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An Act to define the duties of the Superintendaent of Public instruction. 1868 152 (1868.07)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsal0674 and id is 1 raw text is: AN ACT To define the duties of the Superintendent of Public Instruction. ARTICLE I. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the board of Cducation of the State of Alabama, That it shall be the duty of the superintendent of public instruction to devote his Dtesorfs.-tile to the care aiid improvement of the ;common perintendent. schools, and the promotion of the general interest of education in the State. le shall carefully investi- gate the operation of the school laws, collect informa- tion in regard to the arrangement of school districts, the location and construction of school houses, consult and advise with county superintendents of education with regard to the qualifications of teachers, and inquire into the most approved methods of teaching. SEC. 2. Be it further enacted, That it shall be his Tovisit con- duty, as far as practicable, to visit every county in the ties. State annually, for the purpose of inspecting the school, awakening an interest favorable to the cause of education, and diflising as widely as possible by public addresses and personal communicalion with school officers, teachers and parents, a knowledge of existing defects and of desirable improvements in the govern- ment and instruction of the schools. Si-c. 3. Be it further enacted, That the superinten- dent of public instruction shall prepare and submit to the board of education at their annual meeting, a report Report. containing-(1st.) An abstract from the common school reports received by him from the several county super- intendents of education, showing the number of original school districts in the State, the number of schools taught, the enumeration of persons between the ages of five and twenty-one years, distinguishing between white and colored, male and female, and the whole number taught in the schools throughout the State. (2.) A statement of the condition of the common schools and of all other institutions of learning under the super- vision of the boaid of education. (3.) The amount of school funds collected and expended each year from all sources, specifying the amount from each source respect- ively (4.) All matters relating to his oflice, the com- 1888. 152

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