The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1867-05-31

Sec IL. section 81 OF said chapter is hereby
amended. so as to reid as follows: :. sec 10.
Any person or persons petitiening fer the re-
moval from Office of any county superintendent
Of schools. shall cause certified copy Of such
petition, together with a full statement Of all
charges preferred against him, to be served
upon such superinte dent at least thirty days
prior to the hearing before the Judge of the Cir
cult court. No county superintendent shall act
az m agent for any author, publisher or book
seller or reveive any fee or reward for acting
as such agent, and "A violation of this provision
by any county superintendent shall subject
him to removal from Office
See H. section 81 Of the chapter aforesaid
is hereby amended so as to read as follows
section 50. Every county superinte ndent
shall have power, and it shall be his dcty:
q First. TIE examine and license teachers,
| and to anpul certificates as hereinafter pro-
vided.
Second To visit and examine all the
schools and school districts within his Jurisdlc-
ton as often each year IS shall be practicable;
to inquire into all matters relating to the man
agement, the course of study and mode OF in
| struction, and the text books. and discipline OF
such schools, and the condition Of the school
houses, sites, outbuildings and appendages and
of the district generally to advise with and
| counsel the district boards n relation to their
| duties, and particularly in relation to the con-
struction, warming and ventilation Of school
houses. and the improving and adjoining OF the
school grounds connected Herewith, and to re-
commend to school officers and teachers the
proper studies, disciple and management of the
schools.
. Third. To direct, after proper examination,
| the district board to make any alteration and
repairs which shall in his opinion be necessary
to the health, comfort or progress OF the pupils,
| and to abate any nuisance in or upon the prem
| ises: procidimg, the same can be done at an
| expense not exceeding twenty-five dollars.
Fourth. To make an order in concurrence
with the chairman of the board Of supervisors
| of the town in which any school house is situa-
| ted which is unfit for school purposes, recltlng
| the reasons if they deem it unfit for further
| use and not worth repairing, and to deliver the
order to the clerk of the district in which such
/ building is situated, and to transmit one copy
| of said order to the clerk OF the town, and
another to the superintendent OF public true
| ton and such order shall take effect from and
after the date mentioned therein, unless for
causes shown within thirty days after said
order is delivered to the district clerk, it shall
be overruled by the superintendent of public
| instruction. and from the time tie said order
shall take effect, the district shall not be enti-
| tied to share in any appropriation OF the in
| come of the school fund for any school kept in
said building SO declared unfit for school
purposes.
Fifth. To examine any charge affecting the
moral character or ability to teach of any
| teacher within his county district first CIV
| ing such teacher reasonable notice of the
| charge and an opportunity to defend himself
therefrom and if he finds the charge sustained,
to annul his certificate, by whomsoever grant
! ed, and if the teacher SO declared unfit to
| teach. holds certificate from the superinten-
dent of public instruction, or diploma of
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| superintendent of such annulment without de-
| lay.
| Sixth. To report annually to the board of
| supervisors of his county the condition and
prospects of the schools under his supervision
| 10 receive from the town, city or village clerks
abstracts Of the reports of the several district
| clerks, and to transmit the same as required by
| law, to the state superintendent, as also annu-
ally, before the first day of May, the name and
| post Office address Of each town clerk Of his
county or district, and to report from time to
time such other facts relating to education as
| the state superintendent may require or the
| laws may prescribe.
! "Seventh. To organize and conduct at least
one institute for the instruction Of teachers in
each year. and to advise in all questions arising
| under the operations of the school laws in his
county or district
| Sec. 3D. Section IS of the aforesaid chapter
is hereby amended so as to read as follows :
''section 95. The compensation of the county
superintendent of schools shall be fixed by the
| county board of supervisors, and shall be paid
quarterly in cash, by the county proUided, that
for counties and districts containing more than
ten thousand inhabitants, according to the last
| preceding census, the compensation shall not
be less than eight hundred dollars per annum
and for counties and districts containing more
than five thousand inhabitants, it shall not be
less than five hundred dollars per annum and
Dropided FURTHER that the board of supervisors
shall allow for stationery, postage and printing
such amount as the county superintendent shall
certify to be actually necessary, not exceeding
one hundred dollars i'll counties and districts
containing less than five thousand inhabitants,
and two hundred dollars in counties and dis
tricts containing less than ten thousand inhabi-
tants and more than five thousand
Sec. IA. All acts and parts of acts incon-
sistent with the provisions of this act, are
hereby repealed.
Sec Is. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage.
Approved April 10, 1867