Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-02-28
COUNTY SUPERVISION,
" THE DUTIES, ETC.

sections 9SlO-ll-12-13of the school
law and is rs follows:
Whenever the inhabitants of any
county in this State may desire to
establish county school supervision
in and for said county, and elect Il
county school superintendent
therefor, the same may be accom-
plishcd IN the following manner:
Upon the reception of il petition
setting forth said facts and signed
10y one hundred resident freehold
crS, the county court shall order an
election held therefor at the next
annual school meeting, thirty day :
notice to be given of said election,
by publication in at least two
county papers, if there be that
number published in said county,
within the county; aud the vote
therefor shall be by ballot; those
voting therefor shall have written
or printed ON their ballots 'For
supervision, and those voting IA
gaiust shall have written or print
ed on their ballots Against Su-
pcrviSion, " and should majority
of the votes east upon said prOpo-
sition he for supervision, the coun-
ty clerk shall declare 10y publica-
ton the adoption Of county super
vision in and for said county. The
vote shall be east up at the annual
meeting, forwarded to the county
clerk. and 10y him counted and AN
nOunccd in the same manner as
the vote for county school COM
missioner; all elections held for
county superintendent shall be
governed by the law controlling
the election and qualification of
the county commissioner, and all
vacancies shall he for like cause
and filed in like manner; should
county supervision be adopted at
the annual meeting near the mid
die of the term of the county COM
missioner, the commissioner then
in Office shall comply with the re-
requirements of the next section,
and serve aS county superintendent
for the ensuing year and until his
successor is elected and qualified.
Before entering upon the duties
of his office, the county Supcrin-
tcndcnt shall take and subscribe
an oath to faithfully and impmti-
ally discharge the duties of his OF
flee under law; he shall give pc
nal bond in the sum of double the
amount of his salary, conditioned
upon the faithful performance OF
/ his official duties and the proper
application ami care of all moneys,
books, records, papers, furniture
or other property in his possession
or under his control, said bond ia
be Endorsed by two or more sure.
ties, who are resident frccholdcrs
and absolutely solvent, and accept,
ed by the county court, or the
county clerk in vacations; said bond
shall he made payable to the com-
ty court, and upon its forfeitur,
the said court shall institute suit
ON such bond, and place any
amount recovered ON same, les,
the cost of recovery, to the credit
of the permanent county school
fund of said county. He shall
keep his office at the county seat,
and for this purpose the county
court shall supply him with a suit
able room, properly furnished
wherein all records, books, papers
furniture aud other property there
to belonging shall he securely kept
and at the expiration of his tern
of Office he shall turn the same ov,
er to his successor in good coudl
ton; and said court shall supply
the superintendent with all ncccS,
sary record books, stationery aut
postage stamps for conducting tn,
business of his Office properly
and shall allow all necessary print
ing of notices and circulars of in
formation, the same To be paid 70
by warrant upon the county treas
urcr.
The county superintendent shall
have general supervision over al
the schools of his county, cXcep
Tin cities having more than ON