Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1881-03-24
The School Bill.

people, passed. by the General As I
sembly. is,. without doubt, that
providing for public schools. 1t is
too long. for publication by us en-
tire, but we print below a careful
ly prepared statement of ITS pro-
visions, which will, perhaps, serve
q better purpose, ass far as the gen.
eral reader is concered, than the
publication, of the act in full.
1. The aatr provides that the
State Board of Education, shall re-
commend series of text books.
which shall be used in all the pub
llc schools of the State for a. period
of three years, and until otherwise
ordered, the State board to regulate
the prices.
2. II provides for travelling ex-
nenses of the State Superintendent,
mott to, exceed $500, and for clerk.
ship to his otfice at 5000.
3: It abolishes the Office Of coun-
ty examiner, to take effect from
aud, after the first. Mpnday in June,
1881, aud substitutes therefor the
office of county superintendent of
public instruction, who is to be
. elected on the first Monday in June
by the county board of education
and the board of county justices
jointly The comfy superinten-
dent is required to examine candi-
] dates who desire to teach and pass
upon their qualifications ) to. visit
4 and inspect the public schools in
the county to advise with teachers
as. to the best methods Of instrnc-
ton to suspend teachers for, want
Of qualification, neglect Of duty OF
improper conduct, and notify the
! the school committee of said sus-
pension, stating tho cause ito dis
tribute blanks to school cornmittse-
raen and teachers; collect school
statistics, and receive reports from
teachers heretofore made to county
! treasurer to countersi gn all orders
, on county treasurer for school
moneys in payment of teachers
! salaries to hold and conduct
. teachers institutes and to exercise
}, general supervision oyer,the public
schools Of his county, and to report
:? the schools statistics of his comfy
d annually, on the first Monday Of
l December to the State Superin-
: tendcnt OF Public Instruction. Fol
: these duties he is to receive a com
pensation of $500 per day fol
!. each day engaged, to be paid on
;; of the unapportioned school fune
q of The county,: Provided, That lit
y shall not receive.in any one yea
more than five per, centum OF th'
} entire amount Of. the school funt
> of the county,
n 4: 1t requires that the schoo
funds of the county shall be sppor
W toned on the first Monday in Jan
=, uary in each year, and shall be base
- OF. the actual amount of money il
< The hands-of the county treasurer
or and not on the amount levied o
90 the tax list. as under the old law,
ID s. Tho countv board of ednca
ton may annually, apporfion $40
ont OF the public school moneys I
r. dcfray the expenses OF teachers in
;,s stitutes, and where it is deemc
q practicable or advisable nuuIber
Iie counties may mite in one institute
or 9. The school year is changed
he as to correspond with the fisc
NV year, and will therefore end NJ
ed vember 80 in each year.
of Z. Twelve and half cents
a. levied OH each 500 valuation
he property for school purposes, al
in. if this, with the capitaion tax, fins
,se etc., shall be Insufficient to mali
ite tain one or more schools i'll ca
tee district of the county, for 70
ms months in the gear, then tho coul
zen ty board Of education is .cquir
i've to levy a special tax to, meet t
rm deficiency. Sid special tax is
it be distributed by the county. boa
oe- under such rules as in the judgme
the of said board will secure for
gs, month school in each district, as l
Iss. quired by article 9,,sect;an3, OF
10y constitution.
8. Additional safeguards ,
a. thrown around the collecti
u.,. ~. handling, aud disbursement
'r'n 'rI'n school moneys, and school CO
'he' mitteemen are required to t,
ppi deeds for all school house sites
are quired by them, which must
In regularly probated, recorded {
lied deposited with the county treas
;ot- er for safe keeping. Blanks
scco said deeds are to be furnished
10 the said committeeman by
of county school authorities.
ner. 8. School committeeman are
teen ,horized to pay foil cost of bui
:ity, ing, repairing and furnish
OF a school houses instead of half
will cost, as provided IN the old