The age-herald., 1898-07-01

continue to exerlces the powers specified in
 their grants. '-F >S~'-- 4sAI
 That county school districts shall locate
 tthelr schools as schools gre nov located by
 law; provided, that the distance between
 any two schools for one race shall be not
 less than three miles, unless the average
 daily attendance of each of the two said
 schools shall equal or exceed thirty-five
 pupils; nor shall the approximate area from
 which spafronage of any school for one Face
 may be drawn be less than nine square
 miles, unless there be two or more adjacent
 and smaller school areas each of which has
 a daily average attedance equal to or ex-
 ceeding thirty-fve pupils; and the said
 average daily attendance of each school
 shall be gotten from the state superintend-
 ents report for the previous year concern ing said school nor in any case shall it be
 reckoned for a shorter time than the term for which. under the contract, the public
 cshool funds would sustain said school as free school; provided further, that school, once located, shall not be changed except by two-thirds majority vote of the patrons affected thereby.
 Regulations
 Section g. Be it further enacted That the power to regulate the school, or schools of their respective districts is confirmed to municipal and to special school districts, as granted by law.
 That the schools of the county school district sNall be an organized, unified and articulat system of public schools, un- der the supervision, management and con- trol of the county superintendent, who shall be aided by the township trustees, l the latter acting under the authority of the county superintendent.
 To be effective July l. 1899.
 l A Bill to Be Entitled an Act Regulating the Office of County Superintendent of Edu- | cation in the State of Alabama. = Section 1. Be it enacted by the general l assembly of Alabama, That the county su | perintendenf of education shall be appoint | ed in each county of the state by the state l superintendent of education on October l, | 1899, or as soon thereafter as possible, and | every four years succeeding.
 The term of office of said county superin- l tendent shall be four years, and until | successor is appointed and qualities l The county superintendent shall be an l pert teacher holding the highest certificate l of qualification or tn legal equivalent, ijs- sued to teachers in the county wherein ap- | pointed, and shall have been continuously engaged in the work of education for not l less than three years immediately preceding 1 the dat of appointment.
 The county superintendent's duty shall l be to supervise the schools of the county l school district in the county wherein said superintendent oficates, and said supervi-
 sion shall be under the direction and con 1 trol of the superintendent of education; | the said county superintendent shall per l form all other Qul eS necessary ana uSudl 10 l the execution of the office, or which are, or l shall be, prescribed by law and failure to perform the duties herein prescribed, or
 any one of the same, shall subject the l county superintendent of education to for 1 feiture of salary removal from office, or l both by the state superintendent of educa-
 ton.
 To be effective October 1, 1899 bill, to be entitled act regulating k the county board of examiners of teachers l in each county of the state of Alabama: Section 1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Alabama, That the county | board of examiners of teachers in each l county of the state shall consist of the l county superintendent ex-officio, and two l members appointed by said county superin-, l tendent of education.
 One of the members shall be appointed l from municipal school district, if there 1 be one in the county, and the other shall 1 be appointed from the county school dis l trict The time of appointment shall be l January 1, or as soon thereafter as poss- | ble, and the term of office of each shall be
 two years and until a successor is ap- | pointed and qualities: provided, that at l the first appointment under this act, one I member shall be appointed for one year, 1 the other for two years, and that one | member shall be appointed annually there after l The appointed members shall hold the | highest certificate of qualification issued l to teachers in the county, or the legal 1 equivalent, shall have been engaged in the | work of education for not less than two | years immediately preceding appointment, l and shall be engaged in said work during | entire term of office.
 | The county superintendent shall serve | without pay. Each of the appointed mem- l bers shall receive three dollars per day l for services rendered in the examination of l teachers; but three days shall be the ex- | treme limit of one period of service, nor cba1l fJ1ara bo than fOUr of said | periods yearly. The payment of the two l appointed members shall be by the county | wherein said service was rendered from | fees paid by applicants for examination. The county board of examiners shall per- | form the duties, and no others. required of | it by the superintendent of education. All | the acts of said board of county examiners | shall be done under oath, and each mem- Der for violation of duty shall be subject to forfeiture of pay, dismissal from office or both at the discretion of the
 state superintendent, and shall be liable to indictment under the laws of the state for the offense or offenses committed. Sec. 2. Be 1t further enacted, That the provisions of this act shall be effective on;
 and after, Jaunary 1, 1899.
 A bill, to be entitled an act establishing
 a state board of education for the state of Alabama with powers and duties of same: Section l. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Alabama, That a state board of education shall be established. Said board shall consist of the state su- perintendent, ex-officio, and four other members appointed by the superintendent: one shall be appointed from chartered state institution of learning, one from pub lie school in a municipal school district,
 one from public school in a county school district and one from state normal and
 one from district agricultural school.
 The terms of office of each appointed
 member shall be four years and until a
 successor is appointed and qualities; pro-
 yided, that at the first appointment under
 this act on January 1, 1899, or as soon
 thereafter as possible, one member shall be
 appointed for one year. one for two years,
 one for three years, and one for four years
 an done for five years. and thereafter one
 membr shall be appointed annually.
 Each appointed member of the board
 shall be an educator distinguished among
 the teachers of the state for superior char acter, qualifications and fitness who shall
 have been continuously engaged in the
 work of education for not less than five
 wears immediately preceding appointment,
 and who shall continue to engage in the