The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1873-05-10
LAWS Or THE STATE or MISSISSIPPI
PUBLISHED ny AUTHORITY.

| AN ACT to amend the laws Of the
State in relation to Public Educa-
ton.
Section |. BE Il enacted by the
Legislature OF tho State OF Missis
sippi, That the scholastic year shall
commence on the first day of Sep.
tcmber aud terminate on the 3lst
day of August, annually.
Sec. 9. BE it further enacted,
That the Board OF School Directors
in this State be, and they are hereby
abolished, and all power and author
ity heretofore vested in said Board
Of Directors are vested in the Board
OF Supervisors Of tho counties re
spectively, and the Boarl OF Mayor
and Aldermen, or Seleatnen, vi each
Incorporated city or town of more
than two thousand inhabitants, aud
the Superintendent Of tho several
counties us hereinafter provided.
Sec, 8. BE it further enacted,
That each County Superintendent
now acting as such, within sixty days
after the passage Of this Ac;, shall
be required to give bond, payable to
tho State OF Mississippi, in the penal
sum Of not lass than $4,000, nor
more $4,000, conditioned for the
faithful performance Of his duties
tho amount Of said bond to be fixed
by the Board Of Supervisors, aud
approved by the Clerk Of the Chan
Gerry Court; and hereafter oil coun-
ty Supcrlntcndents shall be required
to give like bond as is herein pro-
yided for; and in case any county
Superintendent fails or neglects to
give bond, as required in this sec.
ton, or within thirty days after re-
ceiyiug notice of his appointment,
his Office shall DO deemed vacant,
and the Board Of Education shall
proceed to fill the same Ms in eases
Of vacancies arising from other
causes; Provided, Said County Su-
| psrintendent shall not hold any other
Office while holding the position Of
County Superintendent
Sec. 4. BE il further onacted,
That tho County Superintendent
shall annually, on or before the first
Monday in July, prepare and sub.
nit TO the Board Of Supervisors,
and to the Board Of Mayor and Al
dermeu or Selectmen Of each incor>
porated city or town OF more than
two thousand inhabitants, an esti-
mate Of the cost oi building, pur-
chasing, renting or repairing Of
school buildings, the cost Of leaspg
or purchasing necessary school sites,
the amount aud probabloeost OF fuel,
and deficit IN the teachers iuRd
which may arise, and such other
items OF contingent expenses incur.
red In conducting the schools and
furnishing them as may seem relul.
site to the ensuing school year, and
it shall be the duty Of the Board OF
Supervisors, on the recommends
ton Of the County Superintendent
and each County Superintendent
shall, upon two different occasions
during the scholastic year, submit
bis books, with all accounts per,
tanning thereto, TO the Board oil
Supervisors Of each county Tor In
spe:tion. d,
Sec. 5. DO il further enacted,
That Il shall be tho duty Of the local
Trustees to employ teachers tor their
respective senools, aad they shall
certify to the County Bupsrinten.
den. the fact that such teacher ha'
been employed; Provided. That nc
teacher shall be employed tbat dee'
not hold seerti6cals Of gualifieshqI
from the County Superintendent
the County Superintendent shal
make a contract with the teacher
employed as herein provided, in th'
following form, towiti
"FoR Tns CoUSTY on -,
SrA1s Oh. MISSISSIPPI
"This memoranda Of agreement
made the - day ei -, Isl
between - teacher, on tho on
part, holding . certificate OF qualifi
lion from -, County sapsnnisn
dent Of Public Insiructios, and th
school trustees on the other psrt VII
nesseth That The ssid School Trus
!. tees agree 70 pay the said---teseh
q or a salary sf 49, dollau per schos
2 month. while his or hsr services ar
required. and 70 perform oil u
II dates prescribed by law"
/, II The local Trustees neglect {
!. refuse TO employ TEACHERS II shall !
the duty Of the County SupsfinleI
;. !. dsn. to employ them, but N no 9TH