The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-23
AN ACT

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 No. 673.) CH. 1854 John
 To provide for the holding of teachers Institutes in this state, to authorize the employment of institute conductors | and to make necessary appropriations 1 for the same
 Be it enacted by the legislature of Ala | bama
 1 l. That the sum of s65o0 be appropriated
 annually out of the general educational | fund for the purpose of defraying the expenses of holding and conducting insti- tutes for the teachers of this state. g. That teachers institute shall be held each year in the several counties of the state or such groups of counties as the state superintendent of education may
 designate. The time for holding the insti-
 trtes shall be fixed by the state superin-
 tendent of education after consultations
 with the county boards of education con- cerDed
 3. That for the purpose of conducting tfese institutes the state superintendent O. education is authorized to employ per- sons of recognized ability to conduct the same under his direction, and to pay the persons so employed such salaries and ex- penses IS may be required and as the funds will permit
 4. That it Is hereby made the duty of teachers to attend an institute for four full days in each scholastic year. and no tcttHCT Sldl De eHlDlOyeQ III any eIe- mentary or high school supported in whole or in part from public funds. un- less such teacher shall file with the board or education of the county or the ie- corporated city or town the case may be, certificate showing that such teach CT has attended a county institute for four full days within 12 months next pi eceding the date such teacher Is to begin work under his contract. or that such teacher has affaDdad n ipc itr,tf Of higher learning and pursued a course Of professional study for at least three weeks during the scholastic year in which the institute is held; provided that the state superintendent of education shall nave power to excuse teachers from in- stituto attendance for extraordinary reas- ons. and to this end he shall make rules and regulations governing the same pro- vided further that the signed statement Of the state superintendent of education that any teacher is excused by him shall be accepted in lieu of the certificate of institute attendance required in this sec tion.
 5. That the county board of education and the boards of education of all in- corporated cities and towns shall cause all the schools under their control for any race for which a teachers institute IS being held in county or in a group Of counties, to be suspended during the time of the holding of such institute, and the contract of any teacher who Tails to attend an institute so held shall thereby be voided, unless the person conducting said institute shall file with the county superintendent of educa- ton written statement that he has excused. for good and sufficient req sons. the teacher failing to attend said Institute. The conductor of any insti- tute shall issue a certificate of attend Dr,a f@ sions of the institute, and shall make in duplicate list of all teachers pres ent at the institute for the required time and of those excused by him, and he shall file a copy of said list with the county superintendent of education and shall send the original to the state of education.
 6. That each teacher attending an institute shall pay to the county su- perintendent of education a fee of not less than 50 cents and not more than $1, which shall be used to supplement the state fund appropriated by this act for the maintenance of teachers insti- tutes
 '. That the funds appropriated under this act shall be used for the payment of the salaries and expenses of the in- stitute conductors and for such other expenses as may be necessary to make this act of the greatest benefit to the teachers of the state; and the state au- ditor shall, upon the approval of the state superintendent of education, issue on the state treasury for said salaries and expenses; provided that the institute conductor shall be paid as other state officers are paid; provided further that all unexpended balances re- ma ming to the credit of the institute fund for the year ending September 30, 1915, shall be conveyed into the state treasury, to be drawn out upon the requisition of the state superinten- dent of education in the same manner that the appropriation under this act is drawn. and all unexpended balances after the above date at the end of any fiscal year shall remain to the credit of said institute fund, to be expended In any following year.
 8. That all laws and parts of laws in conflict with this act be and the same are hereby repealed.
 Approved September 23, 1915. 
 JOHN PURIFOY,
 Secretary of State.
 AN ACT No. 400 (H. 31e John. To cOn1pel the attendance at school of