The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-09-06

Superintendent Cooper yesterday sent
out the following to delinquent county
judges:
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION,
AUSTIN, Tex, August 30, 1888.
Dear Sir-Your annual report of school
affairs of your county has been due since
July l. The necessary blanks have been
furnished you. 1t is my earnest request
that you submit your report at once. 1
respectfully call your attention to sections
2 and 8, page 8, chapter vi, School Laws.
Very respectfully, OSCAR Fl. COOPER,
State Supt. Public Instruction.
The sections referred to by Superin-
tendent Cooper are as follows:
Second-The county Judge shall have,
under the direction of the state superin-
tendent, the immediate supervision of all
matters pertaining to public education in
his county. He shall confer with end
counsel teachers ard trustees, visit ard
examine schools, deliver lectures on
topics calcu ated to excite an interest in
public education, or secure some one to
do so. He shall organize and hold
teachers institutes, and shall approve all
vouchers against the school fund of his
county. He shall approve all contracts
between teachers and trustees. He shall
discharge such other duties as may be
prescribed by the state uperintendent.
He shall distribute all school blanks and
books 10 the officers and teachers of the
public schools. He shall make such an
nual reports TO the state superintendent
as may be required by that officer; pro-
yided, that in considering whether he will
approve contract between teacher and
trustees, he shall be authorized to consider
the amount Of salary promised the
teacher.
Third-The county Judge shall give a
bond in the sum of 81 600, to be approved
by the county commissioners court and
| filed with the county clerk, said bond to
he made payable to the county commits
siOners' court and their successors in office,
and conditioned for the faithful per-
Torrance of his duties. He she'll also take
the oath of Office prescribed by the con-
stitution.
Fourth-County judges shall be entitled
| to the following compensation: For $500
or less of the school fund actually dis
bursed by the county treasurer, $25 shall
be allowed such judge; for $500 and not
exceeding $1,000 so disbursed, $50 shall
be allowed, and for each additional 81 900
or fractional part thereof so disbursed,
so shall be allowed such Judge, and 10
per cent on the salary thus allowed shall
be added thereto for postage,
stationery and printing expenses con-
nected with the administration of the
school law. Such compensation shall be
paid to the county judge by the county
treasurer out of the public school fund
upon the approval of his voucher by the
commissioners court, as follows: On or
after the third Mondays of February and
May of each year the allowance upon dis
bursemeRts to those dates respect
lively shall be paid, and on or
after the third Monday of August
the allowance upon disbursements to that
date, and subsequent to the one last above
mentioned, together with said ten per
cent additional, shall be paid; provided
such Judge shall have made to the state
superintendent of public instruction all
reports required of him by law in respect
to matters appertsining to the public free