Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-05-08
COUNTY BUSINESS.
Special Meeting OF the Davidson
rr County Court.

| upon the recommendations OF the county
School Commissioners, and to appoint ju-
rors for Me Circuit Court, Isaac Pam,
ESQ, was called to the chair, Judge Glenn
being detained by business IN the Probate
Court, and the following Magistrates an
swered to their names John Fl Bas-
kettle, w ID Baker, Jeremiah Bowen.
P W Brien, John G Briiey, George Burch,
John w Bush; j Garfield, James N
Campbell, w J Chandler, E II Childress,
Jr., E al Cullun, Harvey Campbell, Sam
B Davidson, B N Dodd, Alfred Dunn, Jos
L Elliston, VIM B Ewing, Benaiah Gray.
Michael Gray, d Graves, H GaIbreath.
James Hayn1e, Hollis Hagar, James II
Hinton, Henry Holt, 7 G. Hardy,
Ashley Kennedy, Martin Kerrigau, Joseph
Lea, (colored,) w F Meacham, WA Math-
ews, w Msxey, Patrick McEfgue, Henry
Mcneil, James Norvell, Dan1 NeyIan, ID
Phelan, James L Patterson,
Isaac Paul, Ernst Pohl, Charles Rich,
Jno W Rucker, Horace G Scales, Thos T
Saunders, NJ Shivers, John Taylor, II
TowDes, Pat Walsh, n B Willis.
James 5 Williams, w H Wilkin-
son, ST., James Wyatt, Nelson Walker, col,
The matter of jury panel for the Cir
cult Court Was settled by determining that
two jurors should be selected from each
district.
The articles of association adopted at
the recent session % the County School
Commissioners we're read.
/ IL being stated that Judge Whitworth.
chairman of the committee appointed 10
present articles OF agreement 90 the court
for ratification. was present. ID was sug-
gested that he sh)Gld address the court
relative to the matter under consideration.
Justice Brien opposed the motion, saying
he thought the court able TO transact the
business IN hand without the aid OF gen
tlemen not members of the court AmOtiou
to hear Judge Whitworth carried, and that
gentleman addressed the court at some
length in support of the articles of asso-
| citation.
Justice Maxey moved that the articles of
association be adopted as the order of the
| court
Several motions to adjourn being made
and voted down, the previous question,
being the motion to adopt the articles of
association, was called for, and an elabo-
| rate and somewhat animated discussion
ensued. The following is copy of the
| articles mentioned:
Article I. That the Common School
Commissioners of the various districts of
the county of Davidson. together with the
Board of Education of the city of Nash
vile, do hereby form themselves into
voluntary Association for mutual advice |
and cooperation, to be denominated the |
Davidson County Public Schools Asso-
citation"
Art. II. The Officers of the Association |
shall consist Of President, Vice Presi- |
dent, Secretary and General Superintend- /
ent. The President and Vice President |
must be members of the Association
Art. III. The President shall preside |
over the meetings of the Association. He |
may call special meetings thereof, upon
ten days notice to the members, and it
shall be his duty to do so at the request of
five members. He shall perform such
other duties as may from time to time be |
required of him.
Art. ". In the absence Of the President,
or in case of his inability to act, his duties
shall devolve upon the Vice President
Art. V. The Secretary (who may also be
General SUPERINTENDENT shall keep a cor
rect record of the transactions and pro-
ceedings of the Association, in book pre-
pared for that purpose, and perform such
other duties as may be required of him.
Art. VI. Upon the General Superinteud-
ent shall devolye such duties as may, from
time to time, be required, and it shall be
his especial duty:
To devote himself to the study of the
school system of the county, and 70 keep
himself acquainted with the progress of
instruction and discipline in other places,
that he may suggest appropriate means for
the advancement of the public schools.
To act, under the Executive Committee,
as the Executive Officer of the Association.
He shall attend the meetings thereof; also, 1
those of its standing and special commit
tees. d.. -a- -H
He shall have the general advisory srl-
county, and be specially charged with the
duty of explaining the system of education,
and the rules and regulations prescribed by
the Association.
He Shall, as often as practicable, visit
each shcool and observe the mode of in
struction and discipline adopted, and the
success of the same. He shall make sug-
gestions in relation thereto to the Com
missioners of the school, and report espe-
cially to the Association when, in his Opin-
ion, it may be advisable to do so.
He shall keep register containing an
accurate abstract of the statistical reports
from the various District Schools, and at
the close of each school year shall present
the same with report of his own labOrs
and such suggestions and other informa-
ton as he may deem worthy of notice.
He shall examine applicants to teach in
the public schools, and if, upon examina-
ton, the applicant is considered cOmpe-
tent, shall grant him or her a certificate of
competency He shall keep register Of
all such examinations. showing the name,
age and qualification of the applicant, and
such other information in relation thereto
as may be deemed OF importance, together
with the names of such teachers as may
be found competent by the other exami
ners appointed by the County Court This
register shall be open to the inspection Of
the members of the association.
He shall give to the members of the as
ISOLATION such information and aid as may
be in his power, in the selection and EN-
ployment of teachers.
tie shall receive such compensation, as
may, from time to time, be allowed by the
County Court.
Art. VII. The District Commissioners
shall make to the Association, from time
to time, as may be required, such statisti-
cal reports as may be prescribed by the
Executive Committee thereof, and which
shall contain no less than the information
the Code of Tennessee. Full abstracts of
these reports, shall be annually submitted
to the County Court, by the Association,
together with full report of its operations
during the preceding year.
Art. VIII An Executive Committee of
seven shall be selected by Che Association,
of which the President and Vice President
shall be eg O1fciO members, whose duty 1t
shall be to aid, advise and direct in the
management of the affairs of the Associa-
ton, not in conflict with the rules and re-
guIations thereof, as might be done by it If
in session.
Art. TX. The regular meetings Of the
Association shall be held at the courthouse
in the city of Nashville, on the last Thurs
day of March, June, September and De
cember. at 10 o'clock A. NJ.
Art. X. The officers of the Association
shall be annually elested by ballot, at the
regular meeting Of the Association In |
March, majority of all the votes cast be-
/ ing necessary to a choice.
Art. XI. The incidental expenses of the ]
Association shall be paid out of the gener-
al county fund, upon the order of the Pres
ident of the Association, countersigned by |
the Secretary, with the approval OF the |
County Court.
Art. XII. The Association may adopt |
| such Bylaws, not inconsistent herewith, |
as it may deem expedient, and alter or |
| amend the same at pleasure.
Art. Kill Amendments may be made |
hereto, at any meeting Of the Association |