Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-03-12
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cent, on a scale of one hundred pei
cent, and not less than seventy
FIVE per cent, on any one branch;
second grade certificates shall be
issued to all applicants who attain
a general average of eighty per
cent, and not lower than seventy
per cent on any one branch. Fail
ure to attend teachers institutes,
as required by law, shall be deemed
sufficient reason for with holding
the certificate of any applicant.
The State Superintendent may.
upon proper evidence OF the fact.
revoke the certificate of any teacher
fvr any cause which would have
justified the with. holding thereof
when the same was granted, by
giving ten days notice to such
teacher, of his intention to do so.
All certificates so issued, shall be
signed by the State Superintendent
and forwarded by him to the proper
county superintendent, who shall
countersign same and deliver to
the teachers entitled thereto. And
such certificate shall supersede any
and all other examinations required
of the persons holding them, except
those that may be especially author
lied by law In independent school
district of this State, and shall be
valid tn any school district In the
State, unless revoked as provided
for In section FIVE.
First-grade certificates shall be
valid for a period of FIVE years;
grade certificates for period
of three years and third grade
certificates Tor period of one year,
and shall not be issued to the
same applicant more than twice The
Sta eSuperintendet and County
Superintendent shall each keep
register of all certificates awarded
stating the character and grade of
each date thereof.
If any county superintendent In.
tentionally changes the examina-
ton prescribed by the State Super
intendent, or commits any fraud
with intent to assist or hinder any
person, In securing certificate, the
State Superintendent upon sufi-
Client proof thereof shall declare the
Office of said county superintendent
vacant. If any other person lamp
ers with the questions before ex-
animation, or with the manuscripts
after the examination, or attempts
to render aid In any examination,
he shall be fined ten dollars and
confined In jail ten days upon COM
plant and conviction before any
justice of the peace. All county
certificates outstanding, shall be
good for the county and for the
time marked on the face thereof,
but shall not be renewed. Any
county superintendent who knows
of any immortality on the part of
any person holding a county Ger
tifcate shall,if the person so offend.
Ing live In his county, suspend the
certificate for twelve months; and
If the person so offending be res
ident of another county, he shall
notify the superintendent of that
county, who shall suspend the GER
tifcate for twelve months. In either
case,the suspension shall be marked
upon the back of the certificate.
Any person who refuses to sur.
render his certificate, when de-
manded, for the purpose of having
said suspension marked on 1t, shall
be forever disqualified from teach.
Ing In this State.
Any applicant feeling himself az.
grieved by any action or ruling of
the county superintendent or Board
of Examiners, shall have the right
of appeal to the State Superintend-
ent, whose decision shall be final.
No person shall be employed to
teach In a public school of this
State, until he shall have presented
to the trustees or board having
charge thereof, a certificate In du-
plicate of his qualification, which
duplicate shall be filed with the
secretary of the board of education
of the district wherein said school
Is situated, and so Endorsed on the
original by the secretary, and no
salary shall be paid to any teacher
unless such duplicate be so filed.
Members of the Board of Examin.
ers may be employed to teach with.
out the certificates required of other