The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1884-04-16

= An AT TO require the County Superil
a tendent of Public Education Of Lafa,
y ette county to visit the public schools
I, said county.
SECTION /. Be il enacted by the Les
: islatare of the State Of Mississippi, This
!, il shall be the duty OF the Superintendent
{ OF Public Education in Lafayette count
! to visit all the public schools in the eoan
(; ~ at least once in every two months durini
the session of any such school, and exam
Inc into the manner ofteaching as praclieeC
by any teacher, his government hear tn,
examination made BY the teacher and pas,
upon the competency of the teacher, and i
ne shall find any teaeher failing or refusing
to faithfully and efficiently perform his
duty, or if he shalFfnd any teacher wholly
deficient to teach the school he shall cause
him to be removed, and such teacher shall
not be granted certificate until he shall
qualify himself to pass an approved and
satisfactory examination.
SEC. 2. Be it further enacted, That for
the extra duties required in the first sec
ton of this act he shall receive in addition
to the salary now allowed him bv law to
be paid in the manner the salary is now
paid, the sum of three dollars per day
while actually engaged in such duties. tht
pervisors provided, that he shall file with
the board of supervisors before the warrant
Is issued, his affidavit stating that he has
performed the duties required of him by
this act, and shall also file a statement
showing the average number of children
IN attendance upon any and all schools
which he may have visited, ant it shall
also be the duty of the Superintendent to
compare the number of pupils in attend
ance with the number claimed by the
teacher, and he shall visit the said schools
at any tiIae and without notice to the
teachers.
SEC. 3. Be it fuI her enacted, That this
act shall take effect and be in force from
and after its passage.
Approved, March 10, 1884.
AN ACT entitled an act to authorize the |
Board of Supervisors of Lauderdale |
county to work public roads by contract, |
and for other purposes.
SECTION l. Be it enacted by the Lesis- /
lature of the State Of Mississippi, That the
board of supervisors of Lauderale county
be and they are hereby authorized to let TO
contractors all the public roads in Lauder
dale county, by publishing in some county
paper for at least thirty days, that said
will be let to lowest bidder per
mile on day specified in said notice.
SEC. 2. BE it further enacted, That
whenever said contracts shall be bid by
any individual, it shall be the duty oil
'aid board of supervisors to require each
to give bond in sum equal to
iouble the amount of contract so ordered,
With good and sufficient security for the
aithful performance OF said contract.
SEC. 3. Be it further enacted, That the
Doard OF supervisors be and they are here.
" authorized to prescribe the manner in 9
which said roads shall be worked, clearly 8
citing forth what amount of grading shall &
e done, how wide such roads shall be be-
ween bitches, and shall further require '
hat at the buttment of all bridges where
ecessity shall require, fill with dirt, shall u
e required in order to shorten bridges and d
he better to secure buttments to same. u
SEC. 4. Be it further enacted, That each v
lale citizen of Lauderdale county between b
he ages of seventeen and fifty years, shall .
e assigned to duty under one of said con-
factors, and he shall be required to per- 81
,rm not more than ten days labor in any 8
ne year; provided, however, that in lieu o.
the said ten days labor, said individual ie
lay pay the sum of $500 to the tax col D
ctor OF said county, to be applied to said =
,ad tax, and the receipt whereof shall 81
ork an exemption from said ten days o
ork. D.
SEC 5. Be it further enacted, That all u
ersons who shall prefer to render labor in cl
ell of said tax, may do so by agreement
ith said public road contractors, and ct
ter an amount of labor sufhcien. has o.
etn rendered to amount to tax, as per con- u
act with said contractor, the said con al
actor shall give said laborer his receipt II
r amount labor done, which, upon pre- u
ntation to tax collector of said county, al
iall be received in lieu OF his road tax, p
e same to be charged up to said contrac- II
r on settlement with board OF supervi- p'
RS. ~
SEC. G. Be it further enacted, That all "a
onies collected on said road tax shall be de
lid in to county treasury, to be paid out Al
said contractors upon order of the board
supervisors, as are now paid out in all co
alters of county debt. sh
SEC. Z. Be it further enacted, That this ar
t be in force and take effect from and ala
ter its passage, and that all acts and
rts of acts now in force in conflict with p
is act be and they are hereby repealed. sh n
March IA, 1884. 70