The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-04-06
THE SCHOOL FUND.
Free Tuition Provided and At
tendance Made Compulsory.
DUTIES OF SCHOOL TEACHERS.
City, Territorial and County School Tax
School District BoAds-Roard of Educa-
tion-Text Books Examination
Of Teachers.

and Legislative assembly of the Territory of
Utal.
ARTICLEI.
That the commissioner OF schools within
ana for this Territory shall receive an
ANIMAL salary of fifteen hundred dollars,
and his necessary expenses when travel
ing on official business, to an amount not
exceeding five hundred dollars per
annum.
Sec 2.-The commissioner shall be char
ged with the administration ofthe system of
public instruction and general superin-
tendence of the business relating TO dis
trict schools Of the Territory, and Of the
school revenues setapart and appropriated
Tor their support. He shall apportion to the
several counties, on or before the thirty
hrss day Of December of each year, the
amount OF money to which each county is
entitled, under the provisions of this act,
according 10 the number of persons be-
tween the ages of six and eighteen years,
residing in such county, as shown by the
last school census lists of the several
counties, and furnish to each county
treasurer and county superintendent an
abstract OF such apportionment He shall
also certify such apportionment to the
territorial auditor, and, upon receiving
such certificate. the auditor shall forth
with draw his warrant on the territorial
treasurer in favor of the county treasurer
ii each county for the amount due said
county.
Sec. She shall prepare and transmit to
the proper officers suitable forms and reg
1atlonS for making all reports, and the
necessary blanks therefor, school registers,
md all necessary Instructions for the or
md oHr,+ of Il c+,s iot
schools, and conducting all necessary pro-
;eedings under this act. The cost Of such
plank forms and school registers shall be
paid out Of the territorial school fund, and
;he vouchers therefor shall be certified to
oy the commissioner, and filed with the ter
Htorial auditor, who shall draw MS warrant
IN the territorial treasurer in favor of the
person to whom said amount is due. He
shall visit each county in the territory at
east once in each year, and may examine
The auditors books and records relative to
Ichool revenues. He shall meet with such
school officers as may attend his appoint
ment, advising with the teachers, and lee
turing to Institutes and public assemblies
upon topics calculated to promote the in
gerests OF education.
Sec. He shall advise with the county
superintendents upon all matters involving
the welfare Of the schools. He shall, when
requested by superintendent or school
officers, give them written answers to all
questions concerning the school law.
On the recommendation of the examin-
ing board OF any county, the territorial
commissioner OF schools may issue to duly
qualified teachers, of not less than five
years. experience, territorial certificates,
valid Tor i've years, and such certificate
shall be good in any county OF this territory.
Sec. 5.-During the first week of the
regular session of the legislature said COM
missioner shall present to the governor
and legislative assembly biennial report
Of his administration of the system of pub
lie instruction. He shall cause LOCO copies
Of his report and the laws relating to
schools, TO be printed in pamphlet form and
distribute them to all school officers and
schools. For the expenses Of printing as
provided for in this section, a biennial appro-
prlatlon of S400, or so much thereof as may
De necessary, is hereby ordered TO be paid
put of the territorial treasury as in other
cases. The commissioner IN his report
shall furnish brief exhibit.
1-Of his labors, the results of his expe-
rience and observations as to the operation
IF said system, and suggestions as to the
remedy for imperfections.
2-Of the amount of the school revenue
and its general condition as to Suf1iciency
DE- insuf1iciency.
3-Of such plans as he may have ma
tured for the better organization of the
schools, and for the increase and economi-
sal expenditure of the revenue for tuition
A comparison Of the results of the two
years then closing, with those Of the years
preceding, indicating the progress of pub
tic Instruction.; and as far as can be ascer
caineG, the number and condition of priv
ate schools, academies and colleges in the
territory.
"a fGilstatement of the condition and
amount of ali funds and property appro
Dliated for the purposes of education: thu
number and grade cf schools in eact
county, the number Of children in eact
county between the ages Of six and eight
een years, tie number Of such attending
district schools, the average nun
Ter Of children that have ATTENDED
district schools during the TWO schoe
years previous TO July 1 Of tina
year, the number that can read an(
write, the amount eli school money RAISED
by taxation or otherwise, the amount ex
pended for salaries of teachers, and 70,
building schoolhouses.
Sec. Gle shall append to his report
such information relative to the system O.
public instruction-the schools, their an
nu2l revenues, etc, as may be Of interes
to the territory. He shall include in hi.
report statistical tables compiled from in
formation transmitted to his office witt
thereto, also statement of the annual col
iections Of school revenue, and his appor
honment thereof; and when he deems it o
sufficient interest, he shall append extracts
from the CORES pondence OF school officers
showing either the salutary or defectiv,
operation of the System. He shall furnish
the United States commissioner of educa
ion at Washington such information a.
that officer may require.
Sec. T-At the end of every three month";
he shall file with the territorial auditor al
ltemized account of his expenses, verified
by his oath The auditor shall examin
the same, and, If the account is correct, h,
shall issue an order on the territorial
treasurer for the amount due ON such ac
count, and for one-fourth of the commits
sioner's annual salary; Provided, at tn
last quarterly report of each year he shall
before receiving his salary, file with tn
auditor his affidavit showing what countie
he has visited according to the provision
of this act. Fifty dollars shall be deducte
and withheld from his salary for eac
county not so visited. At the expiration
Of his term of office he shall deliver to hi
successor all books, records, documents
maps, reports, papeis and other article
pertaining to his Officer.
ARTICLE IL
COUNTY sUPERINTEN1ENTS.
Sec. Sat the general election for tn
year 1891, and biennially thereafter. ther
shall be elected for each county in thi
territory, county superintendent OF dis
tripf schools u,bo ehall ba a repiSteTe