The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1867-05-10


tificate, if no valid objection be received,
within thirty days after the day of cleo
tion, the Superintendent of Common
Schools shall commission the person so
elected for the term for which he was
elected, but if objection to issuing such
commission be made within thirty
days, the Superintendent of Common
Schools shall proceed, with like power
and in like manner as he is now re-
quired to do, where objectionsare made
against issuing commissions to persons
claiming to be elected county superin-
tendent.
Sec. 8. That from and after the
appointment of "a city or borough
superintendent, in any city or borough
in this Commonwealth, and theproper
notification of the Superintendent of
Common Schools of the fact, such city
or borough shall not be subject to the
authority and jurisdiction of the county
superintendent, in which such city or
borough is located, except that, in the
matter of holding the annual teachers
institutes, as provided by sections sec
ond, third, fourth and fifth of this act,
in which the city or borough superin-
tendent shall cooperate, and the quota
of the annual State appropriation to
said city or borough shall not be dimin-
ished, by reason of any contribution to
the salaries of county superintendent,
nor shall the directors Of such city or
borough vote at any election for county
superintendents.
SEC. 10. 1t shall be the duty of all
city or borough superintendent to
take similar oath or affirmation to
that now required of county superin-
tendents, to perform within the limits
of their several jurisdictions, all the
duties now by law enjoined upon
county superintendent, and to dis
chargesuch other duties as the ebye-laws,
rules and regulations Of the respective
boards of dit tectors may require and it
shall be their further duty, in addition
to an annual report, to report monthly
to the Department of Common Schools
such facts relating to their work, and
the condition of the schools under their
charge, as may be required by the
| Superintendent of Common Schools,
and to attend meetings of superintend-
ents called by said Superintendent of
Common Schools.
SEC. IL. That after thepassage of this
act no teacher in this Commonwealth
shall receive from a county, city or
borough superintendent certificate as
a teacher, who has not fair knowledge
of photography, reading, writing geog-
raphy, English grammar, mental and
written arithmetic, history of the
United States, AMI the theory of teach
ing nor shall such certificate be given
to any person who is in the habit of
using as beverage any intoxicating
drinks, and all certificates given to
teachers shall set forth the branches in
which those holding them have been
found proficient, and indicate by
suitable marks the degree of that
proficiency.
SEC. II. County, city or borough
superintendents, shall issue two grades
of teachers certificates, one of which
shall be given to applicants possessing
fair knowledge of the branches named
in section eleven, or to those who, pos
sessing a thorough knowledge of the
branches, have little or no experience
in teaching, and shall license the holder
to teach in the county, city or borough
where issued for one year, and which
shall not be renewed without re-eX-
animation; and the other shall be
called a professional certificate, and
shall be given only to those who possess
thorough knowledge of the branches
above named, and who have had sue
cessful experience in teaching, and
shall license the holder to teach in the
county, city or borough where issued
during the official term of the county,
city or borough superintendent issuing
it, and for one year thereafter: Provided,
That all so called professional certifi-
Gates heretofore issued by any county,
city or borough superintendent, shall
cease to be valid on the first Monday of
June, one thousand eight hundred and
sixty-eight, except those issued since
the first Monday of June, one thousand
eight hundred and sixty six, which
certificate shall be valid as long as
others issued during the present term
of the superintendent: Provided, That
any professional certificate may be re-
newed by a county, city or borough
superintendent houtre-eXamination
after having fully satisfied himself by
personal observation in his or her
school, of the competency and skill as a
teacher of the person holding it. And
provided further, That the State Super
intendent of Common Schools shall
cause to be prepared new grade of
teachers certificate, to be called per-
manent certificate, which shall be
granted by him to practical teachers
holding professional certificates, upon
the recommendation of the board or
boards of directors in whose employ
ment the applicant shall have taught
| for the three preceding annual school