Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1890-04-24
THE new SCHOOL Law.
Some of the Main Provisions of
this Important Piece of
Legislation.
1t COntcmplates the Adoption of
the Township Instead of the
District System.
Attention Called to Changes, ,:ln<'
Sections of General and
Local Interest.
The New School Law.

Local Interest.
The New School Law.
Among the most important legislation
of the legislature Is the law providing
for uniform system Of free public
schools throughout the state. 1t takes
effect May 1st. The new law is practi-
cally the same as the township system
now in force in some portions Of the
state and contemplates the gradual
adoption of this system in the counties
now working under the district system
and the organization under this system
of all the counties not yet organized
under either system. Cities incorporated
as independent districts under special
acts are excepted from the provisions of
the law.
The law provides that the county
superintendent of schools shall be elected
on the third Tuesday in June in each
even numbered year, in each organized
| county in the state, to serve for two
years, from the first Monday in October
following his election, and until his sue
cessors shall have been elected or quail
| tied; except in those counties in which
| the last election for county superintend-
ent was held in November 1888, in which
case the present incumbent shall con-
tinue in office until the first Monday in
January, 1891. The county superintend-
ent's salary is regulated by the number
of schools in the county, but is limited
to 1900. He is, however, allowed five
cents per mile for the distance actually
and necessarily travelled in the discharge
| of his duties.
| Boundaries. Elections. Taxes. Etc.
In the article relating to districts,
boundaries, etc., it is provided that the
county commissioner and co unity super
intendent of schools in each county
which, at the taking effect Of this act, is
organized for school purposes under the
district system, shall meet on the first
Monday in May, 1890, and rearrange and
establish the boundaries of the several
school districts of the county, accord.
ing to provisions which follow. One of
these provisions IS as follows:
Each school district now organized
which has less than ten persons of school
age residing therein, shall be annexed to
and form a part of such adjacent school
district or districts as shall be most con-
venient for such persons Of school age,
when IN the judgment of such commits
sioners and superintendent such annex
alton can be made without detrlment to
the schools or to the pupils residing in
such districts.
The county school election, at which
there shall be elected one treasurer and
three directors for each district, shall
be held on the third Tuesday in June.
The county superintendent shall also be
elected at this time. The polls shall be
open from 2 p. m. to 8 p. NJ.
Every school district board shall have
power to levy upon all property subject
school purposes of all kinds authorized
rate OF thirty mills on the dollar in any
one year.
The net proceeds arising from all fines
and penalties for violation of state laws
from leasing the school lands, the inter.
est and income from the state permanent
school fund, together with the school
poll tax and school taxes, are to 90 into
the state treasury and state tuition fund,
which shall be apportioned among the
several counties in proportion to the
number of children of school age
Teachers Examinations.
Article eleven provides that the coun-
ty superintendent shall hold public ex-
animation of all persons over eighteen
years of age, offering themselves as can
dldates for teachers of common schools
at the most suitable place in the county,
on the second Friday in January, March,
May, July, September and November of
each year, and, when necessary such ex-
aminations may be continued on the fol-
lowing day. No certificates can be is
sued to persons under eighteen years of
age.
Every applicant for county certiti-
cate shall pay one (l) dollar to the
county superintendent which shall be
used by him IN the support of teachers
institutes IN the county.
! Must Teach Temperance.
The law provides what shall be taught.
In addition to ordinary branches of study
teachers are required to give especial ln-
struction concerning the nature of alco-
holic drinks, stlmulants and narcotics,
and their effect upon the human system
shall be taught as thoroughly as any
branch is taught: by the use of text
book to all pupils able to use text book
who have not thoroughly studied that
branch, and orally to all other pupils.
When such oral instruction is given as
herein required, a sufficient time not less
than fifteen minutes, shall be given to
such oral instruction for at least four
days IN each school week. It Is also
specially provided that every teacher in
the schools IN special districts, and in
cities organized for school purposes under
special law shall conform to and be gov
erned by the provisions of this section.