The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1867-07-04

the county treasurer, with vouchers TOR
the same, which shall be examined byl
the auditors of the county, in like man.
ner as other county expenditures and
any misapplication of funds shall be pun
ished, in the same manner as collectors
of state and county taxes, for like offences,
are now punished.
SECTION 5. That all county superin
tendents, upon the adjournment of the
teachers institutes, held in their respec
tive counties, are hereby required to re-
port, to the superintendent Of common
schools, the number of teachers in attend
ance, the names Of the lecturers, or in
structors, who ohiciated, the subjects upon
which the instruction was given, and the
degree Of popular interest awakened by
the proceedings.
III-TEXT- Books IN COUNTIES.
SECTION 6. That it shall be lawful for
the school directors of any county in this
commonwealth, at any tri-ennial conyen-
tion, held for the purpose Of electing "a
county superintendent, to appoint seven
of their number, possessing the necessary
qualifications, whose duty it shall be to
agree upon and select series of text
books, adapted to the wants Of the com
mon schools of the county, and present
them, for adoption, to the several boards
of directors this action, however, to be
of no binding force, unless confirmed at
the annual meeting of directors and teach
ers, held as now provided by the twenty
third section of the act Of May eighth,
Il. Il.
four, but when so confirmed, the books
shall not be changed until after the action
of the next tri- -ennial convention, US afore-
said Preceded, That majority of the
boards of directors of any county may, at
any time, call special meeting of the
directors of the county, for the purpose
of appoin ting a county committee on text
books, as above indicated, whose action
shall be valid, until the meeting of the
tri ennial convention, in the year one
thousand eight hundred and sixty nine.
IV.-CIrY AND BoRoUGH SUpERIN-
TENDENTs.
, SECTION Z. The school directors of an
city, or borough, in this commonwealth
having a population of over ten thousand
inhabitants, may, on the first Tuesday oi
May, one thousand eight hundred and
sixty nine, and every third year thereaf
ter, elect, Uica Uoce, by majority Of the
, whole number of directors present, one
person, of literary and scientific acquire
ments, and skill and experience in the ar
of teaching, as city, or borough, superin
{ tendent, for the three succeeding schoo
, years and the said school directors shall
determine the amount Of compensation
f for said city, or borough superientend
J ent, which compensation shall be paid by
: the same officers as pay the salaries o
teachers in such school district, and il
r the same manner as such salaries are now
/; paid: ProUided, That nothing in this &C
: shall prevent the directors Of any city
; or borough, from electing fuperintend
: ent, to serve from the time of election un
} til the commencement of the school year
, one thousand eight hundred and sixty
} nine, from filing vacancy, should any
occur, for the unexpired term of said of
fee, nor from increasing the salary of
superintendent, at any time: Pr0cidcd
: also, That the president Of the board oi
: directors, or controllers, of any city OIL
borough, in this commonwealth, shall, al
, any time after the passage of this act, il
, so requested, in writing by seven direc.
tors, or controllers, call convention, Civ.
ing al least five days notice thereof, ol
all th directors Of said city, or borough
to determine whether they will elect a
, city, or borough superintendent, in accor,
, dance with the provisions of this act and
, if, at such meeting, it shall be decided to
hold such an election, the Said directors
; shall again convene, at the time appointed
: by this section of this act, or any other
; time, in accordance with its provisions
, and at place fixed upon by themselves
: when they shall proceed to carry their de-
) termination into effect, in thesame manner
as is done by conventions held for the
election of county superintendents and
} all subsequent conventions, for carrying
into effect the purposes of this act, shall
be called, in the same manner, by said
president Of the board of directors, or con
trollers, Of such city, or borough.
SECTION 8. That it shall be be the
duty of the president and secretary of the
meeting of the directors, of any city or
borough, at which city or borough SUI
perintendent has been elected, to certify
to the superintendent Of common schools,
the name and address of the person elec.
ted city or borough superintendent, in
pursuance of the provisions of this act,
and those of all other candidates, who re-
ceived votes, together with the amount
of compensation fixed upon by said direc-
tors upon the receipt of such certificate,
If no valid objection be received within
thirty days after the day of election, the
superintendent Of common schools shall
commission the person so elected, for the
term for which be was elected but ifob-
lection to issuing such commission be
made within thirty days, the superin-
tendent of common schools shall proceed