Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1892-03-12
THE PUBLIC SCHOOL Law.
The County assessor to Receive

eehts LOT Every Chl.d Counted
The code chapter provides that TIC
enumeration OF educable children shsli
be made every Two years BY The coun.
ty superintendent.
The committees report was adopted,
leaving this work in the hands of the
assessor as now. lie is allowed 2 Gems
for each child enumerated, to be paid
from the county treasury. Tho enu.
mcration is inquired every two yesrs.
AS a check on the Assessor The prince
pal of CAGE public school is required
to ennraerate the children IN his dis.
trici. The assessor is liable on HE
bond for M improper enumeration,
and where he makes such the board
shall remove him and employ some.
body else 10 make the enumeration
properly. The county superintendent
and two first-grahc teachers are made
the examining board Of the county.
The cid law allowing two graduates
OF ON college to be competent as as.
sistants to the superintendent was
changed. Each school shall have three
trustees, elected yearly, two Of whom
must he patrons. The trustees of
public schools in separate school dis.
tricts are also cut down TO three aud
all must be patrons. The county su.
per!n'cndcnt must visit each school
at'lcasi once during the term.
Examinations are to DO conducted
as heretofore. but any ~first.grade
teacher who makes an average Of IS
shall have license for the year; those
who make so for three years, and
where n first-grade teacher has taught
continuously for iiye.ycers, he is re.
CURED TO stand no moro examinations.
License in n county shall be Gu.
dorsed by another, except uudor
regulations as the @,cr1"n ~
proyidn on ""9
the ''-
In addition TO the studies hereto.
tore required, first.grade teachers
must stand an examination on civil
government and history of Mississippi,
First and second grade teachers must
make a general average in examine.
ton of at least Is and no, less than 80
on any n subject, Third grade
teachers must make GO as general ay.
erage, aud not less than 40 on any sin.
gle subject.
The State Superintendent is re-
CURED TO PROFOUND quc,tions for OK.
animation, but he must confiue him.
sell to the course of study adopted BY
law. This was intended to prevent
catch questions sbont which there has
been SO much complaint.
Teachers salaries remain al now
$40 to $50 tor the third grade teach.
ers, SlS to $50 for second, and 1926 10
$50 for the first.
Any municipality of $50 inhabitants
may be declared by the board of may.
Or and aldermen a scpcrale school dis.
trict, but shall not be entitled to the
privilege of such unless a school is
maintained seven mouths.
Pay Of superintcnpents remains as
now.
Separate school districts may levy
an additional, tax to run the school
more than seven months, rs may those
OF county. to run them over four
months,
Districts shall be so arranged as to
place all the children convenient 10 the
schoolhonscs.
Where there are enough Indians to
the board may provide cxclu.
sivc schools for them.
II is made unlawful for.any trustee
TO vote for any person as teacher who
related to him III the third degree,
BY blood or marriage,
The following amendment was
adopted: "Any part of a country adj.
a city or town, constituting q
separate school district. may be inclu.
ied in such separate district upon q
petition of the majority of the resi-.
dent free holders Of the part proposed
be added, and the. approval of the
municipal authorities Of the city or