The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-02-27

soon as practicable after their election
and qualification. not to exceed twenty
days. shall meet and elect from their
number a chairman and secretary, and
shall keep a record of their proceedings
in book to be kept for that purpose.
The name and address of the chairman
and secretary shall be reported to the
county superintendent of schools and
recorded by him. And all appeals from
the committee shall be first made to the
county superintendent of schools, whose
decision shall be valid. unless revoked
BY the county board of education.
Section 49, The school committee shall
be intrusted with the care and custody
hof all school houses. school house sites,
grounds, books, apparatus, or other pub
tic school property in the township with
full power 10 control the same rs they
may deem best for the interests of the
public schools and the cause Of cduca-
ton.
Section 20. The school committee is re-
nuired to furnish the county superintend-
ent OF schools census report Of all TIC
pupils of school age in therI
township or district, by name,
pgc, sex, and race; also name
of parent or guardian; and the blanks up
on which said reports are to be made
shall be furnished to the various school
committees by the county superintendent
Of schools on the first Monday in Au-
gust in each year, which report shall be
duly certified under cath by the commit
tee and returned to the county superin-
tendent Of schools on or before the hrst
Monday in September of each year, and
any committee failing to comply with
the provisions of this section without just
cause shall be subject TO removal. The
school committee shall be allowed a sum
not exceeding two cents per name FOR all
names reported between the ages OF six
and twenty-one. The school committee
shall also report to the county superin-
| tendent of schools. who shall in turn re-
port to the county board of education.
| the number Of public school houses and
| the value of all public school property
for each race, separately. and furnish to
| the teacher at the opening of the school
! a register containing the name and age
| of each pupil of school age in that dis
| trict. They shall also report the num-
| Der OF all persons between - and p who
,annot read and write.
keep a book in which shall be recorded
an itemized statement of all moneys APP
1ortioned to, received and expended by
| them for each school and cory of all
contracts made by them with teachers
The committee shall have authority to
purchase the supplies necessary for con-
| Quoting the schools and for repairs to
an amount not to exceed in the aggre-
1 Of CIV JolI IN,
any one year for each school.
THE SALARY OF TEACHERS.
Section % The school committee shall
| have authority to employ and dismiss
| teachers, but no contract shall be made
| during any year to extend beyond the
| term OF office of the committee. nor for
more money than accrues to the credit
| Of the district for the fiscal year during
which the contract is made No person
shall be employed as a teacher who does
not produce certificate from the county
superintendent OF schools or other parties
| authorized b. law to issue the same and
dated within the time prescribed by law
and continuing in force until the end OF
4 the term. No certificate to teach school
| shall be issued to any person under
| eighteen years age Teachers Of second
| grade shall receive not more than SIS
| per month out OF the public fund and
| teachers of first grade may receive such
1 compensation as shall be agreed upon.
| Teachers of the third grade shall receive
not more than $40 per month. but no
| third grade certificate shall be renewed
| and no holder Of third grade certificate
shall be employed except as an assistant
/ Nh eI,oI
| compensation for a shorter term than
one month, unless providentialy Kindred
| from completing the term. Twenty school
| days of not loss than six nor more than
/ seven school hours each shall be month.
| The school term shall be continuous as
| Car as practicable Certificates issued by
any institution as now provided by law
| shall be void whenever the person hold
| ing said certificate shall for three conscc-
| utive years fail to teach in some school
| in the State.
Section 90 At the end Of every term
| IF a public school, the teacher or prnci-
pal Of the school shall exhibit to the
school committee a statement OF the num-
| Der Of pupils, male and female the aver
/ age daily attendance, the length of term
and the time taught. If the committee
| arc satisfied that the provisions of this
act have been complied with they shall
give an order on the treasurer of the
county school fund, payable to said
teacher for the full amount due for ser
vices rendered, but monthly statements
shall be made by the teacher to the com
mittee Orders on the treasurer shall
be valid when signed by two members
of the committee and countersigned by the
county superintendent When the monthly
report of any school where the district
1oes not contain over one hundred and
fifty children shows an avrage daily at
tendance of less than one-ffth of the
school census. the committee shall at
once order the school to be closed. and
the money due said school shall remain
to the credit of that school.
APPORTIONMENT OF FUNDS.
Section "a. The county board Of educa-
ton shall. on the second Monday in Jan
uary and the second Monday in July of
each year, apportion the school fund of
the county to the various townships in
said county per capita; but they shall,
before apportioning the school fund to the
various townships, reserve as con-