The Russellville Democrat., 1876-01-13
NO. 51.


 of public instruction shall act as , secretary of the said board, and shall keep a faithful. correct record of the proceedings, and shall keep the said record open at all times
 for inspection. A copy of said
 record certified by the secretary
 of the board, shall be in all cases
 received as evidence equal with
 the original.
 Sec. 6. That the said board of
 school commissioners shall hay.
 the management and investment
 of the common school fund belong ing to the state, and shall, from
 time to time, as the same may aG-
 cumulate, securely invest the said
 funds in bonds of the United
 States, or the state of Arkansas.
 Sec. '. That all moneys required
 by law to be paid into the treasury, to the credit of the common school fund, may, If the same be not paid within thirty (30) days after they shall have become due and paya- ble, be recovered, with interest due thereon, by action in any court having jurisdiction; and such action shall be prosecuted by the attorney general of the state, or by the prose outing attor- ney of any judicial district within the state, when directed by the said board.
 Sec. s. That all moneys belong ing or owing to the common school fund, as mentioned in section one C. ], or accruing as revenue there from, together with the state school tax, shall be paid directly into the state treasury, and shall not be paid out except on the war rant of the auditor.
 See. 9. That the state auditor shall be the accountant ofthe said board, and shall annually, On the first Monday ill October, transmit to the governor and the superin tendent of public instruction, q report of the. condition of the school fund on the first day of July last precedir 2, with an abstract of the accounts thereof in his office. 5 Sec. 10. That the auditor ashsIly--- under the direction of the boaid of commissioners, draw warrants on the state treasurer tor the pay ment of all or any portion of the common school fund belonging to the state for the payment of bonds or other securities in which the same is bv law invested.
 Sec. II. That the state trcasur- CT shall, by virtue of such warrant, pay from the uninvested common school fund the purchase money for said securities, and shall re- ceive and deposit the same in the state treasury for safe keeping, and receipt to the president of the board of commissioners for the kind and amount of such securi- ties.
 Sec. 12. That the said board shall, at their semi-annual meet ing, settle with the state treasurer all accounts of the common school fund not before settled. STATE UPERINTENDENT OF PURLIC
 INSTRUCTION.
 Sec. l3. That there shall be elected by joint ballot of both branches of the general assembly, . state superintendent of public instruction, who shall hold his office until his successor is elected and qualified; Provided, at the next general election, and every two years thereafter, there shall be elected state superintendent of public instruction by the quail fed electors of the state, as state officers are now elected.
 Sec. II. That before entering upon the duties of his office he shall take and subscribe the oath prescribed for officers by the con stitution of the state.
 Sec. l5. That the superintend- nnt of public instruction shall be charged with general superintend- ence of the business relating tothc free common schools of the state; hat he shall open, at the seat of the state government Cat the cN- pense of the statel, a suitable office, in which he shall keep all books, reports, documents, and other papers pertaining 70 his de- and where he shall be in attendance when not necessari- " absent on business; and have personal supervision of the busi ness affairs of his office, and keep ? clear and correct record thereof, He shall furnish suitable Ques- tions for the examination of teach CTS to the county examiner. He shall hold teachers institute an nually, in each judicial district of the state, to be called a normal district institute. He shall ar- range the programme of exercises for each of such institutes, and preside thereat; Provided, if he should not be present, the teach CTS wbo may have assembled may and hold such normal district institute.
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