The Elbert County tribune., 1912-10-18
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HOUSE BILL NO. 81, LAWS 1911.
REFERHi1D TO THE PEOPLE OF
ION OF REEERENDUM.

hGIaI RgfEnniab HE'D 10 70 THE sss rEorlE OF
THE STATE OF COLORADO BY Pc
Notice is hereby given, That at the
General Election to be held on the
there will be submitted to the qualified
electors OF the State of Colorado, Tor
fhs Which or esss a Mas Ee
Colorado by Petition of Referendum.
6Sm5er o abS Of the
voters OF the State of Colorado. duly
verified In aecordanee with law and
at al ii:5s ins o.elocR Gtie HA 4 n. n ''' a. = 49,
ACT Th IS oahs II seSon eSt Of Arses
COLORADO providing for the Initiative
BILL FOR AN ACT TO AMEND SEC
TIoNS 6Sgl 90, 1sn[9 AMP ss94i r OF o THE aE RE RE
OF EXAMiNATIoNs FOR TEACH
FiGATioNs EEs I6NsieieAInss Of TnAcHERs. AM |oAAi
the State Of colorado:
Section /. That Section 59s1. of the
Revised Statutes of Colorado. 1905. be,
and the same is hereby amended to
Sec. 6g91. 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
pleted a four years High School course,
or its equivalent in training or expe-
an examination as teachers. in some
suitable room at the county seat. no
tice of which will be given In some
newspaper in the county. or in case
there, is no paper published In the
county he shall give such notice as
which time he shall examine all such
applicants in orthography, reading,
writing. arithmetic. English grammar,
geography, history and constitution of
the United States and the constitution
OF Colorado, civil government. nhvsiol-
tice of teaching, and the school law OF
the state, to which shall be added agrt-
culture and horticulture and American
and agriculture and horticulture for a
second grade. II the applicant is to
teach In a school of high grade. the ex-
tional branches of study as are to be
pursued in such school. If satisfied of
good moral character of the applicant,
he shall give such applicant certifi-
cate. as provided In the. following sec
tion, but he shall not Issue certtfi-
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
lar county examination; Provided. That
the certificate SO endorsed shall be In
fun force at & the date Of Of such snand endorse
tended. nor show a previous endorse
ment thereon. II the attendance upon
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
ination 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
written answers of each application.
(5) dollars per day for conducting such
examination, and such services shall
be certified by the county superintend
Sec 2. That section 1894, of the Re-
vised Statutes of Colorado. 1908. be,
and the same Is hereby amended to
Sec. 5ss4. The certificates issued by
the county ssperintendent shall all be OF
ond and third. The first grade certifi-
Gates shall be valid for three years and
tendant of the county in which It was
issued: provided. that no first grade
certificate shall be Issued to any person
weeks OF professional training in a rec
ognized teachers training school and
eacs Of e
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 thar two
third grade certificates shall be issued
to the same person. A 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 a 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 It Is issued
And he may revoke certificates of any
grade at any time, for immortality In
competency. or other Just cause II
shall be deemed a violation of law to
grant certificates of any of the above
grades except one of like grade with
out requiring the applicant to pass a
thorough and satisfactory examination
In such branches and at such times as
are specified in Section is (599ll of
this act. and In all such examinations