Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1892-07-23
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49, UNIV 'N' lNNiphf vi AIt Ttibpl
III each district, Eul constituting a sep
crate school district. shall meet at the
school house at ? O'Clock p. M, organ.
ize by selecting n chairman and sccrc-
tary, and elect hy ballot three trustees.
Az every such mGetrn" the holding
oyer trustees ought 10 have prepared
and present a list Of the names of the
patrons entitled 10 vote for trustees.
The chairman and secretary shall
forthwith certify the result Of ,ho
election to the county superintendent,
and cause the certificate thereof 10 be
delivered to him on or before the toll.
lowing Saturday.
TRUSTEES or SEPARATE SCHOOL DIS
TRICTs.
Al. The powers aud duties Of trus
ices OF separate school districts are rs
follows:
(a) To prescribe and enforce rules,
not inconsistent with law or those pre-
scribcd by The state board Of ednca-
ton, for their own government and
government OF schools, and to trans.
act their business nj regular or special
meetings called for such purpose, 10.
ticc OF which shall be given each mem.
Der;
90 To manage and control the school
property within their district, and to
employ jaDilors,
(c) TO enforce in scools the course
of study and the Use of textbooks pre-
.scribed and adopted by the proper au-
thority;
(d) TO appoint librarians therefor,
and enforce the rules prescribed for
the government of school libraries;
(c) To exclude from school and
school libraries all books, publications,
or papers of a scCtarian, partisan, de-
nomiDational or immoral character
~ To suspend and expcl pupils for
misconduct;
III 70 visit every school in their dis
trict at least once in each month, and
examine carefully into its manage,
mcnt, condition and wants;
On To maintain all the schools un-
der their control for All eQua. length of
time during tho year;
ID TO furnish blackboards, and 9TH
err necessary furniture for the use of
the schools;
G To elect q superintendent, if one
10 required, and a principal for each of
the schools: and prescribe their pow
ors and duties.
Ok To elect teachers, fix their sala.
ries. terms of o. service, contract with
them and impose fines and penalties
for neglect of duty: but they can not
contract with a teacher who does not
hold license from the county super
%intcndcnt;
0) To require the principal of each
school to keep the records thereof III
such manner rs to show. by age, race
and sex, the educable children who at
tend the school, the enrolment and
the average attendance, and at the end
of the term to make complete term tic
port TO the trustees, showing the atovc
statistics aud euch others rs may bcrc
CURED of the county superintendent
for his annual report to the state board
of oducatiod. Vhc secretary OF the
trustees shall, within ten days after
the close of the term, transmit their
report to the county superintendent,
and it snail be unlawful for the super
intendent to issue pay certificates tor
the last months attendance OF county
pupils until said report is filed with
him,
HOW CHOSEN.
As The schools Of such districts shall
be under the control of five trustees,
TO be elected on the second Monday in
April, or at the first regular meeting
prior thereto, by the mayor and board
of aldermen, or IN the manner pre-
scribed by the board and the trustees
shall all be patrons of the school. The
conditions of eligibility imposed and
powers granted trustees. under the
general law, shall apply to trustees OF
separate school districts, and they
shall be subject to the same penalties,
and to remove from office By The board
for the neglect Of duty.
TERN OF OFFICE; EXISTING TRUSTEES
46. Trustees elected in 1892 shall be
chosen two for three years, two for
two wears, and one for ono year: annll-
ally thereafter the vacancies occurring
shall be filled by election. Their terms
of Office shall be three years, and va
cancics shall be filed by tho mayor
aud board OF aldermen; but existing
trustees OF separate school districts
shall remain in office, according to the
terms 0 ftheir appointment or dcsigna'
ton, unless selected under the genera
law and where they are numerous
and authorized to act by a smaller
number TO be selected by them, they
may continue TO do go.
AS 70 ALL SCHOOL TRUSTEES.
AZ. The trustees have the power tC
exclude children of filthy or vicious
habits. or children suffering from con
tagious or infectious diseases from tl,t
school.
NEPOTIsM FORBIDDEN.
As. 1t shall be unlawful for n trustee
of any school to vote for any person a
a teacher. who is related TO him by
blood or marriage within tho third de
gree or who is pccuniarily d%epcnden
upon him.
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