The Van Buren press., 1873-05-13
The New School Law.

those who have studied it closely, is re-
garaed as a good one. Section | Of the
act says:
That the proceeds Of all the lands that
have been or may hereafter be granted
by the United States to this State, and
not otherwise appropriated by the United
States or this State; also, all moneys
stocks, bonds, lands, and other property,
now belonging to any fund for the pur-
poses Of education; also, the net pro
ceeds of all the sales of lands and other
property and effects that may accrue to
| this State by eschear, or from sales OF
estrays, or from unclaimed dividends or
| distributive shares of the estates Of de-
ceased persons, or from fines, penalties
or forlctures also, any proceeds Of the
sales Of public lands which may have
been or may be hereafter paid over to
the State Congress conseniing) also
all the grants, gifts or dcyises that have
been or hereafter may be made to this
State and not otherwise appropriated by
the tenure of the grant gilt or devise.
shal be securely invested and sacredly
preserved as a public school fund, that
shall be designated as the common
school fund" of the State, and which
shall be the common property of the
State,
Section 9 provides that the income
from the per capita tax, and from the or
dinary revenues as may be set apart for
such purposes, shall be applied to no
other purposes than to the payment Of
teachers wages.
Section makes the Governor, Secre-
tary Of State and Superintendent Of Pub
lie Instruction a Board of Commission
ers Of the common school fund, who
shall meet annually on the first Monday
in February and August. The governor
is made president Of the board, and may
order it to convene at any time. This
superintendent of public instruction ie
secretary of the board. The board have
the management Of the common school
fund, and shall from time to time invest
the same in bonds Of the United States
The auditor is made the accountant Of
the board
Each county is to be divided into
school districts. The electors of each
organized school district shall annually,
on the third Saturday in August, at .
O'Clock p. m, hold public meeting, at
which all qualified voters shall have the
privilege Of voting. This meeting is au-
thorizod to do and perform about the
same acts authorized by the Old law
elect a trustee, designate site for school.
house, determine amount Of tax to be
levied to defray the expenses Of a school
for three months, etc The trustee holds
his Office one year Any person elected
trustee, failing to accept, is to be fined
twenty-five dollars. fla vacancy occur
in the Office OF trustee, it is to be filed at
a special meeting Of the electors Of the
district, The duties Of the trustee are
similar to those prescribed by the old
law Ifany district fails to provide for
at least a three months school, the com
ty superintendent is authorized to have
the tax levied and applied to that pur-
pose. The trustee is sH,tlod TO two dol
lars per day, for each day engaged in the
performance Of his duties as tree.
with the advice and consent ofth super
intendcnt Of public instruction, to ap
point a superintendent Of schools for
each county, who shall hold his office un-
til his successor is elected and qualified
The school trustees of the several coun
ties are directed to meet at their respect
i've county sites at ~ o'clock, on the first
Monday in December, 1873, and annual
Iy thereafter, so select, ezra rocc, by a
majority of the trustees present, a coun
ty superintendent for the year, and said
trustees shall fix the compensation Of the
superintendent, provided it shall not ex-
ceed $500 per annum il counties having
eight thousand inhabitants or less, and
$500 in counties having over eight thou
sand Inhabitants, said amount to be paid
semi.annualy out of any money in that
county treasury, on the warrant Of the
county clerk. The county superintend-
ent is authorized to license teachers and
annul certificates. He is to hold pub
lie examination of teachers semi annual
y at the county site AT this eXamina-
ton the act sayt he is to-
n Examine in orthography, reading
in English, penmanship, mental and writ
ten arithmetic English grammar, mod
ern geography, history Of the United
States, the constitution Of the United
States, the constitution and laws of the
State of Arkansas, all persons present
and applying for an examination with
the intention OF teaching; and, if con
vnced that such persons are Of good
moral character and are competent to
teach successfully the foregoing branches
he shall give persons certificates ranking
in grade 10 correspond with the relative
qualifications Of the applicants according
to the standard adopted; bnt he shall not
license any person to teach who is given
TO profanity, drunkenness, gambling, Ii.
centiousness, or other demoralizng vices,
or who does not believe in the existence
of Il Supreme Being; nor shall he be re-
quircd, except at his own discretion, to
grant private examination. He may cite
to re examination any person holding a
license and under contract to teach any
free school within his county, and on be- !
ing satisfied, by re examination, or by |
other means, that such person does not
sustain good moral character, or that
he has not sufficient learning or ability
to render him a competent teacher, he
may, for these and other adequate causes,
revoke the license of such person and in
case Of such revocation, he shall immc-
diatelV give notice thcrcoftO both tpach-