The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1877-04-05
AN ACT

An ACT
To provide for uniform system of County Normal
Institutes appropriating money therefor, and re-
peang sections two, three four and five Of article
six, chapter i-s, of the laws of 1876
Be endetei by Tie Legislature Of 1e State Of Kansas
SECTION l. The County Supeiinten,ients of Public
lnsfrncton shall hold annually, in their respective
Counues, for term of not less than four weeks a
Normal Institute for the instruction of teachers and
those desiring to teach: Prosded That in the sparse
settled portions OF the State two or more Counties
may be united IN holding one Normal Institute, rs
hereinafter provided.
SEC. y The County superintendent of Public In.
sructon with the advice and consent of the State u
perintendent of Public Insaruction shall determine
the time and place of holding such Normal Institutes
and shall select conductor and instructors for the
same: Prorided. That no person shall be paid from
the Institute funds for services conductor or III
structor of said Institutes who has not received GER
ticate from the State Board of Examiners to his
special qualifications for that work.
SEC To defray the expenses Of said Institute the
County Superintendent shall require the payment of a
fee of one dollar from each candidate for teachers
certificate and the payment of dollar registration
fee for each person attending the Normal Institute
and the Board of County Commissioners NAV appro-
pirate may by them be deemed necessary, for the
further support of such Institutes: Prorided. Such
appropration does not in year, exceed the sum Of
one hundred dollars.
SEC. 4. The fund thus created shall he designated
the Normal Institute Fund.- and the County Treas
urer shall be the custodian of the said fund
SEC. 5; The County Superintendent shall, monthly,
and at the close of each Institute transmit to the
mOnles recelNed DN nlfn pro
vded in section g. together with the of each per-
son 80 contributing and the amount; and the County
Treasurer shall place all such monies to the credit OF
the Normal Institute Fund.-
SEC 6. 1t shall be the duty of the State Supernten
dent OF Public Instruction, annually when fifty per
sons have registered members Of the Normal insti-
this act and have paid the required registration fee
to certify the same to the Auditor of State, who shall
forward the same to the County Treasurer of said
County with order the State the
of fifty dollars be Raid oufO of
proprated for that purpose; which amount the Coun
y Treasurer shall place to the credit Of the Normal
lars, much thereof may be required is hereby
appropriated for the purposes herein named for the
fiscal year ending June 30 1873 and the amount
for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1879.
SEC. Z. All disbursements of the Normal Institute
Fund shall be upon the order of the County Superin-
tendent for services rendered expenses incurred in
connection with the Normal Institutes.
SEC. 8. Each County Superintendent of Public In
struction SHALL Immediately after the passage of this
act, and hereafter before entering upon the duties of
his office. execute bond to the State of Kansas in the
sum of one Thousand dollars with sure
ties, conditioned for the faithful performance of his
duties which bond shall be approved by the County
Clerk. and filed in his office
SEC. 9. Two more Counties, each having less
than three Thousand inhabitants may be united in
holding Normal Institute, with the consent and by
the direction of the State Superntene of Public In
struction: Poeidc, That the several County Super
intendents of the Counties thus uniting shall choose
of their number to act for them in determining the
time anu place Oh noulis INC NOrinl INSTITUTE anu
in selecting conductor and instructors for the same,
as provided in section =: And prorided, That the
person thus chosen shall draw all orders the Nor
NAL Institute Fund.- rs provided in section Z: And
prorided That the Treasurer of the County in which
such Normal Institute is held shall be the custodian
of the Normal Institute Fund" whom the State
and County appropriations for the benefit of the Nor
mai Institute shall be transmitted, and to whom the
several County Superintenents of the Counties thus
uniting shall transmit the fees collected provided in
section g.
SEc TO- That sections = q A. and s. of article 6,
SEC. II. This act shall take effect and be in force
from and after its publication in the Commonwealth.
Approved March ), 1877.
/, Thos H. Cavanaugh Secretary of the State OF
Kansas do hereby certify that the foregoing is
and copy of the original enrolled bill file in
my Office.
INV name this 5th day of March, A. ID. 1877.
[L-s.l TH0S. ii. CANANACGH,
Secretary Of State.