Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1873-12-06
The school Law as Amended.
An Act establishing n Common School System 70!
the Territory of ashington.
CHAPTER |.

CHAPTER l.
Src. l. Be ii enacted by The Legislative As-
semb'y Of the Territory ot Washington, That
the Legislature shall, in joint convention dur
ing it's present session, aud every two years
hereafter elect Territorial Superintendent of
Common Schools, who shall hold his Office for
two years and until his successor is duly
elected and qualified.
SEC. .. 1t shall he the duty of said Terri
toriAl Superintendent to disseminate intelli-
gence in relation to the method and value of
education.
! SEC. 3. He may examine all who apply to
him for certificates to teach school. and his
certificate shall be valid in the whole Territory,
and he shall be entitled to receive the same
fees for certificates as county superintendents.
lie may cali a teachers convention at such
time and place as he shall deem conducive to
the educational interests of the Territory. He
shall prepare and forward to county suprriu-
! tendrnts printed blanks, desl gna'ing the Gues-
tons he desires answered, on or before Octo-
Der first Of each year.
SEC 4. 1t shall be the duty of all the
county supcriutendents Of schools to forward
to the Territorial Superintendent a copy of
/ Of their annual report forthwith, and they shall
also state what school books would give most
general satisfaction in their respective coun-
ties.
| SIC. ) 1t Shall be the duty of the Terri
. toriai Superintendent to make out a report
from the reports Of the county sup,rintend-
cnt>, and any other means Of information he
may have. Of the condition of the schools in
the Territory, ard shall state what school
books seem to be most popular in the Trni-
tony. lie shall also recommend some series Of
school books to be- introduced throughout the
Territory, and he may make any suggestions
he r,ay think best for the promotion Of educa-
ton. lie shall publish hi, Territorial report
in some leading newspaper Of the Territory.
with a request that other papers copy.
: c. 6. He shall make report To the Leg
i-iatuie AT its next regular session and every
regular session thereafter. within ten days after
cun, ,rning. ,mhodyiaG all the information
+ mentioned in section five. and any other in
form iium and rccommt nLutuns he deem adj
vi>al,lt.
| SEX. :. The Territorial Superintendent
shall receive rs a salary out of the Territorial
treasury. three huudird doIars annually. which
>htn include office rent. stationery. printing
and all other Incidental expenses 1T his Office :;
and '!c Territorial Anli;or shall issue AN order
for said amount. which shall be paid by the
I Treasurer cut of any fund, not otherwise up-
! propti'tcd.
Stc. S. The Territorial Superintendent
>hrll qnait, within sixty days after notice of
his election. hy filing in the office of thr Sec
r.tny al the Territory. an oath that he viii
faithfully discharge the duties Of the office ac-
co,dirg To the best of his abilities. Where
upon ,nc Governor shall issue to him IA COM
mission tn" SAME as t. other Territorial oil
GERS; and in case c! vacancy from any cause the
Governor may appoint to fill the vacancy until
the meeting OF the next Legislature.
CHAPTER II.
SEC. l. That the principal Of all moneys
accsuing to this Territory from the sale of any
lands heretofore given or which may hereafter
be given by the Congress of the United States
for school purposes, shall constitute an ire
duciblc fund. the interest accruing from which
shall be annually divided among all the school
districts in the Territory propor,ionaliy to the
number OF children youth in each between
the ages of four and twentv-one years, for the
support of common >chnolS in said district.
and for no other use or purpose whatever.
SEC. For the purpose of establishing
and maintaining common schools, it shall be
the duty Of the county commissioners of each
county to levy an annual tax Of four mills on a
dollar ON all taxahl" property of the county as
shown by the assessment rolls made by the
! county assessor for the same wear, and to in
lrc,or and the said collector shall proceed to
collect the said tax in the same manner as
other county tax is collected, and the said
money 50 collected shall be paid over to the
county treasurer to be appropriated for the
hire of school teachers in the several school
districts, to be drawn in the manner hereafter
prescribed; neither shall il be lawful for any
county treasurer to receive county orders in
payment for county school tax nor to pay out
any school money on county orders.
SEC, 3. For the further support of common
schools, there shall be set apart by the county
treasurer all moneys paid into the county trea-
sury arising from all fines for breach of any
law regulating licenses for the sale of ntoxi-
eating liquors, or for the keeping of bowling
alleys or billiard saloons. or from any penal laws
of this Territory Such moneys shall be paid
into the county treasury and be added to the
yearly fund raised by tax in each county and
divided in the same manner.
SEC. 4. That it shall be the duty of the
county auditor of each county to report to the
county superintendent of common schools at
least twenty days before the frs. Friday in No
vember Of each year, the amount of school tax
levied in their respective counties for that
year, and that it shall be the duty of the clerk
of the district court, at the close of every term
thereof, to report to the superintendent the
amount of fines imposed during said term of
court and that it be the duty of all Justices
of the peace to report to the superintendent.
at least twenty days before the first Friday of
November of each year, the amount of fines i'm
posed and collected by them for the past year.
CHAPTER III.
COUNTY sUPERINTENDENTs.
SEC. l. There shall be elected hv the legal
voters OF the respective counties in Washing
ton Territory, county superintendent of com
mon schools for each county. who shall be
elected at the general election of 1872, and at
the regular election held hicnnially thereafter,
who shall hold his office for the term of two
years and unit! his successor is elected or ap-
pointed and qualified. And in case of va
cancy- occurring in said Office by removal,
death or otherwise. the county commissioners