The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1883-06-29
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC
INSTRUCTION.
LANSING. JUNE. 1883.

Scaoo, Examiners:
SlR-Your careful attention is di.
rected to the following sections of
Act No. S., Laws of 1877, as amend
ed by Act No. ia, Laws of 1883:
SECTION I. The People of the
State of Michigan enact, That all
Boards or officers authorized by law
TO examine applicants for certificates
of qualification as teachers, shall col.
lect, at the time Of examination,
from each male applicant for GER
tifcate an annual fee of one dollar,
and from each female applicant for a |
certificate an annual fee of fifty cents,
and the Director and Secretary of
of any School Board that shall en-
ploy any teacher who has not paid
the fee hereinbefore provided, shall
collect, at the time of making con-
tract, from each male teacher so EN-.
ployed an annual fee of one dol.
lar and from each female teacher so
employed an annual fee of fifty cents.
All persons paying fee as required
by this section, shall be given re-
cept for the same, and no person
shall be required to pay said fee
more than once in any school year.
SEC. 2. All such fees collected by
the Director or Secretary of any
School Board shall be paid over to
the Secretary of the County Board
of School Examiners of the county
in which they were collected, on or
before the fifteenth day of March,
June, September, and December, ac-
companied by list of those persons
from whom they were collected, and
all of such fees, together with all
those that shall be collected by the
County Board of School Examiners,
shall be paid over by the Secretary
of said Board of School Examiners
to the Treasurer Of the county in
which they were collected, on or be-
fore the last day of March, June,
September, and December. in each
year, accompanied by complete
list of all persons from whom said
fees were collected, and like list,
accompanied by statement from
the county Treasurer that said tees
have been paid to him, shall be sent
by said Secretary to the Superinten
dent of Public Instruction.
From the above it will be seen
that all applicants for certificates are
now required to pay the Institute
fees, whether they obtain certificates
or not; also, that since the fee is an
annual one, male applicants for first
grade (three years. certificates must
pay $500, female, 81. so; male APP
plicants for second grade 1.-TWO years.
certificates, $500, female, S1.oo and
male applicants for third grade Zone
year, certificates, SI.oo, female, SO
cents. Applicants for special GER
tificates must pay as for third grade
certificates. Fractional parts Of a
year are counted as full year in the
collection of these fees. Proper re-
ceipts must be given to all persons
paying fees. These fees are not to
be paid more than once for any
school year; and as the school year
commences with the first Monday in
September, the receipts must show
the exact school year, or years, for
which the fees have been paid. A
person that has previously paid the
fee for certain period in some 9TH
er county or school district of the
state is exempt from paying second
time for that period, but satisfactory
evidence (of which the receipt is
pnma Jane), of such previous pay
ment must be produced by such per-
son. The laws provide that the
Secretary Of the Board Of Examiners
shall act as Treasurer Of the Board
in collecting the institute fees and
paying the same to the County
Treasurer. The collection of these
fees is obligatory at the time of exam
ton, and no officer has any authori-
ty to "trust" for the payment of such
fees. The failure of an officer to
collect the institute fees and to make
proper returns of the same, makes
him liable to the penalties provided
by law.
1t will also be observed that every
School Board that has authority to
examine and to license the teachers
it may employ, or to employ teachers