Year: 1859

~AA' HASA


To provide for the Election and to define the Quite,


of the Secretary of the Board of Education.


SECTION Be ii Enacted BY the board Of Education
V the State ef IOWd, That ut each regGlar meeting OF
the Board there shall be elected Secretary, OF said
Board, who shall hold his office until his successor /.
elected aud qualified.


a. He shall before entering upon the duties of his
oce and as soon a may be after his election give
BOND Tor the OF the State OF Iowa. in the pen sum
OF one thousand dollars, with sufficient surctes to be
approved by the Secretary Of state conditioned for the
faithful and impartial performance OF the duties OF
his office as Secretary of the Board of Education


D. He shall also, at the time of giving bond, take
and subscribe oath make affirmation to the effect
that he will support the Constitution Of the United
states and of the State OF Iowa. and the best Of
ability faithfully mpartiay perform the duties of
Secretary which oath shall be endorsed upon the back
of said bond, which shall be filed with and pre- by
the Secretary OF state.


l. 1t shall be the duty of the Secretary to keep an
accurate journal OF the proceeding Of the Board and
ali other duties required Of him by the Board


20. Immediately after the adjournment Of the Board
oi haucaton, ne snail furnish the printer authorized
to print the laws with copies of the acts and resolu-
t,on passed at the session. and them be pri-
ted IN plain manner in the form OF q pamphlet


60 lie shall make his certificate that the acts and
resolutions therein contained truly copied from the
original rolls, and cause the to be printed at the
END OF each volume, which shall be primo acie evil
dence Of their correctness.


a.. lie shall, may be, in the same manner
a. provided in the two preceding sections of this act
have the journals printed.


Z s. lie shall before the first day of March af.
ter the acts, resolutions and journals, and such docu-
ments as may be required by law printed after the
adjournment of any session OF the Board transmit to
each superintendent Of common schools in each or


zeu county IN this state, one copy Of the laws for
every school officer in the county


" lie shall preserve in his Office hundred COPIES
OF the acts and resolutions, and twenty five copies each
Of the Journals, and distribute ten copies to each
DER oi the Board OF Education, and such other doc-
ments may have been published by order the Board
OF Educstion and shall hold the same subject to the
order of the Board.


10. lie shall transmit one copy of the Journals In
each Superintendent of common schools and County
judge in every organic ed county ia this State within
the time fixed for the distribution Of the Of the
Board Of Education.


n Aiter the dist,,,sts.s, rcso,u-
on- ana !oarnals. as provided in the two preceding
organized county p IN s R p5 rs s t. II pro-
portion to the population Of each county.


II. An office shall he provided for him at the seat
OF government, in which he shall file papsrs, reports
ana public documents tansmitted to him by the Coun-
ty superlnteu1ents OF the several Counties, each year
separately, and bold the in readiness to be sx-
hibted to the Governor, to committee from either
house OF the General Assembly the State of Board
OF Education, at any time when required and shall
keep fair record OF all matters pertaining to his of
flee.


l3. The Secretary OF the Board Of Education shall
be charged with the general supervisors OF all the
County Supsrin endepts. and all the common schools
Of the state, aud lie shall that the school system is
Is early as practicable carried into effect a.d put
uniform operation


IA. With general view to these special duties he
sna mses the County Superntendents OF each Judicial
Dstrc, at least once in each year at such time aud
place As he may appoint, giving due notice of such
meeting and is hereby made the duty Of the said
county superintsndeuts to attend each meeHE the OBJ
Ject OF which shall be to accumulate valuable facts rel
atlVe % common schools, to compare views, discuss
principles, and in general to listen all communca-
tons and and enter into all discussions rel
ave 70 the compensation of teachers, their qulifca-
lions, branches taught, method OF instruction, text
DOCKS, district brarie apparatus and all other matters
embraced in the common school system.


To- lie shall visit such schools he may have it in
his power to do and witness the in which they
conducted.


16. 1t shall be his duty to recommend from time to
time to county sucn books as he shall
think advisable Tor textbooks and for district
libraries, list Of which the county superntendents
shall Immediately transmit to the several presidents Of
the district boards OF directors in their respective


~. The secretary of the Board Of Education shall
caue rs many copies Of this act and all other school
acts i'll force with the FORMS regulations aud iustruc
tions herein contemplated thereto annexed to be from
time to time printed and distributed among the county
superntendents as he shall deeln expedent directing
of the state lie shall also prepare and
cause to be distributed to the several county supern
tendents form OF certificate in blank to be
teachers also all other blank forms necessary to be used
in carrying out this act aud all other acts.


IL. lie shall annually on the first day Of January,
report to the auditor Of state the number of
twenty-one /, ears.


Sls. lie shall make report to the General Assembly
ana the Board OF Education, at each session thereof


First-A statement of the condition Of the common
schools OF the State, and shall contain the number
school districts therein the number of schools
in the state, the number of scholars between five aud
twenty Of age, and also the number in each
county who have attended school the previous year
returned BY the several county sursrintendsnts hs
number OF books in the district libraries and the value
OF all app arat US in the schools


Sscond-Such plans as he may have matursd for the
management and Improvement Of the common school
fnrt thp haffa md
and efficiency of common schools.


Third All such matters and things relating to his
once aud to the common schools As he shall deem
pedent to communicates.


Fourth He shall his report to be printed. and
shall present i've hundred copies thereof each body
on Or before the second day of their session. for dtr
button.


90 He shall receive annually, the sum of one thous
and five hundred dollars compensation for the duties
required under this act and also all nsceSssry contn
gent expenses for travelling, aud clerk hire pertaining
to his Office, to be suded aud paid the salaries and
contingent expenses OF other state officers provided
that his contingent expenses for these purposes shall
exceed the sum OF seven hundred aud fifty dollars in
any year And he shall, within twenty days aft
his election take possession of the books papers anG
effects belonging to the department of the supernten
dent OF public Instruction. which Office hereby abol
| ished


s2l. Whenever reasonable assurance shall be siver
to the secretary Of the Board Of Education that
Der Of not less than thirty teachers desire to assemble


for the purpose of holding Teachers Institute,
to remain in session for period of not less than I'll
working days, he shall appoint such time and place 70
said meeting and such lecturer the said teacher
shall suggest and give due notice thereof and for tn
of defrayng the charges procuring teacher
and lecturers for said Institute the sad secretary
receive oni the state trsasury not exceeding
hundred dollars for any Institute which he sha
immediately transmit to the county superintendent il
whose county the institute may be held, who shall pa
out the same as the institute may direct in accordauc
with the provisions of act of the general assembly
approved March l2 1858, which appropratcs thou.
| and dollars for that purpose.


INV lima in, !
office OF the secretary OF the Board of Education Will
the Board Is not in session. the Governor SHALL by
pontment fill such vacancy until the next ession
the Board.


223 This act to take effect from and after its publ
cation in the Iowa Citizen and the Iowa Statesman.
OItAN FAVILLE,
President Of the Board Of Education.


hereby certify that the above is true and comple
copy OF the original act passed by the Board Of Ed
cation Of the State Of Iowa.


JOSIAH +. TUBBY,
Secretary pro tenn. Of the Board.
December "a, 1858.


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