The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-05-10
An ACT TO AMEND THE SCHOOL LAW.

SrcrION. |. Be il sracedb The Tyoph AZ the State
Of HiIOiS Represented m the General AsScmjiB That
rue election of trustees OF schools shall hr on the
second Monday Of APriI, Annually; 'r0pttcd, That
10 counties under township organization, the election
II trustees in each and every township who's bVuu-
DIARIES coincide and are identical with those OF the
town aH established under the township organization
laws shall Us On the day OF tho stated annual town
mestlug. Tue ANIMAL election Of school directors
shall I've on the 6rst Monday Of April"
SIC .. Teachers Of public schools Rre hereby au-
thori2ed make out their NC ned ules monthly aud
npUn the presentation OF said dulles duly certified
by the dlrestOrs It shall be the duty OF township
treasurers pay the same out Of any funds their
hands belonging TO the respective districts from
which SAID schedules are returned.
stC g. When the German, French or other modern
language is taught III public school! il shall bc lHY-
lul Iur the teachers thereof to employ or laid
Gernnu other modern language, AZ the NJ 'dium nt
communication In teaching the same 10 the end that
the coilUqUtsl in ms Of such language aud facility
ID thr use thereof may the NOR" quickly ana thor
nngIy Ds acquired 10y the pupils.
BIC. 4. When teachers Institute is held In roun.
~ school drtctors shall allJW theirteaCbers to at
tend such nsttHte II they desire to attend and no
reduction Of pay or loss OF time shall be incurred by
the teachers 50 attending, for the number OF dsS
during which they were in actual attend Ancs ur0r
such institute, certified by the county superip
tcndent OF schools fToUtdrd, That when such irst
tnte is held during term oil school, such leave o
absence shalt not be granted more than once during
any one period ofFir months, for more than one
We X at any Que time.
same as the calender mOnt0, excluding the Satur.
days and Sundays, and lawful holidays. The Lawful
holidays all be the Fourth ofJuly from Christmas
20 New Years both inclusive and ali thanks ssiving :,
or fast days appointed by state national authority
aud teachers shall not be quired to teach On sue,
holidays nor TO make up the time
SFc g. The provision Of all acts and parts Of acts
pcoEslseut with this act hereby repealed. This
act shall be IN force from and after ,ts passage.
Approved March 50 1863,
-NorE BI STAT. SUPERINTENDENT This section
merely changes the statsG time for tie election OF
school trustees aud school directors all those parts
of the p and 42d sections Of the general school Law
which provide for ordering election IN no cleo
non. are held on the days hGed by law. remain in
force Hence, itthis circular should not be received
In ,sAson for any ether reason elections should
not ne held the days ignated IN this section
said elections may be ordered aud held On any suy
,egrent Monday, by giving tea dsy4' notice thereof
R,urovidsd said IS aud 40 sections OF the geBer
al law In each tognship election held und thi'
new law trustee will be chosen IN place 0i the one
whose term would have expired next October; ; ana
in each district election 50 held, director viii b
chosen in place Of the whose term would have ex
piTed next August