The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1895-03-26
THE NEW H o LAW.
County Boards of Education and Offices
of County Superintendent of Public
Instruction Abolished

INSTRUCTION ADoASaSd
The General Assembly of North Caro-
lima do enact:
Section 1. That section 2545 of the
School law be and the same is hereby
repealed.
Section 2. That the Office of County
Board of Education is hereby abolished,
to take effect the first Monday in June,
A. D., 1895. All the powers and duties
Of said County Board of Education
shall devolve upon and be discharged
by the Board of County Commissioners
of the several counties of the State;
and, for the purpose of attending eSpe-
cially to school matters, the said Board
of County Commissioners shall be re-
quired to meet on the first Tuesday
after the first Monday in January and
July in each year, said meeting not to
continue longer than two days at each
of said meetings: Provided, they may
attend to any matter pertaining to
school interests at any Of the regular
meetings of said board as provided by
law, but the expense of all such meet
ings shall be paid out of the general
county fund of the county.
Section 8 That section 2548 is hereby
repealed.
Section 4. That the Office of county
Superintendent of public Instruction is
hereby abolished, to take effect the
first Monday in June A. D 1895, and
all the duties provided by law to be
performed by the said superintendent
as Secretary of the Board of Education
shall be performed by the Clerk Of the
Board Of County Commissioners.
Section S. That the Board Of County
Commissioners of the several counties
in the State shall on the first Monday
in June A D, 1895, and annually
thereafter, appoint an examiner, whose
duty it shall be to examine all persons
desiring to teach in the public schools
of the said county, in conformity to
law. There shall be a public examina-
ton at the court house, TO commence
on the first Monday in July, 1898, and
annually thereafter, to continue from
day to day until all the applicants are
examined, and the certificate issued
shall be good for two years from the
date thereof. All such applicants shall
pay to the examiner, in advance, q fee
Of n dollar for such examination;
DrOyi6od that tho o~a-Spaw poa- nv
anime applicants for teachers certii-
Gates at any other time or place, but
when 50 examined the applicant shall
pay to the examiner, in advance, a fee
of one dollar and fifty cents for such
examination.
Section 6. That section 1855 be
amended by striking out the words
County Superintendent of PHblic In
struction" wherever they appear in
said section, and insert in lieu thereof
the words chairman Of the Board Of
County Commissioners"
Section Z. That sections 1867, 1868
and 1869 are hereby repealed.
Section 8. That section 257O be
amended by striking out the words
County Superintendent Of Public In
struction, " in line one, and insert 1.-THE
clerk of the board Of County Commits
~eioners."
Section 9 That section 257l DO
amended by striking out the words
County Superintendent of Public In
struction' wherever thy occur in said
section, and insert in lieu thereof the
words Chairman of the Board Of
County Commissioners"
Section 10. That section 2572 be
amended by striking out the words
County Superintendent of Public In
struction," and insert in lieu thereof
County Examiner"
Section IL. That section 1878 be
amended by striking out the words
County Superintendent Of Public In
struction," in line one of said section,
and insert in lieu thereof the words
CLERK of the Board of County Com
missioner. :"
SeCt1Ou L. AHaI S0CG4ou %OE4 D0
amended by striking out the words
County Superintendent of Public In
struction," and insert in lieu thereof
the words CLERK of the Board of
County Commissioners"
Section Is. That section 2575 be re-
pealed, and the following be inserted
in lieu thereof: ''That for all s1lch
clerical work as shall be performed by
the Clerk Of the Board of County Com
missioners, he shall receive such com
pensation rs in the discretion Of the