The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1893-04-14
CHANGES or THE SCHOOL
LAW rs AlIENDED ar THE
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oectlon =, as amended provides
for the election Of County Super;
intendents on the third Tuesday
of the ensuing May, for a term
OF two years, and further. that
thereafter, viz November, 1894,
at the general State election,
County Superintendents shall be
elected for the term of four years.
beginning on the following first
of July, 1895, and every four
years thereafter.
Section 6, is so amended that
the board of education at its July
meeting fixes the wages of teach
ers. but does not as heretofore
fix the number of months, that
being donetb by the voters under
the amended provisions of section
40. Tits further provided that
the members of the board shall
receive pay at the rate of 81. so
per day but cannot charge for
more than six days.
Section 8, as amended provides
that the secretary of the board
"shall within ten days after the
annual levy is laid. certify to the
county superintendent Of free
schools the total value ofrall pro.
perty, real and personal in his
district with the rate of levy and
amount thereof, keeping separate
the rates and amounts of teach
ers and building funds, and said
superintendent shall within
twenty days certify the same to
the State superintendent Of free
schools"
Section 10, relating o,the EN-
ployment of teachers is so amend
ed as torelieve the necessity Of
having the contract between
teacher and trustees approved by
the board or the presidentthereof.
But the teacher is required as
heretofore to filehis contract and
duplicate with the secretary of
the board before the beginning
of the term for which he is EN-
ployed. The same section further
provides that if any trustee or
member of the board Of educa-
ton shall receive any money or
other thing of value for his aid,
assistance or vote in securing to
any teacher school, or employ.
ment in any districtin which said
trustees and members of the
board are authorized to act, shall
be guilty of a felony and upon
conviction thereof shall be pun
ished as provided in chapter 147
OF the Code of this State; and the
teacher who offers or tenders to
such trustees or members of the
board of education any money
or other thing of value, to inau.
ence the same in aid of securing
a school. shall be liable to pun
ishment as provided in said
chapter.
Section %, providing for the
appointment of a board of ex-
aminers, is so amended that at
the meeting of the presidents for
that purpose; on the first Wednes
day in July, there shall be APP
pointed one member for two
years, and one member for one
year, and annually thereafter one
for two years. Thus it will be
seen that the members of the
board are, with the exception Of
the one appointed for one year at
the next July meeting, to serve
for two years.
Section 80. is SO amended as
to provide that all grades of
county certificates shall be issu-
ed at the same examination.
Section 40, as amended, pro
vides that the people by their
vote, shall fix the number of
months to be taught by voting
power to levy for the same, but
this can not be less than four
months.
Section Al is by this act re-
pealed.
Section As now requires all
Boards of Education of Districts
and Independent School Districts
whose expenditures for all school
purposes in any one year shall
equal or exceed Sc, 900 shall pub.
lish an itemized statement of its
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