The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1872-02-23
SYNOPSIS OF THE PUBLIC
SCHOOL LAW OF GEORGIA
AS AMENDED.

composed OF the ODFcrIloT, AtlOIlcy
General, Secretary Of State, Comp
troller General and State School
Commissioner. The last mentioned
official is the chief executive officer
of the Board.
DUTIES AND POWERS OF THE STATE
BOARD.
Holds in trust all devices, etc,
for educational purposes deposits
educational funds with the State
Treasurer for safe keeping; shall re-
port to the Legislature annually an
account in detail of the acts of said
Board
THE STATE SCHOOL COMMISSIONER
is appointed by the Governor and
confirmed by the Senate; is charg-
ed with the administration of the
system Of public instruction; pre-
scribes suitable forms and regula-
tions for making reports and con
Quoting necessary proceedings I'M
der the law; shall visit, as often as
possible, the several Senatorial Dis
tricts for the purpose Of counscling
with school officers, and the people,
in the interest of popular education /;
apportion equitably the school money
upon the basis Of the aggregate Of
youth between six and twenty-one
wears Of age; makes an annual re-
port to the Legislature has author
ity to require copies of all reports at
the hands Of local boards Of cduca-
ton, school Offices, clerks and Treas
urcrs of counties, Recorders and
Treasures Of cities and villages, re-
ceiycs a salary Of $4,000 per an
mum; travelling expenses incurred
in the performance of his official du-
ties paid out Of the school fund /;
shall send to the Ordinary Of each
county, Immediately after the adj
iournmcnt of the Legislature, cor
rect statement of the fund standing
to the credit OF his county in the
treasury of the State for educational
purposes; is not allowed a clerk
The Ordinary places the statement
before the County Board of Educa-
ton at its first meeting after the
election Of the members thereof.
SCHOOL DISTRICTS.
Each county constitutes school
district under the control of a
COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION.
The grand jury, at the first scs-
sion after the passage of this act Sc
lects five free holders, who become
the County Board three hold office
for two years and two for four years,
but all after the first election hold
for tours they are to meet quarter
ly receive s. per day for services
rendered are forbidden to remain
in session longer than one day no
compensation allowed for other than
quarterly meeting; are invested
with the title, care, and custody of
all school houses, sites, school Ii
brares, act, as now organized, with
power to control the same in such
manner as they may think will best
subserve the interest Of common
schools; may establish such graded
schools as they may think proper,
with full power in respect to such
schools to employ, pay, and dismiss
teachers, build, repair, and furnish
school houses, etc; may provide
evening schools for such youth as,
by their daily occupations, are pre-
vented from attending day schools
shall, with the County Commission
er, make the necessary provisions
for continuing in operation the
schools over which they have juris-
diction for the term Of six months in
the year; in case the Board fails in
this duty of continuing the schools in
operation, the county is debarred
from receiving any portion Of the
State fund the next year; must issue
an order, countersigncd by the
County School Commissioner, upon
the Treasurer for the disbursement
of the county's share Of the State
fund, which is ordered to be deposit |
ed with said Treasurer; shall pre-
scribe from time to time such text |
books and books of reference as
shall be used in the common schools |
Of the county.
THE COUNTY SCHOOL COMMISSIONER
is chosen by the Board of Educa-
ton; holds office for the term Of
four years; duties same as under
the original law; shall be allowed a
per diem of not less than three dol
lars, nor more than five dollars.
COUNTY SCHOOL FUND.
On the receipt of the State School
Commissioner statement as to the
amount to. the credit of the coun-
ty in the State Treasury, the Coun-
ty Board shall make an estimate of
the sum necessary, in addition to
what will be received from the State,
to carry on the school six months in
the year There is no inhibition
,,,.;,,st corr,-ipu on the schools for a