The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1867-07-11
NO. I6s-

signed by the proper county, city, or bor.
ough, uperintendent in office when the
application shall be made and approved, af-
ter examination, if they deem it necessary,
by committee of FIVE teachers, a part Of
whom may be females, holding permanent
certificates, if there be that many holding
such certificates but if there be none, or
not g sufficient number, of that grade Of
teachers, the committee shall be constitu~
ted wholly, or in part, as the case may
be, of teachers holding professional certi-
| ficates said committee to be elected by
ballot, by the members of the teachers
institute, at its annual session, from the
same county, city, or borough, in which
the applicant resides, at the time of max
ing the application and such permanent
certificate shall continue to be valid, in
such county city, or borough, unless for
feited, according to the provisions of this
act, and shall, also, entitle the holder to-
teach one year, in any other county, city,.
or borough, in this commonwealth, with =
out a re-examination at the end of which
time it may be endorsed by the proper
county, city, or borough, superintendent,
if from personal knowledge, he deem it
worthily held, and shall then confer up
on the holdor the same rank and privile-
ges, as in the county where issued and
such permanent certificate shall only be
annulled, upon complaint, duly proven,
of incompetency, cruelty, negligence, or
immortality, made to the state superin-
tendent of common schools, by county,
city or borough, superintendent, aud
committee of teachers elected and consti-
tuted as aforesaid.
/ Nl.-ELECTIoN OF COUNTY SUPER
INTENDENT.
SECTION Is. That no person shall here
after be eligible to the Office of county,
city. or borough, superintendent, in any
county of this commonwealth, who does
not possess a diploma from college, le--
gally empowered to grant literary degrees,
a diploma, or state certificate, issued, ac--
cording to law, by the authorities of
state Normal school, professional certi6-
cate fIom county, city, or borough, su-
perintendeut, of good standing, issued at
least one year prior to the election, or a.
certificate of competency from the state
superintendent of common schools nor
shall such person be eligible, unless he
has a sound moral character, and has
had successful. experience in teaching,
within three years of the time of his
election ProUided, That serving as
county, city, or borough, superintendent,
shall be deemed sufficient test of
qualification and the president and Sc
cretary of each convention of school di-
rectors, held in any county, city, or bor-
70 oil
superintendent, when certifying, to the
superintendent of common schools, the
name and address of the person elee-
ted county, city, or borough, superintend-
cnt, shall, at the same time, state the
kind and character of the evidence, upon
which said convention relied, for proof of
the eligibility of the person SO elected;
and the said superintendent Of common
schools, if, upon examination Of the evil
deuce presented, it shall prove to be such
as is required by this act, and no objec-
ton made, in accordance with section
fourth of this act approved April seven
teenth, Ammo Domini one thousand eight
hundred and sixty-fve, shall issue COM
mission to the person, elected as afore-
said, as now required by law; but if, up
on examination of said evidence of COM
potency, it shall not prove to be such as
is required by this act, or if objection be
made, in accordance with said section of
the act, approved April seventeenth,
/ Ammo Domini one thousand eight bund-
red and sixty five, the said superientend-
ent Of common schools shall appoint two
competent persons, himself being the
third, to examine the person so elected
county, city or borough, superintendent,
and if, upon examination, he be found
duly qualified for the Office, the said su--
perintendent of common schools shall is
sue to him the usual commission but if
not, the said superintendent of common
schools shall proceed, in like manner, in
respect to the person receiving the next
highest number of votes, in the conven-
tion of directors, who, if found qualified,
shall receive the commission, aforesaid,
as county, city, or borough, superintend-
ent; but if his qualifications are also
found insufficient, the said superiute nd
ent OF common schools shall appoint, with
the advice and consent of the governor
OF the commonwealth, some other person,
with the required qualifications, county,
city, or borough, superintendent, for the
ensuing term of such Sice.
4 VII.-REPEALING SECTION.
SECTION II. That all acts, or parts of
acts, in opposition to or inconsistent with,
this act. are hereby repealed Provlieef.
THAT this act shall not apply to the city
or county of Philadelphia
JOHN II. GLASS,
Speaker Of the House of Representativ
LOUIS w. HALL.
Speaker of the Senate.
AppRovEp-The ninth day of April,
Ann Domini one thousand eight hundred