The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1867-06-07

Gee; II. section VI OF said chapter is hereby
amended, SO as to read as follows sec To-
any person or persons petitiening for the re-
iio'ai from once OF any county superintendent
of schoois, 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
as an 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 comfy superintendent shall subject
him to removal from Office
Sec. -. section 81 Of the chapter aforesaid
is hereby amended so as to read as follows ::
section 90. Every county superintendent
shall have power, and it shall be his doty
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 jurisdic-
ton as often each year as shall be practicable;
to inquire into all matters relating to the man
agement, the course of study and mode of in
struotion, 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 in relation to their
duties, ard 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 proUiding, the same can be done at an
expense not exceeding twenty-five dollars.
8 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, reciting
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 in 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 or 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 q certificate from the superinten-
Of r,,hli in eff MI Of n
state normal school, then to notify the state
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 ;
to 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"
is hereby amended so to read as follows
''section 50. The compensation Of the county
superintendent Of schools shall be fixed 10y the
county beard of supervisors, and shall be paid
quarterly in cash, by the county prcr'dcd, 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 inha bitants, it shall not be
less than five hundred dollars per annum end
proc, ded 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 in 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'i
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