The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1867-05-10

Sec H. section 81 of said chapter is hereby
amended, so as to read as follows sec 10.
ANY person or persons petitionlng for the re-
moval from Office of any county superintendent
of schools, shall cause certified copy Of such
petition, together with a full statement Of all
charges preferred against him, to be served
upon such superintendent 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 revcive any fee or reward for acting
as such agent, and violation of this provision
by any county superintendent shall subject
him to removal from Office"
Sec L. section 81 Of the chapter aforesaid
/. hereby amended SO as to read as follows
''secton 90. Every county superintendent
shall have power, and it shall be his dcty
. First. To examine and license teachers,
and 10 annul certificates as hereinafter pro-
vided.
, 81 Second To visit and examine all the
schools and school districts within his jursdic-
ton IS 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
struction, and the text books, and discipline of
such schools ard 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, and 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 proriding, the same can be done at an
expense not exceeding twenty-five dollars.
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 lnstruc-
| 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 50 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 a certificate from the supernten-
dent Of public instruction, or diploma of
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 districtn
Sec. 49, Section 95 of the aforesaid chapter
is hereby amended SO as to read as follows !:
''section 95. The compensation Of the county
superintendent Of schools shall be fixed by the
county board of supervisors, and shall be paid
quarterly in cash, by the county provided, 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 and
prouided further, that the board of supervisors
shall allow for stationery, postage and printing
such amountsas 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
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.