The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-05
LOCAL ELECTION BILL FOR COFFEE
 COUNTY AMENDED
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completed the high school course. Under the present general law and it's operation all county superin- tendents are now required to hold an Alabama certificate in administration and supervision issued by the state board of education, the requirements for which are estimated to be sev- eral years higher than those pre- scribed for a first-class certificate. Therefore, superintendent possess ing no higher qualifications than those prescribed in this bill would find many of the teachers under his supervision outranking him ma terally in scholarship and profess sional training. Such situation would, 1t is feared, result in con ditions from which the children of the county would be the chief suf- ferers.
 Wants Same Qualification.
 However much there may be of difference of opinion in regard to the best method for the selection of county suptrintendents, I submit that opinion in the matter of qualifica- tions: that there should be no low ering of standards, and that the minimum qualifications for superin- tendents hould be uniform through out the state. The children of every county are entitled to school super vision as efficient as that provided for the children of every other county. To that end, the qualifica- tions of county superintendents should be made as nearly uniform is is possible. Amendments Suggested.
 l, therefore, suggest the following amendments to the bill
 l. Amend Section 3 of the bill as written so as to read as follows:
 Section 8. That the salary of the said county superintendent of edu- cation shall be fixed by the county board of education of said county at not less than fifteen hundred ($150O) dollars per annum, which salary shall be paid in the same way and manner as now provided under the general laws of the state for the payment of salaries of county su- perintendents in the several coun- ties.''
 2. Amend Section 4 of the bill as written so as to read as follows:
 Section 4 That said county su- chares for services to all persons using said facilities and schedules of all rates so fixed shall be filed with the state publis service commission within seven days after the fixing thereof. All private concerns, corpor- ations or individuals operating sim liar facilities at Alabama seaports must make and collect charges there for which shall be not less than the charges so fixed by the said commits sion for the use of the states facil- ties.
 Sec. l L The commission shall make to each regular session of the leg islature a report showing the in- debtedness of the state created under this act, the property acquired, the facilities owned, the results of the operation, and such other informa- tion as may be necessary to fully ad- wise the legislature of the status and progress of the improvement and de- velopment hereby authorized.
 Sec. 12. The governor of the com mission, respectively, are hereby di- rected and required to exercise the power and authority by this act con- ferred upon them, respectively, to whatever extent is necessary to the accomplishment of the improvement and development hereby authorized Any approval or consent by the gov ernor required by this act shall be sufficiently evidenced by a certificate to that effect signed by the govern or and filed in the office of the state treasurer, and approval or consent by the commission shall be sufficiently shown by a certificate signed by the president of the commiS iSsion, attested by it's secretary and filed in the of- flee of the state treasurer.
 Sec 14. If any section or provision of this act be held unconstitutional, it shall not invalidate any other sec tion or provision of this act.