The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1867-02-01

of the schools ofthe District. And it is
hereby made the duty OF the Clerk of
the Board ofEducationt to proceed forth
with, in case of such failure, by suit
against the Treasurer and his securi-
ties, to recover the penalty aforesaid.
Buff, before suit shall have been en-
tered, the Treasurer shall satisfy the
President and the Clerk of the Board of
Education, that owing to sickness, or
other cause which may seem TO them
sufficient, said settlement has been rem
dered impracticabIe, such further time
may be allowed, as the President and
Clerk may deem reasonable and Just.
%. When ground shall have been
designated by the Board of Education
as suitable site for school house and
the necessary buildings, or for enlarg-
ing school house lot, if the owner or
owners refuse to sell the same, or de-
mand price therefor which is deemed
by the Board unreasonable, the Board
of Education may petition the Circuit
Court of Ohio county to have such
ground condemned for the use of the
Public Schools; and said Court shall
appoint jury of viewers, TO consist of
three discreet and diSintereSted per-
sons, not resident within the township
in which such ground is located, who
being duly sworn or affirmed faithfully
and impartially- to try all matters sub
mitted to them, shall assess the value
of such ground; and upon due return
being made of such assessment and the
amount thereof being paid or rendered
to the owner or owners of the ground
in question, the said Board may enter
thereon and use such ground for school
purposes, provided that no land shall
be taken in one parcel, which shall ex-
ceed in quantity one acre.
%. All school houses, school house
sites and other property for the use of
the public schools of the District, shall
be exempt from taxation, and also from
sale on execution, or other process in
the nature of an execution.
d. AT their first meeting in August,
the Board shall appoint Superintend-
ent of Schools for the District, and fix
his salary. Said Superintendent shall
be an officer of the Board, and, in ad-
dition to the duties specified in this act,
he shall perform such other appropri-
ate duties with relation to the schools
of the District, as the Board may pre-
scribe. he shall be liable to removal
by the Board of Education, for any pal
pable violation of law or omission of
duty. But he shall not be removed
unless charges shall be preferred to
the Board by a member thereof, and
notice of the hearing, with a copy of
the charges, delivered to him, and op-
portunity be given him to be heard in
his defence. When the office shall be-
come vacant from any cause, before the
expiration lOF Ine term lot Wnlcn the
superintendent shall have been elect
ed, the Board of Education shall fill the
same by appointment for the mex.
pired term. 1t shall be the duty of the
District Superintendent to make, from
the report of the clerk of the Board of
Education, and from his own intorma-
ton, such report to the State Superin-
tendent of Free Schools, of the .charac-
ter, and financial condition of the
schools of the District, as may be neces-
sary in order to secure to the District
its quota of the State school fund, and
to convey to said State Superintendent
all necessary information Of the charae-
ter and condition of the schools of the
District. The District Superintendent
shall not, directly or indirectly, receive
any gift, emolument or reward for his
influence in recommending the use of
any book, apparatus or furniture of any
kind whatever, in the schools of the
District.
25. The Board of Education may ap-
point two competent persons to act
with the District Superintendent as an
Examining Committee. II shall be the
duty OF said Committee 10 examine all
applicants for positions as Teachers in
the schools of the District; but no ap-
plicant shall be entitled TO examine
ton, who shall not furnish evidence,
satisfactory to the Committee, of good
moral character. Certificates of quail
the following scheme, numbering from
one to JTUe according to the merits of the
applicants thus: number one shall de-
note UeIy good teacher; number two,
good number three, medium; number
four, deficient numb five Uey.V eEerici-
ent. a number nee certificate shall be
granted not more than once, and
number four certificate not more than
twice to the same person. No certifi- |
cate shall be granted for longer pc
Rod than one year; but number one, |
tIGo or three certificate may be renewed |
at the option of the Examining Com
nittee. The Committee shall hold |
meetings for the examination of teach
ers, al such times and places as the Su- |
perintendant may appoint. They may I
receive such compensation as the Board |
may allow.
26. Teachers for the Grammar and |
Primary Schools shall be appointed by |
the Commissioners of the respective |
townships, subject to the approval of |
the Board of Education. When High |
School for the district shall have been
established, the teachers for the same
shall be appointed by the Board pro-
vided that no person shall be employ
ed to teach in any public school of the [
district, who shall not first have OBJ
tanned from the Examining Committee
a certificate in duplicate of qualifica-
tions to teach a school of the grade for
which application is made; the dupli-
cate copy of which shall be filed with
the Clerk OF the Board of Education
and no salary shall be paid to any /
teacher until such duplicate be filed as /
Aforesaid. The Board shall, annually,
in the month of July, before making 7
the assessment for school purposes as
provided in the eleventh section of this
act, fix the salaries to be paid to teach
ers for the scholastic year 10 commence
on the first Monday of September en-
suing.
p. Teachers shall be subject, in all I
respects, to the rules and regulations
adopted by the Board of Education
and they may be removed by the Board
for incomPetency or grossly immoral
conduct, upon complaint of the Super
intendent or any member of the Board.
mar, defac5 or otherwise injure any
school house, out-building, fence, furni-
ture or other school property of the
District, the person or persons so Of
Tending shall be liable to prosecution
before any Court having Jurisdiction
within the District; and upon convic-
ton shall be subject to fine OF not less
than five dollars and costs of prosecu-
tion; and if the amount OF damage done
shall exceed i've dollars, the person or
persons convicted of the offence shall /
be liable for the full amount thnreof. /
II the injury be done by minor, the
parent or guardian of said minor Shall
be liable as aforesaid. It shall be the
duty of the School Commissioners of
the township in which the property
damaged may be located, 70 ascertain,
If possible, by whom the offence was
committed, and when satisfied thereof,
to cause the party or parties to be ar
rested and tried TOR the offence, in the