Gilpin observer., 1912-10-10
HOUSE BILL NO. 01,, LAWS 1911.
TIE STATE Or COLORADO BY Pc
IfAaDN Orr Kn.EI.An.f.ulIM

TErERtED 10 TIL; rEOPLE OF
Thf1 STATE Or COLORADO BY Pc
TIAiON Or KEFEatE1i.DUM.
Notice is hereby given, That at the
General Election to be he'd on the
Firth day of Noxemser. A. ,,i;,Li ID; iyl2;
electors of the State OF Colorado. for
their approval or rejection, HOUSE
BILL NO. 81, which House Bill was re-
ferred to the People of the State OF
Colorado by Petition of Referendum,
containing more than the requisite
number OF signatures $50 of the legal
verified in accordance with law and
filed in the office of Secretary of state
on the Third day of June. A. d. 1911.
at 1859 o'clock A. NJ.
The authority for submitting such
Act is found in sectioa / of article 8
Colorado. providing for the Initiative
and Referendum.
HOUSE BILL No 81. .rL LAWS lg11 s.,,, a
vIsED STATUTES OF CoLOkADo.
OF 90 'EXSAMlNATioNs FOR TEACH
ERs' CERTIFICATES. AND QUAIL
FICATIoNs OF TEACHERs: -,
Be 1t Enacted by the General Assembly OF
the State of Colorado:
Section /. That Section 59s1. of the
Revised Statutes OF Colorado. 1905 be,
and the same is hereby amended to
Sec. 5ss1. on the third Thursday in
August. December. and March in each
year the county superintendent shall
meet all persons. of not less than eight
cen years of age who shall have com
pleted a four years High School course.
or its equivalent In training or eNpe-
rience. and who are desirous of passing
an examination as teachers, In some
suitable room at the county seat, mo-
there is no paper published in the
may by him be deemed necessary, at
which time he shall examine all such
applicants in orthqgraphy. reading.
writing. arithmetic, English grammar.
geography, history and constitution OF
the United States and the constitution
OF Colorado. civil government, nhysiol-
ogy. natural sciences. theory and prac-
tice of teaching, and the school law OF
the state, to which shall be added agri-
culture and horticulture and American
and agriculture and horticulture for a
second grade. If the applicant Is to
animation shall extend to such addi-
tional branches of study as are to be
pursued in such school. II satisfied OF
the competency to teach and OF the
good moral character of the applicant,
he shall give such applicant a certifi-
cate, as provided in the following sec
tion, but he shall not issue certifl
cate except one of like grade unless
the applicant be examined at the regu-
lar state examinations. He may, how
ever, in case OF emergency. recognize
county teachers certificates issued In
this or other states by endorsing there
on the word Good" until the next regu-
lar county examination: Provided, That
the certificate so endorsed shall be in
full force at the date of such endorse
tended. nor show q previous endorse
ment thereon. II the attendance upon
the examination at the county seat
shall work a great hardship to five or
more teachers In the county, the county
superintendent may provide for such
teacher or teachers to take the exam,
i,,, af
the county superintendent may appoint
some suitable person to conduct such
examinat lon who shall without delay
report to the county. superintendent the
written answers of each application
Such person shall be entitled to five
t5) dollars per day for conducting such
examination. and such services shall
be certified by the county superint end
ent to the county commissioners.
vised Statutes of Colorado. 1908. be,
and the same is hereby amended to
Sec. 1894. The certificates issued by
the county superintendent shall be of
three grades distinguished as first. sec
ond. and third, The first grade certifi,
may be renewed by the county superin-
tendant of the county in which 1t was
certificate shall be Issued to any person
who has not had at least eighteen
weeks Of professional training in n rec
ognized teachers training school and
three terms of not less thar six months
each of successful teaching experience; I;
the second grade certificate shall be
valid for eighteen months; provided,
that no second grade shall be Issued to
any person who has not had at least
twelve weeks of professional training
in recognized teachers training
school and two terms OF not less than
six months each of successful teaching
experience: the third grade certificate
shall be valid for twelve months: pro-
vidcd. that no third grade certificate
shall be issued to any person who has
not had at least six weeks OF pro.
fessional training In some recognized
teachers training school, or one year
of successful teaching experience. pro-
. vided, further. that not more than two
to the same person. a county superin-
teacher holding n first grade certifi-
cate receive Mt n regular examination
in another county In the state and in
full force, at the time, issued to said
teacher a certificate OF like grade: pro-
vided, that such certificate shall not
show the standing in each branch or
be subject to renewal hut shall show
the conditions upon which Il Is issued
And he may revoke certificates OF any
grade at any time. for immortality, In
competency, or other Just cause It
shall be deemed n violation Of law to
grant certificates of any OF fhc above
grades except one OF like grade, With
out requiring the applicant TO pass n
thorough and satisfactory examination
In such branches and Mt such times as
are specified In Section IL (5g9f) OF
this act. and In all such examinations