The Chickasaw messenger., 1888-03-15

per annum.
An Act To Regulate The Free Public
schools OF The State or Mississippi.
"Seotion /. Be- enacted by the
Legislature Of the State of Missis-
sippi, That the money now collect
ed iorpublic school purposes, shall
be distributed as follows: Said
funds shall be transferred to and
kept by the county treasurers of
the several counties Of this State.
Sec. 2. Be i. further enacted,
That the school fund due to each
child attending school shall be paid
out bY said county treasurers on
certificates to the several teachers
Of said schools in the several coun-
ties as hereinafter provided.
Sec. 3. Be 1t further enacted
That there shall be appointed by
the several boards of supervisors
ofthe several counties an examiner,
whose duty shall be to cause to
come before him at such time as
he shall direct, at The court house
of said counties, all applicants for
examination for teachers ceItii-
Gates, who when examined, shall
have issued to them, certificates
showing the grade they are enti-
tied to receive, whether first, sec
ond or third grade, and said exami-
ner shall issue to them accordingly.
Sec. 4. Be it further enacted,
The said boards of supervisors
shall pay said examiner not more
than (s4.OO) four dollars per day
while engaged by them as exami-
ner of applicants for teachers GER
tifcates, and not more than (6) six
days in any one year, said days to
be named and fixed by said boards
of supervisors, said examiner to be
paid out of the school funds of
said counties, upon the order of the
boards of supervisors, said order
to be signed by the president Of
the board.
Sec. 5. Be it further enacted,
That it shall be the duty Of the
boards Of supervisors of the sever
al counties at a meeting to be held
in December Of each year, to To-
cate the several schools and school
districts in each Of said counties,
so that the school year shall begin
on January the lst and end on De-
cember the s1st Of each year; pro
vided, the school year for 1888
shall begin April the lst, 1888.
Sec. 6. Be it further enacted,
That as soon as tho boards of su.
pervisors have located the schools
and school districts, as provided in
section 5, not to be more than six,
/ ty days after the location of said
schools and school districts, the
patrons Of said schools shall meet
and elect by ballot a board of three
school trustees from said patrons
provided, said patrons shall not so
meet and elect trustecs-the boards
of supervisors shall appoint them
whose duties shall be to take
charge fand supervise said schools
and school property, employ teach
ers whose pay shall be regulated BY
the boards of supervisors; first
| grade teachers to receive not more
than $4,000 per month; second
grade not more than $500 pen
month, and third gra1o teacher,
not more than $500 per month.
Sec. Z. Be it further enacted
That the trustees OF the severa
schools shall give the several
teachers employed by them eertifi
Gates showing the time taught anC
pay for same, which certificate shall
be presented to tho slerks of th,
boards Of supervisors Of the sever
al counties, when the clerk shall is
sue his warrant on the county treas
urer for the amount Of said certif
Gates in favor OF said teacher.
Sec. 8. Be it further enacted
That the pay for the State Super
intendent of Education shall no
exceed the sum of $1,000 ten dol