The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1890-04-05
An Act to Amend the School Law.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the Leg
islature 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 aud
summer term during either of Which
school may be taught at the option
of its trustees, majority of the pa
irons consenting therein. The county
school board shall fix the day for the
opening of the schools of the winter
term between the first Monday of
November and the second Monday of
January, and for the opening of the
summer term on the first Monday of
May or as soon thereafter as they deem
suitable.
Sec. 2. That section IS be amended
by striking out the section to the
second proviso and inserting: the
schools shall be kept in continuous
session four months and as much
longer as school fund of the scholastic
year will maintain them. Trustees
may, with the consent of majority of
the patrons divide the session and
have such portion of it as they deem
proper taught in either term; pro-
vided, they notify the superintendent
of such division and the scholastic
month at the beginning of which they
wish to open. Amend section IL by
adding after the word "term" in the
Q5) fifteenth line:
Sec. 8. Provided, that where the
trustees have heretofore refused or
shall hereafter refuse to sign the
monthly report of 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 pay certificate, if upon in
vestigation they find the report to be
correct. Amend section SO by adding
If a trustee shall refuse to discharge
the duties of the Office, or shall refuse
to patronize the school, and the super.
intendent shall appoint another person
to be trustees as herein provided.
Amend section 55 by adding (of said
acts.)
Sec-5. Licenses of the second and
third grade shall be valid for one year
Licenses of the trst grade with a
general average of (S5) eighty-flve pei
cent shall be valid for two years.
Licenses of the first grade with q
general average of (9W ninety per cent
shall be valid for three years and the
second three years license shall be re.
newable in the county whore issued as
long as the holder continues to teach.
Amend section seventy-two by
striking out the word seventh" and
adding:
Sec. 6. To make on or before the
fifteenth of October, al annual report
to the State Board of Education, q
duplicate of which shall be furnished
the cor lty supo rintendent showing the
amount received for public school;
from each 80 oircc, during the preceding
scholastic year, the disbursements for
the several purposes and the amount
of school warrants unpaid; the treas.
urer shall colpare this report with
the account kept by the county
auditor who sb Ii cerfy whether the
report agrees with the account kept by
him, If found to be correct, the treas
urer shall at the same time make Q
special report o. the receipts and dis
bursements of township funds.
| Sec. z. Amend section IA fifteen by
adding after the word books, the
words fuel, oillce-desk and printing
notices. Amend section fifty-four by
striking the first sentence out and in
| Sec. 8. Two first grade teachers oil
graduates of college or university
one to be appointed by the county
school board and the other by the
supervisors, shall with the county
superintendent constitute an examin
ing board. A majority of said board
shall be present and conduct all exam
nations OF teachers as herein provided
and they shall, as u board and not in
dividually, review and grade the ex
animation papers submitted by appli
cants for license to teach. TIL,
! teachers or graduates composing thi
board shall receive fifteen cents eacl
for examing, reviewing and grading
the papers of each applicant for license
to be paid out of the school fund il
the same manner teachers salaries arc
paid. On Thursday and Friday of tn,
first four weeks of October and April
the examing board shall hold writ
ten examination of applicants fol
license to teach. These examination
shall be held at the county site, under
regulations prescribed by the Stat,
Board of Education. In counties hav
ing two circuit court districts tn,
meetings shall be held alternately a
the places Of holding courts.
Sec. 9. All school funds received
and collected within the scholasti,
year shall constitute the school fund
|, But If their shall remain balance in
the treasury to credit of such fund
the board of supervisors shall apply
such balance to the funds of the mex
scholastic year.
Sec. 10. That hereafter Il shall bt
unlawful for the superintendent to is
sue pay certificates to the teachers in
excess of the amount of the money
collected or received on account of the
public schools for the current year
And any certificates so issued shall be
illegal and void, but the superinten
dent shall be responsible on his bond
for the face value of such certificates.
Sec. IL. In counties where there i:
at present deficit on account of the
Issuance of the school warrants in ex-
cess of the school fund, the board oI
supervisors are hereby empowered to
make special levy or leyies, to pay
off the Indebtedness heretofore in.
CURED ON account of public schools
provided, that any surplus school fund
remaining At the end of the present
scolastic year may be appropriated to
that purpose.
Sec. IL. That educable children
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