Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1891-03-27
THE LAWS.
AMENDING THE SCHOOL LAW.
IS. b. No. 1876.

"HN 10 - NLhI''N W, Laws VI 1ouOs ~iitllS
Al Act to Provide for a Uniform System of
Free Public Schools Throughout the State and to
Prescribe Penalties for Violation of the Pro
visions Thereof"
Be it Enacted by the Legislative assembly of the
State of North DAKOTA:
SECTION l. That Section 8 of Chapter
62, Laws of 1890, entitled AN Act to pro-
vide for a uniform system of free public
schools throughout the State and to pre-
scribe penalties for violation of the pro-
visions thereof be amended to read as
follows:
Sec. 3. He shall AVE the general super
vision of the public schools OF the State,
and shall be eX-officiO member of the
Board of University II School Lands and
of the Normal School Boards of the State.
SEE. 2. That Section 4 be amended to
read as follows:
Sec. 4. He shall prepare, cause to be
printed and furnish to the proper officers
or persons all school registers, reports,
statements, notices and returns needed or
required to be USED in The schools or by the
school officers in the State. He shall pre-
pare and furnish to school officers, through
the county superintendent, lists of publ
cations approved by him as suitable for dis
trict libraries: such lists shall contain also
the lowestspricr at which each such publ
cation can be purchased and the terms and
other valuable information relative to the
purchase of district libraries.
SEC. 3. That Section 7 be amended to
read as follows:
Sec. 7 He shall prescribe rules and reg
ulations for the holding of teachers inSti-
tutes, and after counseling and advising
with county superintendent, shall ap-
point conductors therefor. He shall pre-
scribe the course of instruction for teach
ers' institutes aud the course of reading
for the teachers reading circles in the
State.
60, rTL,, ,.:, Q H., ,,,,l. {,
read as follows:
Sec. 8. He shall counsel with and adj
wise county superintendent upon all mat
tiers involving the welfare of schools; he
shall, when requested, give them written
answers to all questions concerning the
school law. He Shall decide all appeals
from the decision of the county Superin-
tendents. and may for such decisions re
quire atfidavits, verified statements or
sworn testimony as to the facts in issue.
He Shall prescribe ana cause to be en-
forced rules Of practice and regulations
pertaining to the hearing and determining
of appeals, and necessary for earring into
effect the school laws of the State.
SEC. 5. That Section % be amended TO
read as follows:
SEC. %. He shall carry into effect all in
StructionS of the State Superintendent,
given within his authority. He shall dis
tribute to the proper officers. and to teach
ers al! blanks furnished him by the State
Superintendent, and needed by such Off
GERS and teachers. Acting under the in
StructiOns Of the State Superintendent. he
shall convene the teachers of his county at
least one Saturday in each month during
which the public schools may be i'll prog
ress, or if the distance is too great. he may
convene the TEACHERS Of two or more dis.
trictS in each of the several portions of his
county, in county or district Institutes OF
teachers circles for normal instruction
and the study Of methods Of teaching, or
ganiZing, classifying and governing
schools, and for such other professional in
struction as may be set forth in the course
OF reading prescribed by the State Super
intendent for the State Teachers l~eaoing
Circle. Each teacher shall attend the full
session III such institute or circle contem-
plated herein, and participate i'll the duties
and exercises thereof, or forfeit one days
wages for each days absence therefrom.
unless such absence is occasioned by sick
ness OF teacher or others to whom his or
her attention is due: but when on account
OF distance or otherwise it would impose Il
hardship upon any teacher to attend or
would cause such teacher to neglect his Or
her school, the county superintendent may
excuse such teacher from such attendance.
SEC. &. That Section "a be amended to
read as follows:
Sec. "a. The county superintendent may
arrange for meeting with school officers at
designated times and places, due notice of
which has been given, for the purpose Of
inspecting the district records and instruct
ing in the manner of keeping the same,
and OF preparing the reports of district
officers. He shall visit the officers of the
several school districts as often as may be
necessary to secure the correct keeping of
the records. He shall, on or before the 1st
day OF April in each year, prepare and fur
nlSh TO the several assrsSOrS Of the county
n an~r,nt t,,,l 900, - tL.s. , 80;
districts. showing the boundaries and
names or numbers of all school districts
therein.
SECT. That Section 30 be amended to
read as follows:
Sec. -. The county superintendent may
provide for himself a suitable office for the
transaction OF official business. when not
provided Herewith by the county commits
Sloners, and said commissioners shall audit
Il pay his reasonable account TOR the
use ana furniture OF said office. They
shall also furnish him with all necessary
books. stationery and postage: PrOridcd.
That not more than one hundred and
twenty-five Ups dollars II year shall be
paid by any county for office rent, books. sta
%tionery, postage and furniture: PrOridcd,
further, That when an Office room is fur
nlshed by the county he Shall not be al
lowed to exceed fifty 800 dollars a year for
stationery and postage.
tn iaG 'oEClIoll ~ DC dllltlluCu w
read as follows:
Sec. 81. The county commissioners of
every county not organized for school pur-
poses underthe district school system, atthe
taking effect Of this act, shall organize into
a distinct school corporation any territory
not. at the taking effect Of this act. already
organized into a civil township or a school
township, upon being petltioned so to do
by One-thlrd of the residents of such terri
tory having the care and custody of any
child of school age: PrDrided, Such terri
tory shall consist Of not less than one con-
gressional township. that it shall have at
least $4,000 Of taxable property, and that at
least ten children OF school age reside
therein. The county commissioners of ev-
cry such county, with the advice and coun-
sci OF the county superintendent, may re-
arrange the boundaries of any school cor
poratiOn whose territory is not included
within a civil township, when petitiOned so
to do by a majority of the voters residing
within each such school corpOr alton whose
boundaries will be- affected thereby, sub,
ject to the same restrictions and conditions
as to extent OF terri Dry. value of taxable
property and number Of resident children
OF school age as in the organization of a
school corporation from territory not in
cluded in a civil township. In the forma-
tion of school corporations and the rear
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