific requirements, and skill
and experience in the art of teaching,
as city or borough superintendent for
the three succeeding school years; and
thesaid school directors shall determine
the amount of compensation for said
city or borough superintendent, which
compensation shall be paid by thesame
officers as pay the salaries of teachers
in such school district, and in the same
manner as such salaries are now paid ::
Provided, That nothing in thisact shall
prevent the directors of any city or bOr-
ough from electing superintendent to
serve from the time of election until
the commencement of the school year,
one thousand eight hundred and sixty
nine, from filling a vacancy, should
any occur, for the unexpired term of
said office, nor from increasing the sal
ary of superintendent at any time.
Provided also, That the president ofthe
board of directors or controllers of any
city or borough in this Commonwealth
shall, at any time after the passage of
this act, if so requested, in writing, by
seven directors or controllers, call a
convention, giving at least five days
notice thereof, of all the directors of said
city or borough, to determine whether
they will elect city or borough super
intendent, in accordance with the pro-
visions of this act; and if, at such meet
ing, it shall be decided to hold such an
election, the said directors shall again
convene at the time appointed by this
section of this act, or any other time,
in accordance with its provisions, and
at place fixed upon by themselves,
when they shall proceed to carry their
determination into effect in the same
manner as is done by conventions held
for the election of county superinten-
dents, and all subsequent conventions
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