University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1909-03-15
COUNTY SUPERVISION BILL

PASSED by both houses ol Inc Mi>>""i
General Assembly i in full a. follows;
AN ACT
To repeal sections 9S'ri. !>ol. 9>'~,
$500. oslo. IL amended by an act
entitled An act To amend section
oslo. article |. chapter l5l Of the He
vi>ed Statutes of Missouri of 1899.
approved March Is. l9n}. 9Sll. ?Sl2
and 9Sl3. a> amended by an act en-
titled An act to amend section !Sl3.
article |. chapter lj4, Revised Stat
utes of Missouri lSoo. entitled
Schools" approved March 20. 1907.
of the Revised Statutes OF Missouri
1899. and an act entitled An act t"
amend article /. chapter lJ4. OF the
Revised Statutes OF Missouri of lS?o
approved March -. 1908. and to en-
act new sections i'm lieu thereof con-
crrning county superintendent OF
cations. duties. powers and compcn-
sation.
BE il enacted by the General Assembly
of the State of Missouri. a. follows:
Section l. That sections !>,Gi. 9So4.
9>'S. 9Su@. 9Slo. IL amended by an act
cntitlrd An act to amend section 9Sl0.
article |. chapter lJI of the Revised
Statutes OF Missouri OF I>?9" approved
March Is. lgOI. 9SlI. 9Sl2 and 1913. as
amended by an act entitled An act to
amend section 9Sl3. article |. chapter
lJl. Revised Statutes "f Missouri. 1899.
entitled 'Scho"l>.'" approved March
~. 1907. of the Revised Statutes OF
Missouri lS,9. and an act entitled An
act to amend article |. chapter lI. Of
the Revised Statute, of Missouri OF
lS0' approved March -. 1903. he and
the same are hereby repealed and the
folI"win" new sections enacted in lieu
thereof.
Section ?So3. There i hereby Gre
atrd the office OF county superintendent
Ct public school, in each and every
county in the state. The qualified vot-
cr> -: the county shall elect said coun-
ty school >upcrint endrnt at the annual
first Tuesday in April, 1911. and every
four Years thereafter. Said >upefin-
tcndcnt hall be at least twcnty-four
Years old. Il citizen of the county. shall
have taught or supervised schools As
his chief work durim" at least two of
the four years next preceding his elcc-
tion or appointment. or shall have
spent the two years next preceding" his
election or appointment IL Il regular
student in Il normal school. college or
university. and shall at the time of
his election hold a diploma from one
of the state normal schools or teach
cr> COLLEGE of the state university. or
shall hold il life state certificate au-
thorizin" him To teach in the public
>ch"ol> "f Missouri. granted by the
state superintendent of public schools
shall include the subjects OF school
supervision and tcachin" i'm the rural
schools. or shall hold first grade
county GER iicatc. The person elected
school commissioner or county
school superintendent at the annual
school mrr:in" held the first Tuesday
III April. 1909. or his Successor. shall.
'iurin" the month of August 1909.
qualify under this act a> county su-
pcrintcndrnt of public schools and
shall serve a> such until the first
Tuesday in April. loil. and until his
-ucc..>>"r i elected and qualified: and
ne qualifications prescribed for the
r"unty school commissioner at the
time "f the annual school meeting" the
first Tuesday in April. 1909. shall he
he qualifications for the county su-
pcrintcndrnt Of publi" schools until the
first Tuesday in April. I9II Said
county superintendent al public -ch"ol~
>hal! hold his Office f"r four wears and
until his Successor i elected and quail
ci: and all Vacancies CAUSED bv death
'r>i"nati"n. refusal to serve or removal
from I'll" county. shall br filled by the
."vcrn": hy appointment for the I'M
: pIrrI term: th, ,nJluI 4 -lIprriut end