The Monte Vista journal., 1912-10-26
HOUSE BILL NO. ~. LAWS 1sna:
hEE ERRED TO THE PEOPLE VI
THE STATE or COLORADO BY Pc
TaronN nv REEKAENDUM,

Fifth day OF November. A. D. 1912, isi2
there will be submitted to the qualified i
electors of the State OF Colorado5; t1 Is
BILL BILL No Sp' 81. which House Bill was re,
ferred to the People of the state OF
Colorado by Petition OF Referendiuini,,
number Of signatures go Of the Legal
voters of the State of Colorado. duly
verified In accordance with ia~ Sly aHo
filed in the office of Secretary OF State
at II: $50 O'clock A. NJ.
The authority for SUMMING ,o Jacs
of the Constitution of the State of
Colorado, providing for the Initiative
and Referendum.
BILL FOR AN ACT TO AMEND SEC
TIONS 1891, AND 1894, OF THE RE
VISED STATUTES: OF GOLo0 20 AZ
OF tIS'' ENX NAM \ AT FOR TEACH
ERs. CERTiFiCATEs AND QUAIL
FICATIONS OF TEACHERS.
Be 1t Enacted by the General Assembly Of
the State Of Colorado:
Section l. That Section 59s1, OF the
Revised Statutes of Colorado. l90S. BE-
and the same is hereby amended TO
read as follows:
August, December, and March in each
| year the county superintendent snail
meet all persons. of not less than elght-
| cen years of age who shall have COM
| pieted a four years' High school course.
or its equivalent in training or expe-
rience, and who are DESTROYS Of passing
suitable room at the county seat. no
tice of which will be given In some
newspaper In the county. or In case
county he shall give such notice as
may by him be deemed necessary. at
which time he shall examine all such
writing. arithmetic. English grammar,
geography. history and constitution OF
the United States and the constitution
ogy, natural sciences. theory and prac-
tice of teaching, and the school law or
the state, to which shall be added agri-
literature for first grade certificate;
and agriculture and horticulture for a
second grade II the applicant is to
teach in a 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
good moral character of the applicant,
he shall give such applicant a certifi-
cate, as provided in the following sec
ton, but he shall not issue certffi-
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-
the certificate SO endorsed shall be in
full force at the date of such endorse
ment. and shall not be renewed. ex-
ment thereon. II the attendance upon
the examination at the county seat
shall work a great hardship to five or
superintendent may provide for such
teacher or teachers to take the exam
nation at some convenient place, and
the county superintendent may appoint
some suitable person to conduct such
examination, who shall without delay
report to the county superintendent the
Such person shall be entitled to five
(5) dollars per day for conducting such
ee eertifed by a the county superint sa
ent to the county commissioners.
Sec 2. That section 1894. of the Re-
e ssms IS hepeby @
read as follows:
Sec. 1894. The certificates issued by
the county superintendent shall be of
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 1t was
issued; provided. that no first grade
certificate shall be issued to any person
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 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 a
teacher holding a first grade certifi-
cate receive at regular examination
In another county in the state and in
fun force. at the time. issued to said
vided, that such certificate shall not
show the standing in each branch or
be subject to renewal but shall show
And he may revoke certificates of any
grade at any time, for immortality. in
shall be deemed a violation OF law to
grant certificates of any of the above
grades except one of like grade. with
In such branches and at such times as
are specified In Section 16 C699D of
the questions prepared by the super
intendent OF public instruction shall be
used. In case a certificate is revoked
,r refused by the county superintend-
ent. the right OF appeal to the State
Board OF Education shall not be denied
the teacher or applicant, II said appeal
be taken within thirty days from date
OF notice of such revocation or re-
fusal. The county superint endent shalt
keep an official record in n suitable
book OF the person so examined, con-
tanning inc names, age, nativity date
OF examination. and the grade or GER
tificate Issued. he shall also retain for
three months tho written answers of
all applicants at the regular examina-