Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1874-12-12


No Am Act to abolish the board OF education and
to create the Office Of state superintendent of cd
ucation.
1t is hereby enacted, &c.:.,
eight, hundred nine, one hundred twelve and one
hundred thirteen of chapter twenty-five OF the general
and in addition thereto are hereby repealed u
Sec. The Joint assembly shall elect at each bien,
Of education who shall faithfully devote his whole
the state ana visit every part thereof during each
year, deliver lectures upon the subject of education
nection with them, and furnish each Of them blank
Sec s. lie shall annually, upon a written application
Of twenty five teachers in any GQqnty except Grand
fifteen teachers, for that purpose hold one teachers
institute in sdfR county at n9 when the common
exceed three days each; said state superintendent
to such Institutes as he may be required to hold and
not exceeding THIRTY d2srs per day actually Paid
ADVERTISING and other necessary expenses thereof
treasurer on the allowance and order of the auditor
sec a. Said state superintendent is hereby required
to prescribe blank forms for school register Conyen
tendSnce Of children upon the school, and containn
printed nterrogatores addressed to teachers and to
district clerks, for the procurement of such statistical
information as he may seek to obtain in each year and
towns to divide the public money according 10 law.
ana in the month of January in each year the state
town superintendent in this state sufficient number
each town WITH one register for every school for Tho
ensuing year. Any town superintendent receivinS
, such registers shall Immediately forward his receipt
therefor to the state superintendent and on failure
receive such registers by the first day of February in
each year the town superintendent shall Immediately
notify the state superintendent thereof who shall SUP
nnually on or before the first week March procure
Of the town clerk register for each school in his dis
ict and be responsible for the safe keeping thereof
| Sec B. Town superintendent of schools shall an
nually on or before the tenth day of April make ont
and return the state superintendent the statistics of
the schools in each district in their Respective towns
In accordance with the forms prescribed by said state
Il sipernendent agreeably Co law. The state superin
" temdent upon the receipt of such returns shall for
- warda certificate thereo1 10 the town superintendent
10 Sec II shall be the duty of the trustees of the
If academies and grammar schools which have been in
n cornorated by the legislature of the state of Vermont
10 nse their principals to return the said state s
" nernendent before the first day of April in eacl
YEAR rue and correct answers such statistical inou
10 es as may have been addressed them by the state
|, SUPERINTENDENT in the month of January previous
10 Sec r. The state superintendent of education sha
prepnre and present to the legislature on the first al
Of each biennial session thereof report of his off la
Is donrs for the preceding two Years and Statement
of the condition of the schools in the state of the ex
pepditure of the school money therein with such sug
M estiOns for information and improvements relaye Ia
fine various schools in the state at lie may deem proper
III He shall cause to be printed not more than three thou
sand aud Ave hundred copies of his biennial report an
have the ready for distribution on the assembn
al of the legislature, and shall distribute the same
follows viz one copy to each member of the legislf
re- ture copy to each town superintendent for III
each district clerk; and copy to the principal