The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1873-03-28
THE NEW SCHOOL PROvIS-
IONS.


IONS.
A bill to amend an act entitled can az
TO provide for general system Q
common schools, the officers thereO
and their respective powers and du
ties, and matters properly connecte
Herewith, approved March 9th, 1S6!
and adding supplemental section there
to.
Approved March Sth, 1873.
SECTION /. Re il enacted in the Gen
Ierai Assembly Of the State of Indians
That section Is Of the above entitled &C
be and the same is hereby repealed.
SECTION 2. That section 33 Of said nc
be amended to read as follows, to-wit
Section 50, the township trustees Of tn
several townships shall meet af the OF
fee Of County Auditor Of their respec
tive counties on the first Monday i'm j un
|eighteen hundred and seventy-three
'snc .innnially thereafter, and appoint
County Superintendent, who shall be
citizen of such county, whose Officia
term shall expire as soon a his success
sor is appointed and qualified, who, be
fore entering upon the duties Of his of
flee shall take and subscribe an oath tha
he will faithfully perform his duties a
such officer according to law, which oatl
shall be filed with the County Auditor
and shall execute bond with freeholt
surety, to the approval OF the Count,
Auditor. payable to the State of Indiana
in tie penal sum OF one thousand dol
lars, conditioned tha; hc will discharg,
his duties according 10 law, and faith
fully account for and pay over to thu
proper person all money which may
como into his hands by reason of such of
fee and thereupon the County Audito
shall report the name and post-ofiice AL
dress OF the person appointed to the Su
perintendent of Public Instruction Pro
vidcd, however, that the Board Of Coun
ty Commissioners shall have the powe
TO dismiss any county superintendent fo
incompetency or genera
neglect Of duty, or for acting as agent 10
the sale of any textbook, school furni
ture or maps; but no county superinten
dent shall be dismissed without yivin.
him written notice under the hand ant
>rai Of the auditor. ten days before TIN
first day Of the term of the Court o
at which the cause is Il
be heard. and the said notice shall stat'
the charges preferred against the super.
the character OF the in.iru
nscnf i'm which they are preferred. W heth
er petition, complaint or other writing
aud In the name Of those preferring the
same. Aud duties required Of the school
examiner by this act shall hereafter be
performed by the county superintendent
Whenever vacancy shall cur in the
oIsice O. county superintendent by death
or removal, the said trustees
OH the notice OF the county auditor, shall
Z assemble at the Office of said auditor and
fiIl such Vacancy Tor the unexpired por-
tion OF the term in the manner herein
sitter provided. and the county auditor
~haIl be clerk Of such election in all cases.
and give the casting vote in case of 9
tie, and shall keep The record of such
ia book kept for that purpose.
Srcrrox 81. That section 81 of said
act De amended To resid as follows, to-
Kit:
SrcTroy 81. The County Supcrinten-
dent shall hold Mt least one public ex.
each month in the year. In hi.
county. aud i'm no case shall he grant q
license upon a private examination, and
all licenses granted by him shall be i'm.
tied to the county in which they are
granted.
SECTION 4. That section 80 Of said ACT
be amended TO read as follows. to-wit
SECTION 80. The County Superinten-
dent shall have the general superinten-
tlence Of the schools Of his county. tie
shall attend each Township Institute q;
least once in each year, when he shall
preside at the same and conduct its e1.
rrci<es. He shall visit each school OF
the county at least once each year, and
Is much oftener as he may deem it neces-
sary for the purpose of increasing their
usefulness. and elevate as far rs practi-
-able the poorer schools to the standard
Of the best. He shall encourage Teach
srS' Institutes and associations. and shall
abor In every practicable way TO ele-
rate the standard Of teaching. and to
impruve the condition Of the schools OF
The county. In alI controversies Of .
general nature arising under the school
laws, the opinion Of the County Super.
shall first be sought, whence
IN appeal may be taken to the State Su-
On . written statement OF
facts, certified to b., the County Super
Provided that nothing in
This act shall be so construed as to change
or abridge the Jurisdiction Of any cour,
in cases arising under the school laws OF
This State, and the right Of any person
to bring suit in any court i'm any case
arising under the school laws, shall no,
be abridged by the provisions Of thi.
act. He shall at all times carry out the
orders and instructions Of the State
Board Of Education and the Superinten.
dent Of Public Instruction. and shal