Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1892-11-17

ton. may be allowed to attend any Of
the public schools by paying to the
teacher, monthly, the sum Of one dol
lar aud twenty-five cents per pupil,
based upon daily average, provided,
however, that IN case the school is
crowded, or any Of the on-citizen
children are disorderIy, or for any
other cause that the directors may,
deem expedient, they may discharge
or refuse 10 admit any or all non-citi1
izen pupils. The directors OF any
school shall not allow the children of
non-citlzena illegally resident in the
Cherokee alton to attend, and In case
of violation oil this provision the com
missioner of education shall discon-
tinue the school for term Of one year.
In case nou-ctizens fail to pay their
tuition promptly at the end OF every
month, the teacher may dismiss them
from school.
SEC. 3. The commissioner OF educa.
| tion shall, in January and Jolly OF each
year hold examinations Of applicants
| for certificates at convenient place
in each of the three educational dis
tricts, thirty days notice Of the date
and place Of such examination being
given in the Cherokee Advocate or
other newspapers, and shall Issue hrst,
second aud third grade certificates TO
those who are competent to teach aud
who are free from intemperate or other
immoral habits. The first grade GER
tihcates shall be issued for three years,
the second for two and the third for
one.
sEc. 4. On Friday, the last day OF
the spring term, or as soon after as
practicable, the citizen patrons Of each
school shall meet at their respective
school houses and elect three directors,
who must be citizens Of the Cherokee
nation. Women may vote for and be
elected directors. The board of direct
ors, at the close of each term, or as
soon thereafter as practicable, shall
meet at their school houses aud elect
their teacher, who must hold an un-
expired certificate from the commits
sioner OF education. They shall also
er at any time in case he or she does
not give satisfaction, or for intemper.
ate or other bad conduct, aud to elect
another. The school shall be under
the entire control OF the directors and
the commissioner OF education.
SEC. 3. No teacher shal. receive less
than twenty-five dollars per month,
| and in cl.se the amount due from the
| Cherokee nation aud that paid by the
non.citizens falls short of this amount
| the patrons shall pay the deficiency.
| Non eitizens must furnish their own
book, which shall he Of the same series
as those furnished by the Cherokee
nation.
SIC. 4. In towns where II Is neces.
sary to Have two teacher, the principal
shall have supervision Of tine school
srb'c"' TO the direction OF the direct
o. : provided for In the other schools
| and shall receive three-hfths OF The
| public money and of that paid by non
| citizens and the assistant the remain
ing two-fifths. In ease there be ne
cessity for two assistants, the prin'
cipal shall receive three -sevenths oi
the public money aud that paid in by
| non-citizens, and the assistants the
| remaining four sevenths, the same to
he divided equally between them.
SEC. Z. The fall terlS shall begin on
the first Monday in September and
continue sixteen weeks. Immediately
after the election of a teacher the iii
reciors shall notify the commissioner
of education o. the same.
SEC. s. The teachers. at the end o
every month shall make out Tepor
showing the days of the week an,
month that each citizen pupil attend
ed, one copy OF which shall be fur
nished the directors and one the com
missioner OF education. Where il i
suspected that fraudulent reports arr
made by the teacher the director
shall make an investigation and upoi
satisfactory evidence of the same, shal
discharge the teacher.