Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1867-04-20
The Supplement- 10 the Common
school Law.

Among the last work of the Legislature
was the passage of supplement to the com
mon school law, which makes certain salu-
tary changes IN the manner of organizing
supervising and conducting the common
schools OF Pennsy ylvania. This supplement-
has been signed by the Governor, and is
now in full force and effect. 1t provides
that when school directors are unable to
procure from the owner or owners of land,
an eligible site for school house, they may
enter upon and occupy such land, to the
extent of one acre, and the damages result
ing from such occupancy to be determined
by u jury of viewers and in case the award
OF the viewers Is confirmed by the court,
payment shall be made within thirty days,
after which time collection may be made by
execution, as in other cases OF Judgment
against school directors; and either party
shall have the right to have reviewers APP
pointed by the court.
The same act provides for the holding OF
county Teachers Institutes, to continue at
least i've days in each year, and appropriate
ing out of the money in the county treasury,
not otherwise appropriated, to the county
superintendent, one dollar for every three
days attendance of teachers upon the insti.
tutc, said sum to be expended in procuring
the attendance and instruction of competent
lecturers at said annual meeting; and for
non-attendance, except for good cause, a
teachers certificate may be reduced in grade;
and the time spent i'll attendance on the In
stitute may be allowed the teacher by the
board of directors. The superintenden
must make a full statement of the expendi-
| lures Of moneys in his hands.
The act also provides for the election OF
| textbooks at each tricnnial convention ol
| directors, the same to be validated 10y con-
frmation at the annual meeting OF directors
and teachers held as now provided by law
and majority of the boards of directors oI
the county may at any time call a specia
meeting of directors, for the purpose of ap
| pointing committee on textbooks, prio
to the tri-cnnial meeting in 1869. City ant
borough superntendents, in places having
over 10000 inhabitants. The act legalize
the issue of three grades of teachers certiti
Gates, the lowest called professional, t.
be good for one year only; the second PRO
fessional," which shall license the holder t.
teach in the county, city or borough wher,
issued during the official term of the office
issuing it, and one year thereafter, and tn
third or highest grade is called a "Pcrma
nent Certificate" which must be signed b.
the State Superintendent. All professiona
certificates heretofore issued before the hrs
Monday of June, 1866, shall cease to b.
valid after the first Monday of June, 1865
Any professional certificate may be renewed
by the proper officer if he IS satisfied tha
, the holder is entitled to such certificate.
The act also provides that no perso
shall hereafter be eligible to the office @
county, city or borough superintendent, i
| any county of this Commonwealth, VIII
does not possess diploma from a colleg
e legally empowered to grant literary degree:
} a diploma or State certificate issued accorc
Z ing to law by the authorities of State nol
c NAL school, IA professional certificate from
county, city or borough superintendent {
good standing, issued at least one year pric
to the election, or a certificate of competer
Y cy from the State superintendent of commo
schools; nor shall such person be eligibl
unless he has sound moral character, an
6 has had successful experience in teachin
q within three years of the time Of his election
Prociaed, That serving as county, city {
borough superintendent, shall be taken {
t evidence of the requisite qualifications.
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