The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1882-02-25
AN ACT
To regulate the term of office of
County Superintendents of Edu-
cation, and TO provide for filling
vacancies therein:


cation, and to provide for filling
vacancies therein:
Section 1. Re II enacted by the
Legislature of the State of Missis-
sippi, That the term Of office of
County Superintendents of Educa.
tion shall be n fixed and definite
term, commencing and ending ON
the first Monday of February BIZ
annually, and the first term under
this act shall commence on the
first Monday of February, 1882.
See. =. BE 1t further enacted,
That except as hereinafter provi.
ded, all appointments to fill said
Office shall be filed by the State
Board of Education, by and with
the advice and consent of the SEN
ate, within the thirty days prece.
ding the commencement of the |
term of Office as prescribed by |
this act, and the term of office of
the appointee shall commence at
the time herein fixed, without ref.
erenee to the date of his confirm
alton by the Senate.
See. 3. BE it further enacted,
That if from any cause the Senate
should fail to take action upon u
nomination made by the Board of
Education, within the thirty days
preceding the commencement Of
the term, as herein fixed, the said
nomination may he acted upon at
any time during the session, and
Iif rejected another may be made
but the term of Office of the ap-
pointee, whether confirmed within
the thirty days or afterwards, shall
commence as herein fixed, on the
first Monday in February.
See. 4. BE it further enacted,
That if a vacancy should occur
during a recess of the Senate, the
same shall be filed by appoint
ment of the Board of Education,
and the appointee shall hold until
the end of the unexpired regular
term during which the vacancy
occurred, and no longer.
Sec. 3. BE ii further enacted,
That nothing in this act shall be
construed so as to impair the
rights of any county superintend-
ent whose term will not expire
until after the first Monday in Feb
ruary, 1882, and in all such cases
the successors of such superin.
tendents shall be appointed by the
Board of Education, with the ad.
vice and consent of the Senate, II
the Senate shall be in session
when the vacancy occurs, and il
not, then by the Board of Educa.
tion, but in either ease the term of
such appointee shall expire on the
first Monday of February, 1884,
the purpose of this act being to
make the term of Office of county
superintendent fixed and definite,
and to secure uniformity in the
tenure of the same.
See. 6. BE it further enacted
That the Board of Education shall
give information to the Senate as
often as 1t may assemble, of all
appointments made by them IN
vacation under this act, and the
Senate may repeal any or all OF
such appointments; in which
event the Board shall Immediately
with the advice and consent of the
Senate, fiji such vacancies anew
the appointee or appointees to
hold only until the expiration OF
the regular term during which the
vacancy occurred.
Sec. Z. BE it further enacted
That this act shall take effect and
be in force from and after its pas.
sage.
Approved January 90, 1882.
AN ACT to amend section 1854 OF
the Revised Code of 1880.
Section /. Be it enacted by the