Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1878-03-23

paid, oni whether tho services
were rendered in the first, second,
third, fourth or fifth month Of the
1 term; said certificates shall be pre-
scented to the clerk Of the board OF
supervisors or to the city dclk, rs
the case may be, an! he shall issue
his warrents therefor, IS hereafter
prescribed; Pr0rided, That the ait-
davit hcrcm required may be made
before any officer authorized to adj
minister IN oath. Eight. 10 make
annually on, or before the tirol,day
Of January, a written report 10 the.
board OF supervisors and Mayor
and Aldermen OF any incorporate
city or twon, consisting OF u sepa'
raic school district, showing the
names, sex and color Of the teach
crs employed during the year, the
number OF months taught by each,
the rate OF salcry paid and the AZ
grrSute amount ot salary certified
10 DC due to each teacher Tor ser
wees rendered; and said report
shall be fired in the Office of the
chumccry clerk or the city clerk as
the case may be, and be compared
by said officers with TIE pay ccrtit-
]ficales Of the county s]upercnten-
dent Tor the period embraced in
said report, anda one publication
shall be made Of said report bs tho
newspapers OF the county, or by
posting. Ninth, 70 open and close
the schools 50 thai an equal num-
Der OF schools days shall DO given
to ali the schools in The county in
every scholastic year. Tenth, To
select aud employ teachers for any
public or free school, the trustees
whereof have failed to make such
selection, at least TWO weeks he
fore the time appointed for the sca-
sion, but IN no other case. EIev-
onth, 70 carefully inquire into all
matters relating tn each school un-
der his supervision, their manage
mcnt, course Of study, text books,
discipline, and tho condition Of the
building and ground. Twelfth, TO
advise and counsel the trustees and
the teachers in relation to:chclr du-
ties and to call special attention to
any neglect or violation OF any law
or regulations pertaining ssthcroto;
and when necessary, to take law
tui mcasurs to abatc n]ulSanceS
Thirteenth, TO suspend any school
for a specified time, on account Of
prevailing cycdemIc descasc, when
notified oy the trustees OF said,
school, that the health of the pupils
is endangered thereby. Fourteenth,
10 annul the certificate and con
tract Of any tccher guilty OF wilfut
neglect Of duty, wilfuI violation of
school laws and equations, jmnO-
al conduct, or ineiticicncyr wheney-
er the foregoing causes, or any one
of them, shall come to his knowl-
edge and be substantially proven
and to take immediate ;cosnizancc
and action II such .ma,ters when
they are land before hun by the
board OF trustees Of the school
wherein such teacher is employed
giving aai telchcr due .]notlcc 'atd
opportunity to be heard in defence.
Fifteenth, To administer oa.hs, and
take testomony in all matters reia,
laling to public free schools, .whcn
ever necessary or proper. Six
teenth, 10 kecpin a bound yCIumn,
a record OF his official acts, and to
deliver the same to his successor in
office. Sc, entecnth, TO obsc We
such Instructions and regulations
as the State Superintendent or
board Of education may, from time
to time prescribe; to make special
reports to those officials whenever
Iclulrcd' and on or before the fit
teeth day Of January, an ually
to make them Il report tor the year
ending on the thirty-tirSt day Of
December, preceding, in such form
and containing alisuch particulars !
as shall be prescribed and called )
Tor. Eighteenth, 10 iOrv ard to
forward to the Auditor, on or be.
fore the fifteenth day OF September :
annually All enumeration of all the
educabIc children in his dislrct, l
and said enumeration to he 'cum- {
pIctcu from the latest and most re.
liable census of said children. &C
ccsslbIc TO him, and an abstract OF ,
the autL critics and data from which
the estimate is compIido, shall b" |
forwarded herewith. Nineteenth, ;
10 make Il report to the board OF
supervisors, on the first Monday in ;
July, annually, Of the numhor OF !
schools established, or to be cstab
l!shcd in the county for the current
scholastic year; the monthly cost
OF maintaining each, and tho total ,
monthly cost; the amount OF com :
mon school funds in the treasury, !
be in the treasury, available 9
tor the common schools Of the year; +
ana The amount necessary to be r
added thereto, to maintain the I
schools five months, and pay the I
Of the county supcrendert. n
Twentieth, 10 soeclty the time for I
beginning and closing each session c
OF the schools in the county, accor- I
ding to the wishes of ire patrons n
thereof, as represented to him BY h
the trustees Of such schools; but if G
no wishes arc thus expressed, to {
open the schools uniformly, on or n
about the first OF January. Twenty h
first 10 be at the county seat ev- G
cry SATURDAY during the contin- t
uauco ol the terms OF puplic free i
schools, Tor tie purpose OF attend I
ing TO his official dntics. [
The highly Reform Democratic
Legislature OF the State Of MissiS4.