The age-herald., 1901-03-14
e. IA
 AN ACT

schools approved February 10. 1899.
 Section 1 Be 1t enacted by the General Assembly of Alabama, That section of An act to establish uniform system for the examination and licensing of teachers of public schools, approved February 10, 1899. be. and the same is hereby amended so as to read as follows: That the said State Board of Examiners shall meet during the months of November and May of each year and shall prepare questions for the examination of teachers.
 Sec. 2. Be 1t further enacted, That sec- tion of said act be amended as to read as follows; That the president of the State Board of Examiners shall cause lists of the questions so prepared to be printed, and shall, on or before the 18th day of December and June of each year, send to each person appointed to con duct examinations in the counties Of the State sufficient number of the lists of questions so prepared and printed for the conducting of the examinations In their respective counties is hereinafter pro- vided; that the questions so sent shall be enclosed in a sealed envelope, on the | back of which shall be plainly written | or printed the words, Questions for thd examination of teachers" The seal of said envelope shall not be broken except as hereinafter provided
 | Sec. g. Be it further enacted, That secs tion of said act be amended so as to read as follows: That the first Mondays in January and July be appointed for tho examination of teachers. The examina- tion may be continued from day to day tA tinuance shall be necessary for the com pletion of the work of examination, but no examination shall be begun on any other day than the first day mentioned | in this section. No examination shall be held at any other time. Provided, that the State Board of Examiners may hold. at the department of education in Mont- gomery, special examinations for the ben- eft of persons who are prevented from taking the regular examination by sick ness absence from the State, or other unavoidable cause Each person taking special examination shall pay to the State Board of Examiners a fee of five dollars Special examinations shall be equal in all respects to the regular ex- aminations. Provided further, that in or-
 
 pills who are required by this act to take the State examination the State Board of Examiners may hold at such time and place as they may deem advisable an examination for these pupils, and at such examination the regular fees shall be paid by applicants, and no person not q bona flde matriculate of a Normal school shall be admitted to the examination.
 Sec. A. Be it further enacted, That sec- ton 5 of said act be amended so as to read as follows; That the regular exam ination shall be conducted in each county by the Superintendent of Education of the same. unless for good and substantial reasons the State Board of Examiners shall deem 1t best to select for this ser- vice another person appointed for that | purpose by the State Board of Examin- CTS, and if he shall be unable, by reason | of sickness or other unavoidable necessity | to conduct the same, then by some other competent person appointed for that pur- pose by him. Said examination shall be- gin at 10 o'clock a. m. of the day appoint ed by section of this act, at which hour the person appointed to conduct the ex animation shall, in the presence of tn, | seal of the envelope containing the lists of questions and shall distribute the questions among the applicants All tn applicants shall undergo the examination in the same room, or in sight of the per l son appointed to conduct the examina tion Provided, that the provisions of this act referring to the special examination | of Normal school students shall apply only to those who had graduated prior to the passage of this act.
 Sec. 5. Be it further enacted, That sec- tion of said act be amended so as to read as follows: That each applicant for examination shall before entering upon examination, deposit with the person ap- pointed to conduct the examination an examination fee as follows: An applicant for third grade certificate, fee of one dollar; an applicant for a second grade certificate, fee of one and one-half dol- lars; an applicant for a first grade eer- tificate, fee of two dallars; an applicant for life certificate, a fee of three doi- lars. The fees received from the exami- nation of teachers at regular examina- tions shall be paid into the State treas- ury to the credit of the educational fund.- and the State Auditor shall, on the requi- sition of the Superintendent of Educations issue warrants on the State Treasurer to be paid out of the educational fund for the purpose of carrying out the pros visions of this act, such as the payment of expenses for postage for expressages for clerk hire, for State Board of Exana- iners only, for the per diem of the State Board of Examiners, for paying county conductors and for other incidental ex- penses incurred in carrying out the pros visions of this act. The appointed memo bers of the State Board shall receive five dollars per day, including Sundays, for the time they are engaged in conducting the examination of teachers under this act. The county superintendent or per- sons appointed to conduct the exauiina- tion in each county shall receive ten doi> lars for his services in conducting each examination. Provided, that as the avail able educational fund was apportioned October 1, 1900, an amount equal to the balance after dedrcting the expenses, re- ceived from the examination fees sincS March l. 1899, shall be immediately avai3-. able from the educational fund for the purpose of paying the expenses provided for in this act. 44e Sec. 6. Be 1t further enacted, That sec tion of said act be amended so as to read as follows: That unless the appfi-