The Elbert County tribune., 1912-11-01

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[sEAL1 Secretary of State.
HOUSE BILL NO. 81. LAWs 1911; ~;
| THE STATE OF COLORADO BX Pc
TITION OF REFEHENDUM.
Msiiee II eereey gysn ss haia ha on a. the
there viii be submitted to the qualified
their approval or rejection,, HOUSE
BILL No. 81, which House Bill was re-
rsa coiorado % by ' Petition Hp5n OF Of Re Referendum
number 81 sisnatures go Of The Legal g,I
verified In accordance with law and
1 filed in the office OF Secretary OF State
at at ii:ss ins i1tlo o.elocH Haz x. NJ N 'u"s' a - M
The authority for submitting such
Act Is found IN seotio1 s Of Article o
Colorado. providing for the Initiative
and Referendum.
H9TsE rnk TikL No e. 70 6AWS AMsND lg Sec
TIoNS 69sl. AND 59s4. OF THE RE
vIsED STATUTES OF CoLoRApo:
OF OF EXAM1NATioNs FOR TEACH
ERs. CERTIFICATEs, AND QUAIL
FicATIoNs r., OF fne TEAGMEEs GsasraI s,esy
the state Of Coiorddo
Section /. That Section 5s91. of the
Revised Statutes of Colorado. 1908, be,
and the same is hereby amended to
read as follows:
Sec. 5991. on the third Thursday In
August, December. and March in each
year the county superintendent shall
/ meet all persons, OF not less than elght-
cen years of age who shall have com
or Its equivalent In training or expe-
rience. and who are desirous of passing
suitable room at the county seat. mo-
tice of which win be given In some
newspaper In the county. iny.,os or In n case ase
county he shall give such notice as
may by him be deemed necessary. at
which time he shall examine all such
applicants in photography. reading.
writing. arithmetic, English grammar.
geography, history and constitution of
of Colorado, civil government, rhvsiol-
ogy, natural sciences theory and prac-
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
teach in school of high grade. the ex-
animation shall extend to such addi-
tional branches of study as are to be
pursued In such school. If satisfied of
the competency to teach and OF the
he shall give such applicant a certifi-
1 cate, as provided in the following sec
| cate except one of like grade unless
! the eIapplicant be examined at the regu-
ever. in case of emergency. recognize
| county teachers certificates issued in
this or other states by endorsing there
I lar county examination. Provided. That
4 the certificate endorsed shall be In
full force at the date of such endorse.
ment thereon. II the attendance upon
shall work a great hardship to five or
more teachers In the county. the county
tnte the fer suSh
! ination at some convenient place, and
the county superintendent may appoint
| examination who shall without delay
report to the county superintendent the
written answers Of each application;
| (5) dollars per day for conducting such
examination. and such services shall
ent to the county commissioners.
| Sec 2. That section b994 of the Re-
yised Statutes Sf bspsny bcGiSrads lsSs be-
Sec. 1894. The certificates issued by
three grades. distinguished as first. sec
ond. and third. The first grade certifi-
Gates shall be valid for three years and
may be renewed by the county superin-
tendant OF the county in which II was
Issued: provided. that no first grade
who has not had at least eighteen
weeks of professional training in a rec
! ognized teachers training school and
three terms of not less than six months
( each of successful teaching experience;
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 a 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-
vided. 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
third grade certificates shall be issued
, to the same person. county superin-
] tendent may upon application of
( teacher holding a first grade certifi-
cate receive at a regular examination
in another county in the state and In
full force at the time, issued to said
teacher certificate of like grade, pro-
vided, that such certificate shall not
show the standing In each branch or
! be subject to renewal but shall show
! the conditions upon which 1t is issued
And he may revoke certificates of any
grade at any time. for immortality. In
competency. or other just cause II
shall he deemed a violation OF law to
grant certificates of any of the above
/ grades except one OF like grade with
out recurring the applicant to pass a
thorough and satisfactory examination
| in such branches and at such times a 5
are specified In Section is (59q1) Of
this act. and in all such examin ations