Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1890-04-05
AN ACT to amend the school Ia,

AN AL " hlIlCuN III ctlIooI n"s
SECTION /. Be it enacted by the
Legislature of The State OF Mississippi
That section 81 of chapter "a of the
laws Of 1886, in relation to free public
schools be amended to read as follows.
There shall be a winter term and q
summer term, during either of which
a school may be taught at the option
of its trustees. q majority Of the pat
rons %conscnting thereto. Tho county
school board shall fix the dry for the
opening of the school Of the winter
term between the first Monday of
November and the second Monday OF
JanurIy. and for the opening Of the
summer term on the first Monday OF
May or as soon thereafter as may deem
suitable.
SEC. 2. That section 6S he amend.
cd by striking out the section to the
second provision and inserting: the
school shall be kept in continuous SEES.
sion tour mouths aud as much longer
as the school fund Of the scholastic
year will .maiptaip thepll. Trustees
may, with the consent Of a1maiori:y of
the patrons divide the session and
have such portion Of II as they deem
proper taught in either tcrm.providcd.
they notify the superintendent of such
division and of the scholastic month
at the beginning Of which they wish
their school to open. Amend section
II by adding after the word "tcrm"
in the (l5ih) iifteeth line:
SEC. s. Provided, that where the
trustees have heretofore refused or
shall hereafter refuse to sign the
monthly report of q teacher without
showing good reason therefor, the re-
port shall be presented to the board
of supervisors, who may by order re.
quire the superintendent TO issue
thereon a pay certificate, if upon inyes.
tisation they fad the report to be cor
rect. Amend section So BY adding.
SEC. A.. If q trustee shall wiltully
| refuse TO discharge the duties of Office
or shall refuse 10 p~alronize the school,
the office shall be vacated, and the Sill.
perintendent shall appoint another
| person to be trustee as herein prOvid.
! ed.
Amend section IS by adding (of said
acls)
SEc. B. Licenses of the second and
third grade shall be valid for one year
Licenses OF The first grade with 6
general average of 1857 eighty five pei
cent shall be valid for two years.
Licenses of the first grade with
general average of (90) ninety per cen.
shall be valid for three years, and TIT
second three years license shall DO re
movable in the county where issued a.
long as the holder continues to teach.
Amend section seveniy-two by strik
ing out the word after seventh" AM
adding
SEC. 6. To make on or before tn,
fifteenth of October, an annual repOr
TO the state Board of Education, q du
plicatc OF which shall be furnished |,
The county superintendent, shown,
the amount received for public school
from each source, during the preced
ing scholastic year, the disbursement
tor the several purposes aud tn
amount OF school warrants unpaid
the treasurer shall compare this repor
: with The ACCOUNT, kept Wy tue count.
auditor who shall certify whether til
report agrees with the account keE
, by him, Il found 70 be correct; The iresi
urer shall at the same time make
special report Of the receipts and di,
: bursemcnts of township funds.
SEC. Z. Amend section tl5) tiftec
by adding after the word books, ii
: words, fuel. Office decks and prin,in
notices. Amend section ffty.iour /
striking out tho first sentence and II
serting
SIC. 8. Two first grade teachers
graduates Of a college or ~uniyersit
one to be appointed by county scho
board, and the other by the supery
;. visors, shall with the county superb
tcndents constitute an examinir
y board. A majority Of said board shi
Of DO present and conduct oil examin
'e ton of teachers ~ herein provide
20 aud they shall. rs q hoard, and moi !
l dividually, revive and grade tho exaI
~ nation papers submitted by applicar
It. for license TO teach. The teachers
~ graduates composing this board sll
receive fifteen cents each, for exanii
ing and reviewing aud grading |
pvpers Of each applicant for ~liccnse,
y. be paid out Of the school fund IN I
same manner a Teachers salaries o
paid, On Thursday and Friday Of I
first four weeks Of October and Apl
tho examining Board shall hold
}, written examination for applicants
license 10 teach. Tho examinatio
ne shall be held at tho county site, uird
10. regulations prescribed by tho Sti
,er Board or Education. In counties h,
~ Ing two circuit court districts
meetings shsM he held alternately
lid the places Of holding courts.
he Sn. .. All school funds rccci,
and collected within the echoln,