The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1886-04-14

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men, at the time aforesaid
: SEC 81 | shall be the duty of the trus
: tees, two of " lom shall cSnsgitate a quorum
| at the first meeting after having been sl-cteS
or appointed. TO organize by appointing on
ef their number secretary, who shal
preside at their official meetings The saiS
| trustees may meet as often as thew MAJ
think necessary tor the transaction of busi
ness. Ii shall also be the duty of schoo
irusfets to SELECT and recommend teacher,
for their respective schools, and 70 loob
especially after the local interests of theil
, | schools. TO visit the same at least once dur
ing each month. by one or more OF th-il
number, TO see that fuel is provided, to pro
tsct school properly, aud TO care for III,
same during vacailon, 10 arbitrate difficult
| ties or d isputes between teachers and pupils
but Ell her party feeling aggrieved AT suel
arbitration, may appeal to the county super
intendent for settlemen. OF the difficulty
aud from him to the State Superintendent
OF Education. Trustees may also make
such turth T provisions for the comfort anc
Welfare OF the pupils may seem &
Provided, the same involves thu expend
ture o. no money not already appropriate
or the pu~po e By The board OF supervisors
or authorities of the town, as the case may
oe.
Sxc. SO. On or before the 18Th OF Nav
following his appointment, the county u
perinterdent ana the board Of supervisor
snail appoint county school hoard, can
sisiing of oae menber from each peryi
sars dis rict, w.ose term # office shalt bs
for two years. and who shall be exemp
from road aud jury duty.
SEC. SO. The superintendent shall b,
president Of this board and shalt call them
ogether annually on the first Moaday o.
| August. TO locate ;he school districts ana
es ablish the schools of the county for tbg
next scholastic year.
SEC 40 Tn school board shall have full
power to lay of. or alter, the school districts
oi the county, aud they shall make separat.
districts for tae twa races Ia eteh alstrici
tigs established, oae school sail he mai
| aimed Tor NJ least the constitutional period
| Of four months in each year
| Sac Al No school di tricf shall con al D
less than twelve square miles. nor L, SIS thas
| forty five educable children except waer
| 800 great distance. or impossible obsfruc-
| Il II would debar children from school
| privile ges, in which case the boa q may in
| their discretion establish dist ict contain
| ing no. less than twenty educabie children.
| Whenever II is necs ssary, adjacent portion 5
| two counties may, by the consent of the
| superiutende ents be joined to form line
| school district, aud the sal ,ry OF the teacher
| in such district shall be paid by boz h
counties. each paying part, proportionate
| to the number of educable children il has
/ in the line district. The contract OF
the teacher in line-schools must be signed
| by both superintendents and show what
| part of the sa 'ary each county must pay.
| SEC. AZ. Any Incorporated town of 100
| or more inhabitants, may constitute sepa-
| rate school district if the mayor and alder
| men so elect, and levy a tax each year
| sufficient to run ifs public school al least
| three months, besides the constitutional
period of four months.
SEC A. The mayor and aldermen of such
1 hall Il n q "A q af oil
! ing the school trustees in towns where no
special provisions are now made by the
| charter thereof for the choosing of said
| trustees.
| SEC. "A. In separate school district the
| trustees shall have power TO elect teachers
and in con junction with the board of mayor
| and aldermen, to contract with them, to fix
| their salaries, to determine the number OF
| months the school shall be taught and the
| line of its daily sessions, and shall provide
| for the issuance of pay certificates to the
| teachers; and they shall at the end of the
| term furnish full reports to the county SUI
| perintendent.
| SEC As Educable children may attend
the school of any such separate school dis
| trict in their coun V, and the county shall
| pay, during its free school term, the actual
| pro rata cost of tuition for all such pupils.
In no other cases shall pupils attend free
school out of their district, unless said
/ cGuOOl DS IN their COuutY-
SEC. 46. The adjacent territory to the
corporate limits of any separate school dis
| trict may be attached to The town upon ap-
| plicatIon of a majority of the school pa
| irons of such territory with the assent
the Trustees of the Town In case sue
attachment is agreed upon the count,
| treasurer shall pay to the town or city thu
a count to which the patrons of the terri
,ory shall be entitled under the levies made
by The county; and the children of such
| territory shall be entitled to attend the
| school of The town or city for the time the
| schools are taught in the county, and the
children of such territory shall be allowed
| for the remainder of he term to attead tn
school in the town or city upon payment,
out of their own prorate funds OF The pre-
rata amount which was paid by the county
| SEC. AZ. A city or town constituting ii
=eparate sch oil district shall have power
to levy and collect a tax for the erection or
| repair of its school buildings.
| SEC. 48. The studies embraced IN section
| 81, 81, SO, shall constitute the curriculum
of the common school of the State.
| SEC. a. No teacher shall be elected by
| the trustees who has not obtained a license
| ior the scholastic year in which the school
is to be taught, and OF a grade sufficiently
| high to meet the requirements Of the school.
| SEC %. Before "a license to teach shai
| be granted, the applicant must furnish the
superintendent satisfactory evidence Of
| good moral character aud of ability u gov
srn school.
| sac 81. 10 OBJ ain a frst-grade ljce nse
| he applicant must be examined on spel
| .ng, reading practical and mental arita
| meiic, geography English grammar and
/ :ompositio nitedStates history, eleme uts
i natural philosophy, and elements o.
| ph oogy.
SEC. So. To obtain second grade Iicens
the applicant nus be examined on spelling
/ reading, mental srithmelic, pr ctical ,rith
met TO cube root, elementary ge graph
elementlry English grammar, and com posi
| lion, aud primary Q. S. history.
SEC. 53. To obta n third-grade license,
| he applicant must be examined on spell
| ing, reading to fifth reader, primary, men
tai arithmetic, rudiments OF practical srith
metic through fractions and simple iuter-
est, elementary geography, and primary
| language lessons.
SEC. 54. On the first, second and third
Saturdays of September aud May, the
county superintendent shall hold written
| examination of applicants Tor license to
| teach in the public schools of his county
the ensuing term. These examinations
shall be held upon questions prepared by
the State Board of Education and seLr
sealed 20 the county superintendent, to be
opened by him in the presence of the teach
ers after they have assembled in the room
| where the examination is TO be held. Each
applicant shall be furnished with The list
| Of questions on only one subject at time,
and his answers thereto shall be written in
| ink and delivered TO the superintendent
before the applicant takes the questions on
the next subject. The county snperintend-
ent shall cIrefully examine and grade the
| papers and mark his estimate of the answers
on The papers for each subject, aud he shall
preserve all examination papers on file in
mis- Office.
SEC. 3D. License shall be granted to all
applicants who make general average OF
seventy-fve per cent. with not less than
| fifty per mt. on any one subject Provided
that applicants Tor the third grade vino
make between sixty and seventy Fl We per
cent. may be granted a trial license for one
i year. at the minimum salary OF that grade.
SEC. 81 The examination for the two
races shall be held On different days, aud
the superintendent shall require the ans
wers % be written always in his presence
In no case shall license be granted ii the
1 applicant has received any assistance uur.
ng the examination. No license shall be
valid which does not show the per cent
made on each subject, and on the general
average.
SEc 81 The salaries for schools requir
ing one teacher shall be fixed by the county
Superintendent between the following lin
its: for third-grade teacher. between hf-
| Teen and twenty dollars; for second-grade
teacher, between eighteen and thirty dol
lars; for frst-grade teacher, between
twenty-five aad ffIy-fve dollars; due re-
gard being given in each case 10 the size ol
the school and he executive ability of the
. teacher. The salary or an assistant shall
nos exceed By more than FIVE dollars the
minimum fixed Tor the grade of license be
holds, If The teacher be of the second ol
third grade; nor 5y more than ten dollars
if The teacher be of the irsf grade; but the