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

SEC. l6. The salary of the county super
intendent shaH be paid monthly. on allow
ance of the board of supervisors, after they
have approved the report hereinafter re-
quired to be made monthly 10 Them by ths
superintendent; and the salary Is hereby
| fixed at three per cent. of the total school
| funds received annually by the county
provided that in no county shall 1t exceed
SIX hundred do lars, or be les. than one
hundred and fifty; provided further, thai
| the board of supervisors of any county may
increase or diminish the salary as herein
| liked /; but said Increase shall not exceed {
| p cent. uor $500 and said decrease shall
not ne 'ess sum than $50 10 per aanum
SEC. IL. Any county superintendent, OF
other county official. his gsnt or deputy.
/ who shall purchase any teachers warrani
| or pa certificate at less than the amount
| for which such war; Mt or warrants or pay
| certificate shall be drawn, or at a discount.
or shall cause another person to purchase
The same, or shall, in any way, directly or
indirectly, realize profit from any tran
| sactlon IN teachers warrants or pay Ger
riheates. or any trade or speculation there
in, or loan or advance thereon, shall be
guilty of misdemeaaor, and upon convic-
iion thereof, III III be fined no. less than
| one hundrei nor more than hve hundred
/ dollars, to be deduefed from any money
due him as salary, or recoverable on his
| oond, aud one half of said fine shall be
paid TO the person giving Information o.
| the misdemeauor, aud the other half shall
be paid into the State Treasury.
SEC. Is. The term OF othcs OF county Y
| sGperint ntandent OF education shalt be a
| fixed and definite term, commencing aud
ending ON the first Mou lay OF February,
b ennially, and tue hr-t term uudsr tn 5
act, shall commence On the first Monday OF
! February. A. D., 1886; provided, thai this
act shall not be 50 construed as 20 interfere
i with the term Of office OF any county super
| intenient heretofore appointed under ex-
| ist'Dg laws.
SEC. 10. Except as herein after prov drd.
| ali appointments TO FL sald office shall b,
filed by the State B ard OF Education, by
and with the adyce aud consent of the
Senate, within the thirty days prec ding
| the commencement of the term of office as
prescribed by This act, and the term o
office of the appOntee shall commence at
tue time herein fixed, with reference to tut
dale OF his conf mition by the Senate.
SEC. 20 Ii from any cause the Senate
should fail 70 take acton upon nomina
tion made by the board OF education,
within thirty days preceding the commence
ment of the term as hereiu fixed, the sa d
nomination may be acted upon at any time
during the session, and ii r. jected, another
may be made, but the term of office of the
apnointee, whether confirmed within in the
thirty days or afterwards, shall commence
as herin fixed, on the first Monday in Feb
ruary.
SEC. Il. If a vacancy should occur dur
ing recess of the Senate, the same shall
be filed by appointment 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 o. The board of education shall give
Information to the Senate as often as il
may assemble, of all appointments maze by
them IN vacation under this act, and the
Senate may reject any or all of such ap-
pointments, in which event the board shalt
Immediately, with the advice and consent
of the Senate, fill such vacancies anew, the
appointee or appointees to hold only until
the expiration of the regular term during
which the vacancy occurred.
SEC. 70. The county superintendent shall
devote the fl st three Saturdays of each
scholastic month 10 holding Institutes for
the improvement of teachers IN their quail
Ihcations and methods OF aching, and for
the discussion of topics pertaining to the
advancement of the public school interests
In his county.
SEC. "a. Separate Institutes shall be held
for the two races, and each shall have a
just proportion OF institute days. For this
purpose, the county superintendent shall
divide his county into three Institute dis
tricts for each race, or into a less number,
If such a division will not give ten teachers
to each district having due regard TO the
convenience of the teachers, aud, as far as
practicable, to the natural divisions made
oy the streams of the county.
SEC. 25. The teachers shall be notified of
the time and p ace of the monthly Institute
meeting; teachers failing to be present, or
to take such part in th- exercises as the
supern endent may assign, shall forfeit
one days salary, unless good and sufi
cient reson for such failure 10 attend shall
be given in writing to the county superin
tendent within ten days thereafter.
SEC. 26. The Inst tutes shall be under
the direction of the State Superintendent,
and shall be managed accord ng TO inst uc
tions sent out by him, The county super
iulendent shall hold the Institutes alter
nately in the districts. Five hours work
shall be required TO constitute legal
session OF an Institute, and the COUNTY
supe iutendeut shall forfeit i've dollars Tor
each Institute that he fails to conduct as
required bv this act.
SEC u. The county superintendent shall
visit all the schools in his county, ab least
once during the term. On bis first visit he
shall remain at least two hours. and shali
correct any deficiency which may exist in
the classification OF the pupils or the gov
ernment of the school He shall note down
the condition of the build ng and iurniture.
the methods of instruction, the branches
taught. and his estimaTe of the abilit o.
the teacher to conduct a school. He shall
give such dIreetiOhs ard make such re
auirements as he deems expe ient and
need Ill to secure the best results in the
instruction OF The pupils, and 8 all ex
anime the classes see that thorough work
is done. He s all urge patrons 10 p ovid
heir chiitIen with comfortable and well
furnished school houses.
SEC 2S In all controversies arising under
The school law, the opinion aud advice of
The county super inl nlendent shall frs b
sought whence app al may be taken TO The
State Superi ntendent, upon a wr tten state
N mt of the facts, r.iied by the county
superintendent, or by the secretary of the
board of trustees.
SEC 29. Before being examined Acaeh ap-
plcant for license shall pay Zee of fifty
cents. These fees shall be held by The
county superintendent as an institute
fund to be expended as hereinafter di-
rected.
SEC. 80. The county superintendent, be-
fore the beginning of the free school term,
shall appoint one of the best qualified
teachers of his county as Institute Mana
ger for each institute districi, and such ap-
pointees shall each be paid for actual SER
vice, two dollars and half per day, out of
the institute fund, as compensation for
holding Institutes in those districts where
SEC. 81. One Institute shall be held in
each district every scholastic month. and
the superintendent shall keep record
the sof showing the teachers present and
the proceedings of the meeting. A tran
script OF this record shall be on file in the
superintendent's Office before he issues his
pay certificate 10 any teacher Of that dis
trict
SEC. 80. The county superintendent shall
make to the board of supervisors report
for each scholastic month, which shall snow
the amount OF pay certificates issued for
that month, together with a statement
showing the schools visit d, the date of the
visitation aud the time he spent in each
school during his visit.
SEC. 80. For good and sufficient cause the
county superintendent may revoke the
license of a teacher; proviied, the teacher
be allowed appeal 10 the State Superin
tendent, to whom statements, under oath
the facts may be made by the teacher and
By the superintendent
SEC 81 Firsf-grade teachers who make
an average of 95 per cent. may have tnelr
papers forwarded 10 the State Board OF Edu
cation. and said board may issue State
| license thereon. TO be in force specified
time, not exceeding five years. State
lice Sc shall exempt the holder from exami-
nation for the time specified. and shall be
valid in any part of the State; provided.
| the State Board shall have the right to
revoke the same for good cause.
| SIC. 35. The superintendent shall require,
as part of the duty of the principal teacher
| n each school district, record TO be kept
/ in the regis er OF the school, showing the
name, age aud sex of all educable children
| in the district. and the names and place OF
residence Of the parents of each child, the
same TO be examined and approved By the
local trustees and by the member OF the
county school board no resides in thai
supervisors district to which the school