The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1900-08-31
COUNTY OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
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N, A. Carleton, atate superintendent
VI public instruction. IN Of tha opinion
that candidates Tor county aupAplns
tendant NJ sNhD0la must, III ORDER 10 ba
eligible, hold u professional srA,la cep'
tiileAtn,
MI, UApletOn linn received nMMepONs
Letters from teachers throughout TIN
state asking what mn thA lMAllfs
cations I'D make u pepsOA eligible I'D
that Dflge, Anh II tha WOfDaslOnAl first
spAda certificate N considered TIN
highest certificate Df \ county, fA
gave ON tha following decision yeatep'
1Ay,
hTheve IN sonAs disagreement Nj. NJ
the necessary NAln0AtlOns III n
county sNlMpinteAdAnt Of sehOOls, Nv
yOn siAtA, N Inv baan said thAt " n
moi required even tlAt this CHEER hDlh
any certificate M MI, ThOsa holding
thls yiaw base their opinion mon SaG'
mons 1911 ADl ~ ~ ARTICLE Tx ~ our
constitution, which paAdl
'hnDiiOn TO- Women shAll Dg
eligible ID hold thn OlilDa Of county
superintendent III schools 0p my
school district OflpA, md AhAll hAyn
lhn right 10 yOle NJ amy school district
elaatiM
I" 'han N, Any person qualified 10
yOln M general elections mil rnp atAtn
officers IN thlA aiAln AhAll bh eligible w
my Dlllnn lhpvnln, except AA otherwise
provided In his constitution md snbp
,lpeI lO Hnnh additional qualifications
IN D,ny bp Wnpnplban by Tho Legislative
assembly fW city 0illnps and Offices
DnpnlfIpp ppnAihl,
y 'Rnp 3D. IN MI plaoliDns hold by
lhpee people under Mia constitution,
lhn person Nv persons who shnll no.
nplyn lhn highest number Oh loyal
VOTES shall bD Declared pl0Dtpdl'
Inv I'M Nd OMlinmleA
nAnntlDn lTll Or Tho Political DOla
gnAds Nv follows mo pNvsM ahAll bN
deemed lNHDlly 0nnll1el Tor Tho ,Oiilpo
W pDnDly superintendent unless hn Dp
sim holds u OnplinAitn Of IhA highnst
county grade, ~ nlllYNn Dr the
United siAtnh, hNA pnsIdnd Dnp ynap
nest preceding lha election IN this
atatn nDd onn ynAp ID tho county IN
which he w \ pnnhldnle, nnd hns had
twelve months HNnNnaHfnl experience
y IMphlnR IN ihn public schools W
Ihls AlNta Provided, lhnI III 0As0 n
nnplihpnln held by my Dr lhn present
lnnuMbHDts Df thn Office Dy nOnnty
superintendent, annll pePaOA mny
IMPLY ~ TIM superintendent W lhe
DNNppHt county for u oNpItionl0, .na
provided by lnwl and IN onao n poltlnU
pnlh HlNll bn pnvnann, Tho WnpIy lo0lllH
WTlnynn thnppDy mny aDpenl 10 lho
superintendent OF public instruction,
VINO nlnS, llUDD examination vi anin
person, llplhpmlnn whether u Dnptin'
onla Ahnll ln upnnInd,'
nVln jnIlDlnpy committee Or The
house, ~ Tin lnBt session Dr ihA lopisH
lnlnpn, ,nflnr considering, thA, question:
pnnnlhh lln conclusion, | believe, ihNt
" " DnDNAHnpy. fDp n county Aup1plnD
lonInNI W hold u oepllentlie Or tho
Highest county grade
.nAflep considering lin mattm | nm
", lhe opinion, illnt lhe judiciary cons
milIpn vnAnlled thA piAlt conclusion,
although some lawyers I'D nDt AgpN6
wlth llllA interpretation or Tho Inv,
Onp courts hnvA never been 0hll1d
npOn ~ J,AaA npDn lhls question:
III, therefore, lhlA II thn oOppeet
construction w Tin Inv, nv balleyo
u NJ N county superintendent must
hold u professional Nvnnn O0ptll0At0,
slDon lIRl N Tho highest county Dnpl
llnnln issued lRNo, 1911, POlltioal
NJ nm w tho opinion Tint aOolIOn
wa, supra which IN pApt Ot M MOI
approved Mnpnh III, lBDb, nDns mol
oDnllnyenn Tho provisions Or Tho cons
Hlllullm quoted nbDybl
VI mn AWnDn iIlnl nDt MI Op ll0
county unpnplDtendenls hold u
professional mpllnNAln, n Mny b1
INT there nm ODnnllns In which no
Dnp= holds y oevtl1oAte NJ lhia Hpade,
lhla, NJ OONvNe, NnnnOt AFFECT ih6