Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1890-03-20

q EpCCiai report Oh tue EtCttftS
and disbursements of township
funds.
See. 4. Amend section 10 fiji
teen by adding after the word
books, the words. fuel. Office
desk and printing notices.
Amend section fiftT four by
striking on. ihe fret sentence
and inserting:
Sec 8. Two first glade teach
ers or graduates OF a college or
university, one TO be appcilicd
by the county school board, and
the other by Tho supervisors,
shall with the county superin
tendent constitute an examining
board. A majority of said board
shall be present and eonduct all
examinations of teachers as
herein provided, and they shall,
as a board, and not individually,
review aud grade the examina
tien papers submitted by appli
cants for license to teach. The
teachers or graduates eompos
ing this board shall receive ff
teen cents each, for examining,
and reviewing and grading the
papers of each applicant for Ii
cense, to be paid out of the
school fund in the same manner
as teachers salaries are paid
On Thursday and Friday of the
first four weeks of October and
April, the examining board shall
hold a written examination of
applicants for license TO teach.
These examinations shall be held
at the county site, under regula
tons prescribed by the State
.'oard of Education In cOun
ties having two Circuit court dis
tricts the meetings shalt he held
alternately at the places of hold
ing courts.
See. 0. All school funds re
eeiyed and collected within the
scholastic year shall constitute
the common school fund of the
county of that scholastic year
But ii there shall remain a bal
snce ia the teasury to credit oil
such fund, the board of super
vlsors shall apply such balance
TO the funds of the next scho
las;ic year
See. 10 That hereafterit shall
be unlawful for the superinteBj
ent TO issue pay certificates to
teachers in excess ofthe amount
of money collected or recei ed
on account of public schools for
the current year. And any Ger.
titcate so issued shall be illegal
and void. but the superinteDd
ent shall be responsible on bis
bond for the face value Of such
certificates.
Sec. IL. In. counties where
there is at present a deficit or
account of the issuance OF
school warrants in excess of the
school fand. the board ofsuper
visors are hereby empowered 10
make q special levy. or l%evies.
TO pay ofTany indebtedness here
totCTe incurred on account o
public schools: provided, ii.ai
any surplus school fund remain
ing ut the end of the 2resei I
scholastic year may be Apr /.
prIated To that purpose.
SecI2 That educable chill
dren may attend any chartered
hlgn school IA their county, and
shall be entitled 10 be enrolled
reported aud paid for AS other
pupils in said school. provided
said chartered school shall have
been established aud located as
a free school.
Sec. Is That at the August
meeting or some called meeting
prior TO November LIST. the
county school board after as
cert2ialag as near as may be.
the amount OF school revenues
for the next scholastic year.
shall determine the number OF
months the schools are TO be
taught; and the slperini endents
shall fix the salaries of teachers
so that the amount TO be paid
N salaries for maintaining all th
schools one IN. nth shall not ex
eeed That fractional part of toe
whole school fund, which one
month is of the whole number
of months the schools are TO be
taught.
See. Il. That this act take ef
feet from and after its passage