The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1886-04-23
The New Public School Law,

maue, as many OF tue features .
the old law have been retained
Section Is. Tho salary of tho Count,
superintendent shall be paid mUnthly, oil
allowances of the board of supervisors
after they have approved the report here
matter required to be made monthly Il
them by the Superintendent, aud the sal
airy is hereby fixed at three per cent of the
total school funds received annually BY
the county provided, that III no county
shall it exceed six hundred dollars. or bt
less thar one hundred and fifty provid
ed, further, that the board of supervisors
of any county may increase or Diminish
tho salary as herein fixed but said in
crease shall not exceed five per cent. MOI
$500, aud said decrease shall not be q less
sum than $3.50 per annum.
Teachers Institutes to be held
separately for each race on the first
three Saturdays of each scholastic
month, one every month in each OF
the three institute districts into
which the county is to be divided.
Teachers T required to attend un-
der Il penalty.
County Superintendent are re-
qnired 10 visit the schools at least
once during the term, aud shall
perform certain duties while there.
Before being examined, each APP
plicant shall pay to the Supe-In-
tendent IL fee OF 90 cents, which
shall he held as an institute
fund, to defray the expenses of the
institutes. The Superintendent, be
fore the beginning OF the school
term, shall appoint one of the best
qualified teachers as Institute Man
ager for each institute district, for
which he shall be paid out of the
institute fund $3.50 per day, as
compensation for holding institutes
where the Superintendent cannot
be present.
First grade teachers, who make
an average OF 80 per cent, may
have their papers forwarded to the
State Board of Education, which
may issue II State license not tx
ceeding five years, which shall ex,
empt them from examination for
The time specified in their licenses.
The principal teacher in each
school district shall keep IL record
lu his register, showing the name,
age and sex of all educable chill.
in the district, and the name
and place of residence of The pa
rents OF each child, the same to be
approved by the local trustees, aud
~ the member OF the county school
BOARD for The Supervisors district.
On or before the 10Th OF May,
his appointment, the
)Ounty SuperiHtendent and Board
# Supervisors shall appoint a coun.
y school board, consisting Of one
member from each Supervisors
district, whose term OF office shall
re tor two years, aud who shall he
Exempt from road duty. They shall
called together annually bg the
superintendent on the first MOuaaV
I August, To locate Ihe school dis
and establish the schools tor
le next scholastic year. They shall
separate school districts
Dr the two races, aud Que school
be maintained in each diStri t
II four months in each year.
No school district shall contain
IS than twelve square miles, nor .
IS than fOrIy-hve educable chill.
rem, except whore too great dis
lnce, OF impossible ObSlructions
Ould prevent attendance, in which
use there may be established a
containing uOt less than
yenty- five children. Adjacent por.
Ons of two counties may be joined
form a line school district, the
larry of the teacher to be paid by
lch county according to pro rata !
average Attendance. .
No teacher shall be elected by !
70 trustees who has not obtained a
,enSe for the school year in which q
Q school is to be taught, and OF 4 I
'ade sufficiently high 10 meet the
quirements of tue school. Before
license to teach shall be granted, ,
.e applicant must furnish the Su.
satisfactory evidence
good moral character and of
'llity to govern Il school. Z
81. To obtain a first grade IL
use, the applicant must be examined on
Cling, reading, practical and mental =
ithmetic, geography, English grammar .
IMPOSITION, u. S. history, elements of D.,
ysiOlogy. u
Sec. 50. To obtain a second-grade Ii b
nse, the applicant must be examined on o.
cling, reading, mental arithmetic. "
actical arithmetic to cube root. element %
7 geography, elementary English gram l.
IT and composition, and primary u. s. tc
Sec. %. To obtain a third grade license,
, applicant must be examined on spell
:, reading, to fifth reader. primary ment-
arithmetic through fractions and simple 4
crest, elementary geography, and pri- \
ry language lessons.
On first, secOnd aud third Satur-
Us OF September aud May, exam
ltions of applicants for license
all be held by the Superintend -
t, at his Office, upon questions or
by the State Board OF W
location. License shall be grant a.
to all applicants who make "a 4
neral average of 20 per cent,
no less than so per cent. on =,
y one subject provided that APP .
cants for third grade, who make
,ween 60 aud 20 per cent, may
granted a. trial license tor Que 81
lr, at the minimum salary of that "s
Ide. The examination Of the two
es shall be held gu different -
rs, aud the IN he uritten -