Class- ^ "^?^S-^^^ 
 Book ■ V^ 
 
 OFFICIAL DONATION. 
 
DIGEST 
 
 J. c ^ 
 
 Sohool Laws 
 
 OF TllK 
 
 STATE OF FLORIDA, 
 
 kXa, ■ 
 
 WITH TlIK 
 
 Forms, Regulations and Instructions of the 
 Department of Education. 
 
 COMPILED BY 
 
 WILLIAM N. SHE ATS, 
 
 8UPBRINTENPENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION. 
 
 TALLAHASSEE, FLA.: 
 • Tallahassee AN Book and Job Print. 
 
 1899. 
 
state Board of Education. 
 
 (ex-officio.) 
 
 Hon. W. D. BLOXHAM, Governor, President. 
 
 Hon. JOHN L. CRAWFORD, Secretary of State. 
 
 Hon. WILLIAM B. LAMAR, Attorney-General. 
 
 Hon. J. B. WHITFIELD, State Treasurer. 
 
 Hon. WILLIAM N. SHEATS, Superintendent of Public 
 Instruction, Secretary. 
 
Constitution of Florida. 
 
 ARTIOLE XII. 
 
 BUUCATION. 
 
 Section 1. The Legislature shall provide for a uniform syn- 
 tern of public free schools, and shall provide for the Hberal 
 maintenance of the same. 
 
 Skc. 2. There shall be a Superintendent of Public Instruc- 
 tion, whose duties shall be prescribed by law, and whose term 
 ot office .shall be four years and until the election and qualifi- 
 cation of liis successor. 
 
 Skc^^. The Governor, Secretary of State, Attorney-General, 
 Stite Treasurer, and State Superintendent of Public Instruc- 
 tion shall constitute a body corporate, to be known as the 
 Ntate Board of Education of Florida, of which the Governor 
 shall he President, and the Superintendent of Public Instruc 
 tion Secretary. This Board shall have power to remove any 
 ^subordinate school officer for cause, upon notice to the incum- 
 bent; and shall have the management and investment of all 
 State School Funds under such regulations as may be pre- 
 scribed by law, and such supervision of schools of hicrher 
 grades as the law shall provide. '^ 
 
 Sec. 4. The State School Fund, the interest of which shall 
 be exclusively applied to the support and maintenance of 
 public free schools, shall be derived from the followino- 
 sources: ° 
 
 The proceeds of all lands that have been or may hereafter 
 be granted to the State by the United States for public school 
 purposes. 
 
 Donations to the State when the purpose is not specified. 
 Appropriations by the State. 
 The proceeds of escheated property.* 
 
 Twenty-five per cent, of the sales of public lands which are 
 now or may hereafter be owned by the State. 
 
 ♦As. (led In 1894. 
 
 Duty ot U^g- 
 Islature. 
 
 TiTTD of Slipt. 
 
 Pub. lust. 
 
 Pcrsounel of 
 St;ite Roarrl o f 
 Education. 
 
 Power oi rc- 
 moTal. 
 
 Interest only 
 to be applied. 
 
 Sources of 
 -•^tate School 
 Fund. 
 
SCHOOL LAWS. 
 
 1899. 
 
 Principal in- 
 Tiolate. 
 
 One Mill Tax. 
 
 Basis ofappor- 
 tioumenl of 
 interest and 
 One Mill Tax 
 (as amended in 
 1894). 
 
 County School 
 Tax. 
 
 County School 
 Fund ; whence 
 derived and 
 how disbursed 
 (as amended 
 in 1894 ). 
 
 Provisions lor 
 School Dis- 
 tricts. 
 
 School Trus- 
 tees. 
 
 District Tax. 
 
 Town or city 
 may be a 
 School Dis- 
 trict. 
 
 Disbursena«jit 
 of District 
 FuBid. 
 
 Skc. 5. The principal of the Stale School Fund shall remaii',-' 
 sacred and inviolate. 
 
 Sec. 6. A special tax of one mill on the dollar of all taxa- 
 ble property in the State, in addition to the otliei means pro- 
 vided, shall be levied and apportioned annual!}^ for the sup- 
 port and maintenance of public free schools. 
 
 Sec. 7. Provision shall be made by law for the apportion- 
 ment and distribution of the interest on the State School Fund 
 and all other means provided, including the special tax for the 
 support and maintenance of public free schools, among the- 
 se veral counties of the State in proportion to the average at- 
 tendance upon schools in the said counties respectively."^^ 
 
 Sec. 8. Each county shall be required to assess and collect 
 annually for the support of public free schools therein, a tax 
 of not less than three mills nor more than live mills on the 
 dollar on all taxable ^^voperty in the same. 
 
 Sec. 9. The County School Fund shall consist, in addition 
 to the tax provided for in section eight of this Article, of the 
 pi'oportion of the interest of the State School Fund and of 
 the one mill State tax apportioned to the county; all capitation 
 taxes collected within the county; and shall be disbursed by 
 the County Board of Public Instruction solely for the main- 
 tenance and support of public free schools. 
 
 Sec. 10. The Legislature may provide for the division of 
 any county or counties into convenient school districts; and 
 for the election bi-ennially of three school trustees, who shall 
 hold their office for two years, and who shall have the super- 
 vision of all the schools within the district; and for the levy- 
 ing and collection of a district school tax, for the exclusive use 
 of public free schools, within the district, whenever a majority 
 of the qualified electors thereof that pay a tax on real or per- 
 sonal property shall vote in favor of such levy; Provided^. 
 That any tax authorized by this section shall not exceed three 
 mills on the dollar in any one year on the taxable property of 
 the district. 
 
 Sec. 11. Any incorporated town or city may constitute a 
 School District. The fund raised by section ten may be ex- 
 pended in the district where levied for building or repairing 
 school houses, for the purpose of school libraries and text- 
 books, for salaries of teachers, or for other educational pur- 
 poses, so that the distribution among all the schools of the- 
 district be equitable. 
 
 *As amended in 1894. 
 
SCHOOL LAWS. 
 
 Skc. I'J. White and colore'l (^hildrcin sliall not he taught in 
 the sarnt! school, but impartial provision shall be made for 
 both. 
 
 Sk(;. I'-i. No law shall be enacted authoi-izing the diversion or 
 the lending of any county or district school funds, or the ap- 
 propriation of any))artof the permanent or available school 
 fund to any other than school purposes; nor shall the same, or 
 any part thereof, be appropriated to or used for the support of 
 an}' sectarian sch'jol. 
 
 Skc. 14. The Legislature at its first session shall provide for 
 the establishment, maintenance and management of such Nor- 
 mal Schools, not to exceed two, as the interests of public edu- 
 cation may demand. 
 
 Skc. 15. The compensation of all county school oihcers shall 
 be paid from the school fund of their respective counties, and 
 all other county officers receiving stated salaries shall be paid 
 from the general funds of their respective counties. 
 
 1899. 
 
 Separate 
 schools for ne- 
 groes. 
 
 Proliibitioii.s 
 on jJrhool 
 Kun«l. 
 
 Normal 
 Schools. 
 
 Compensation 
 of school ol- 
 tic;er8. 
 
 AirncLE IV. 
 
 Skc. 25. The Superintendent of Public Listruction shall 
 liave supervision of all matters pertaining to public instruction; 
 the supervision of State buildings devoted to educational pur- 
 poses, and perform such other duties as the Legislature may 
 j>rovide by law. 
 
 Skc. 27. * * [He] shall make a full report of his official ^^,,^.^ 
 acts, of the receipts and expenditures of his office, and of the rti>ort 
 requirements of the same, to the Governor at the beginning 
 of each regular session of the Legislature, or whenever the 
 Governor shall require it. Such * * [report] shall be laid 
 before the Legislature by the Governor at the beginning of 
 each regular session thereof. Either house of the Legislature 
 may at any time call uj»on * * ['lii^J io*" information re- 
 <](uired bj it. 
 
 I'owers and 
 duties of State 
 Superintend- 
 ent. 
 
 See. 25, Art. 
 IV., Const. 
 
 SluiU make 
 
 Al>l»i'. Sec. 27. 
 Art. IV., Const. 
 
SOHOOL L/\\A/© 
 
 OF THK 
 
 STATE OF FLORIDA 
 
 COMPILKD 
 
 From the Revised Statutes, and the Acts of the 
 Legislatures of 1893, 1895, 1897 and 1899. 
 
 GENERAL PROVISIONS AND DUTIES OF OFFICERS. 
 
 Section 1. There shall be established and raaintained a 
 uniform system of public instruction free to all the youth re- 
 siding in the State between the ages of six (6) and twenty- 
 one (21) years, as far as the funds will admit, as hereinafter 
 provided. 
 
 Sko. 2. The officer.s of the Department of Public Instruction 
 shall be a State Superintendent of Public Instruction, a State 
 Board of Education, a Board of Public Instruction for each 
 county, a Superintendent of Public Instruction for each county, 
 local School Supervisors and Treasurers. 
 
 Sec. 3, All such officers who shall hold their othces by stat- 
 ute shall conform to the regulations of the Department of 
 Public Instruction. 
 
 Sec. 4. They shall retain their offices during the faithful 
 performance of their duties, but not to exceed ionr years at 
 any time. 
 
 Sec. 5. They shall be subject to removal for incompetency, 
 neglect of duty, or any cause which would disqualify them for 
 the positions if not incumbents. 
 
 Sec. 6. No officer shall vote on a question lixing his own 
 compensation. 
 
 Sec. 7. A majority of any educational board shall consti- 
 tute a quorum for the transaction of business. 
 
 A uniform - 
 System ot 
 Public In- 
 struction, 
 Rev. Stat. 
 Sec. 2'>.'-j. 
 
 lb. See, -I-Zti. 
 
 Subject to 
 regulatioiiR, 
 tXx Sep.. 229. 
 
 Tenure of 
 ofliee. 
 
 For wliat re- 
 movnbla 
 
 Wlicn iK)t. to - 
 vote. 
 lblrt,Se(A. 23C'! 
 
 Aquorum. « 
 lb. Sec, '2S\. 
 
10 
 
 SCHOOL LAWS. 
 
 18 99. 
 
 Designation of 
 t-ounty suVj- 
 (livisioas. 
 Sec. l.Cliap. 
 4678. 
 
 School otticers 
 to quaJify. 
 Rev. Stat. Sec. 
 23'2. 
 
 To give bond 
 with sureties. 
 
 Liability lor 
 loss. 
 
 To turn over 
 effects to suc- 
 cessor, 
 lb' Sec. 23:^. . 
 
 Penal oflcase 
 to mix races in 
 Schools. (Sec. 
 1, chap. 4:3."5). 
 
 Penalty, 
 lb. Sec. 2. 
 
 Biflferccec-j set- 
 tled by arbi- 
 tration. Rev. 
 Stat. ?ec. 26.5. 
 
 Sko. 8. Each county shall constitute a school unit; all sub- 
 divisions of a county for school purposes shall be designated 
 as school districts; all school districts levying a school district 
 tax shall hereafter be designated as special tax school districts, 
 and ail schools receiving any district tax, as special tax schools. 
 
 Sec. 9. Every school officer who shall be appointed under 
 statutor}^ provision, is required: 
 
 1st. Before entering upon the duties of his office, and within 
 ten days after receiving notice of his appointment, to sub- 
 scribe to an acce])tance of the appointment and to pledge that 
 he will faithfully perform the duties of the position, and to 
 forward the same with his postoffioe address to the State Su- 
 perintendent of Public Instruction. 
 
 '2d. Before receiving any school moneys or property of any 
 kind, for safe keeping or disbursement, to give bond, with two 
 good sureties, the bonds to be fixed and approved by the Board 
 of Public Instruction for the county, the original to be filed 
 in the office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court, and a certified 
 copy to be held by the officer giving the security, to be pro- 
 duced when required. 
 
 3d. An}^ officer in charge of school moneys or property to 
 be so disbursed, shall satisfy himself that the officer to whom 
 he issues it has given bond as aforesaid, or be personally liable 
 for any loss in consequence of such neglect. 
 
 Sec. 10. Every officer shall turn over to his successor in 
 office, on retiring, all books, papers, documents, funds, moneys 
 and property of whatever kind, which he may have acquired, 
 received and held by virtue of his office, and take full receipts 
 for them of his successor. 
 
 Sec. 11. It shall be a penal offense for any individual, body 
 of individuals, corporation or association, to conduct within 
 this State any school of any grade,public, private or parochial, 
 wherein white persons and negroes shall be instructed or 
 boarded within the same building, or taught in the same class, 
 or at the same time by the same teacher. 
 
 Sec. 12. Any person or persons violating the provisions of 
 section 1 [section above] of this act, by patronizing or teach- 
 ing in such school shall upon conviction thereof be fined in a 
 sum not less than |!l50nor more than $500, or imprisoned in 
 the county jail, for not less than three months nor more than 
 six months for every such offense. 
 
 Sec. 13. All matters of difference which may arise between 
 school officers and teachers, or other persons, under the opera- 
 tion of this act, shall be submitted to the decision of arbitra- 
 tors. The proceedings and powers of arbitrators shall be as 
 j)rovided by law for other arbitrations. 
 
SCHOOL LAWS. 
 
 11 
 
 POWERS AND DITTIES OF THE STATE BOARD OF 
 EDUCATION. 
 
 Skc. 14. The State Board of Education shall consist of the 
 <4overnor, the Secretary of State, the Attorney-General, the 
 State Treasurer, and the State Superintendent of Public In- 
 struction. The Governor sliall be the President, the State 
 Treasurer shall be the Treasurer, and the State Superintend- 
 ent of Public Instruction, the Secretary of said Board. Said 
 Board is a body corporate, with full power to perform all cor- 
 porate acts for educational purposes. 
 
 Sec. If). The State Board of Education are directed and 
 empowered: 
 
 1st. To obtain possession ol and take the charge, oversight 
 and management of all lands granted to or held by the Slate 
 for educational puri)oses, and to fix the terjus of sale, rental or 
 use of such lands, and to do whatever may be necessary to 
 preserve them from trespass or injury, and for their improve- 
 ment. 
 
 2d. To have the direction and management, and to proviile 
 for the safe keeping and expenditure of all the educational 
 funds of the State; with due regard to the liighest interest of 
 education. 
 
 3d. To entertain and decide upon questions and appeals re- 
 ferred to them by the State Superintendent of Public Instruc- 
 tion on any matter of difference or dispute arising under the 
 operations of this act, and to prescribe the manner of making 
 appeals and conductin<i arbitrations. 
 
 4th. To remove any subordinate officer in the department 
 for incompetency, neglect of duty, or other cause which would 
 disqualify a person for the appointment. 
 
 5th. To keep in view the establishment of schools on a 
 broad and liberal basis, the object of which shall be to impart 
 instruction to youth in the profession of teaching, in the 
 knowledge of the natural sciences, the theory and practice of 
 agriculture, horticulture, raining, engineering and the mechanic 
 arts, in the ancient and modern languages, in the higher range 
 of mathematics, literature, and in usual and ornamental 
 branches not taught in common schools. 
 
 6th. To co-operate with the State Superintendent of Public 
 Instruction in the management of the Department; and in the 
 general diffusion of knowledge in the State. 
 
 Sbc. 16. The [State] Bonrd of Education shall invest moneys 
 of the common school fund which it may now have, and which 
 
 1899. 
 
 Hou' constHu- 
 tod. lb. 2;?4. 
 
 .\ body corpo- 
 raie. 
 
 Powers and 
 duties. lb 235. 
 
 With regard to 
 school hiuds. 
 
 With regard to 
 school funds. 
 
 With regard lo 
 disputes or ap- 
 peals. 
 
 Removal of 
 subordinate oE- 
 
 With regard to 
 higher educa- 
 tion. 
 
 To CO operate 
 with State 'Su- 
 perintendent. 
 
 To invest 
 School Fun*. 
 Tb. -JOT. 
 
12 
 
 SCHOOL LAWS. 
 
 1899. 
 
 In what may 
 nvest. 
 
 To till vacan- 
 cies on County 
 Boards. 
 Abtot yec. 4, 
 chap. 41 «8. 
 
 Noriaal Kchool 
 ioi- wljites. 
 
 ITacwlty, bow 
 elected. 
 Rev. St;U. Sec , 
 268, 
 
 Normal School 
 for negroes. 
 
 lb., StrC.'2b9. 
 
 from time to time may come to its hands, in bonds of tlie 
 United States and of the sevt^ral States at the current market 
 values of such bonds at the time of making such investments, 
 and such Board may from time to time change investments 
 held by it, and re-invest the proceeds arising from such change 
 in securities authorized by law; Provided^ hoioever. That in 
 no case shall any investment be made in any bonds on which 
 the interest is not regularly paid, or as to the validity of which 
 any suit may be pending. 
 
 Sec. 17. All vacancies on said Board [County Boai-ds of 
 Public Instruction] shall be filled for the unexpired' term by 
 appointment by the State Board of Education on the nomina- 
 tion of the State Superintendent of Public Instruction. 
 
 STATE NORMAL SCHOOLS. 
 
 Sec. 18. a Normal School for the training and instruction 
 of white teachers is established at DeFuniak Springs, Walton 
 county, under the direction and control of the State Board of 
 Education. 
 
 The State Board of Education shall elect a faculty, to con- 
 sist of a principal and two assistant instructors, who shall 
 have in charge the training and instruction of all students, sub- 
 ject to the approval of the State Board of Education. 
 
 Sec. 19. A Normal School for colored teachers is established 
 at Tallahassee, Leon county, similar in all respects as prescribed 
 above for the establishment of the Normal School for white 
 teachers, and subject to the direction and control of the State 
 Board of Education, 
 
 Establishment. 
 Sec l.chap. 
 4334, May 29, 
 18i)6. 
 
 Detiffu 
 
 Mannei- oi' »<> 
 lecdng student 
 for free tuition, 
 etc. Cfiap. 
 4668. Sec. 1. 
 
 SOUTH FLORIDA MILITARY AND EDUCATIONAL 
 INSTITUTE. 
 
 Sec. 20, The South Florida Military and Educational Insti- 
 tute is hereby established at Bartow, Polk county, Florida, 
 under the direction and control of the State Board of Educa- 
 tion, who shall elect such faculty as may be required to carry 
 out the provisions of this act. 
 
 Sec. 21. The design of this institution is to teach such 
 branches of learning, including military tactics, as may be re- 
 quired by the State Board of Education. 
 
 Sec, 22. The Representatives from each county in connec- 
 tion with the Senator representing said county shall be em- 
 powered to name upon competitive examination and in such 
 manner as the State Board of Education may prescribe, one 
 
SCHOOL LAWS. 
 
 ]'i 
 
 Ktuflent for ea<*,h county who shall be resident in said coiintv 
 to the said South Florida Military and Educational Institute 
 who shall be entitled to receive the benefit of a full course 
 of Instruction at said institute without charge for board, lodg- 
 ing, tuition, use of text books, washing, fuel, lights and 
 use of arms and equipments. Said student to be subject to 
 such rules and regulations as may be established for the gov- 
 ernment and direction of said institution. 
 
 Sec, 23. That for the purpose of carrying out the provisions 
 of this act the sum of nine thousand dollars ($9,000) be and 
 the same is hereby appropriated for each of the two ensuing 
 years, commencing September 1, 1897, out of any monies in 
 the State Treasury not otherwise appropriated. 
 
 INSTITUTE FOR BLIND, DEAF AND DUMB. 
 
 Sec. 24. The members of the State Board of Education are 
 the Trustees of the Institute hereinafter specified, under the 
 name of the Board of Managers of the Florida Institute for 
 the Blind, Deaf and Dumb. 
 
 Sec. 25. Said Institute shall remain in its present location 
 near St. Augustine, in St. Johns county, and shall be an asy- 
 lum for the indigent blind and deaf and dumb in this State/ 
 
 Sec. 26. Said Board of Managers shall provide for the edu- 
 cation, care and maintenance at said asylum of all persons re- 
 siding in this State, between the ages of six and twenty-one 
 years, who may be blind, or deaf and dumb. 
 
 Sec. 27. Any person entitled to admission into said Insti- 
 tute, or the parent, guardian or next friend of such person, 
 may apply to the Board of County Commissioners of the county 
 of his residence, and the County Commissioners, if satisfied that 
 the person is so entitled to such admission, shall issue a cer- 
 tificate to that effect, upon which the applicant shall be re- 
 ceived into the asylum. 
 
 Sec. 28. Said Board of County Commissioners shall supply 
 means of transportation of such persons to said asylum, and 
 at the close of each session the Board of Managers shall sup- 
 ply means of transportation for the inmates to their respective 
 homes and return at the opening of the next succeeding ses- 
 sion. The same to be paid for out of the general appropria- 
 tion for the maintenance of said asylum; those who have the 
 means will be required to pay the necessary expenses, tuition 
 Excepted, of their children or wards. 
 
 Sec. 29. Said Board of Managers shall provide for the in- 
 mates of said Institute necessary bedding, clothing, food and 
 medical attendance, and such other things as may be proper 
 for the health and comfort of said inmates. 
 
 1899. 
 
 Appropriatiiju. 
 lb..S<!C.'i. 
 
 Board of Man- 
 agers. 
 K. S. Sec. -270. 
 
 I;«t-»ti011. 
 
 H..,27'.. 
 
 Duty of Boa I'll 
 of Mauagers, 
 (As amended 
 ill chap. 'ls*)i) 
 
 County <'(>m- 
 miss ion ers to 
 issue certiflcate 
 of admission. 
 (As amende*] 
 lb). 
 
 Tran-porhi- 
 lio.i. 
 
 Wlio -shiiil pay. 
 ( As ameuded, 
 lb). 
 
 What Botifd of 
 Mauai^ei-sshalt 
 provide, 
 liev. ^tat. 270. 
 
14 
 
 SCHOOL LAWS. 
 
 1899. 
 
 ■Employ teaeh- 
 <aKs. lb., 276. 
 
 liepoi-t. 
 
 lb., 277. 
 
 Ftatc Superin- 
 teadent, juris- 
 diction of. 
 Kev. Stat.", Sec. 
 X32. 
 Duties, 
 lb., Sec. 13:5. 
 
 To print and 
 distribute iaws, 
 forms, etc. 
 
 To call Con- 
 veu tion.s. 
 
 To hold Insti- 
 ■Sutes. 
 
 To apportion 
 .scfioo! niouevs. 
 
 To make dw- 
 «retionary ap- 
 portionmeiitg,' 
 
 To decide.'upoii 
 api^eaU. 
 
 Skc 30. Said Board of Managers shall also provide for the 
 education of the inmates of said Institute, and shall employ 
 euch teachers as may be competent to instruct the blind, and 
 deaf and dumb, and tit them for aiding in earning a support, 
 and in sharing the enjoyments of life. 
 
 Src. 31. Said Board of Managers shall report to the Leg- 
 islature at each session the condition and management of said 
 Institute, the work done therein and the expenditures there- 
 for. 
 
 STATE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUC- 
 TION. 
 
 Skc. 32. The State Superintendent o! Public Instruction 
 shall have the oversight, charge and management of all mat- 
 ters pertaining to public schools, school buildings and grounds. 
 
 Sec. 33. It is his duty and he is hereby empowered : 
 
 1st. To prepare and cause to be printed and distributed 
 gratuitously to Boards of Public Instruction, and other officers 
 and teachers as many copies of the school laws, and such 
 forms, instruments, instructions, regulations and decisions as 
 he may judge necessary for their use. 
 
 2d. To call conventions of County Superintendents of Pub- 
 lic Instruction, and other officers, for obtaining and imparting 
 information on the practical workings of the school system, 
 and the means of promoting its efficiency and usefulness. 
 
 3d. To assemble teachers in Institutes and employ compe- 
 tent instructors to impart information on improved methods 
 of teaching and conducting schools and other relevant mat- 
 ters. 
 
 4:th. To apportion the intei'est on the common school fund 
 and the fund raised by the one mill State tax authorized by 
 Se^'tion 6 of Article XII, of the Constitution, among the sev- 
 eral counties of the State in proportion to the average at- 
 tendance upon schools in the said counties respectively of 
 children residing therein between the ages of six (6) and 
 twenty-one (21) years. 
 
 5th. To make such apportionments as may in his judgment 
 be right and just, when the census and returns on which the 
 apportionments should be made are manifestly defective or 
 have not been received by him. 
 
 6th. To entertain and decide upon appeals and questions 
 arising under this act, or refer such to the Board of Kducation 
 lor decision. - 
 
SCHOOL LAWS. 
 
 15 
 
 7th. To prescribe Hules and liegulatious for the manage- 1899. 
 
 nietit of the Depailrnent of Public Irislniction. 
 
 Sth. Ilii shall have a seal for liis office, with which, in con- 
 nection with his own signature, to authenticate copies of de- 
 cisions. act« or documents, which copies so authenticated shall 
 be of the same force as the originals. 
 
 9th. lie shall reside at the seat of government of this Stale, 
 and shall keep his office in a room in the Capitol. 
 
 10th. He shall prepare the questions for county examina- 
 tions and distribute same to County Superintendents; hold 
 written examinations for and issue State Certiticates ; may 
 grant Life Certiticates as provided by law; and may oi-der 
 county examinations on other days than those prescribed by 
 law. 
 
 11th. He shall nominate to the State Board of Education 
 for appointment persons to till all vacancies for unexpired 
 terms on County School Boards [County J^oards of Public In- 
 struction]. 
 
 12th. It shall be the duty of the State Superintendent to 
 A'isit each Seminary at least once in eacfi year, and he shall 
 annually make to the (Governor, to be by him laid before the 
 Legislature at each regular session thereof, a full and detailed 
 report of the doings of the respective Boards of Education, 
 and of all their expenditures, and the moneys received for 
 tuition, and the prospects, progress and usefulness of said Sem- 
 inaries, including so much of the report of the Board of Vis- 
 itors as he may deem advisable. 
 
 13th. To file and preserve the same [certified copies of the 
 monthly lists of persons who have paid their poll taxes] in his 
 office as a part of the public records and furnish copies thereof 
 when requested by citizens of this State. 
 
 DUTIES AND POWERS OF COUNT T BOARDS OF 
 PUBLIC INSTRUCTION. 
 
 Sec. 34. P^ach Board of Public Instruction is constituted a 
 body corporate by the name of "The Board of Public Instruc- 
 tion for the County of , State of Florida," and 
 
 in that name may acquire and hold real and personal property, 
 receive bequests and donations, and perform other corporate 
 acts for educational purposes. 
 
 Sec. 35. Each Board shall, before proceeding to any other 
 business, complete its own organization. Then the chaiiinan 
 and secresary shall make and sign two copies of the proceed- prirnary'duty. 
 ings of organization, and annex their affidavits to each that ^ ••-'^^• 
 the same is a correct and true copy of the original. They 
 
 To presi;ribe 
 rej^Luaii ins. 
 
 'I'o liave a seal. 
 II)., Hoc. 134. 
 
 To reside at 
 Capital, 
 lb., Sec. l:J5. 
 
 'I'o prepare 
 
 questions lor 
 
 examinations, 
 
 etc. 
 
 Abbr. Sees. 8, 
 
 9, 10, 20, Cliap. 
 
 4192, June 8. 
 
 1S93. 
 
 To nominate 
 County .-jcbool 
 IJoards. 
 Abbr. See. 4, 
 Chap. 419:3. 
 
 T<5 vi-ir Setni- 
 naries. Sec. 
 .•523, Kev. Stat.. 
 
 '^eporl to tile 
 Grovernor. 
 
 inie poll list«. 
 Abbr. Sec. 2, 
 Chap. 4660. 
 
 A corporate 
 body. 
 
 Rev. Stat.,S 
 236. 
 
 Organization a. 
 
16 
 
 SCHOOL LAWS. 
 
 1899. 
 
 'titles ve^ed 
 ill. 
 
 Pay. 
 
 Sec. l.Cftap 
 
 4,567. 
 
 ■Sccietary of. 
 
 Treasurer of. 
 )b. Sec. '240. 
 
 Rev. Stat., 
 Sec 242. 
 
 To hold title?. 
 
 May dispose of 
 pioperty. 
 
 Special tax 
 district prop- 
 erly. 
 
 To locatt! 
 schools. 
 
 School age. 
 
 Minimum 
 
 term. 
 
 To appoint .Su- 
 X^ervisors. 
 
 To se'ect 
 school site". 
 
 shall file one copy in the office of the Clerk of the Circuit 
 Court of the county, to be by him recorded in the record of 
 deeds, and file the other copy in the office of the State Super- 
 intendent of Publie Instruction. 
 
 Sec. 36. The title to the school property of the school shall 
 be vested in them and their successors in office, except in such 
 sub-districts as provided for. 
 
 Sec. 37. The members of the various County School Boards 
 shall be paid from the county school fund for iheir services, 
 two dollars per day, for each day's service, and ten cents per 
 mile for every mile actually traveled in going to and from 
 the county court house by the nearest practical route. 
 
 Sec. 38. The County Superintendent of Public Tnstrii(3tion 
 shall be Secretary of the Board. 
 
 Sec. 39. The County Treasurers of the several counties shall 
 be and the same are hereby constituted the treasurers of the 
 school funds in their respective counties 
 
 Sec. 40. Each Board of Public Instruction is directed — 
 
 1st. To obtain possession of, accept and hold, under proper 
 title, as a corporation, all property possessed, acquired or held 
 by the county for educational purposes, and to manage and 
 dispose of the same for the best interest of education; Pro- 
 vided^ That nothing in this act shall be so construed as to pre- 
 vent any sub-district [special tax school districts] from holding 
 school property that it has, or may hereafter acquire, for 
 school purposes, or prevent such districts from receiving their 
 portion of money as set apart for school purposes. 
 
 2d. To locate and maintain schools in every localitj'' in the 
 county where they may be needed, to accommodate, as far as 
 practicable, all the youth between the ages of six (6) and 
 twenty-one (21) years, during not less than four months in 
 each year. 
 
 3d. To appoint one supervisor for ench school on the recom- 
 mendation of the patrons, whose duty it shall be to supervise 
 the work of the school and to. report to the County Superin- 
 tendent of Public Instruction monthly the result of his ob- 
 servations. 
 
 4th. Te select and provide a site for each school house of 
 not less than one-half acre of ground in the rural districts, and 
 as nearly that amount as practicable in the villages or cities; 
 the situation to be dry, airy, healthful and pleasant, also rea- 
 sonably central and convenient of access for all who should 
 attend the school. 
 
SCHOOL LAWS. 
 
 17 
 
 5th. To do whatever is necessaiy with regard to purchasing 
 or renting school sites and premises, coustnioting, repairing, 
 furnishing, warming, ventilating, keeping in order or improv- 
 ing the school houses, outbuildings, fences, land and movable 
 property, procuring proper apparatus for the schools, grading 
 and classifying the pupils, and providing separate schools for 
 the different classes in such a manner as will secure the largest 
 attendance of pupils, promote the harmony and advancement 
 of the school, and establishing, when required by the patrons, 
 schools of higher grades of instruction where the advancement 
 and number of the pupils require them. 
 
 6th. To employ teachers for every school in the county, and 
 Ui contract with and pay the same for their services; Pro- 
 inded, That schools shall not be located nearer than three 
 miles to each other, unless for some local reason or necessity. 
 
 7th. To audit and pay all accounts due by the Board of 
 I'ublic Instruction. 
 
 8th. To keep accurate accounts of all their official acts, pro- 
 ceedings and decisions, of all moneys received, held or dis- 
 bursed, of all property acquired or disposed of, "in a proper set 
 of account books, and a record of the state and condition of 
 each school, and to report the same to the State Superintend- 
 ent of Public Instruction when required. They shall also at 
 the close of the scholastic year prepare an itemized report of 
 all moneys by them received and disbursed. 
 
 9th. To prepare and file with the Clerks of the Circuit Court 
 of their counties respectively, by the first Monday in August, 
 A. D. 1895, a detailed and itemized financial statement in 
 writing, showing all suras of moneys received on account of 
 county school funds for and during the year next preceding, 
 and from whom received, and from what source derived, and 
 all amounts paid out during such year, to whom and on what 
 account paid. What funds, if any, are on hand, and what in- 
 debtedness, if any, is outstanding. Such statement shall be 
 certified by the Treasurer of the county school fund and at- 
 tested by the County Superintendent of Public Instruction, 
 and in all counties where a newspaper exists, the Board of 
 Public Instruction shall cause said statement to be published; 
 Provided, The cost of such publication shall not exceed ten 
 dollars to be paid out of the county school fund; otherwise 
 they shall have the same posted at the oourt-house and at three 
 other public places in the county. 
 
 10th. To prepare and file with the Clerk of the Circuit Court 
 of their respective counties by the first Tuesday after the first 
 Monday in September, A. D. 1895, and by the corresponding 
 Tuesday in each and every month thereafter, an itemized 
 
 1899. 
 
 Goneral dis- 
 creiiouary 
 duties and 
 
 pf.WffS. 
 
 To e'^tablish 
 High .-telioois. 
 
 To employ 
 teacUers. 
 
 Three- m le 
 limit. 
 
 To audit ac- 
 counts. 
 
 To keep a com- 
 plete record of 
 otiic al acts. 
 
 To report to 
 St \ce Superii) 
 tcndent. 
 
 To file an item- 
 ize I financial 
 report am u- 
 ally with 
 coiinty olerk . 
 
 To publish or 
 post the sama. 
 {Ser>. 2,0hap. 
 4382). 
 
 To flle monthly 
 an itemized fi- 
 nancial state- 
 meMt with 
 county clerk. 
 
SCHOOL LAWS. 
 
 1899. 
 
 To piiblish or 
 post the same, 
 lb., Sec. 3. 
 
 To adopt text 
 
 books. 
 
 See. 1, Chap. 
 
 4680. 
 
 To consult Co. 
 8upt. and 
 teacriers. 
 
 Term of adop- 
 tion. 
 
 Sec. 2, Chap- 
 ter 4680. 
 
 Sec. 3, Chan- 
 ter 4680. 
 
 To prescribe a 
 course of 
 study. 
 
 Ill ancial statement showing all sums of moneys received dur- 
 ing the month next preceding on account of county school 
 funds, and from whom received, and from what source de- 
 rived, all appropriations made by such Board, and for what 
 purpose made. All warrants drawn by such Board, in whose 
 favor and for and on what account drawn, describing such 
 warrant by date, number and amount. zVll such monthly 
 financial statements shall be certified by the chairman of the 
 Board of Public Instruction for the county and attested by 
 the County Superintendent of Public Instruction, and the said 
 Board shall without delay cause the same to be published in a 
 newspaper of the county, when any such newspaper exists; 
 Provided, The cost of such monthly publication shall not ex- 
 ceed two dollars per month, otherwise they shall post the 
 same at the court house and at three other public j^laces in the 
 county. 
 
 11th. To put in operation in the public free schools in their 
 respective counties a uniform system of school books; but 
 however, that the adoption of such system shall be gradual 
 and not sooner made than the interests of the pupils and pat- 
 rons may dictate; and Provided, That the entire adoption shall 
 be consummated by July 1, 19'J1. 
 
 12th. The selection of books to constitute such uniform 
 system in each county shall be made by the County Board of 
 Public Instruction of the county, who before deciding upon 
 any book or books shall consult with the County Superintend- 
 ent of public schools and at least three leading teachers of the 
 county. Before any adoption shall be made at least sixty 
 days' previous notice of the time and place such adoption will 
 be considered published once a week for three successive 
 weeks in some newspaper having a general circulation 
 throughout the county, or in the absence of such newspaper 
 to be posted in at least five different and conspicuous places 
 in the county shall be given by the School Board; any adop- 
 tion made hereunder shall last at least five years. The County 
 Superintendent shall see that the books adopted are used by 
 the pupils and the teachers shall not use any other books in 
 teaching. 
 
 13th. Nothing in this act shall have the effect to interfere 
 with or impair any entire or partial adoption heretofore made 
 and now existing in any county of the State. 
 
 14th. To prescribe, in consultation with prominent teachers, 
 a course of study for the schools of the county and grade 
 them properly; and to require to be taught in every public 
 
SCHOOL LAWS. 
 
 19 
 
 scliool jn ihv founty over which ihey })ic'si(U', cloiieiitary 
 phyHi()h)gy, especiall}- as it relates to the ctt'ects of alcoholic 
 stimulants and narcotics, morally, mentally and physically; and 
 all persons applyini«; for certificates to leach shall be examined 
 upon this branch of study, undoi- the same conditions as other 
 branches reqiiired by law. 
 
 16th. To fix the compensation for the sei'vices of the County 
 Superintendent of. Public Instruction. 
 
 16th. To perform all acts reasonable and necessary for the 
 promotion of the educational interests of the county and the 
 general diffusion of knowledge among the citizens. 
 
 17th. To hold regular meetings for the transaction of busi- 
 iieee, by arrangement with the State Superintendent of Public 
 Instruction, and to convene a special session on emergencies 
 when requested by the Conuty Superintendent of Public In- 
 struction. 
 
 18th. To prepare on or before the last Monday in June of 
 each year, an itemized estimate showing the amount of money 
 required for the maintenance of the necessary common schools 
 of their county for the next ensuing scholastic year, stating 
 the amount in mills on the dollar of taxable property of the 
 count}', Avhich shall not be less than three nor more than five 
 mills, and furnish a copy of the statement to the Assessor of 
 Taxes of the county, and tile a copy in the office of the Board 
 of Public Instruction, and the Assessor shall assess the amount 
 so stated, and the Collector shall collect the amount assessed 
 and pay over the same monthly to the County Treasurer, who 
 is also by law School Treasurer, to be used for the sole bene- 
 fit of the public schools. 
 
 19th. To select candidates for admission to tht^ State Col- 
 lege and Seminaries. 
 
 20th. To appoint, prior to any authorized examination, three 
 teachers holding the highest grade certificate among the teach- 
 ers of the county as a grading committee; aud to keep secret 
 the names of persons comprising said committee until its w'ork 
 is performed. 
 
 2 1 St. To fix a school day to comprise not less than five (5) 
 and not more than six (6) hours, exclusive of recesses, and the 
 time for the opening of the public schools for each county; 
 Promded, That all schools must begin so as to close before the 
 last day of June. 
 
 1899. 
 
 To rt'<|uire 
 yiivsiologv 
 tiuiglit. 
 Rev. Stilt . 
 See.-242, lOth. 
 
 'J'o lix pay of 
 (;omity Supei- 
 iiiientient. 
 
 PlL'iiiivy [lOAV- 
 eis. 
 
 'I'd holil reg- 
 ular ineetin.srs. 
 
 To make an 
 itomized esti- 
 mate for the 
 ensuing scho- 
 lastic vear. 
 
 K.M . Stat. , 
 Sec, •242,14th. 
 
 To Femintiries, 
 etc. 
 
 Id appoint 
 Grariing- Com- 
 mittee. 
 Abbr. Sec. (>, 
 (hap. 4331, 
 aud Sec. 44, 
 Chapt. 4192. 
 
 To 6x limits 
 of school day 
 and date for 
 schools to 
 open. 
 
 A bbr. Chap - 
 41!W and 
 4t'.>«i. 
 
20 
 
 SCHOOL LAWS. 
 
 1899. 
 
 To order elec- 
 tions III school 
 districts. 
 Atobr. Sec. 2, 
 Chapter 4678, 
 June 5, 1899. 
 
 Scliool Board 
 Districts. 
 Abbr. Chap. 
 4193, June 2, 
 1893. 
 
 To take school 
 census. Sec. 
 2, Chapter 
 4679, June o, 
 1899. 
 
 To look after 
 poll taxes . 
 Abbr. Sec. 1, 
 Chap. 4666. 
 
 Not contract 
 ■with members. 
 Rev. Stat. , 
 Sec. 243. 
 
 Cf" unties to be 
 divided into 
 School Board 
 Districts. Sec 
 2, Chapter 
 4193. 
 
 22d. To order elections for the creation of special tax school 
 districts, for the selection of School Trustees, for fixing the 
 rate of millage to be levied in such districts, whenever the 
 provisions pertaining thereto in Chapter 4678 are complied 
 with; to determine the result of all such elections, and to per- 
 form other duties prescribed in said Chapter. 
 
 2Bd. To sub-divide the county into School Board Districts, 
 to tile a certified copy of their action with the County Clerk 
 and publish the same, as prescribed in Chapter 4193, Session 
 Laws of 1893. 
 
 24th. To have school census taken, in case the County Su- 
 perintendent of Schools shall fail to perform any duty imposed 
 upon him by the preceding section [Sec. 48, Par. 16th], as and 
 when the same is required to be performed, it shall be the duty 
 of the County School Board to cause the same to be done as soon 
 as practicable by some person or persons to be selected by such 
 Board. 
 
 25th. To examine at least twice each year the books and 
 records of the Tax Coll actor which relate to the collection of 
 poll taxes and said Board shall require prompt settlement for 
 poll taxes, assessed, together with those not assessed but col- 
 lected. Any Tax Collector or member of a County School Board 
 who shall neglect to comply with the provisions of this act 
 shall be suspended from ofKce. 
 
 Sec. 41. No Board of Public Instruction shall have power 
 to enter into contract with any of its members, except for the 
 purpose of obtaining school sites. 
 
 ELECTION OP COUNTY BOARDS OP PUBLIC INSTRUCTION. 
 
 Sec. 42. At the first meeting in July, 1894, the County 
 Board of Public Instruction in each county shall divide their 
 respective counties into three county School Board Districts s< 
 as to place in each district, as nearly as practicable, the same 
 number of qualified voters, the lines of said districts being so 
 drawn as to place each election district wholly within one or 
 another of said county School Board Districts ; and the 
 members of the County School Board [County Board of Pub- 
 lic Instruction] shall file in the ofiice of the Clerk of the Cir. 
 cuit Court for such county a certificate of their said action, 
 containing a description of the boundaries of said district, and 
 naming the election districts comprising each county School 
 Board District, which certificate shall be published in a news- 
 
 ^ee Sections 1, 3, 4. 9, 12, Chapter 4.515, [No. 1] and Sec. 2. Chap. 4516 
 [No. 2.1 
 
SCHOOL LAWS. -1 
 
 paper published in the county; or if there be no newspaper ' "^^- 
 
 published in the county, then by posting at the county court- 
 Jiouse door for four weeks thereafter. The County School 
 I?oard may thereafter change the boundaries of any such dis- may "e^^"*"" '** 
 tricts at a meeting in July of the year of a general election, «i>iiri^'uii. 
 but such change shall be certified in the Clerk's ottice and pub- 
 lished as required fur fixing such districts in the first instance. 
 
 Sec. 48. That at the next general election, and every two 
 vsars thereafter, there shall be elected in each county in this Ki'^i^npn of 
 htate a County Board of Public Instruction, hereinafter men- 
 tioned as the County School Board, consisting of three mem- 
 bers, whose terms of office shall begin the first Tuesday after Ttnureof 
 the first Monday in January after such election, and termi- ^'^P""] /"^" ' 
 iiate upon the qualification of their successors two years there- 
 after. 
 
 Si;<'. 44. * * A County Board of Public Instruction con- 
 . . ,. , , • 1 ,• u o u 1 T> 1 How olet'tecl. 
 
 sistiiig of three members, one member from each Schoof Board Aobr. see. ;{, 
 
 District, elected from the several counties at large of this ^'''''i' *"'•'" 
 
 State, shall be chosen at the general election A. D. LS98, and 
 
 i\i every general election thereafter, unless changed by law. 
 
 Skc. 4."). All vacancies on said Board shall be filled for the 
 unexpired term by appointment by the State Board of Educa- how'^aauji. 
 tion, on the nomination of the State Superintendent of Public ^.fl^.,^' *^'''^p- 
 Instruction. 
 
 SI'KClAL DUTY OF >IONROE ("OlN'l'Y KOAltl). 
 
 Sec. 40. The County Board of Public Instruction of Mon- tq ^.H^pioy 
 
 roe county are hereby autliorized and required to employ a teaciiers tor 
 
 competent teacher to instruct the Cuban pupils of the San schooi. 
 
 Carlos sehool, in the city of Key West, in the elements of the M'Jjy''3i*'^i8!")(> 
 English language. 
 
 Sec. 47. The said Board of Public Instruction shall make 
 provisions for the payment of the salary of the teacher so em- 
 ployed, out of the common school fund of said Monroe 
 oounty. 
 
 POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE COL^NTY SUPERIN- 
 TENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION. 
 
 Duties of. 
 
 Sec. 48. The County Superintendent of Public Instruction 
 is directed — 
 
 1st. To make timely inspection of the county, to ascertain ^. • . 
 the location in which schools should be established, the num- county. 
 ber of youth who would attend each, and the amount of aid |fc^24a' ' 
 
22 
 
 SCIIOOL LAWS. 
 
 1899. 
 
 To visit and 
 examine each 
 school. 
 
 To give advice, 
 
 To awaken in ■ 
 terest. 
 
 To confer -witk 
 Supervisors. 
 
 To select :fit 
 persons for 
 Supervisors . 
 
 To keep record 
 of each school. 
 
 To report 
 
 T© decide 
 disputes. 
 
 To leok after 
 selaool build- 
 ings and funds. 
 
 To held ex- 
 aminations, 
 ete. Abbr. 
 Chaps. 419-2 
 an* 4331. 
 
 that the citizens of the neigliborhood will contribute to encour- 
 age the establiishment of a school. 
 
 2d. To visit each school at least once during each school 
 term, and to make a thorough examination of its condition as- 
 respects the progress of the pupils in learning, the order and 
 discipline observed, the sj'steni of inspection pursued, the at- 
 tendance of the pupils, the mode of keeping the school records., 
 the character and condition of the school buildings, furniture, 
 books, apparatus and premises, the efficiency of the school 
 Supervisor, the interest and co-operation of the citizens in re- 
 gard to educational matters, and to give such advice as he may 
 judge proper. 
 
 3d. To do all in his power to awaken an increased interest 
 in parents, guardians,, school Supervisors and teachers, with re- 
 gard to the better education of youth in every respect, and 
 the general diffusion of knowledge. 
 
 4th. To confer with the school Supervisors frequentl}^ and 
 see that they attend to their duties, keeping them supplied 
 with a copy of the school laws, decisions, blanks and regula- 
 tions of the department. 
 
 5th. To select for school Supervisors persons whose charac- 
 ter, qualifications and sympathy with education specially com- 
 mend them to those positions. 
 
 6th. To keep a record by number, name and description of 
 the locality of each school established, of the expenses in- 
 curred for, and of his visits of inspection to, the several 
 schools. 
 
 7th. To notify the State Superintendent of Public Instruc- 
 tion, immediately upon entering his duties, of the names and 
 addresses of all county school officers. 
 
 8th. To decide upon questions in dispute which arise under 
 the operations of this act, when submitted to him by the par- 
 ties interested, and to refer hia decisions to the Board of 
 Public Instruction. 
 
 10th.. To see that the interests of the county are properly 
 guarded, and its rights secured in the making and performance 
 of every contract for the construction of school buildings, or 
 for other purposes; and that all moneys apportioned to or 
 raised by the county are applied to the objects for which they 
 were granted or raised. 
 
 11th. To examine candidates for teaching and to issue cer- 
 tificates, performing all acts is connection therewith as pre- 
 scribed by statutes. 
 
SCHOOL LAWS. 
 
 I'Jth. To lioM a specual exaiiiiiiation, ami issue tempoi-ary 
 ^certificates for a term of not lonijer tliaii the interval between 
 the regular examinations, provided the applicant for such cer- 
 tificate furni>shes satisfactory reasons for having failed to at- 
 tend the regular examination. 
 
 IStli. To revoke or suspend certificates, and to suspend 
 those issued by other autliority for cause manifestly sufficient, 
 giving notice in writing to the authority issuing them and of 
 the grounds for so doing; also notifying the teacher in like 
 manner, and of the right of appeal, to whom and when such 
 appeal should be made. See Sectioyi I'l. 
 
 14th. To receive from the Grading Committee, file and 
 properly preserve in his office, for at least one year, all exami- 
 nation questions; and to publish in the newspaper designated 
 by any dissatisfied examinee the questions and his answers to 
 the same upon request and of said examinee. 
 
 15th. Acting as Secretary of the County School Hoard, to 
 make and forward monthly a certified copy of the monthly 
 .]ists of persons who have paid their poll taxes, mentioned in 
 Section 1 of this Act, [Chapter 400G] to the State Superin- 
 tendent of Public Instruction, who shall file and preserve the 
 same in his office as a part of the public records and furnish 
 •copies thereof when requested by citizens of this State. 
 
 16th. Before the 15th day of May in the year 1900, and 
 every ten years thereafter, to take the census of all children 
 in his county, between the ages of 6 and 21 years; and if any 
 such children be idiots, or insane, or blind, or deaf-mutes he 
 ■shall so state, and he shall report such census to the School 
 Board of the county, and to the State Superintendent of Pub- 
 lic Instruction, on or before the first day of June of the year 
 in which such census shall be taken. He shall certify to such 
 report, as being correct, and shall be paid three cents for each 
 ■child so reported, and upon his failing to perform the duties 
 herein required of him, he shall be relieved from office. In 
 case he shall employ any person or persons to assist in making 
 any such enumeration of such children, such person or per- 
 sons shall make a sworn statement showing when and where 
 such enumeration was made, and that the same is correct, and 
 the same shall be filed by the Superintendent with the School 
 Board as part of his report. 
 
 Note— County Superintendent not authorized to purchase lands 
 for school purposes without being authorized by County Board of 
 Instruction. Board of Public Instruction Nassau County vs. BilHngs, 
 1.3Fhi.,68«. 
 
 1899. 
 
 Special exam- 
 inations. 
 Abbr. .See. 9, 
 
 I'll rerolce or 
 suspend cer- 
 tilii;ates. 
 KeY. Stat. 8ec. 
 
 •2 ft J. 
 
 To tile exam • 
 
 illation papers, 
 
 etc. 
 
 .Vbbr. Sec. i:i, 
 
 CUap. 4192. 
 
 I'o tile poll tax 
 lists. Sec. '2, 
 Chapter 4<>B({. 
 
 To take .school 
 census. Sec. I, 
 Chap. 4699. 
 
24 
 
 SCHOOL LAWS. 
 
 1899. 
 
 TEACHERS' EXAMINATIONS. 
 
 Section 49. There shall be held two examinations a year 
 
 Two examina- . • i ,-, i • • mi e .^ 
 
 tions yearly, in each county in tlie State, beginning on 1 iiesday alter the 
 first Monday in Jane and September, and each may continue 
 
 Dates lor. ^^^ ^^ more daj^s at the discretion of the examiner and a vote 
 
 of the examinees; Provided^ That only one examination may 
 be held in any county if two be found unnecessary; Provided 
 further, That County Superintendents may hold a special ex- 
 
 Speeiai exam- amination, and issue Temporary Certificates for a term of not 
 
 ination. Sec. ■, ^ ■ -r ^ " i ^ • • 
 
 t), Chap. 4331. longer than the interval between the regular examinations^ 
 provided the applicant for such certificate furnishes satisfac- 
 tory reasons for having failed to attend the regular examina- 
 tion. 
 
 Sec. 50. That at least one of the examinations of teachers 
 shall be held at the county seat of the county in which the 
 examination is held. Provided, That where two examinations^ 
 are held the County Board of Public Instruction may desig- 
 nate another convenient place for holding one of such exami- 
 nations other than the county site. 
 
 Sec. 51. The State Superintendent, for sufficient cauSe^ 
 may order examinations held on days other than those pre- 
 scribed by Section 19 [49 above] of this act. 
 
 Sec. 52. Candidates for Third, Second, or First Grade Cer- 
 tificates shall be examined by the County Superintendent of 
 Public Instruction on questions prepared in all cases by the 
 State Superintendent of Public Instruction, The questions 
 shall be sent sealed to the County Superintendents of the va- 
 rious counties, which seal shall not be broken until the morn- 
 ing of the day on which the questions for that day are to be 
 used, and then only in the presence of the persons assembled 
 for examination. Any person or persons w4io shall be found 
 guilty of securing or attempting to secure the prepared ques- 
 tions, or who shall furnish the prepared questions to any 
 teacher or other person in any other way than prescribed by 
 this act, shall be debarred from teaching a school or front 
 holding any school office in this State. The candidates for 
 certificates shall ask no questions, nor receive assistance from 
 any source during the examination. In case any examinee 
 may be in doubt as to the meaning of any question, he or she 
 may state in writing the point in doubt and answer accord- 
 ingly, which answ^er shall receive due consideration in grading 
 the papers. 
 
 One examina- 
 tion at county 
 seat. Jb. Sec. 
 11. 
 
 Special exam- 
 inations. Sec. 
 20, Chap. 
 4192. 
 
 Who County 
 {Superinten- 
 dent to exam- 
 ine. 
 
 Questions to 
 1)6 sent under 
 seal. 
 
 When to he 
 broken . 
 
 Penalty for 
 cheating. 
 
 Procedure in 
 case of doubt 
 as to meaning 
 of question. 
 lb. 10. 
 
SCHOOL LAWS. ih 
 
 SEf. 5.'}. All examination papers shall be prepared in the 1899. 
 presence of the County Superintendent or his appointed as- ' 
 sistant, who shall collect the questions and answers on each Mode of eon- 
 branch as completed, and said examiner shall accept no paper i^,"aUons^^^'"" 
 of any examinee containing a name or mark which would in- •»). ii. 
 dicate to any other than the examiner its author. Said ex- 
 aminer shall himself, on collecting each paper, designate it by 
 a number known only to himself, and shall keep a record by 
 number and by name of the author of each examination paper. 
 Every examinee shall complete and hand in the answers on 
 each branch before the questions on any other branch shall be 
 given out. When every examinnee has completed all the 
 branches, the examiner shall arrange and bundle together all 
 the papers of each examinee and shall deliver the whole to a 
 Grading Committee. 
 
 G HADING COMMITTEE. 
 
 Sec. 54. It shall be the dutv of the County Hoard of Public <;oumy Board 
 
 - . , „ ", , . . •: . Board to ai>- 
 
 Instruction, before every public examination, to appoint a pointaudto 
 Grading Committee, and to keep secret the names of persons nlmeso'/*^'^ 
 comprisinor said committee until its work is performed. '^'c 14. chap- 
 
 i- ^ » ler 4192. 
 
 Sec. 55. The County Board of Public Instruction, prior to 
 any authorized examination, shall appoint three teachers hold- wik, eligible. 
 ing the highest grade certificate among the teachers of the 
 county as a Grading Committee; said committee shall, imme- 
 diately after the close of any examination, carefully examine 
 and grade each paper turned over lo it by the County Super- ouut-sof. 
 intendent. When the said committee sliall have completed 
 its work it shall deliver back to the County Superintendent all 
 papers turned over to it, with a gradation sheet showing the 
 grade of each examinee in each branch upon which he or she 
 was examined, also the average grade and rank of each ex- '^radatioa 
 arainee. The County Superintendent shall then, for the first 
 time, make known to the Grading Committee the names cor- 
 responding to the number of any examinee, and shall then, in 
 the presence of said committee, present his list and write on 
 said gradation sheet the name of each examinee after his or 
 her proper number. The said Grading Committee shall retain 
 one copy of said gradation sheet, and shall lile one with the to retain copy. 
 County Superintendent, who shall issue certificates to the ex- 4331.^'*^*^^^^' 
 aminees, making averages according to the provisions of Sec- 
 tions 1, 2 and 3 [62, 63 and 64 of this compilation] of this 
 act, and to no others. 
 
26 
 
 SCHOOL LAWS. 
 
 1899. 
 
 To file papers 
 -with Couuty 
 Superinten ■ 
 dent sec. 13, 
 4192. 
 
 Pay of com- 
 mittee. 
 
 Time allowed. 
 
 Balance fund 
 how applied, 
 lb., Sec. 15. 
 
 Wlio may 
 teach. Sec. 1, 
 Chap. 4192. 
 June 8, 1893. 
 
 Five grades of. 
 lb., Sec. '2. 
 
 Mode of exam- 
 ination, lb., 3. 
 
 Who eligible. 
 
 Fee. lb. 4. 
 
 Requirements 
 for Tlaird 
 Grade. Fee i , 
 Chapter 4;i31. 
 
 Sec. 56. All examination questions and answers prepared 
 by the applicant for certificates shall be filed in the office of 
 the County Superintendent and be properh^ preserved for at 
 least one year; and in case any candidate is dissati.^fied with 
 the grading of his or her papers, he or she may authorize the 
 County Superintendent to have his or her answers, with the 
 questions, published in any newspaper the examinee may des- 
 ignate. 
 
 Sec. 57. It shall be the duty of the County Board to pay 
 the members of the Grading Committee two dollars a day and 
 5 cents a mile each way, one trip, for the actual distance trav- 
 eled and for the time necessary to perform their work. In 
 estimating a day, ten hours actual service shall be counted a 
 day, and not more than five days shall be allowed for the com- 
 pletion of the grading of all the papers after any examination. 
 The Grading Committee shall be paid out of the fund created 
 by the examination fees and the balance of said fund shall be 
 kept by the County Board and be applied to employing lec- 
 turers and to defraying the expenses of Teachers' Institutes in 
 the county. 
 
 TEAC 1 1 E RS' C ERTIFIC ATE S . 
 
 Section 58. No person shall be permitted to teach in the 
 public schools of this State who does not hold a teacher's cer- 
 tificate, granted in accordance with the provisions of this Act. 
 
 Sec. 59. There shall be five grades of certificates issued as 
 herein specified, and named respectively, to- wit: Third Grade, 
 Second Grade, First Grade, State, and Life, Certificates. 
 
 Sec. 60. No certificate, except Life Certificates, shall be 
 issued except on written examination, or written and oral ex- 
 aminations, as provided in this act. 
 
 Sec. 61. Any applicant for a certificate of any grade, before 
 being eligible for examination, shall present to the examiner a 
 written endorsement of good moral character from a responsi- 
 ble person, and shall pay an examination fee of one dollar, 
 which fund shall be applied as hereinafter provided. 
 
 Sec. 62. An applicant for a Third Grade Certificate shall be 
 examined in orthography, reading, arithmetic, English gram- 
 mar, composition, United States history, geography, physi- 
 ology, and theory and practice of teacliing, and must make an 
 average grade in the abov'e named branches of sixty (60) per 
 cent., with a grade in no branch below forty (40) per cent. 
 The examination in reading shall be both oral and written. 
 
SCHOOL LAWS. 
 
 1m>i' First 
 (irail.'. S 
 
 For State Cer- 
 tificate, 
 lb., Sec. 4. 
 
 Sep. Go. A Second (Trade Certificate shall be i.ssuod on e.v- 1899. 
 
 amination in the branches as prescribed for Third Grade Cer- por secona 
 tificate. An average grade of seventy-tive (75) per cent, shall «i';>'ie ^^ 
 be required, with a grade in no branch below Mty (.lO) per 
 cent. 
 
 Sec. 64. An applicant for a First Grade Certificate shall l)e 
 examined in civil government, algebra and physical geography, 
 in addition to the branches required for a Third Grade Certifi- 
 cate.. An applicant for a First Grade Certificate must make 
 an average grade of eighty (80) per cent, and shall grade in 
 no branch below sixty (60) per cent. 
 
 Sko. 65. A State Certificate shall be issued only by the State 
 ^superintendent of Public Instruction to persons holding a 
 Plrst Grade Certificate and who have taught at least twenty- 
 four (24) months, (eight months of which must have been 
 taught in this State successfully under a First Grade Certifi- 
 cate). The Superintendent of Public Instruction shall issue 
 no State Certificate except on written examination in the fol- 
 lowing branches: Geometry, trigonometry, physics, zoology, 
 botany, Latin, rhetoric, English literature, mental science and 
 general history. A candidate for a State Certificate must 
 make an average grade on the prescribed branches of eighty- 
 five (85) per cent, with the grade in no branch below sixty 
 (60) per cent. 
 
 ii'^SEc. 66. Any teacher holding a State Certificate i.ssued un- 
 der this Act, and such of Chapter 4192 of the Laws of Florida 
 as are not hereby repealed, and wlio has taught successfully in a 
 High School in this State for the period of thirty (80) months, 
 may be granted a Life Certificate by the State Superintendent, 
 without further examination, if endorsed by three persons 
 holding State Certificates as possessing eminent teaching abil- 
 ity and as having been eminently successful in governing and 
 conducting a school. 
 
 Sec. 67. Third Grade Certificates shall be good only in the 
 county in which they are issued. 
 
 Sec. 68. First and Second Grade Certificates may be en- 
 dorsed by the County Superintendent of any county in the 
 State, and shall theji be good in the county in which it is en- 
 dorsed as well as the one in wliich it was issued. 
 
 Sec. 69. A Third Grade Certificate shall be goo. I for two 
 years from date ef issue. A Second Grade Certih\-ate shall jerm of 
 be good for three yrars from date of issue, and a First Grade ib-. ^ee. lo. 
 Certificate shall be good for ftmi' vcars from date of issue. 
 
 CO. ;?. 
 
 For Life Cer- 
 tificate, 
 lb., Sec. 5. 
 
 Tliiril rjrade 
 limited. 
 lb., Sec. 7. 
 
 Fir.«t and Sec- 
 ond Grades 
 transferrable. 
 lb.. Sec. 8. 
 
28 
 
 SCHOOL LAWS. 
 
 1899. 
 
 Who entitled 
 to benefits, 
 lb.. Sec. 1'2. 
 
 First Grade is- 
 suiihle upon 
 ■what diplomas. 
 
 Proviso, 
 ]b., Sec. 
 
 U. 
 
 Revocation of. 
 Sec. 18, Chap. 
 4192. 
 
 With regards 
 to studies aud 
 mora s. 
 Rev. Stat., 
 Sec. 253. 
 
 To habits of 
 pupils. 
 
 School prop- 
 erty. 
 
 To disei.:>line. 
 
 To suspend 
 pupils. 
 
 And all certilicates granted in accordance with the provisions 
 of this act, [Chapter 4831] and such of Chapter 4192 of the 
 laws of Florida as are not hereby repealed, shall be re-issuable 
 upon examination. 
 
 Se€. 70. That all persons holding certificates granted in ac- 
 cordance with the provisions of Chapter 4192 of the laws of 
 l<lorida, shall be entitled to all the benefits and governed by 
 the provisions of this act \_Ohap. 4331]. 
 
 Sec. 71. That any person holding a diploma of graduation 
 from either of the State Normal Colleges of this State, upon 
 presentation of said diploma to any County Superintendent m 
 this State, shall be entitled to a First Grade Certificate with- 
 out examination; Provided., The person holding such diploma 
 applies for such certificate wnthin one year from the granting 
 of such diploma. 
 
 Sec. 72. A certificate of any grade may be revoked by the 
 authority issuing it, when the holder proves to be unsuccess- 
 ful, incompetent, or is proven guilty oi any gross immorality. 
 A First [or Second] Grade Certificate may be revoked for any 
 -of the above reasons by a County Superintendent endorsing 
 it. 
 
 DLTTIES AND POWERS OF TEACHERS. 
 
 SEi'Tiox 78. Every teacher is directed — 
 
 1st. To labor faithfully and earnestly for the advancement 
 of the pupils in their studies, deportment and morals, and to 
 embrace every opportunity to inculcate, by percept and ex- 
 ample, the principles of truth, honesty, patriotism, and the 
 practice of every Christian virtue. 
 
 2d. To require the pupils to observe personal cleanliness, 
 neatness, order, promptness and gentility of manners, to avoid 
 vulgarity and profanity, and to cultivate in them habits of in- 
 dustry aud economy,' a regard for the rights and feelings of 
 others, and their own responsibilities and duties as citizens. 
 
 3d. To see that the school-house, and all things pertaining 
 thereto, ai'e not iinnecessarily defaced er injured. 
 
 4th. To enforce needful restrictions upon the conduct of 
 the pupils in or near the school-house or grounds, avoiding at 
 all tunes unnecessary severity and measures of punishment 
 that are degrading in their tendency. 
 
 5tb. To suspend pupils from school for ten days for gros."? 
 immorality, misconduct or persistent violations of the regula. 
 tions, giving immediate notice to the parents or guardian of 
 
SCHOOL LAWS, 
 
 29 
 
 l)ie pupil, and to the school Mipervisor, of the suspension an<l 1899. 
 the cause of it. ~~~ 
 
 <>th. To hold a public examinaibn at the close of each 
 Bchool term, either oral or written. 
 
 7th. To deliver up the ke3's and all school property to the 
 Supervisor on closing or suspending the school, and in all 
 things to conform to the regulations of the department. 
 
 Sec. 74. No teacher, while actually engaged in his profes- RxL-niptioiis. 
 sion, shall be liable to military or jury duty. "^ ' ^'^^- "-^*- 
 
 'J"<) liold oxiiin- 
 iuatuiu'b. 
 
 To confiirni u> 
 rc,i.'-ulat,(>]is. 
 
 SCHOOL SUPERYISOKS. 
 
 Section 75. Every Supervisor is directed — 
 
 1st. To supervise the work and management of the school 
 
 Duties of. 
 Uev. Stilt. 
 •211. 
 
 piofijiity. 
 
 1 • • i X 1 • 1 1 • -1 T To report 
 
 and Its interests over which he is appointed, and report moiuiiiy. 
 monthly to the Board of Public Instruction, 
 
 2d. To supervise the construction, rental, repair and im- 
 provement of the school buildings, furniture, fences, grounds 
 and fixtures; to procure a copy of the school laws, regulations 
 and decisions for the use of the teacher and for his own in- 
 struction. 
 
 3d. To attend, at all times, when requested by, and cooper- 
 ate with the teacher in his efforts to elevate the character and 
 condition of the school; to review all suspensions from school 
 by the teacher of pupils guilty of gross misconduct and a dis- 
 regard of and persistent opposition to the authority of the 
 teacher, and to promptly report the same to the County Su- report 
 perintendent of Public Instruction. 
 
 Sec. 76. Whenever a special school aistrict is created and 
 Trustees are elected, they shall have the supervision of all the 
 public schools within said district. The position of Supervisor 
 shall be suspended by that of Trustees, and the duties pre- 
 scribed by law for Supervisors shall be performed b}' the 
 Trustees. 
 
 A SCHOOL YEAR, TERM, ETC. 
 
 Se(^ 77. Beginning with July 1st, A. D. 18c^3,.the school 
 year for all public schools shall begin on the first day of Jul}'^ 
 and end with the last day of the following June; and all re- 
 ports, financial and otherwise, to the State Department shall 
 embrace such business and matters only as take place within 
 the limits of the school year thus defined. 
 
 To CO operate 
 with teacher. 
 
 To review sus- 
 pensions find 
 
 Supervisor !^u- 
 per eded. 
 A libr. , See. S, 
 Chapter 4678. 
 
 School voar. 
 Sec. l,"cliap 
 41<)(). 
 
30 
 
 SCHOOL LAWS. 
 
 1899. 
 
 When schools 
 inav begin 
 lb. ," Sec. 2. 
 
 Openhis; and 
 closing of; 
 schools. lb. 
 Sec. 2 . 
 
 School dar. 
 Chap. 41'i5, 
 Juaee, 1893. 
 
 Term . 
 
 Year. 
 
 Holiday.ii. 
 Rev. Stat. 
 Sec. 256. 
 
 Lost timf. 
 lb. , Sec 25" 
 
 Designation of 
 scliool dis- 
 tricts. Sec. 1 , 
 Chapter 467S. 
 
 Election tor 
 creating a .<-pe- 
 cial tax school 
 district. 
 
 Sec. 78. No school in any county shall begin before July 
 1st of the school year to which that term of school belongs 
 and for which the apportionment was made. 
 
 Sec. 79. The time for the opening of the public schools for 
 each county shall be determined by the County Board of Pub- 
 lic Instruction; Provided, That all schools must begin so as 
 to close before the last day of June. 
 
 Sec. 80. 1st. A school day shall comprise not less than five 
 (5) and not more than six (6) hours, exclusive of recesses. 
 The time to be fixed by the Board of Public Instruction of 
 each county. 
 
 2d. A school month contains twenty days, exclusive of the 
 first and last days of the week. 
 
 3d. A school term contains four school months. 
 
 4th. The school year contains two terms. 
 
 Sec. 81. All recognized State or National holidays are 
 school holidays.* 
 
 Sec. 82. Lost time may be made up by a teacher, at the 
 discretion of the School Supervisor, when no conflict would 
 be occasioned with the arrangements of the Board of Public 
 Instruclioni. 
 
 SPECIAL TAX SCHOOLS. 
 
 Sec. 83. That each county shall constitute a school unit; 
 that all sub-divisions of a county for school purposes shall 
 be designated as school districts ; all school districts levying 
 a school district tax shall hereafter be designated as special 
 tax school districts, and all schools receiving any district 
 tax, as special tax schools. 
 
 Sec. 84. It shall be the 'duty of the Board of Public In- 
 structien of any county to order an election to be held in any 
 sub-division of any city or incorporated town, community or 
 sub-division of the county, at such time and place as said 
 Board maiy direct, whenever one-fourth of the qualified elec- 
 tors that pay a tax on real or personal propert}^ and are 
 resident in such city, incorporated town, comraimity, or sub- 
 division of the county, shall petition for such election, to 
 
 *The legal hoIida.ys are: The first day of the week, Sunda.v, .Tanuary 
 1st., New Year's Day; January 19th. Birth Day of Robert E. Lee; February 
 •2:id, Washington's Birth- Day; April 36th, Memorial Day; .Tune 3.i, Birth-day 
 of Jefferson Davis: July 4th, Independence Day: first Mondo.y in September, 
 Labor Day: General B'ection Day; Thanksfriving- Day; December 25th, 
 Ohri-tmas Da.v.-- Fid* Revised Statutes, Section ;?315, and Chapters 4068, 4198, 
 4Sir ar,d4ias, Laws of Fi nida. 
 
scnooi. LAWS. 
 
 :]1 
 
 <U'U'rmine whether such city, incorporated town, comtnunity 
 or snb-divifsion of the county shall become a special lax school 
 (listrict for the purpose of levying and collecting a district 
 school tax for the exclusive use of public free schools within 
 the district; at such election the following matters shall be 
 determined by a majority of the ballots cast by electors quali- 
 fied as herein prescribed, except that the tlnee persons re- 
 ceiving the liighest vote at such election shall be declared 
 School Trustees of said district: First, whether the city, in- 
 corporated town, communi^ or sub-division of the county 
 shall become a special tax Bchool district ; Second, who shall 
 be the School Trustees of said district; Third, the number of 
 mills of district tax to be levied and collected annually' for 
 the two succeeding yeare. The three persons receiving the 
 highest number of votes caet shall be declared the Trustees 
 elected for the special tax school district; provided, a majority 
 of all the votes cast be in favor of creating such special tax 
 district, who shall serve for the next ensuing two years and 
 perform the duties hereinafter prescribed. 
 
 Sec. 85. The petition mentioned above in this act shall 
 prescribe the boundaries of the sub-division of any city, or 
 city, incorporated town, community or sub-division of the 
 county intended to be formed into a special tax school dis- 
 trict. The Board-of Public Instruction may, however, change 
 the boundaries thereof before ordering any such election ; 
 but shall in no case include territory not included in original 
 petition, and shall give notice of any such change in the 
 notice of election. Special tax school districts created under 
 this act, shall continue unti^ dis-established or changed by 
 like proceeding as those by which they were created. The 
 petition provided for b}' Section 2 (Sec. 84) of this act shall 
 be published once a week, for four (4) successive weeks, in 
 some newspaper published in the county having a general cir- 
 culation throughout the county; and the publication shall state 
 when such petition shall be {)resented to such Boards. In 
 case there shall be no newspaper published in the county, 
 such petition and notice shall be posted in the manner pro- 
 vided in Section 4 [Sec. 86 ] of this act for the posting of no- 
 tice of election. 
 
 Sec. 86. It shall be the duty of the Board of PuVjlic In- 
 struction of tlie county to cause a notice of said election to 
 be published once a week for four successive weeks prior 
 thereto in a newspaper published within the county, and hav- 
 ing a 'general circulation throughout the county; but if no 
 newspaper be published in said county, then it shall cause five 
 
 1899. 
 
 Majority vote 
 necessary. 
 
 Matters to be 
 (letormmeil.- 
 
 Term oJ' Trus- 
 tee*. IV». 
 
 Boiiuds ®f clis- 
 triet to be pre- 
 scribcfl. 
 
 Subject to 
 chittifie. 
 
 Term of. 
 
 Petition to 
 published, 
 lb., ^ec. ;?. 
 
 be 
 
 Notice <»f elec- 
 tion to be pub- 
 lished . 
 
SCriOOL LAWS. 
 
 1899. 
 
 NVho to ap- 
 point inspector 
 etc. lb., 
 Stc. 4. 
 
 Who eligible 
 to vote. 
 
 Who pay co.-t 
 of election, 
 lb., Sec. 7. 
 
 Mode of (,'on - 
 •dutting elec- 
 tions . 
 
 Duty of Siiper- 
 Yisor of Kejiis- 
 tration. lb., 
 .Sec. ti. 
 
 "Who to cau- 
 "vass vote, 
 lb., Sec. 5. 
 
 TSlections to be 
 held bienni- 
 ally, lb., 
 
 Sec. S. 
 
 Form of ballot. 
 
 written or printed notices of said election to be posted in five 
 public places within the territory in which the election is 
 ordered. It shall be the duty of the County Board of Public 
 Instruction to appoint inspectors and clerks for said election, 
 whose duties shall be the same as those of similar officers in 
 general elections, except as herein stated. 
 
 Sec. 87. All qualified votei'S residing within the territory 
 sought to be made a special tax school district that pay a tex 
 on real or personal property shall be entitled to vote in said 
 election, and a majority of the votes cast shall determine any 
 matter voted uDon, pertaining to a special tax school district. 
 The cost of the publication of the notice of such election, and 
 of the election itself, shall ,be paid by the County Board of 
 Public Instruction out of the first moneys collected from ihe 
 special tax district. 
 
 Sec. 88. All special tax school district elections shall be 
 held and conducted in the manner prescribed by law for hold- 
 ing general elections, except as provided in this act, and it is 
 hereby made the duty of the Supervisor of Registration of 
 any county to furnish, upon payment for such service, to the 
 County Board of Public Instruction, on demand, a certified 
 list of the qualified voters residing in a special tax school dis- 
 trict, or the territory to be created into a special tax school 
 district, that have paid a tax on real or personal property for 
 the year next preceding any such special tax election. 
 
 Sec. 89. The Board of Public Instruction shall canvass the 
 returns of election as made to it by the inspectors and clerks 
 of election, and declare the results at the next regular meet- 
 ing of said Board, or at a special meeting called for that pur- 
 pose. 
 
 Sec. 90. Elections shall be held bi-ennially in each special 
 tax school district, as near as practicable upon the anniversary 
 of the original election, under the direction of the County 
 Board of Public Instruction, to determine who shall be Trus- 
 tees for the succeeding two years, and the number of mills of 
 district school tax to be levied for each of said years; said 
 elections shall be held under the same rules and regulations, 
 and qualifications of electors shall be the same as prescribed 
 for those voting in the original election creating a special tax 
 school district. 
 
 Sec. 91. Each voter voting at any election under this act 
 shall vote but one ballot, and the same shall be written, or 
 printed in black ink on plain white paper, and be substantially 
 
1899. 
 
 SCHOOL LAWS. 
 
 of the following form, according as he may desire to vote upon 
 
 any, or all of the questions submitted: ' 
 
 For (or Against) Special Ta.^ School District 
 
 School Trustees (stating their names) vo'I"i on'" '"' 
 
 lb . Set 17. 
 
 Maximum tax levy mills. 
 
 Nothing in this act shall have the effect to abrogate 
 or anywise impair any existing school sub-district, [Spec- 
 ial Tax School District] but the same are hereafter to be gov- 
 erned bv this act. 
 
 DUTIES AND POWERS OF SCHOOL TRUSTEES. 
 
 Sec. 92. Whenever a special tax school district is created 
 and Trustees are elected, they shall have the supervision of all 
 the public schools within said district. The position of Su- 
 pervisor shall be superseded by that of Trustees, and the du- 
 ties prescribed by law for Supervisors shall be performed by 
 the Trustees. The powers of Trustees shall not be those of 
 control, but of supervision only, and shall extend to all the 
 public schools within the special district. Any Trustee fail- 
 ing to discharge the duties of the position shall be removed, 
 after due notice to such Trustee, by the County Board of Pub- 
 lic Instruction, and ail vacancies occurring in the Board of 
 Trustees from any cause, shall be filled for the unexpired, term 
 bj' the County Board of Public Instruction, upon nomination 
 by the patrons of the school. 
 
 Sec. 93. All public schools conducted within a special tax 
 school district shall be under the direction and control of the 
 County Board of Public Instruction and County Superintend- 
 ent as in other districts, and subject to the same laws, rules 
 and regulations prescribed for the conduct of other schools, 
 except that the Trustees shall have the power to nominate to 
 the County Board of Public Instruction teachers for all schools 
 within such special district ; Provided, That no person be 
 nominated for teacher who does not hold a teacher's certifi- 
 cate unimpaired by suspension, revocation or limitation, or 
 that will not remain in full force for the term of school, and 
 obtained in compliance with the laws of the State. The 
 County Board of Public Instruction shall have the right to 
 reject any teacher nominated, and in case the second nomina- 
 tion of a teacher for any position be not ratified, the said 
 
 To supersede 
 the Supervisor. 
 
 Subject to re- 
 moval. 
 
 Vacancies how 
 filled, lb., 
 Sec. 0. 
 
 TTniier control 
 of County 
 Board. 
 
 May nominate 
 
 teacheri. 
 
 County Board 
 may reject, 
 lb., Sec. 10. 
 
34 
 
 SCHOOL LAWS. 
 
 1899. 
 
 To apportion 
 district funds. 
 lb., t^ec. 11. 
 
 To prepare 
 itemized e;*ti- 
 mate. 
 
 To certify 
 mi 11 age." 
 
 To report 
 railroad and 
 telegraph 
 line*. 
 
 With wliom to 
 file copies. 
 
 Prties of other 
 officers in i ela- 
 tion to. 
 
 pjoard shall then pioceed on its own motion, to fill vacamties 
 in the teaching force in any s^chool in the special tax school 
 district. 
 
 Sec. 94. The Board of Trustees shall hare the further 
 right to say what proportion of the school funds raised within 
 the district shall be applied in any year to buildings, repairs 
 on buildings, to school libraries, to salaries of teachers, and 
 to other educational purposes,; JProvided, That they shall 
 make a fair and equitable distribution of the funds among all 
 the schools in the special tax school district, which shall be 
 shown in their itemized estimate. 
 
 Sec. 95. It shall be the duty of these Trustees, on or be- 
 fore the first day of June in each year, to prepare an itemized 
 estimate, showing the amount of money necessary and likely 
 to be raised for the supplement of the county school funds 
 appropriated to the district for the next ensuing scholastic yean 
 and to certify therein the rate of millage voted to be assessed 
 and collected upon the taxble property within the special 
 lax school district for that year. This estimate shall set 
 forth clearly the apportionment of money raised within the 
 district prorated to each ischool within the district, statiug 
 the amount that will be applied to the salaries of teachers, 
 buildings, furniture or for other educational purposes. It 
 shall also state the number of miles of railroad track and 
 telegraph lines within the bounds of the district. This item- 
 ized estimate shall be made in triplicate, one copy to be filed 
 with the Clerk of the Board of County Commissioners, one 
 copy with the Comptroller of the State, one copy with tlje 
 County Board of Public Instruction ; JProvided, That where 
 there are no railroad or telegraph lines in such district such 
 itemized estimate need not be furnished to the Comptroller. 
 It shall be the duty of the County Commissioners to order 
 the Assessor to assess, and the Collector to collect the amount 
 legally assessed upon the property of the special district, at 
 the rate of millage designated by the Board of Trustees, and 
 pay the same to the County Treasurer ; it shall be 
 the duty of the Comptroller of the State to assess 
 all railroads and railroad property, together with 
 telegraph lines and telegraph property situated in 
 such school special district, and to collect the taxes thereon in 
 the same manner as required by law to assess and collect said 
 taxes for State and county purposes, and to remit the same to 
 the Treasurer of the counties, to be by them held to the credit 
 of each special tax school district fund and to be paid out as 
 hereinafter provided. It shall be the duty of the County 
 
SCIIOOI. LAWS. 
 
 Board of Public Instruction to add the amount set apart for 
 the salaries of teachers in each school within the special tax 
 school district to the county appropriation made for that 
 school, and upon this determine the salaries to be paid teachers 
 and the length of the term that the school shall continue, and 
 contract with teachers for the full term that said fund, arising 
 from both county appropriation and the special tax fund, will 
 t^ustain the school. The part of this fund arising from the 
 special tax shall be paid to the teachers upon the order of the 
 C'Ounty IJoard based upon reports approved by the Trustees, 
 the same as other school funds are paid upon the endorsement 
 of school Supervisors. The County Treasurer shall be liable 
 for all special tax school district funds upon his ofhcial bond, 
 after receiving said funds, as in the case of other county rev- 
 enues. 
 
 Skc. 9G. The special tax fund set apart by the Board of 
 Trustees for the payment of teachers shall not be siil>ject to 
 lequisition for any other purpose by said Trustees; the funds 
 estimated for other educational puiposes shall be ])aid out by 
 warrants of the Board of Public Instruction of the county 
 upon the County Treasurer, said warrants to be based upon 
 requisitions made by the Board of Trustees accompanied by 
 itemized bills for things purchased or work performed. All 
 special funds collected within a school district shall be dis- 
 bursed solely for school purposes within the district in which 
 collected, and, as near as practicable, in the year in which the 
 tax is collected, upon the recommendation of the Board of 
 Trustees; Promdcd^ That the Trustees shall make no son- 
 tract with one of its members embracing any monetary con- 
 sideration. 
 
 Skc. 97. The Trustees of any school district shall be a 
 corporation and may hold property, sue and be sued, and per- 
 form other corporate functions, and perform the usual duties 
 necessary to provide buildings, repair the same, and to pur- 
 chase libraries and other school appliances; ProoiJed., That no 
 debt shall be created without the approval of the County 
 Board of Public Instruction. 
 
 1899. 
 
 County Board 
 to fix salaries 
 and school 
 term. 
 
 County Treas- 
 urer liable on 
 his bond for 
 district luud!?, 
 Tb. , Sec. VI. 
 
 The fund set 
 apart for teach- 
 ers not to be 
 u.seil lor other 
 purposes. 
 
 Other part 
 must be ap- 
 plied solely to 
 education . 
 
 Tru,stees not 
 contract with 
 one of it< mem- 
 f)ers. lb. 
 Sec. 13. 
 
 Trustees a cor- 
 poration. . 
 
 To create no 
 
 debt. 
 
 lb., Sei-. 14. 
 
 Se< . 98. Children residing outside of any special tax school 
 district shall not attend school in any such district without Trustees may 
 the consent of the Trustees thereof, and of the County Board allow outsiders 
 
 r T-» 1 !• T • r» .77 ri-«i 1 • 1 • 'o uttend a 
 
 oi Public Instruction; Promded^ J hat nothing in this act special tax 
 shall be so construed as to prevent attendance from an adjoin- |ecM.5. ^ " 
 sng county, provided the County School Board of such ad- 
 3 
 
36 
 
 SCHOOL LAWS. 
 
 1899. 
 
 To audit Tax 
 GolJector's 
 Commission. 
 Ext. from Sec. 
 12, Chap. 
 4516. 
 
 Duties of Tax 
 Collector in 
 regard to. 
 Bee. 14, Chap. 
 4322. 
 
 Both real and 
 pereonal prop- 
 erty responsi- 
 ble for. 
 lb., Abbr. 
 Sec. 16. 
 
 Tax Collector 
 to file certi ■ 
 fled lists. 
 
 School Board 
 to examine 
 his books. 
 
 joining county shall pay a pro rata share of such attendances- 
 Such pro rata share to be estimated bj the Trustees of sucb 
 school where such attendance is made; Provided further, TBat 
 pupils from other districts or sub-districts [special tax school 
 districts] shall be subject to same conditions as pupils from 
 other counties as provided in this act. 
 
 Sec. 99. The commissions for collecting the tax for school 
 sub-districts [special tax school districts] * * shall be 
 audited and allowed by the Trustees of such school, * * 
 and shall be at the rate of two per cent, on such collections. 
 
 LAWS RELATING TO POLL TAXES. 
 
 Sec. 100. A poll tax of one dollar shall be levied upon each- 
 male person over the age of twenty-one years, and under the 
 age of fifty-five years, except such as have lost a limb in bat- 
 tle, which tax shall be paid into the county school fund, and 
 shall be collected when taxes on property are collected. It 
 shall be illegal for a Collector to give any receipt for taxes on 
 any property until his poll tax is paid, and the Collector shall 
 on the first day of each month make out a statement giving 
 the names of the parties who have paid their poll taxes, and 
 present the same sworn to by said Collector to the County 
 Commissioners at their regular meeting and present the receipt 
 of the County Treasurer for the same. 
 
 Src. 101. * * The assessment of personal property shall; 
 be made separate from the assessment of real estate, but per- 
 sonal property shall be responsible for the taxes on real estate, 
 and real estate shall be responsible for the taxes on personal 
 property, and both shall be responsible for a poll tax. 
 
 Sec. 102. That from and after the passage of this Act it 
 shall be the duty of the Tax Collector in every county of this 
 State to file on or before the tenth day of every month with 
 the County School Board [County Board of Public Instruc- 
 tion], a certified list of the names of all persons 
 whose poll taxes were paid during the previous month, 
 giving the year for which such payments were made. A copy 
 of this list shall also be filed with the County Commissioners 
 with a receipt from the County Treasurer for the amount col- 
 lected as such poll taxes. It shall be the duty of the School 
 Board [County Board of Public Instruction] to examine 
 at least twice each year the books and records of 
 the Tax Collector which relate to the collection of poll 
 taxes and said Board shall require prompt settlement for all 
 poll taxes assessed, together with those not assessed but col- 
 lected. 
 
SCHOOL LAWS. 
 
 Ally Tax ('ullector or rnenibor of a ("< unity .Scliool Board 
 [County Hoard of Public Instruction] wlio shall neglect to 
 comply with the provisiojis of this act shall he suspended 
 from office. 
 
 Sk<-. 10']. It shall be the duty of the County Superintendent 
 of Public Instruction, acting as Secretary of the County School 
 Board [Countj^ Board of I*ublic Instruction], to make and 
 forward monthly a certified co])}' of the monthly lists of 
 persons who have paid their poll taxes, mentioned in Section 
 1 [Sec. lOU] of this Act, to the State Superintendent 
 of Public Instruction, who shall tile and preserve the same in 
 his office as a part of the' public records and furnish copies 
 thereof when requested by citizens of this State. 
 
 DITTIES OF OFFICERS IN REGAPJ) TO 
 TAXES AND FUNDS. 
 
 SCHOOL 
 
 1899. 
 
 Both sublect 
 to suspeusioD. 
 Sec. 1. Chap. 
 46(;6. 
 
 County ftuper- 
 iiitenduut to 
 tile certified 
 lists of polls 
 collected with 
 State Superiu- 
 tendcnt 
 lb. ,St?c. ti. 
 
 Sko. 104. It shall be the duty of the Assessor in each 
 county, immediately after the assessment of the county has 
 ben reviewed and equalized by the County Commissioners, and 
 the amount to be raised for State and county and school sub- 
 district [special tax school district] and road sub-district pur- 
 poses determined, to calculate and carry out the total amount 
 of State taxes and the total amount of county taxes, and the 
 total amount of school sub-district [special tax school district] 
 and road sub-district taxes in three separate columns Drepared 
 for that purpose in the assessment roll, setting opposite to the 
 aggregate sum set down as the valuation of real and personal 
 estate the respective sums assessed as taxes thereon in dollars 
 and cents, etc. 
 
 Skc. 105. The County Commissioners shall determine the 
 amount to be raised for all county purposes, and shall enter 
 upon their minutes the rate to be levied for each fund respect- 
 ively, and shall ascertain the aggregate rate necessary to cover 
 all such taxes and report the same to the Assessor, who shall 
 carry out the full amount of taxes for all county purposes 
 under one heading in the assessment roll to be provided for 
 that purpose, and the County Commissioners shall notify the 
 Clerk and Auditor of the county, also the Treasurer thereof, 
 of the amount to be apportioned to the different accounts out 
 of the total taxes levied for all purposes, and the Count}^ 
 Treasurer in issuing receipts to the Collector shall state in 
 each of his receipts, which shall be in duplicate, the amount 
 apportioned to each fund out of the payment made to him 
 by the Collector, and when any such receipts shall be given 
 
 Of Assessor io 
 
 Mssess school 
 
 taxes. 
 
 Sec. l.Chap. 
 
 4515, .June 5, 
 
 1897. 
 
 Duty of 
 County CotK- 
 inissionere. 
 
38 
 
 SCHOOL LAWS. 
 
 1899. 
 
 Duty of 
 County Treas- 
 urer. 
 
 Proviso and 
 duties of Sub- 
 district Trits- 
 tees, 
 
 Sec. 3, Chap. 
 4515. 
 
 Form of war- 
 rant to be 
 given by the 
 Asses ior to the 
 Tax Collector. 
 
 Collection of 
 Sub- district 
 taxes author- 
 ized. 
 
 Sec. 4, Chap. 
 4515. 
 
 to the Collector by the County Treasurer, he shall immediafcelv 
 file one of the same with the Clerk and Auditor of the county 
 who shall credit the same to the Collector with the amoun- 
 thereof, and shall make out and deliver to the Collector a cert 
 tificate setting forth the payment in detail, as shown by the 
 Treasurer's receipt; Prooided, That the Trustees of each 
 school sub-district [special tax school district^ and road sub- 
 district shall file a written statement with tlie Tax Assessor 
 setting forth the boundary of such school sub-district [special 
 tax school district] and road sub-district, and the rate of tax- 
 ation to be levied on the real and personal property therein 
 as provided by law, and the Assessor shall, upon receipt of 
 such statement, proceed to assess such property and enter the 
 taxes thereon in separate columns in the assessment roll to be 
 provided for that purpose. 
 
 Sec. 106. To the assessment roll for 1897 and subsequent 
 years, delivered to the Tax Collector, a warrant under the 
 hand of the Assessor shall be annexed in the following form, 
 to-wit: 
 
 State of Florida, to , Tax Collector of the 
 
 county of •. : You are 
 
 hereby commanded to collect out of the real estate and per- 
 sonal property, and from each of the persons and corporations 
 named in the annexed 7-oll, the taxes set down in each roll 
 opposite each name, corporation or parcel of land therein 
 described, and in case the taxes so imposed are not paid at the 
 time prescribed by law, you are to collect the same by levy 
 and sale of the goods and chattels, lands and. tenements so 
 assessed, or of the person or corporation so taxed; and all 
 sums collected for State taxes, you are to pay to the State 
 Treasurer at such time as may be required by law, and at the 
 same time you are to pay to the County Treasurer all sums 
 collected for county taxes, and to the Treasurer of the County 
 Board of Public Instruction all sums collected for school taxes, 
 and at the same time you are to pay to the duly qualified Trus- 
 tees [to the County Treasurer — See Sec. 12, Chapter 4678] of 
 each school sub-district [special tax school district] and road 
 sub-district all sums collected for school sub-district [special 
 tax school] and road sub-district taxes, and you are further 
 required to make all collections on or before the first Monday 
 in April; and on or before the first Monday in July, you will 
 make a final report to and settlement with the Comptroller and 
 County Commissioners. 
 
SCHOOL LAWS. 
 
 39 
 
 (iiven under my hand and seal, this the 
 
 da}' of . in the year A. D. 1 89 ... . 
 
 , Assessor of County. 
 
 Skc. 107. As soon as the assessment roll shall be delivered 
 to the Collector, the Clerk of the Circuit Court shall make out 
 and publish a statement showing the amount of taxes charged 
 to the Collector to be collected for the current year and the 
 apportionment of the same in separate columns to the several 
 funds for which such taxes have been levied, including all poll 
 taxes, which poll taxes shall be itemized separately in all state- 
 ments both as to amounts assessed and as to the amounts col- 
 lected, and at each monthly meeting of the County Commis- 
 sioners thereafter, and until the tax books are closed, he shall 
 publish a statement giving each fund credit with the amount 
 collected thereon as shown by the reports of the Tax Collec- 
 tor in his office, and when the tax books are closed he shall 
 publish a like statement showing the amounts specifically al- 
 lowed the collector on account of errors and insolvencies, and 
 the amount of each fund uncollected. The aforesaid state- 
 ments shall be posted by the Clerk at the court house door, and 
 published in a newspaper when one is published in the county, 
 and the costs of publishing the same shall be paid by the 
 County Commissioners. Any Clerk failing to publish such 
 statements shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon convic- 
 tion be punished by a fin*e not exceeding two hundred dollars, 
 or by imprisonment not exceeding one year; and it shall be 
 the dut}'' of the Circuit Court Judges to charge this section to 
 the grand juries in their respective counties. 
 
 Sec. 108. * * The County Commissioners of each 
 county shall levy a tax not to exceed five mills nor less than 
 three and one-quarter (3^) mills on the dollar on the real and 
 personal property of the county for school purposes. 
 
 Note. — Fixing the minimum county levy for schools a^ 3} mills is 
 undoubtedly unconstitutional. 
 
 Sec. 109. * * Orders upon the County Treasurer of any 
 county shall be receivable by such county for county revenue, 
 and orders issued by the County Board of Public Instruction 
 shall be receivable in the counties where such orders are issued 
 for county school taxes. 
 
 Sec. 110. No collector of any count}'^ shall either directly 
 or indirectly purchase or receive in exchange any Comptroller's 
 warrants, county orders, jurors' certificates, or school district 
 orders, for a less arhount than expressed on the face of such 
 orders or demand, any such person so offending shall for each 
 
 1899. 
 
 Duty of Clerk 
 of Court to ap- 
 portion aud 
 puDlisli 
 amount of 
 eacn ta.K. 
 
 polls to ie 
 itetiiiKed sep- 
 arately. 
 
 Publish col- 
 lections 
 monthly. 
 
 Penalty for 
 failure. 
 
 Duty of Circuit 
 Judges. 
 Rec.34, Chap. 
 4322, June 1, 
 1895. 
 
 Duty of 
 County Com- 
 missioners. 
 Ext. Sec. 2. 
 Chap. 4516. 
 
 County orders 
 
 receivable for 
 
 ta.Kes. 
 
 lb., Ext. Sec. 
 
 '35 » 
 
 Penalty for 
 Ta.x Collector 
 dealing in 
 State or Coimty 
 securities. 
 lti.,Sco. 40. 
 
40 
 
 SCHOOL LAWS. 
 
 1899. 
 
 I)(ity of State 
 Treasurer. 
 saev. Sfcat. , 
 Sec. 262. 
 
 To wliom pay 
 School fund.s. 
 lb., Sec. 264. 
 
 Duty of ('Guil- 
 ty Treasvirer to 
 make monthly 
 reports. 
 Sec. 1, Ch al- 
 ter 43.32. 
 
 Duty of c5erk 
 o f Court to 
 preserve re- 
 T)orts . 
 
 Jb,, Sec. 4. 
 
 Duty of ( !oun ■ 
 ty Treasure I 
 to keeprtv- 
 scription of 
 warrants not 
 •Tiaid. 
 
 To pay tlu^m 
 in order df 
 presentation . 
 Sec. 1, Cliup. 
 4409: 
 
 offense be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and, on convic- 
 tion thereof, shall be fined in the sum of not less than one 
 thousand dollars, nor more than ten thousand dollars, and be 
 removed from office. 
 
 Sec. 111. The Treasurer of the [State] Board of Education 
 shall keep an account with the several counties, in which he 
 shall credit each county with its proportion of the income of 
 the common school fund, and of the fund raised by the one 
 mill tax authorized by the Constitution, and shall charge each 
 with the amounts receipted for by the Treasurers of the Boards 
 of Public Instruction. 
 
 Sec. 112. Every officer having moneys which by law go to 
 the State school fund shall pay the same to the State Treas- 
 urer, and every officer having moneys M''hich by law go to the 
 count}'^ school fund shall pay the same to the County Treas- 
 urer. 
 
 Siic. 113. It shall be the duty of the Treasurer of the school 
 fund of each count}'^ in this State by the first Monday in each 
 and every month, to prepare and file with the County Super- 
 intendent of Public Instruction of his county a detailed and 
 itemized statement in writing, showing all sums of money re- 
 ceived by such Treasurer during the fnonth next preceding, 
 and from whom and from what source received, and all 
 amounts by him paid out during such time and to whom 
 paid, and describing by date, number and amount all warrants 
 paid. 
 
 Sec 114. The financial statements of account [Sec. 40, 
 Pars. 9th and 10th] hereinbefore provided for, when. filed 
 with the Clerk of the Circuit Court, shall be securely kept by 
 him and shall at all times be open to the examination and in- 
 spection of the people of the county without fee or charge. 
 
 Sec 11.5. The County Treasurer shall enter in a book to be 
 kept by him for that purpose, the fact .of the refusal to pay, or 
 non-payment of any warrant which may be presented to him, 
 as such treasurer, and include in such entry a description of 
 the warrant or order, and by whom presented, and date of 
 presentation, and his reason for such refusal or non-payment; 
 and he shall also, at the request of the person presenting the 
 same, endorse on the back of such warrant the fact of such 
 refusal or non-payment and reason therefor, and shall pay such 
 warrants in the order of their presentation. The Board of 
 County Commissioners of each county shall furnish the Treas- 
 urer a book for the purpose above specilied, which shall be 
 open to the inspection of all citizens. 
 
SCHOOL LAWS, 41 
 
 CX)U\TV BOARDS OF I'lrBLIC INSTRUCT[OXS 1899. 
 
 MAY CONTRACT I)P:iiTS OR BORROW MONEY. 
 
 Skc. 116. That the Board of County Commissioners upon 
 the request of tlie Board ot l*ublic Instruction after an affirm- 
 ative vote of the qualified voters who are tax-payers tlierein votcofcer- 
 and bftve paid all taxes due by them for two years next and reTiiiredf*^tc. 
 preceding said election in any sub-school [special tax school] 
 -district or county which debt shall be a charge or lien only 
 upon sucli sub-school district [special tax school district] or 
 county as the case may be, are hereby authorized to contract 
 debts for the purchase of real estate to be used for educational 
 purposes, for the erection of school buildings, and to pay such 
 debts out of the current income of any 3'ear, or out of the in- 
 come of succeeding j'ears; Provided^ That the necessary ex- school expen- 
 pense of maintainnig the schools in any county during any otrsciujof *^^™ 
 year shall constitute the Hist claim against the school fund of ^l"*^.. ^^^.^cX' 
 
 ^ S5 Cluipter 41582. 
 
 that year. 
 
 Skc. 117. Tiiat the Board of Count}' Commissioners upon 
 the request of the Board of l^ublic Instruction after an athrm- how may bor- 
 ative vote of the qualified voters who are tax-payers therein row immey. 
 and have paid all taxes due b}' them for two ^-ears next and 
 preceding said election in any sub-school district [special tax 
 school district I or county, which debt shall be a charge or 
 lien only upon such sub-school district or county as the case 
 may be, are hereby authorized to borrow money from time to 
 time as occasion may require to discharge any debt or lia- 
 bility incurred for the purchase of real estate for educational 
 purposes, for the erection of school buildings, and to pay 
 the interest and principal out of the current income of any 
 3ear, or out of the income of succeeding years; Provided, .^eiiooi expen- 
 That the necessary expense ot" maintaining the schools in any fl'^r%^^f''im"^ 
 county durine; any year shall constitute the first claim against any year. 
 the school fund of that vear. ., ^ . -. 
 
 COUNTY^ LINE PUPILS. 
 
 Skc. 118. When it is more conventient for youth residing when permit- 
 in one county to attend school in an adjoining county, they s*^^^i^°^'*„ 
 may do so by the concurrence of the Superintendents of Pub- other county. 
 lie Instruction of the two counties. The proportion of school 
 money for each youth shall be transferred by requisition of 
 the County Superintendent of Public Instruction of the county transferred. 
 in which the youth resides, upon the Treasurer of the school J®'-.?*^' - 
 tunds ot that county to the treasurer ot the school funds ot 
 he connty in which the school is located. 
 
42 
 
 SCHOOL LAWS. 
 
 1899. 
 
 SCHOOL fu:nds, when forfeited. 
 
 When a coun- 
 ty forfeits. 
 KfcV. Slat. , 
 Sec. 259. 
 
 Sec. 119. Any county or school di-^trict neglecting to es- 
 tablish an maintain such school or schools as the available 
 funds will support, shall forfeit its proportion of the common 
 school fund during such neglect, and in that case all moneys- 
 80 forfeited shall be apportioned among the several counties at 
 the next annual apportionment. 
 
 Sec. 120. Any public school in the county failing to com- 
 when ascnooi plctc its public term before the terminus of the school year 
 shall forfeit the proportion of its financial apportionment not 
 used by neglecting or failing to maintain a school for the full 
 term of school in that county, and in that case all moneys so 
 forfeited shall be apportioned among the several schools of the 
 county at the next annual apportionment. 
 
 PENALTIES. 
 
 Sec. 121. Whoever, within the school house or grounds^ 
 upbraids or insults any teacher in the presence of the jsupils, 
 shall be punished by imprisonment not exceeding fifteen days, 
 or by fine not exceeding twenty-five dollars. This section 
 shall not apply to any pupil in and subject to the discipline of 
 the school. 
 
 forfeits 
 Sec. 3, ehap. 
 4196, J line 2. 
 1893. 
 
 For insulting 
 teacher. 
 Kev. Stat. , 
 Sec. 2023. 
 
 For disturbing 
 
 a school . 
 
 lb.. Sec. 2629. 
 
 For introduc- 
 ing obscene 
 prints and lit- 
 erature into. 
 lb. , Sec. 2620. 
 
 For obscenity 
 ou school 
 buildings 
 lb. , Sec. 2621 
 
 Sec. 122. Whoever willfully interrupts or disturbs any 
 school * * shall be punished by imprisonment not exceed- 
 ing thirty days, or by fine not exceeding fifty dollars. 
 
 Sec. 123. Whoever imports, prints, publishes, sells or -dis- 
 tributes any book, pamphlet, ballad, printed paper or other 
 things containing obscene language, or any obscene prints, fig- 
 ures, pictures or descriptions manifestly tending to the corrup- 
 tion of the morals of youth, or introduces into any * * 
 school or place of education, or buys, procures, receives, or has 
 in his .possession any such book, pamphlet, ballad, printed pa- 
 per or other thing, either for the purpose of sale, exhibition^ 
 loan or circulation, or with the intent to introduce the same 
 into any * * school, or place of education, shall be pun- 
 ished by imprisonment in the State prison not exceeding ffve 
 years, or in the county jail not exceeding one year, or by fine 
 not exceeding one hundred doUai's. 
 
 Sec. 124. Whoever willfuUy cuts, paints, pastes or defaces 
 by writing or in any other manner any school building, furni- 
 ture, apparatus, appliance, outbuilding, ground, fence, tree, 
 post or other school property, with obscene word, image or 
 device, shall be punished by imprisonment not exceeding fif- 
 
SCHOOL LAWS. 4H 
 
 teen <lays, or by fine not exceeilinsi; one hiiixlred <]olIars. This 1899. 
 secti'.)n shall not apply to any pupil in and subject to the <iis- ' 
 
 cipline.of the school. 
 
 Sec. I'iT). Whoever willfully an<l maliciously, oi- wantonly 
 and without cause, destroys, defaces, mars or injures * * 
 an}' school house, * * or otl)er building erected or use<i for k,,,- injuriut; 
 the purpose of education, * * or for the general diffusion j^''"?', I^o^i^si 
 of knowledge, or any of the outbuildings, fences, walls, or ap- 
 purtenances, of such school house, * * or other building, 
 or any furniture, apparatus or other property belonging to or 
 connected with such school house, * * or other building, 
 shall be punished by imprisonment not exceeding one year, or 
 by fine not exceeding live hundred dollars. 
 
 Sec. 126. No Superintendent or School Board of any county, 
 or any person officially connected with the government or di- 
 rection of the public schools, or teacher thereof, shall receive ce'r/being i?*' 
 any private fee, gratuity, donation or compensation, in any terested in 
 manner whatsoever, for promoting the sale or the exchange texi'^boo'k'*. 
 of any school book, map or chart in any public school, or be 
 an agent for the sale, or the publisher of any school text-book, 
 or be directly or indirectly pecuniarily interested in the intro- 
 duction of any such text-book; and any such agenc}^ or inter- 
 est shall disqualify any person so acting or interested from to b.> dobirred 
 holding any school office whatsoever, and shall be deemed a ^rnm holding 
 ipisderaeanor, and upon conviction the party so offending shall ib. ,sec.'2G0. 
 be fined in a sum not exceeding fifty dollars, or imprisoned 
 not less than thirty days. 
 
 Skc. 127. Any Superintendent or School Jioard of any 
 connty, or any person officially connected with the govern- 
 ment or direction of a public school, or teacher thereof, who ^n'ed'^otMined 
 violates the provisions of Section 7 [126 above], shall be pun- ib,,273t). 
 ished by imprisonment not exceeding thirty days, or by tine 
 not exceeding fifty dollars. 
 
 Sec. 128. Any Superintendent, county or State, violating 
 the provisions of this Act, [Chapter 4192, concerning exami- For vioiatinsr 
 nation and certification of teachers] upon conviction shall be if^J^! '^^'^™"^*~ 
 fined not less that fifty nor more than one hundred dollars, flo^^'^' ^^^^p* 
 and shall be debarred fiom holding any school office in this 
 State. 
 
 Skc. 129. Member.-? of Boards of Public Instruction, County For failing to 
 
 Superintendents of Public Instruction, and Treasurers of ^^n reports.'^** 
 
 county school funds, who shall fail or refuse to perform any ^^'V^-./'-^^^p- 
 of the duties required of them by the provisions of this Act, 
 
44 
 
 SCHOOL LAWS. 
 
 |r,1899. 
 
 Beneficiary 
 
 scholars. 
 
 R. S. , Sec 311. 
 
 Board of Visi- 
 tors. 
 
 To report. 
 Ib.,?ec. ;512. 
 
 [Chapter 4332, concerning making and publishing reports] 
 shall for such neglect of duty be subject and liable to suspen- 
 sion and removal from office by the Governor, under the pro- 
 visions of Section 15, of Article IV^, ot the Constitution. 
 
 EAST AND WEST FLORIDA SEMINARIES. 
 
 Sec. 130. Each county in this State east or west of the Su- 
 wannee river shall be entitled to send to said Seminary in the 
 division in which such county is located, as many scholars or 
 beneficiaries as it may have Representatives in the House of 
 Representatives of Florida, who shall receive all the benefits 
 of instruction of said Seminary free of all charge. 
 
 Sec. 131. At least once in each year each Seminary shall be 
 visited by three suitable persons — not members of the Board 
 or Seminary — to be appointed by the Board [of Trustees], 
 who shall examine thoroughly into the affairs of the Semi- 
 nary, and report to the State Superintendent of Public In- 
 struction their views with regard to its condition, success and 
 usefulness, and any other matters they may judge expedient. 
 Such visitors shall be appointed annually. 
 
 FLORIDA NORMAL 
 
 SCHOOL AND 
 STITUTE. 
 
 BUSINESS IN- 
 
 ■students ad- 
 mitted free of 
 tuition. 
 Abbr. Sec. 2. 
 Chap. 3869. 
 May .W.ISSO. 
 
 Bach county 
 entitled to one 
 student for 
 each memlTcr 
 of the Assem- 
 bly. 
 
 Sec. 13'2. * * One white student, male or female, from 
 each Senatorial District in the State shall be admitted to all 
 the rights and privileges of the Literary and Classical De- 
 partments of the * -* Florida Normall School and Busi- 
 ness Institute, free .of tuition; Provided^ That appointments 
 to scholarships to the Florida Normal School and Business In- 
 stitute shall be made by Senators of the various Senatorial 
 Districts of the State of Florida. 
 
 AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE. 
 
 Sec. 133. * * Each count}^ shall be entitled to send an- 
 nually, or so often as vacancies may occur, oae student for 
 each member of the Assembly from that county; such student 
 shall be selected by the Boards of Public Instruction of the 
 several counties from among the most advanced pupils in the 
 common and higher schools therein who may present them- 
 selves as candidates. Each County Board of Public Instruc- 
 tion shall annually, or as often as vacancies occur which should 
 be filled by the county, give early notice of such vacancy, and 
 of the time and place of meeting for the examination of the 
 candidates. The County Board shall then and there, by 
 
SCHOOr. F.AWS. 
 
 4r> 
 
 themselves, or with the assistance of such persons as they may 
 appoint, examine said candidates, and select those best quali- 
 fied as to scholastic attainments, good health and upright 
 moral character, and furnish them with certiticates of selection 
 for admission, subject to the re-exaraination and ap})roval of 
 the faculty of the college. In case any [County] Hoard of In- 
 struction fails to attend to the above duty, then pupils holding 
 high rank in their schools in that county may make applica- 
 tion in person to the faculty of the college and be examined 
 and admitted on the same terms as they would have been 
 had they passed a preliminary examination before the | County] 
 Board of Instruction of their county. But in case such vacan- 
 cies remained unfilled, students may be selected from the State 
 at large by the facult}'. 
 
 Sj5C. 134. Each Senator, during his term of office, sh'^U be 
 empowered to nominate one stuilent, who shall be a resident 
 of his Senatorial District, to said State Agricultural College, 
 who shall be entitled to receive the benefit of a full course of 
 instruction at said college without any charge for tuition, sub- 
 ject to such rules and regulations as may be established for 
 the government and direction of said college.* 
 
 Sec. 135. The trustees shall make an annual report to the 
 Superintendent of Public Instruction on or before the first day 
 of October, to be by him printed with his report and laid be- 
 fore the Legislature at the beginning of each regular session. 
 Such report shall give a full exposition of the financial condi- 
 tion of the corporation, the progress and improvements made, 
 the nature, cost and results of experiments, and such other 
 matters, including State industrial and economical statistics, 
 as may be supposed useful; one copy of which the Superin- 
 tendent shall transmit by mail to each of the other colleges 
 which were endowed under the provisions of the act of Con- 
 gress of July 2, 1862; also a copj^ to the Secretary of the In- 
 terior, and one to each house of Congress. 
 
 1899^ 
 
 Selected by the 
 County Board 
 of Public In- 
 struction by 
 examination. 
 
 May make ap- 
 plication to the 
 Faculty. 
 Abbr, Sec. 294. 
 K. S. 
 
 Stite Senators 
 to nominate 
 one student. 
 Tb., Sec. 295. 
 
 Trustees to re- 
 port to Super- 
 intendent of 
 Public instruc- 
 tion . 
 Tb. ,Soc. 297. 
 
 *.\oTE. -The Colli'j^c now admits all who apply free of tuitioti. 
 
APPENDIX. 
 
 Some of The Session Laws of 1893. 
 
 Chapter 4192. 
 
 AN ACT to Pi'f'scrihe Rales and Regulations for Licensing Tt-achers; 
 to Provide for Uniform Examinations; to Stcure Fairness in Ex- 
 aminations and in Issuing Teachers' Certificates, and for Other 
 Purposes. 
 
 He it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 
 
 Skction 1. No person shall be permitted to teach in the 
 public schools of the State who does not hold a teacher's 
 certificate, granted in accordance with the provisions of this 
 Act. 
 
 Sec. 2. There shall be five grades of certificates issued as 
 herein specified, and named respectively, to-wit: Third grade, 
 second grade, first grade. State, and life, certificates. 
 
 Sec. 3. No certificate, except life certificates, shall be issued 
 except on written examinatioii, or written and oral examina- 
 tions, as provided in this Act. 
 
 Sec. 4. Any applicant for a certificate of any grade, before 
 being eligible for examination, shall present to the examiner a 
 written endorsement of good moral character from a respon- 
 sible person, and shall pay an examination fee of one dollar, 
 which fund shall be applied as hereinafter provided. 
 
 Sec. 5. An applicant for a third grade certificate shall be 
 examined in orthograph}', reading, arithmetic, English gram- 
 mar, composition, penmanship. United States history, geogra- 
 ph}', physiology, and theory and practice of teaching, and 
 must make an average grade on the above named branches of 
 sixty (GO) per cent., with a grade in no branch below forty (40) 
 per cent. The examination in reading shall be both oral and 
 written. A third grade certificate shall be good for the period 
 of one year from date of issue, and no person shall be per- 
 mitted to teach longer than one year under a third grade cer- 
 tificate. 
 
 Who to teach 
 
 schools. 
 
 Certificates, 
 how graded, 
 
 Good charac- 
 ter. 
 
 Qualifications 
 for third 
 Grade Certifi- 
 cates. 
 
48 
 
 SCHOOL LAWS. 
 
 1899. 
 
 For Secouci 
 Grade. 
 
 For Krst 
 Gracie. 
 
 State Certiti- 
 cates, how Is- 
 sued. 
 
 Average 
 Grade. 
 
 Life Certifi- 
 cates, who en- 
 titled to. 
 
 Mode of exam- 
 ination. 
 
 Skc. ti. ,4 second grade certificate shall be issued on exam- 
 ination in the branches a,s prescribed for a third grade certifi- 
 cate. An average grade of seventy-five (75) per cent., shaO 
 be required, with the grade in no branch below fifty (50) per 
 cent., which certificate shall be good two years from date of 
 issiie. No teacher shall be granted more than two second 
 grade certificates. 
 
 Sec. 7. An applicant for a first grade certificate shall b«^^ 
 examined in civil government, book-keeping, algebra, and 
 physical geography, in addition to the branches required for a. 
 third grade certificate. An appellant for a first grade certifi- 
 cate must make an average grade of eighty (80) per cent., 
 and shall grade in no branch beiow^ sixty (60) per cent. A first 
 grade certificate shall be good for three years from date of ititv 
 issue. 
 
 Sec. 8. A State certificate shall be issued only by the State 
 Superintendent of Public Instruction to persons holding a 
 first grade certificate and who have taught at least twenty- 
 four (24) months (eight months of which must have been 
 taught in this State successfully under a first grade certificate). 
 The Superintendent of Public Instruction shall issue no State 
 certificate, except on written examination in the following 
 branches in addition to those required for a first grade certifi- 
 cate: Geometry, trigonometry, physics, zoology, botany, Latin, 
 rhetoric, English literature, mental science and general history. 
 A candidate for State certificate must make an average grade 
 on the prescribed branches of eighty-five (85) per cent., with 
 the grade io no branch below sixty (§0) per cent. A State 
 certificate shall be good for five years from date of issue. 
 
 Sec. 9. Any teacher holding a State certificate issued under 
 this Act, and who has taught successfully in a high school in 
 this State for the period of thirty (30) months, may be granted 
 a life certificate by the State Superintendent, without further 
 examination, if endorsed by three persons holding State cer- 
 tificates as possessing eminent teaching ability and as having 
 been eminently successfully in governing and conducting a 
 school. Nothing in this Act shall prevent the State Superin- 
 tendent from granting special life certificates to eminently 
 successful kindergarten or primary teachers, who have taught 
 three years in thiis State, go©d only in that department of 
 schools. 
 
 Sec. 10. Candidates for third, second, or first grade certifi- 
 cates shall be examined by the County Superintendent of 
 Public Instruction on questions prepared in all cases by the 
 
SCHOOL LAW8. 
 
 49 
 
 State Su{)«*riiiten<]erit of Public Instruction. The questions 1899. 
 shall he sent sealed to the (/Ounty Superinteinleiits of the va- 
 rious counties, which seals shall not be broken until the morn- 
 ing ot the (lay on which the questions for that da^' are to be 
 used, and then only in the presence of the persons assembled 
 for examination. Any person or persons who shall be found 
 guilty of securing or attempting to secure the prepared ques- 
 tions, or who shall furnish the prepared questions to an}' 
 teacher or other person in any other way than prescribed by 
 this Act, shall be debarred f(-om teaching a school or fro?n 
 holding any school office in this State, "^rhe candidates for 
 certificates shall ask no questions, nor receive assistance from 
 any source durmg the examination. In case any examinee 
 may be in doubt as lo the meaning of any question, he or shjd 
 may state in writing the point in doubt and answer accord- 
 ingly, which answer shall receive due consideration in grading 
 the papers. 
 
 Sec. 11. All examination papers shall be prepared in the 
 presence of the County Superintendent or his appointed as- 
 sistant, who shall collect the questions and answers on each 
 branch as completed, and said examiner shall accept no paper 
 of any examinee containing a name or mark which would in- 
 dicate to any other than the examiner its author. Said exam- 
 iner shall himself, on collecting each paper, designate it by a 
 number known only to himself, and shall keep a record by 
 number and by name of the author of each examination paper. 
 Every examinee shall complete and hand in the answers on 
 each branch before the questions on any other branch shall b". 
 given out. When eveiy examinee has completed all the 
 branches, the examiner shall arrange and bundle together all 
 the papers of each examinee, and shall deliver the whole to a 
 grading committee. 
 
 Sec. 12. The County Board of Public Instruction, prior to 
 any authorized examination, sh\ll appoint three teachers hold- 
 ing the highest grade certificates among the teachers of the 
 county as a grading committee; said committee shall, imme- 
 diately after the close of any examination, carefully examine 
 and grade, agreeably to instructions sent out by the State 
 Superintendent, each paper turned over to it by the County 
 Superintendent. When the said committee shall have com- 
 pleted its work it shall deliver back to the County Superin- Duties »fsucb 
 tendent all papers turned over to it, with a gradation sheet committee, j 
 showing the shade of each examinee in each branch upon 
 which he or she was examined, ^Iso the average grade and 
 rank of each examine*. The County Superintendent shall 
 
 wIk) to pr.'puit- 
 examiuatioLi 
 pa per.s . 
 
 G-nidias Com 
 uiiitee. 
 
50 
 
 SCHOOL LAWS. 
 
 1899. 
 
 Where exami- 
 nation papers 
 to be filed. 
 
 To keep secret 
 names ol Com- 
 mittee. 
 
 Fees. 
 
 Extent of Cer- 
 tifieates . 
 
 First Grade 
 Certificates to 
 toe endorsed. 
 
 Kevocation of 
 Certificate. 
 
 then, for the first time, make known to the grading committee 
 the name corresponding to the number of any examinee, and 
 shall then in the presence of said committee present his list 
 and write on said gradation sheet the name of each examinee 
 after his or her proper number. Tne said grading committee 
 shall retain one copy of said gradation sheet and shall file one 
 with the County Superintendent, who shall issue certificates 
 to the examinees making averages according to the provisions 
 of Sections 5, 6 and 7 of this Act, and to no others. 
 
 Sec. 13. All examination questions and answers prepared 
 by the applicants for certificates shall be filed in the office of 
 the County Superintendent and properly preserved for at least 
 one year, and in case any candidate is dissatisfied with the 
 grading of his or her papers, he or she may authorize the 
 County Superintendent to have his or her answers, with the 
 questions, published in any newspaper the examinee may 
 designate. 
 
 Sec. 14. It shall be the duty of the County Board of Pub- 
 lic Instruction, before every public examination, to appoint a 
 grading committee, and to keep secret the names of persons 
 comprising said committee until its work is performed. 
 
 Sec. 15. It shall be the duty of the County Board to pay 
 the members of the grading committee two dollars a day and 
 five cents a mile each way one trip for the actual distance 
 traveled and for the time necessary to perform their work. In 
 estimating a day, ten hours' actual service shall be counted a 
 day, and not more than five days shall be allowed for the com- 
 pletion of the grading of all the papers after any examination. 
 The grading committee shall be paid out of the fund created 
 by the examination fees, and the balance of said funds shall be 
 kept by the County Board and be applied to employing lec- 
 turers and to defraying the expenses of Teachers' Institutes in 
 the county. 
 
 Sec 16. Third and second grade certificates shall be good 
 only in the county in which they are issued. 
 
 Sec. 17. Any first grade certificate may be endorsed by the 
 
 County Superintendent of any county in the State, and then 
 will become good for its unexpired time in the county in which 
 
 it is endorsed, as well as in the one in which it was issued. 
 
 State and life certificates granted in accordance with this Act 
 
 shall be good throughout the State for the periods for which 
 
 they are granted. 
 
 Sec. 18. A certificate of any grade may be revoked by the 
 
 authority issuing it, when the holder proves to be unsuccessful, 
 
 incompetent, or is proven guilty of any gross immorality. A 
 
.SCIIOOI. LAWS. 51 
 
 tirst grade cei tiKcate may be revoked for any of the aV)Ove 1S99. 
 
 reasons by a County Superintenflent endorsing it. 
 
 Sec. 19. There sliall be held two examinations a year in 
 each county in tlie State, beginning on Tuesday after the tirst ,p^^.^_ examimi- 
 Monday in Miy and September, and each may continue one tious. 
 •or more days at the discretion of tlie examiner and a vote of 
 the examinees; Proi'ided^ That only one examination niay be 
 held in any county, if two be found unnecessary. 
 
 Sec. 20. The State Superintendent, for sufficient cause, may wueutoire 
 order examinations held on days other than those prescribed 
 b}' Section 19 of this Act. 
 
 Sek. "21. Any Superintendent, county or State, violating the 
 iprovisions of this act, upon conviction shall be fined not less Peuaity. 
 than fifty nor more tlr.in one hundred dollars, and shall be de- 
 barred from holding any school office in this State. 
 
 Skc. •I'l. All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act ^|,. ^^.3^, 
 are hereby repealed. 
 
 Skc. -Jo. This Act shall take effect after .lanuary 1st, ISOl. 
 
 Approved Jun- -S, 189:5. 
 
 CllM'TER 4193. 
 
 A\ ACT to Provide for the Election of Members of County Boards 
 of Public Instruction, an(J to Fix their Compensation. 
 
 Ji<; It Enacted hi/ the Legidature of tJie St<ite (f Florida: 
 
 Sectio.v 1. That at the next general election, and every two 
 Vfars thereafter, there shall be elected in each county in this OfKf^ty'sciioai 
 State a County Board of Public Instruction, hereinafter men- F.oams. 
 tioned as the County School Board, consisting of three mem- 
 bers, whose terms of office shall begin the first Tuesday after 
 the first Monday in January after such election, and termi- 
 nate upon the ((ualitication of their successors two years there- 
 after. 
 
 Sec. 2. At the first meeting in July, 1894, the County Ijoard 
 <jf Public Instruction m each county shall divide their respect- ^ . 
 
 , , , IT- i Duties of 
 
 ive counties into three county school board districts so as to countj' Boards 
 place in each district, as nearly as practicable, the same num- *tr['iet^o^.'"' 
 ber of qualified voters, the lines of said districts being so 
 drawn as to place each election district wholly within one or 
 another of said county school board districts; and the mem- 
 bers of the County School lioard shall file in the office of the 
 Clerk of the Circuit Court for such county a certificate of 
 
52 
 
 SCHOO]. LAWS. 
 
 1899. 
 
 Boundaries of 
 Districts. 
 
 Election hj 
 Pc'hcol Diir- 
 tricts. 
 
 FilliBj 
 
 cies . 
 
 Fees . 
 
 EepeaL 
 
 their said action, contaiiiincr a d(Scri])tioii of the boundaries; 
 of said districts, and naming the election districts comprising 
 each county school board district, which certificate sliall be 
 published in a newspaper published in the county, or if there 
 be no newsj)aper published in the county, then by posting at 
 the county court house door for four weeks thereafter. The 
 County School Board may thereafter change the boundaries- 
 of any such districts at a meeting in July of the year of a 
 general election, but such change shall be certified in the 
 Clerk's ofiice and published as required for fixing such districts 
 in the first instance. 
 
 Sec. 3. The members of the County School Board shall be 
 elected one from each county school board district by the 
 qualified electors of such district. 
 
 Sec. 4. All vacancies on said Board shall be filled for the 
 unexpired term by appointment by the State Board of Educa- 
 tion on the nomination of the State Superintendent of Public 
 Instruction. 
 
 Sec. 6. The members of the County School Board shall be 
 paid from the county school fund for their services, two dol- 
 lars per day for each day's service, and not exceeding five 
 cents per mile for traveling expenses. All traveling expenses, 
 before being paid, shall be itemized and approved by the 
 Board. 
 
 Sec. 6. All laws and parts of laws in conflict herewith are 
 hereby repealed in so far as they conflict with this Act. 
 Approved June 2, 1893. 
 
 Election to , 
 form School 
 Sub-Dibtricts. 
 
 GUAPTER 4194. 
 
 AN ACT to Provide for School Sub-Districts in Counties and Towns, 
 and to Provide for the Levying and Collection of Taxes tor the 
 Support of Schools in such Sub-Districts. 
 
 Be it JEnacted hy the Legislaturt of the State of Florida: 
 
 Section 1, That an election may be held under the order 
 and direction of the Board of Public Instruction of any county, 
 if they shall deem it advisable, in any election district, or in- 
 corporated city or town of such county, upon the petition of 
 one-fourth of the registered and qualified voters thereof, who- 
 are taxpayers on real or personal property therein, and have 
 paid all taxes due by them for two years next preceding the 
 presentation of such petition, to determine whether such elec- 
 tion district, city or town, shall be a school sub-district. Any 
 
SCIIOOJ. J,A\VS. 
 
 53 
 
 Mode of elec- 
 tion. 
 
 QiialiCieations 
 lor voters, 
 
 1 lutv of Trus- 
 tees ; 
 
 such (.'k'ctioii sliall be liel'l, and the result asecrt;urieil and de- 1899. 
 dared as nearly as practicable in the same manner, as is pro- 
 vided by law for the holdinsji; of elections concernintf Article 
 XIX of the Constitution, sul)stitutin_t>; the lioard of Public In- 
 struction for the County Cornnussiuners. It shaU require a 
 majority of the votes of those voting at any such election to 
 determine any matter in the affirmative. If such sub-district 
 is created, three school trustees shall be elected therein, upon 
 a day to be fixed by the Board of Public Instruction, and on 
 the same day bi ennially thereafter. 
 
 Skc. 2. All voters in such election for sub-districts or trus- 
 tees shall have the qualilications specified in section one for 
 petitioners for electioiis to establish sub-districts. 
 
 Sec. 3. It shall be the duty of these trustees, on or before 
 the last Monday in June of each year, to prepare an itemized 
 estimate, showing the amount of money required for the nec- 
 essary common school purposes of their sub-district for the 
 next ensuing scholastic year; stating the rate ot millage to be 
 assessed and. collected upon the taxable property of their sub- 
 district to cover such amount, not to exceed three mills on the 
 dollar, A copy of the itemized estimate herein provided for 
 shall be hied with the Clerk of the J^oard of County Com- 
 missioners, which Board shall direct the Assessor of Taxes to 
 assess, and the Collector to collect the amount so stated. 
 Moneys collected under provisions of this. Act shall be paid 
 over to the trustees of the sub-districts in which the tax is 
 levied. 
 
 Sec. 4. These trus.tees shall, under the direction of the Board 
 of Public Instruction, supervise each school in their district, 
 and see that the teachers perform their work promptly and 
 enei-geticall}'^, and that the general work, discipline and moral 
 of the school is satisfactory^, and rei)ort to the Board of Pul>lic 
 Instruction at their regular monthly meetings. 
 
 Sec. 5. They shall also be a corporation with the usual 
 powers for the purpose of performing their duties. 
 
 Sec. 6. They shall receive and hold the money which may 
 be assessed and collected as hereinbefore provided, as a special ^ 
 
 tax to be disbursed in the district where collected solely for Powers. 
 school purposes, such as building school houses, furnishing the 
 same, repairing, heating and cleansing, and when necessary 
 paying any legitimate delicit due the teachers. I'hese trustees 
 shall be required to give bond in twice the amount raised by 
 the special tax, to be approved by the County Board of Pub- 
 lic Instruction before receiving any such money. 
 
 Further duties 
 of Trustees. 
 
 Ti5 be corpo- 
 rate. 
 
54 
 
 SCHOOL LAWS. 
 
 1899. 
 
 Mode of abol- 
 i shins. 
 
 Repeal. 
 
 Sko. 7. Any sub-district may be abolished by like proceed- 
 ings as those above provideii for its establisliment. The 
 boundaries of such sub-district shall coincide with the bound- 
 aries of the election di-trict, excepting that if a portion of an 
 election district being in an incorporated city or town shall be 
 included in a sub-district composed of such city or town, the 
 remainder of such election district not included in such city 
 or town may become a school sub-district in the same manner 
 as though it were an entire election distiict. 
 
 Sec. 8. That all laws and parts of laws in conflict with this 
 Act be and the same are hereby repealed. 
 
 Sec. 9. That this Act shall take effect from and after its 
 passage and approval by the Governor. 
 
 Approved June 2, 189:3. 
 
 What to con- 
 stitute school 
 flay. 
 
 Chapter 4195. 
 
 AN ACT to Amend Section 255 of the Revised Statutes of the State 
 of Florida, and to Define and Declare What Number of Hours 
 Shall Comprise a School Day. 
 
 Beit EiiacUd by tJiC Legislature of the State of ' Florida: 
 
 Section 1. That Section 255, Revised Statutes of the State 
 of Florida, be amended so as to read as follows: 
 
 255. School Dx\y, Month, Tekm and Yeae. — First. A 
 school day shall comprise not less than five (5) and not more 
 than six (6) hours, exclusive of recesses. The time to be fixed 
 by the Board of Public Instruction of each county. Second. 
 A school month contains twenty days, exclusive of the first 
 and last days of the week. Third. A school term contains 
 four school ;nonths. Fourth. A school year contains two 
 terms. 
 
 Approved June 6, 1893. 
 
 Beginning of 
 school year. 
 
 Chapter 4196. 
 
 AN ACT to Deiine a School Year, and to Provide for the Opening 
 and Closing of School Terms. 
 
 Be it Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 
 
 Section 1. That, beginning with July 1st, A. D. 189-3, the 
 school year for all pubhc schools shall begin on the first day of 
 July and end with the last day of the following June; and 
 
SCHOOL LAWS. 
 
 Time of open- 
 ing schools. 
 
 that all reports, tinancial and otherwise, to the State Depart- 1899. 
 
 ment shall embrace such business and matters only as take 
 place within the limits of the school year thus defined. 
 
 Sec. 2. The time for the opening of the ]iublic schools for 
 each county shall be determined l>y the Cbunty Hoard of Pub- 
 lic Instruction; Prorhlcd^ 'J'hat all schools must begin so as 
 to close before the last day of June. 
 
 Skc. 3. Any public school in the county failing to complete 
 its public term before the terminus of the school year, shall Forfeit of 
 forfeit the proportion of its tinancial apportionment not used ™oneys. 
 by neglecting or failing to maintain a school for the full term 
 of school in that county, and in that case all moneys so for- 
 feited shall be apportioned among the several schools of the 
 county at the next annual apportionment. 
 
 Skc. 4. No school in any countj'^ shall begin before July first 
 of the school year to which that term of school belongs and 
 for which the apportionment is made. 
 
 Sec, 5. All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act 
 are hereby repealed. 
 
 Approved June 2, 1893. 
 
 No school to 
 begin befoie 
 .Jvily Ifet. 
 
 l^ESOI.UTION No. 3. 
 
 HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION Proposing pn \mendment to the 
 Constitution of the State of Florida. 
 
 Jit' it Resoloed by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 
 
 That the following amendment to the Constitution of the 
 State of Florida be, and the same is hereby agreed to, and ^'^Ic v'^fn 
 shall be submitted to the electors of the State at the gene- xii, ofthe' 
 ral election in October, A. D. 1994, for ratification or rejec- <'0"^titution. 
 tion: 
 
 Section 7, of Article 12, of the Constitution is hereby 
 amended so as to read as follows: 
 
 Section 7. Provision shall be made by law for the appor- 
 tionment and distribution of the interest on the State School 
 Fund and all other means provided, including the special tax of 'st^hooi'^'"^" 
 for the support and maintenance of public free schools, i*'""'!- 
 among the several counties of the State in proportion to the 
 average attendance upon schools in the said counties respect- 
 ively. 
 Approved June '•?, 18*1:5. 
 
SCHOOL LAWS. 
 
 SESSION LAWS OF 1895. 
 
 Applicant for 
 Third Grartf 
 Certificate. 
 
 Amendment 
 fc'coond Grai'e. 
 
 AmeudraoiU 
 First Grade. 
 
 State Ceititi- 
 cate. 
 
 CHAPTER 4331— [No. 10.] 
 
 AN ACT to Amend Sections .5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 13. 16, 17 and 19, of Chap- 
 ter 4192, of the Laws of Florida, the same bein? '-An Act Entitled 
 an Act to Prescribe Rules and Regulations for Licensing Teachers, 
 to Provide for Uniform Examinations: to Secure Fairness in Ex- 
 aminations and in Issuing Teachers' Certificates and for Other 
 Purposes." 
 
 Be it JE)uicted by the I^e<jislat>ire of the fState <\f Florida: 
 
 Section 1. That Section 5, of Chapter 4192, of tlie Laws of 
 Florida be, and the same is hereby amended to read as follows: 
 An applicant for a third grade certificate shall be examined in 
 orthograph}^, reading, arithmetic, English graramer, composi- 
 tion, United States history, geography, physiology and theory 
 and practice of teaching, and must make an average giade in 
 the above named branches of sixt}'^ (60) percent, with a grade 
 in no branch below forty (40) percent. The examination in 
 reading shall be both oral and written. 
 
 Sec. 2. That Section 6, of Chapter 4192, of tlie Laws of 
 P'iorida be, and the same is liereby amended to lead as fol- 
 lows: A second grade certificate shall be issued on exami- 
 nation in the branches as prescribed for a third grade certifi- 
 cate. An average grade of seventy-five (75) per cent, shall 
 be required, with a grade in no branch below fifty (50) per 
 cent. 
 
 Sec. o. That Section 7, of Chapter 4192, of the Laws of 
 Floi'ida be, and the same is hereby amended to read as follows: 
 An applicant for a first grade certificate shall be examined i» 
 civil government, algebra and phj^sical geography, in addition 
 to the branches required for a third grade certificate. An ap- 
 plicant for a first grade certificate must make an average grade 
 of eighty (80) per cent, and shall grade in no branch below 
 sixty (60) per cent. 
 
 Sec. 4. That Section 8, of Chapter 4192, of the Laws of 
 Florida be, and the same is hereby amended to read as fol- 
 lows: A State certificate shall be issued only by the State 
 Superintendent of Public Listruction to persons holding a first 
 grade certificate and who have taught at least twenty-four 
 (24) months, (eight months of which must have been taught 
 in this State successfully under a first grade certificate). The 
 
cate. 
 
 SCHOOL LAWS. 57 
 
 ^>upeiiiiterKk'iit of Pu\)iic rnstruction shall issue no State (ter- 1899. 
 
 titicate t-xcepl on written examination in the followintr 
 branches: (Geometry, trieconometry, physics, zoology, botany, 
 Latin, rhetoric, Eiiijjlish hterature, mental science, and general 
 history. A f-andidate for a State certificate must make an 
 average grade on the prescribed branches of eighty-hre (85) 
 per cent., with the grade in no branch below sixty (tjl)) per 
 •cent. 
 
 Skc. ;■). That Section 9, of Chapter 4192, of the Laws of 
 Floritla, be and the same is hereby amended to read as follows: 
 Any teacher holding a State certificate issued under this Act, Lue aMtifi 
 and such of Chapter 419-i of the Laws of Florida as are not 
 hereby repealed, and who has taught successfully in a high 
 ^school i)i this State for the period of thirty (oO) months, may 
 be granted a lite certificate by the State Superintemlent with- 
 4rnit further examination, if endorsed by three persons holding 
 State certificates as possessing eminent teaching ability, and 
 as having been eminently successful in governing and conduct- 
 ing a school. 
 
 Sec. G. That Section 12, of Chapter 411)2, of the Laws of 
 
 Florida, be and the same is hereby amended to read as fol- 
 
 ilaws: Tlie Conntv Board of Public Instruction, prior to any ^iii'iiiii; Conv 
 
 • * ■ .11 - , .1 , L 1 ij" ' imtU'«r. 
 
 autiionzed examuiatmn, shall appoint three teachers hoiamg 
 
 the highest grade certilicate among the teachers of the county 
 as a grading committee: said committee shall, immediately 
 after the close of any examination, carefully examine and 
 grade each paper turned over to it by the County Su|>eriii- 
 tendent. When the said committee shall have comjjleteil its 
 work it shall deliver back to the County Superintendent ail 
 papers turned over to it, with a gradation sheet showing the 
 grade of each examinee in each branch upon which he or she 
 was examined, also the average grade and rank of each exam- 
 inee. The County Superintendent sball then, for the first time, 
 make known to the grading committee the names correspond- 
 ing to the number of any examinee, and shall then, in the 
 presence of said committee, present his list and write on said 
 gradation sheet the name of each exanunee after his or her 
 proper number. The said grading committee shall retain one 
 copy of said gradation sheet, and shall tile one with the County 
 Superintendent, who shall issue certificates to the examinees, 
 making averages according to the provisions of Sections 1, 2 
 and 3 of this Act, and to no others. 
 
 Sec. 7. That section lb, of Chapter 4192, of the Laws of Third orade 
 Florida, be and the same is hereby amended to read as fol- Certificates. 
 lows: Third grade certificates shall be good ordy m the 
 <!Ounty in which they are issued. 
 
SCHOOL LAWS. 
 
 1899. 
 
 gecond Grade 
 Certificates, 
 where good. 
 
 Examinations. 
 
 Proviso, 
 
 Time Certifi- 
 cates are good , 
 
 One examina- 
 tion at county 
 seat. 
 
 Wlio entitled 
 to benefits. 
 
 Diplomas of 
 Graduation. 
 
 Sbc. 8. That Section 17, of Chapter 4192, of the laws of 
 Florida, be and tke same is hereby amended to read as fol- 
 lows: First and second grade certiricates may be indorsed by 
 the County Superintendent of any county in the State, and 
 shall then be good in the county in which it is endorsed an 
 well as the one in which it was issued. 
 
 Sec. 9. That Section 19, of Chapter 4192, of the Laws of 
 Florida, be and the same is hereby amended to read as fol- 
 lows: There shall be held two examinations a' year in each 
 county in the State, beginning on Tuesday after the first Mon- 
 day in June and September, and each may continue one or 
 more days at the discretion of the examiner and a vote of the 
 examinees; Provided^ That only one examination may be held 
 in any county if two be found unnecessary; Provided^ fur thei\ 
 That County Superintendents may hold a special examination^ 
 and issiie temporary certificates for a term of not longer than 
 the interval between the regular examinations, providied the 
 applicant for such certificate furnishes satisfactory reasons for 
 having failed to attend the regular examination. 
 
 Sec. 10. a third grade certificate shall be good for two- 
 years from date of issue. A second grade certificate shall be 
 good for three years from, date of issue, and a first grade cer- 
 tificate shall be good for four years from date of issue. And 
 all certificates granted in accordance with the provisions of 
 this Act, and such of Chapter 4192 of the Laws of Florida as- 
 are not hereby repealed, shall oe .re-issuable upon examina- 
 tion. 
 
 Sec. 11. That at least one of the examinations of teacher.* 
 shall be held at the county seat of the county in which the ex- 
 amination is held; Procided, That where two examinations are 
 held the County Board of Public Instruction may designate 
 another convenient jDlace for holding one of such examinations 
 other than the county site. 
 
 Sec. 12. That all persons holding certificates granted in ac- 
 cordance with the provisions of Chapter 4192 of the Laws of 
 Florida, shall be entitled to all the benefits and governed by- 
 the provisions of this Act. 
 
 Sec. 13. That any person holding a diploma of graduation 
 from either of the State Normal Colleges of this State, upon 
 presentation of said diploma to any County Superintendent 
 in this State, shall be entitled to a first grade certificate with- 
 out examination; Pronded^ The person holding such diploma 
 applies for such certificates within one year from the granting 
 of such diploma. 
 
SCHOOL LAWS. 
 
 Siic. 14. All laws and parts of laws iu conflict witli tliis .Act 
 are lieiel)y repealed. 
 
 Sec. 15. This act shall take effect upon its passa;4e ami ap- 
 proval by the (lovernor. 
 
 Approved June -i. 1895. 
 
 59 
 1899. 
 
 t'lIAl'TEK 4832.— [No. 11.] 
 
 AN ACT Requirina: the Boards of Public Instruction for the Several 
 Counties of this State and Treasurers of County School Funds, to 
 n)ake and Publish Itemized Financial Statements of their Dealings 
 with County School Funds. 
 
 lie it EiincUd Jxj the Le(/ii<h(tt(re of the State of Fiorida: 
 
 Skctiox 1. It shall be the duty of the treasurer of the 
 school fund of each county in this State by the first Monday 
 in each and eA^ery month, to prepare and file with the County Dutyof Treas- 
 Superintendent of Public Instruction of his county, a detailed "'"er of sehoo 
 
 1--1 • ■• !• Ill" llllll. 
 
 and Itemized statement in writing, showing all sums of money 
 received by such treasurer during the month next preceding, 
 and from whom and from what source received, and all 
 amounts b}' him paid out during such time and to whom paid, 
 and describing b}' date, number and amount of all warrants 
 paid. 
 
 Skp. 2. It shall be the duty of the Boards of Public Instruc- 
 tion of the several counties of this State to prepare and file Duty of 
 with the Clerks of the Circuit Court of their counties, respee- p°b[S{f]°[. 
 tively, by the first Monday in August, A. D. 1895, a detailed stmctiou. 
 and itemized financial statement in writing showing all sums 
 of raone}- received on account of county school funds for and 
 during the year next preceding, and from whom received, and 
 from what source dei'ived. And all amounts paid out during 
 such year, to whom and on what account paid. What funds, 
 if any, are on hand, and what ind(!btedness, if any is out- 
 standing. Such statement shall be certified b}- the treasurer 
 of the county school fund and attested by the County Super- 
 intendent of Public Instruction, and in all counties where a 
 newspaper exists, the Board of Public Instruction shall cause 
 said statement to be published; Provided, The cost of such 
 publication shall not exceed ten dollars to be paid out of the 
 county school fund. Otherwise they shall have the same 
 posted at the court house and at three other public places in 
 the county. 
 
 Sec. 3. It shall be the duty of each and every Board of To lUe itemized 
 Public Instruction of the several counties of this State to pre- j'^^^^i^iai state- 
 pare and file with the Clerk of the Circuit Court of their re- 
 
Proviso. 
 
 60 SCHOOL LAWS. 
 
 1899. spective counties by the first Tuesday after the first Monday 
 in September, A. D. 1895, and by the corresponding Tuesday 
 in each and everj'^ month thereafter, an itemized financial 
 statement showing all sums of money received during the 
 month next preceding, on account of county school funds, and 
 from whom received, and from what source derived. All ap- 
 pi'opriations made by such board and for w^hat purpose made. 
 All warrants drawn by such board, in whose favor and for and 
 on what account drawn, describing such warrant b}'- date, num- 
 ber and amount. All such monthly financial statements shall 
 be certified by the Chairman of the Board of Public Instruc- 
 tion for the county and attested hy the County Superintend- 
 ent of Public Instruction, and the said board shall without 
 delay causf the same to be pnblished in a newspaper of the 
 county, when any such newspaper exists; Pt-ocided^ The coat 
 of such monthly publication shall not exceed two dollars per 
 month, otherwise the}^ shall post the same at the court house 
 and at three other public places in the county. 
 
 Sec. 4. The financial statements of account liereinbefore 
 
 provided for, when filed with the Clerk of the Circuit Court, 
 
 Oerk"^'^'^ ^^'^'^ shall be securely kept by him and shall at all times be open to 
 
 the examination and inspection of the people of the county 
 
 without fee or charge. 
 
 Sec. o. Members of Boards of Public Instruction, County 
 Superintendents of Public Instruction, and treasurers of county 
 school funds who shall fail or refuse to perform any of the 
 duties i-equireii of them by the provisions of this act, shall for; 
 such neglect of duty be subject and liable to suspension and 
 removal from office by the Governor under the provisions of 
 Section 15, of Article 4, of the Constitution. 
 
 Sec. 6. This action shall take effect from the date of its ap- 
 proval by the Governor. 
 
 Approved Maj' 30, 1895'. 
 
 Fen alt V. 
 
 Chapter 4333— [No. 12.] 
 
 AN ACr to Authorize and Require the County Board of Public Iq- 
 struction of Monroe County to have the Englisli Language Taught 
 m San Carlos Public School. 
 
 Be it Enncted by the Legidature of the State of Florida: 
 
 Sectiox 1. The County Board of Pubtic Instruction of 
 Monroe county are hereby authorized and required to employ 
 a competent teacher to instruct the Cuban pupils of the San 
 
^^CIIOOl. LAWS. 61 
 
 Carlos School, in llie City of Key West, in the elements of 1899. 
 the English language. 
 
 Sec. 2. The said Hoard of Public Instruction shall make 
 provision for the payment of the salary of teachers so em- 
 ployed, out of the common school fund of said Monroe 
 county. 
 
 Sec. o. This a(^t shall take effect from and after its passage 
 and approval by the (xovernor. 
 
 Approved May :>1, 1S!>.-). 
 
 CiiAi'TKK 4SH4— [No. ];].] 
 
 AN ACT to Establish at Bartow. Florida. The South Florida MiU- 
 tary and EJucati inal lastituie, and to Provide an Appropriatioa 
 therefor. 
 
 Ji<^ it K)i(i<t<'il hij tlie /.('(/istatiire f)/' the Sftitdnf F'/ or it/a: 
 
 Skc'iion 1. The South Florida ALiiitary and Educational In- 
 stitute is hereby established at Bartow, Polk county, Florida, 
 under the direction and control of the State Hoard of Educa- 
 tion, who shall elect such faculty as uvav be requircl to carry 
 out the provisions of this act. 
 
 Skc. 2. The design of this institution is to teach such 
 branches of learning, including military tactics, as may be re- '^'^•'' S'^ 
 quired by the State Board of Education. 
 
 Se( . :>. Each Senator, during his term of ofHce, shall be em- 
 powered to nominate, upon competitive examination, one stu- 
 dent, who shall be a resident of his Senatorial District, to said nom^'iallMu- 
 South Florida Military and Educational Institute, who shall fit^'^ts. 
 be entitled to receive the benefit of a full course of instruc- 
 tion at said Institute without any charge for board, lodging, 
 tuition, use of text-books, washing, fuel, lights and use of arms 
 and equipments. Said students to be subject to such rules 
 and regulations as may be established for the govern nient and 
 direction of said Institute. 
 
 Sec. 4. That for the purpose of carrying out the provisions 
 of this act the sum of sixty-four hundred dollars ($6,400.00) ^,,p,.onria- 
 be, and the same is hereby apportioned for each two ensuing tion. 
 years, commencing September 1, 1S95, out of any moneys in 
 the State Treasury not otherwise appropriated. 
 
 Skc. 5. That this act shall take effect upon its approval by 
 tVte (governor. 
 
 Approved M ly 2!), ]89j. 
 
C-' . SCHOOL LAWS. 
 
 1,8^9- . Chapekr 4B35— [No. 14.] 
 
 AN ACT to Prohibit White and Negro Youth from being Taught in 
 the Same Schools. 
 
 Be it Enaated by the Legidature of tJie ^tate of Florida: 
 
 Section 1. It shall be a penal offense for any individual, 
 body of individuals, corporation or association to conduct 
 within this State any school of any grade, public, private or 
 parochial wherein white persons and negroes shall be instructed 
 or boarded within the same building, or taught in the same 
 class, or at the same time by the same teacher. 
 
 Sec. 2. Any person or persons violating the provisions of 
 P^^u.^ity. Section 1 of this Act, by patronizing or teaching in such school 
 
 shall upon conviction thereof be fined in a sum not less than 
 1150.00 nor more than $500.00, or imprisoned in the county 
 jail for not less than three months nor more than six months 
 for every such offense. 
 
 Sec. 3. All laws or parts of laws in conflict w^ith the pro- 
 visions of this act are hereby repealed. 
 
 Sec. 4. This act shall take effect September 1st, 1895. 
 Approved May 29, 1895. 
 
 Chapter 4336— [No. 15.] 
 
 AN ACT to Provide for the Division of Counties into Convenient 
 School Sub-Districts, and for the Election Bi-enniaily of Three 
 School Trustees, and for the Levying and Collectija of a District 
 School Tax, and Providing for the Holding of Elections for such 
 Purposes. 
 
 -Be it Enacted Inj the Legidaiare of the /State of Idorida: 
 
 Section 1. That an election may be held in any city, town^ 
 community, section or division of any county, under the order 
 and direction of the Board* of Public Instruction of any 
 county upon the petition of one-fourth of the registered and 
 qualified voters of any such city, town, community, section or 
 division of such county, who are tax-payers on real or personal 
 property therein, to d^etermine whether such city, town, com- 
 munity, section or division of such county, shall be a school 
 sub- district, and for the election of three trustees therefor^ 
 and to determine the raillage to be assessed and collected 
 annuall}'- during the succeeding two years. Such election 
 shall be held and the result ascertained and declared as 
 nearly as practicable in the same manner as is provided by 
 law for the holding of elections concerning Article 
 
JSC'HOOf. LAWS. G3 
 
 XIX of the C'onsUlution, substituting tlie J->i);ir(l of Piihiic In- 1899. 
 
 structioji for the County Conimis.sioiiers. It shall require a ,^,^;^,j.itv of 
 majoritv of the votes of those voting at any such election to tiioso votiu;^ 
 determine any matter in the attirmative. At an election to '^"i"""'' • 
 decide whether such sub-district shall be formed three school 
 trustees shall be elected to serve as such, should a majority of 
 the electors vote for and create such sub-district, and on the 
 same day bi-ennially thereafter, and at each of such elections 
 the millage to be assessed and collected annually during the 
 succeeding two years for school pui-poses in such sub-district 
 shall be determined by a majority vote of the qualiHed elec- 
 tors as herein provided. Notice of holding any such election 
 to determine whether such city, town, corumunity, section or 
 other division of such county, shall be made a school sub- 
 district, or for the election of school trustees, shall bo made by 
 the Board of Public Instruction by publishing a notice in a 
 newspaper published in such city, town, community, section 
 or other division of such county to be made a school sub-dis- 
 trict, for four consecutive weeks; Prorkled^ That the cost of 
 such publication shall be paid by the school sub-districts re „ 
 
 •^ .'-.''... ,,., Proviso. 
 
 speclivel}^, or .by posting such notice in three public places, 
 Avithin the limits of such city, town, comtnunity, section or 
 other division to be made a sub-district, for thirty days })rior 
 thereto. 
 
 Skc. '1. Ail voters in such election for sub-districts or trus- 
 tees shall have the qualifications specitied in section one for Qualification. 
 petitioners for elections to establish sub-districts. 
 
 Sec. 3. The petition mentioned in section one of this Act 
 shall fix and detine the boundary of the city, town and adja- Q^juudary. 
 cent territory, community, section or other division intended 
 to be made and formed into a school sub-district, which bound- 
 ary shall include but one public school, except in incorporated 
 towns. 
 
 Sec. a. It shall be the duty of the trustees on or before the 
 last Monday in July of each year to prepare an itemized esti- 
 mate, showing the amount of money required for necessary ^^^^^ °^ '^'^^^ 
 common school purpose of their sub-district for the next en- 
 suing scholastic year; stating the rate of millage to be assessed 
 and collected upon the taxable property of their sub-district 
 to cover such amount, not to exceed three mills on the dollar. 
 A copy of the intemized estimate herein provided for shall be 
 filed with the Clerk of the Board of County Commissioners, 
 which Board shall dir-ect the Assessor of Taxes to assess, and 
 the Collector to collect, the amount so stated. Moneys col- 
 lected under the provisions of this Act shall be paid over to ^jj,*\ey"^°'^ °^ 
 the trustees of the sub-district in which the tax is levied. 
 
64 
 
 SCHOOL LAWS. 
 
 1899. 
 
 Object 
 
 A corporation. 
 
 Trustees to 
 give bond. 
 
 Skc 5. The object of a school sub-di>trict shall be to pro- 
 mote the school interest of the district, when formed, by the 
 collectioji and judicious appropriation of a special scliool tax. 
 
 Skc. 6. They shall also be a corporation with the usual 
 powers for the purpose of performing their duties. 
 
 Sec. 7. The}^ shall receive and hold the money which may 
 be assessed and collected as hereinbefore provided as a special 
 tax, to be disbursed in the district where collected, solely for 
 school purposes. These trustees shall be required to give bond 
 in twice the amount raised by the special tax, to be approved 
 by the Board of Public Instruction before receiving any such 
 mone^^ 
 
 Sec. 8. All laws and parts of laws in conflict herewith are 
 hereby repealed. 
 
 Sec. 9. This act shall take effect upon its approval by the 
 Governor. 
 
 Approved May 20, 1895. 
 
 Duty of Tnis - 
 tees. 
 
 Chaptek 4337— [No 16.] 
 
 AN ACT to Amencl'Section 3 Chapter 4194, Laws of Florida, Enti- 
 tled an Act to Provide for School Sub-Districts in Counties and 
 Towns, and to Provide for the Levying and Collection of Taxes 
 for the Support of Schools in such Sub-Districts, Approved June 
 2, 1893. 
 
 Be it Enacted by tJie Leg isUi tare of the State of Florida: 
 
 Section" 1. That Section 3 of Chapter 4194 be amended so 
 as to read ag follows: 
 
 Sec. 3. It shall be the duty of these trustees on or before 
 the last Monday in June of each year to prepare an itemized 
 estimate, showing the amount of money required for the nec- 
 essary common school purposes of their sub-district for the 
 next ensuing scholastic year; stating the rate of millage to be 
 assessed and collected upon the taxable property of their sub- 
 district to cover such amount, not to exceed three mills on the 
 dollar. A copy of the itemized estimate herein provided for 
 shall be filed with the Clerk of the Board of County Commis- 
 sioners and the Comptroller of the State, and it shall become 
 the duty of the Comptroller to assess all railroads and railroad 
 property situated in such school sub-district upon the filing 
 with him by the County Commissioners a copy of the amount 
 to be assessed by the County Commissioners, and the Corap- 
 
SCHOOL LAWS. 
 
 troller shiill follect the ainoiiiit so assesijifd by ihe County 
 Commissioners in such sub-district and pay over the same to 
 the trustees of such sub-district. 
 
 Sec. 2. All laws in conflict with this amendment aie heieby 
 lepealed. 
 
 Approved June 1, 1^)95. 
 
 CiiAi>TEK 4a6li— [Nu. 4L] 
 
 AN ACT to Amend Sctions 272, 273. 274 of the Revised Statutes of 
 Florida, Relaiive to the Powers and Duties of the Board of Man- 
 agers of State Bhnd. Deaf and Mute Institute. 
 
 Jie it Kiuivttd bt/ the Ltujixhitare of t/w State of Floriiht: 
 
 Skction 1. That Section 272 of the Revised Statutes of 
 P'lorida be amended to read as follows: 
 
 Section 272. Said Board of Managers shall provide fur the 
 education, care and maintenance at said asvlum of all persons Duty Bourci 
 
 . ,. •' 1 • o 1 .1 L- "■ • 1 ■ of Maiuigfrs. 
 
 residing m this State between the ages of eix and twenty-one 
 years, who may be blind, or deaf and dumb. 
 
 Sec. 2. That Section 278 of the Revised Statutes of the 
 State of Florida be amended to read as follows: 
 
 Section 273. Any person entitled to admission into said In- 
 stitute, or the parent, guardian or next friend of such person, 
 may apply to the Board of County Commissioners of the County Com- 
 county of his residence, and the County Commissioners, it L^sue certifi- 
 satished that the person is so entitled to such admission, shall ^'^te to aL.m,t 
 issue a certificate to that effect, upon which the applicant shall 
 be received into the asylum. 
 
 Sec. 3. That Section 274 of the Revised Statutes of the 
 State of Florida be amended to read as follows: 
 
 Section 274. Said Board of County Commissioners shall 
 suppl}^ means of transportation of such persons to said asy- 
 lum, and at tiie close of each session the Boaid of Managers tlou"^^"'^''^' 
 shall supply means of transportation for the inmates to their 
 respective homes and return at the .opening of the next suc- 
 ceeding session. The same to be paid for out of the general 
 appropriation for the maintenance of said asylum; those who 
 have the means will be required to pay the necessary expenses, 
 tuition excepted, of their children or wards. 
 
 Sec. 4. All laws or parts of laws in conflict lierewith are 
 hereby repealed. 
 
SCHOOJ. LAWS. 
 
 Sec. 5. This act shall take effect upon its passasje and ap- 
 proval by the Governor. 
 
 Appi-v^ved May 31, 1895. 
 
 ELECTION OF COUNTY BOAKDS OF rUBLIC INSTRUCTION. 
 
 Extract from the General Election Law, being Chapter 4o28, 
 Laws of P^lorida, approved June 1st, 1895. 
 
 Section 3. * * * A County Board of Public Instruc- 
 tion consisting of three members, one member from each 
 School Board District elected from the several counties at 
 large of this State, shall be chosen at the general election A. 
 J). 1896, and at every general election thereafter, unless 
 changed by law. 
 
SCHOOL LAWS. 
 SESSION J.AWS OF iSOT. 
 
 67 
 1899. 
 
 CiiAi'TKi; '4f)0G— [No. 'J'^.] 
 
 AN ACT to Provide for Teachers' Summer Schools, and to Make 
 Appropriations Therefor. 
 
 Whereas, Tlie value of the public schools must be meis- 
 ured by the character of tlie teachers employed; and 
 
 Whereas, Teachers' Summer Schools have been recognized 
 in all the States as one of the most potent means of improv- 
 ing the work of those engaged in teaching, by awakening- 
 greater interest and enthusiasm in their work and in improv- 
 ing their scholarship and suggesting the best inethoils of in- 
 struction; and 
 
 Whereas, The Trustees of the Peab'ody Fund have deemed 
 mone}' expended in the direction of improving the teaching- 
 force as the wisest disposition of their trust in distributing its 
 benefits to all the children, and have demanded that the Legis- 
 lature make an appropriation to supplement their donation for 
 this particular branch of scliool work; therefore 
 
 I^e it Enacted bij the .Legislature of the State of Florida: 
 
 Skctiox 1. That the sum of three thousand dollars for 
 the year of 1897, and three thousand doUai-s for the year 1898, 
 be, and the same is hereby, appropriated for the purpose of 
 holding as many Teachers' Summer Schools at such limes 
 and places as the State Superintendent of Fublic Instruction 
 ma}^ designate, and as the fund appropriated and donated by 
 the Peabody Trustees will sustain. 
 
 Sec. 2. That impartial provision shall be made for the in- 
 struction of teachers of both races in these Summer Schools 
 for the period of two months, and the suras appropriated in 
 the foregoing section shall be subject to the order of the 
 State Snpermtendent of Public Instruction, and paid upon 
 requisition of said Superintendent upon the Comptroller, out 
 of any money in the State Treasury, not otherwise appropri- 
 ated. . 
 
 Sec. 3. It shall be the duty of the State Superintendent of 
 Public Instruction to submit a report to the next General 
 Assembly, showing where and the number of such Summer 
 Schools ('(iiiducted, the number of teachers attending each by 
 
 p. e limbic. 
 
 Appropriation. 
 
 Appropriation 
 subject to or- 
 der of State 
 Superintend- 
 ent of Public 
 Instruction. 
 
 Duty of State 
 Superintend- 
 ent of Fublic 
 Instruction. 
 
68 SCHOOL LAWS. 
 
 1899. sex and race, the number of ooiiductors of each school, the 
 number of days service rendered by each, and submit vouch- 
 ers for every dollar of the fund paid out. 
 
 Sec. 4. Any laws in coni^ict with this act is repealed by this 
 act. 
 
 Salary and 
 •aaileage of 
 aaembersof 
 County School 
 ■Boards. aS 
 
 Ch.vptku. 456(- — [No. 53.] 
 
 AN ACT to Amend Section 5, of Chapter 4193, Laws of Florida, 
 Being an Act Fixing the Salaries and Mileage of the County 
 Scliool Boards. 
 
 He it Enacted hij the Legislature of the State of Florida: 
 
 Sectiox \. That Section 5 of Chapter 4193, Laws of P^'lor- 
 ida, be amended to read as follows: 
 
 The members of the various County School Boards shall be 
 paid from the county school fund for their services, two dol- 
 lars per day, for each days service, and ten cents per mile for 
 every mile actually traveled in going to and from the county 
 court house by the nearest practical route. 
 
 Sec. 2. That all laws or parts of laws in conflict with this 
 act be and the same are hereby repealed. 
 Approved June 4, 1897, 
 
 Maimer of 
 
 •selecting stu- 
 dent for free 
 itirition.etc. 
 
 Chapter 4568— [No. 54.] 
 
 AN ACT to Amend Spctions 3 and 4, Chapter 4334, Laws of Florida, 
 Entitled an Act to Establish at Bartow, Florida, The South Florida 
 Military and Educational Institute and to Provide and Appropri- 
 ate Therefor, Approved May 39, 1895. 
 
 JBe it Enacted hij the Legislature of the State of Florida: 
 
 Section 1. That Section 3 of Chapter forty-three hundred 
 and thirty-four be amended so as to read as follows: 
 
 Sections. The Representatives from each county in con- 
 nection with the Senator representing said county shall be 
 empowered to name upon competitive examination and in 
 such manner as the State Board of Education may prescribe, 
 one student for each county who shall be resident in said 
 county to the said South Florida Military and Educational 
 Institute who shall be entitled to receive the benefit of a full 
 course of instruction at said Institute without charge for 
 
SCHOOL LAWS. 69 
 
 board, lo<lging, tuition, use of text books, washing, fuel, 1899. 
 lights and use of arms and equipments. Said student to be 
 subject to such rules and regulations as may be established 
 for the government and direction of said institution. 
 
 Skc. '2. That Section 4 of Chapter forty-three hundred and 
 thirty- four be amended so as to read as follows*: 
 
 Sec. 4. That for the purpose of carrying out the provis- 
 ions of this act the sum of nine thousand dollars ($9,000) Apprapriatiou. 
 be and the same is hereby appropriated for each of the two 
 ensuing years commencing September 1, LS97, out of any 
 moneys in the State Treasury not otherwise appropriated. 
 
 Sec. 3. All laws and parts of law in conflict with these 
 amendments are hereby repealed. 
 
 A PI roved June 1, 1897. 
 
SCHOOL LAWS. 
 
 SESSION LAWS OF J 899. 
 
 School uuit. 
 School District. 
 
 Special tax 
 Schools. 
 
 Board of Pub- 
 lic Instruction 
 to order elec- 
 tion . 
 
 Special Tax 
 Scliool Dis- 
 trict. 
 
 Matters to be 
 determined by 
 election. 
 
 Trustees ppeC' 
 ial tax school 
 .district. 
 
 Proviso . 
 
 Chaptbk 4678— [No. 17.] 
 
 AN ACT to Provide for the Division of Counties into School Dis- 
 tricts, and for the Election Bi-enniaily of three School Trustees. 
 and to Prescribe their Duties and Powers, and for Levying, Col- 
 lecting and Disbursing District School Taxes. 
 
 J3e it Enaoied hy the Z,egislature of the State of Florida: 
 
 Section 1. That each county shall coiisiitute a school unit; 
 that all sub-divisions of a county for school purposes shall be 
 designated as school districts; all school districts levying a 
 school district tax shall hereafter be designated as special tax 
 school districts, and all schools receiving any district tax, a» 
 special tax schools. 
 
 Sec. 2. It shall be the duty of the Board of Public Instruc- 
 tion of any county to order an election to be held in any sub- 
 division of any city or incorporated town, community or sub- 
 division of the county, at such time and place as said Board 
 may direct, whenever one-fourth of the qualified electors that 
 pay a tax on real or personal property, and are resident in 
 such city, incorporated town, community, or sub-division of the 
 county, shall petition for such election, to determine whether 
 such cit}'', incorporated town, community or sub-division of 
 the county shall become a special tax school district for the 
 purpose of levying and collecting a district school tax for the 
 exclusive use of public free schools within the district; at such 
 election the following matters shall be determined by a ma- 
 jority of tlie ballots cast by electors qualified as herein pre- 
 scribed, except that the three persons receiving the highest 
 vote at such election shall be declared School Trustees of said 
 district: First, whether the city, incorporated town, commu- 
 nity or sub- division of the county shall become a special tax 
 school district; Second, who shall be the School Trustees of 
 said district; Third, the number of mills of district tax to be 
 levied and collected annually for the two succeeding years. 
 The three persons receiving the highest number of votes cast 
 shall be declared the Trustees elected tor the special tax school 
 district; provided, a majority of all the yotes cast be in favor 
 of creating such special tax district, who shall serve for the 
 next ensuing two years and pei-form the duties hereinafter 
 prescribed. 
 
SCHOOL LAWS. 71 
 
 Sec. 8. TIk' petition uieMitioiK'd above in this act shall pre- . 1899. 
 scribe the bouiidaiies of the sub-division of any city, or city, 
 incorporated town, conmiunitv or sub-division of th** county wiiat ))etitioa 
 
 ', -, , ,. , • -1 1 IT- nil nuist i)rescribe. 
 
 inten<led to be formed into a special tax school district. J he 
 l)oard of I'ublic Instruction may, lion'ever, change the 
 l)Oundaries thereof before ordering any such election; but 
 shall in no case include territory not inclutled in original peti- 
 tion, and shall give notice of any such change in tlie iu)l,ice of 
 election. Special ta.v school districts created under this act, 
 shall continue until dis-established or changed by like proceed- 
 ing as those by which they were created. The petition pro- 
 vided for by Section 2 of this act shall be published once a peuuon'''''' '^^ 
 week, for four (4) successive weeks, in some newspaper pub- 
 lished in the county having a general circulation throughout 
 the county; and the publication shall state when such petition 
 shall be presented to such IJoards. In case there shall be no 
 newspaper publisbed in the count}', such petition and notice 
 .shall be posted in the manner provided in Section 4 of this 
 act for the posting of notice of election. 
 
 Sec. 4. It shall be the duty of tlie Board of I'liblic Instruc- 
 tion of the county to cause a notice of said election to be pub- xotice of eiec- 
 lished once a week for four successive weeks prior thereto in tjou to be pub- 
 a newspapei- published within tlie county, and having a gen- 
 -eral circulation throughout the county; but if no newspaper 
 be published in said county, then it shall cause five written or 
 printed notices of said electi^"*!) to be posted in five jtublic 
 places within the territory in which the election is ordered. It 
 shall also be the duty of the County Board of Public Instruc- inspectors and 
 tion to appoint inspectors and clerks for said election, whose 
 <luties shall be the same as those of similar officers in general 
 elections, except as herein stated. 
 
 Skc. 5. The Board of Public Instruction shall canvass the 
 returns of election as made to it by the inspectors and clerks canvass of re- 
 ef election, and declai-e the results at the next regular meet- turns. 
 ing of said Board, or at a special meeting called for that pur- 
 pose. 
 
 Sec. 6. All special tax school district elections shall be 
 held and conducted in the manner prescribed by law for hold- 
 ing general elections, except as provided in this act, and it is 
 hereby made the duty of the Supervisor of Registration of iVoMrn|eU;c- 
 an}'- county to furnish, upon payment for such service, to t^wi^- 
 the County Board of Public Instruction, on demand, a certi- 
 fied list of the qualified voters residing in a special tax school 
 district, or the territory to be created into a special tax ichool 
 
SCHOOL LAWS. 
 
 1899. 
 
 Who entitled 
 to vote. 
 
 County Board 
 of Public In- 
 struction to 
 pay expenses 
 of election. 
 
 Ele<'1i)n to l>e 
 
 held 
 
 hi enniallv. 
 
 Trustees have 
 Bupervisioii of 
 public schools. 
 
 Trustees to 
 perform duties 
 of .Supervisor . 
 
 Removal of 
 Trustees. 
 
 Schools to be 
 under control 
 of County 
 Board of Pub- 
 Instruction 
 and County 
 Superimend- 
 ent. 
 
 Proviso. 
 
 district, that have paid a tax on I'eal or personal property for 
 the year next preceding any such special tax election. 
 
 Sec. 7. All qualified voters resiciing within the territory 
 soaght to be made a special tax school district that pay a tax 
 on real or personal property shall be entitled to vote in 
 said election, and a majority of the votes cast shall deter- 
 mine any matter voted upon, pertaining to a special ti^x 
 school district. The cost of the publication of the notice of 
 such election, and of the election itself, shall be paid by the 
 County Board of Public Instruction out of the first moneys- 
 collected from the special tax district. 
 
 Sec. 8. Elections shall be held bi-ennially in each special 
 tax school district, as near as practicable upon the anniver- 
 sary of the original election, under the direction of the 
 County Boftrd of Public Instruction, to determine M^ho shall 
 be Trustees for the succeeding two j^ears, and the number of 
 mills of district school tax to be levied for each of said years;, 
 said elections shall be held under the same rules and resfu- 
 lations, and qualifications of electors shall be the same as 
 prescribed for those voting in the original election creating a 
 special tax school district. 
 
 Sec. 9. Whenever a special tax school district is created 
 and Trustees are elected, they shall have the supervision of all 
 the pubhc s'^hools within said district. The position of Su- 
 pervisor shall be superseded by that of Trustees, and the- 
 duties prescribed by law for Supervisors shall be performed 
 by the Trustees. The powers of Trustees shall not be those 
 of control, but of supervision only, and shall extend to all 
 the public schools within the special district. Any Trus- 
 tee failing to discharge the duties of the position shall be 
 removed, after due notice to such Trustee, by the County 
 Board of Public Instruction, and all vacancies occurring in 
 the Board of Trustees from any cause, shall be filled for the 
 unexpired term by the County Bourd of Public Instruction,, 
 upon nomination by the patrons of the school. 
 
 Sec. 10. All public schools conducted within a special 
 tax school district shall be under the direction and control of 
 the County Board of Public Instruction and County Super- 
 intendent as in other districts, and subject to the same laws, 
 rules and regulations prescribed for the conduct of other 
 schools, exce})t that the Trustees shall have the power to 
 nominate to the County Board of Public Instruction teachers 
 for all schools witliin such special district; Pr(>vided^ That no 
 person be nominated for teacher who does not hold a teach 
 
S( IIOOL LAWS. 73 
 
 er's certiticate iinimjjaire(i by siisf)ension, revocation or limi- 1899. 
 
 tation, or that will not remain in full force for the term 
 
 of scliool, and obtained in compliance with the laws of the pubu^fin!"'^'^ 
 
 State. The County Board of Public Instruction shall have structiou right 
 ., • , ^ ^ . .* ^ , . ^ , T . , to reject iviiv 
 
 the rigiit to reject any teacher nominated, and m case the teacher. 
 second nomination of a teacher for any position be not rati- 
 fied, the said Board shall then proceed on its own motion, to 
 fill vacancies in the teachinej force in any school in the 
 special tax school district. 
 
 Sec. 11. The lioard of Trustees shall have the fuither 
 right to say what proportion of the school funds raised within powers oi 
 the district shall be applied in any year to building, repairs '''"'■*'^'^'^'- 
 on buildings, to school libraries, to salaries of teachers, and 
 to other educational purposes; Procided, That they shall 
 make a fair and equitable distribution of the funds among 
 all the schools in the special tax school district, which shall 
 be showMi in their itemized estimate. 
 
 Sec. 12. It shall be the duty of these Trustees, on or be- 
 fore the first day of June in each year, to prepare an itemized Duty of 
 estimate, showing the amount of money necessary and likely '^'^^'ecs. 
 to be raised for the supplement of the county school funds 
 appropriated to the district for the next ensuing scholastic 
 year, and to certify therein the rate of millage voted to be 
 assessed and collected upon the taxable })roperty -within the 
 special tax school district for that year. This estimate shall 
 set forth clearl^^ the apportionment of money raised within 
 the district pro rated to each school within the district, stat- 
 ing the amount that will be applied to the salaries of teachers, 
 buildings, furniture or for other educational })urposes. It 
 shall also state the number of miles of railroad track and 
 telegraph lines within the bounds of the district. This item- 
 ized estimate shall be made in triplicate, one copy 
 to be tiled with the Clerk of the Board of County 
 Commissioners, one copy with the Comptroller of the 
 State, one copy with the County Board of Public 
 Instruction; Pro^nded^ That where there are no railroad 
 or telegraph lines in such district such itemized estimate need 
 not be furnished to the Comptroller. It shall be the duty 
 of the County Commissioners to order the Assessor to assess, 
 and the Collector to collect the amount legally assessed upon DutyofCouiUi 
 the property of the special district, at the rate or millage ers. 
 designated by the Board of Trustees, and paj^ the same to 
 the County Treasurer; it shall be the duty of the C-omptroller 
 of the State to assess all railroads and railroad property, to- troiicr^^ ^™**" 
 gether with telegraph lines and telegraph property situated in 
 
74 
 
 SCtlOOL LAWS. 
 
 1899. 
 
 Duty 01 
 County Board 
 of Public In- 
 struction . 
 
 County Treas- 
 urer liable for 
 special tax. 
 
 Special tax 
 fund. 
 
 Trustees to be 
 a corporatioli. 
 
 Proviso. 
 
 such school special district, and to collect the taxes thereon 
 in the same manner as required by law to assess and collect 
 said taxes for State and count}^ purposes, and to remit the 
 same to the Treasurer of the counties, to be bv them held to 
 the credit of each special tax school district fund and to be 
 paid out as hereinafter provided. It shall be the duty of the 
 County Board of Public Instruction to add the amount set 
 apart for the salaries of teachers in each school within the 
 special tax school district to the county appropriation made 
 for that school, and upon this determine the salaries to be 
 paid teachers and the length of the term that the school shall 
 continue, and contract with teachers for the full term that said 
 fund, arising from both county appropriation and the special 
 tax fund, will sustain the school. The part of this fund aris- 
 ing from the special tax shall be paid to tlie teachers upon 
 the order of the County Board based upon reports approved 
 by the Trustees, the same as other school funds are paid upon' 
 the endorsement of school Supervisors. The County Treas- 
 urer shall be liable for all special tax school district funds 
 upon his oflicial bond, after receiving said funds, as in the case 
 of other countj^ revenues. 
 
 Sp:c. 13. The special tax fund set apart by the Board of 
 Trustees for the payment of teachers shall not be subject to 
 requisition for any other purpose by said Trustees; the funds 
 estimated for other educational purposes shall be paid out by 
 warrants of the Board of Public Instruction of the county 
 upon the County Treasurer, said warrants to be based upon 
 requisitions made by the Board of Trustees accompanied by 
 itemized bills for things purchased or work performed. All 
 special funds collected within a school district shall be dis- 
 bursed solely for school purposes within the district in which 
 collected, and, as near as practicable, in the year in which the 
 tax is collected, upon the recommendation of the Board of 
 Trustees; Provided., That the Trustees shall make no con- 
 tract with one of its members embracing any monetary con- 
 sideration. 
 
 Sec. 14. The Trustees of any school district shall be a cor- 
 poration and may hold property, sue and be sued, and perform 
 other corporate functions, and perform the usual duties neces- 
 sary to provide buildings, repair the same, and to purchase 
 libraries and other school appliances; Provided, That no debt 
 shall be created without the approval of the County Board of 
 Public Instruction. 
 
SCHOOL LAW8. 75 
 
 Sec. 15. Nothing in this act shall have the effect to abro- 1899. 
 gate or anywise impair any existing school sub-district, but xot to eiiect 
 the same are hereafter to be governed by this act. ^^l*!!"^ school 
 
 Skc. 16. Children residing outside of any special tax school 
 district shall not attend school in any such district without siiie oPspe^iai 
 tlie consent of the Trustees thei'eof, and of the County Board t'\^ , ,. , . . 
 
 r T-. 1 1- T • r» • J ^ rrii i • - i • KCllOOl illstnct. 
 
 of Public Instruction; l^rovidea, Ihat nothing in this act 
 shall be so construed as to prevent attendance from an ad- Proviso. 
 joining county, provided the County School Board of such 
 adjoining county shall pay a pro rata share ol such attend- 
 ance. Such pro rata share to be estimated by the Trustees of 
 such school where such attendance is made; Pi-otu'ded farther, 
 That pupils from other districts or sub-districts shall be sub- proviso., 
 ject to same conditions as i)uj»ils from other counties as pro- 
 vided in this act. 
 
 Sec. 17. Each voter voting at any election under this act 
 shall vote but one ballot, and the same shall be Avritten, or ■ t- n- 
 
 printed in black ink on plain white paper, and be substantially 
 of the following form, according as he may desire to vote 
 upon any, or all of the questions submitted: 
 
 For (or Against) Special Tax School District 
 
 School Trustees (Stating their names) 
 
 Maximum Tax Levy: mill^. 
 
 Sec. 18. All laws or j)arts of laws inconsistent with this act 
 are hereby repealed. 
 
 Sec. 19. This act shall take effect thirty days aftei- its ])as- 
 sage and approval by the Governor. 
 
 Approved June ."), 189l>. 
 
 Chapter 4()79— [No. 18.] 
 
 AN ACT to Amend Section 260, of the Revised Statute.s of the 
 State of Florida, entitled '•C^^nsus by Supervisors" and Section 
 261. of such Revised Statutes, entitled "Oa Failure of Supervisors, 
 Superintendent to Take Cen-ius." 
 
 He it Enacted hy the Le;/!sl<iture of the State of Florida : 
 
 Sectiox 1. That Section 260 of the such Revised Statutes, 
 such section being entitled. Census by Supervisor, be and the 
 same is hereby amended so as to read as follows: 
 
70 
 
 SCHOOL LAWS. 
 
 1899. 
 
 County Swper- 
 iiitendent to 
 tate census. 
 
 Penaltj- for 
 failure to por- 
 form duty. 
 
 County School 
 Board .to hafe 
 duties' per- 
 formed'on 
 failure of 
 County Super- 
 intendent. 
 
 ii60. Census "by Superintendent. — It shall be the duty of 
 the Count}' Superintendent of Public Instruction of each 
 county before the 15th day of May in the year 1900, 
 and every ten years thereafter, to take the census 
 of all children in his county, between the. ages of 
 6 and 21 years; and if any such children be idiots, or 
 insane, or blind, or deaf mutes he shall so state, and he shall 
 report such census to the School Board of the county, and to 
 the State Superintendent of Public Instruction, on or before 
 the first day of June of the year in which such census shall 
 be taken. He shall certify to such report as being correct, 
 and shall be paid three cents for each child so reported, and 
 upon his failing to perform the duties herein required of 
 him, he shall be relieved from office. In case he shall employ 
 any person or persons to assist in making any such enumera- 
 tion of such children, such person or persons shall make a 
 sworn statement showing when and where such enumeration 
 was made, and that the same is correct, and the same shall 
 be filed by the Superintendent with the School Board as 
 part of his report. 
 
 Sec. 6. That said Section 261 of said Revised Statutes is 
 hereby amended so as to read as follows: 
 
 261. On the Failure of Superintendent, the County School 
 Board to Have Census Taken. — In case the County Superin- 
 tendent of Schools shall fail to perform any duty imposed 
 upon him by the preceding section, as and when the same is 
 required to be performed, it shall be the duty of the County 
 School Board to cause the same to be done as soon as prac- 
 ticable by some person or persons to be selected by such 
 Board. 
 
 App'-oved June 5, 1899. 
 
 Uniform sys- 
 tem of school 
 books. 
 
 Chapter 4G80— [No. 19.] 
 
 AN ACT to Provide for County Adoptions of Uniforraity of Text 
 Books in the Public Free Schools of this State. 
 
 Jie it Enacted hy the Legislature of the State of Florida : 
 
 Skctiot 1. It shall be the duty of the County Boards of 
 Public Instruction to put in operation in the public free 
 schools in their respective counties a uniform system of school 
 books; but however, that the adoption of such s^'stem' shall 
 
SCHOOL LAWS. 
 
 / i 
 
 be gradual and not sooner made than the interests of the 
 j>upils and j)atrons may dictate; Atid Pnkrtded^ That the en- 
 tire adoption shall be consummated bj July 1, 1901. 
 
 ISkc. '2. The selection of books to constitute such unifoim 
 system in each county shall be made by the County J^oard 
 of J^ublic Instruction of the county, who before deciding 
 upon any book or books shall consult with the County Super- 
 intendent of Public Schools and at least three leading teach- 
 ers of the county. J^efore any adoption shall be made at 
 least sixty days' previous notice of the time and place such 
 adoption will considered published once a week for three 
 successive weeks in some newspaper having a general circula- 
 tion throughout the county, or in the absence of such news- 
 paper to be posted in at least live different and conspicuous 
 places in the county shall be given by the School Board; any 
 adoption made hereunder shall last at least five vears. The 
 County Superintendent shall see that the books adopted are 
 used by the pupils and the teachers shall not use any other 
 books in teaching. 
 
 Sec. 3. Nothing in this act shall have the effect to inter- 
 fere with or impair any entire or partial adoption heretofore 
 made and now existing in any county of the State. 
 
 Se(". 4. This act sliall take effect immediately upon its 
 approval by the Governor. 
 
 AppiQ-.-ed June 5. ISD!). 
 
 1899. 
 
 Selection of 
 books to be 
 made l)y 
 County 
 Boa n Is. 
 
 Notice of uiloi> 
 tioa to b(j 
 Kiven by 
 Scliool iioard. 
 
 Where act 
 (loL-4 niit iTiter- 
 ferc. 
 
 ■ CiiAi'TKK 4081— [Xo. -20.] 
 
 AN ACT to Provide for Teachers' Summer Schools, and to Make 
 Appropriations Tiierefor. 
 
 Whereas, Dr. J. L. M. Curr}^, Agent of the Peabody Fund, 
 has written the State Superintendent of Public Instruction Prcambie. 
 that he "will gladly renew the appropriation for Teachers' 
 Summer Schools to the extent of $1200, provided the Legis- 
 lature will supplement it hy an equal or greater sum," and 
 there is and always will be a large proportion of the teachers 
 in the public schools without professional training and j^oorlv 
 fitted for the work; therefore, 
 
 Be it Enacted by the Z,e«/lslature of the St((te of Florida: 
 
 Section 1. That the sum of one thousand eight hunndred Appropriation 
 dollars for the year 1^99, and one thousand eight hundred ?|°J^^'*'^* ^""^ 
 dollars for the year 1900, be, and the same is hereby 
 
1899. 
 
 Instruction of 
 teachers of 
 5'joth races. 
 
 IJLity (If State 
 Superiutend- 
 ont. 
 
 SCHOOL LAWS. 
 
 appropriated for the purpose of conducting as many 
 Summer Schools for teachers, at such times and places 
 as the State Superintendent of Public instructian 
 may deem best, and as the fund appropriated and 
 donated by the Peabody Trustees will sustain. And 
 the sums appropriated shall be jDaid by the Treasurer on the 
 warrant of Comptroller to the teachers of said Summer 
 Schools upon vouchers approved by the State Superintendent 
 accompanied with a certificate of the County Superintendent 
 of the county in which such school has been taught, that the 
 service charged for has been rendered, such accounts to be 
 audited by the Comptroller before payment. 
 
 Sec. 2. That impartial provision shall be made for the in- 
 struction of teachers of both races in "these Summer Schools, 
 and the sums appropriated in the foregoing section shall be 
 subject to the order of the State Superintendent of Public 
 Instruction, and paid upon requisition of said Superintendent 
 upon the Comptroller out of any money in the State Treasury 
 not otherwise appropriated. 
 
 Sec. 3. It shall be the duty of the State Superintendent of 
 Public Instruction to submit a report to the next General 
 Assembly showing the number and location of such schools, 
 the number of teachers attending each, by sex and race, the 
 number of instructors employed in each school, the number 
 of daj's' service rendered by each, and submit vouchers for 
 for every dollar of the fund paid out. 
 
 Sec. 4. Any laws in conflict with this act are hereby re- 
 pealed. 
 
 Approved June 2, 1899. 
 
 Chapter 4682— [No. 2L] 
 
 AN ACT to Authorize the Board of Public Instruction of any 
 ■ County of the State of Floi-ida to Contract Debts for the Purchase 
 of Real Estate to be used for Educational Purposes, for the Erec- 
 tion of School Buildings, and to Provide for the Payment Thereof^ 
 
 He it Enacted hy the Legislature of the State of Florida .• 
 
 Sk(;tion 1. That the Board of County Commissioners upon 
 the request of the Board of Public Instruction after an af- 
 firmative vote of the qualified voters who are tax -payers 
 
SCHOOL LAWS. 79 
 
 therein and have paid all taxes due by them for two years 1899. 
 next and pi-eceding said election in any sub-school district or comity com- 
 couiity which debt shall be a charge or lien only upon such missioners nu- 
 Bub-schooi district or county as the case may be, are hereby imnhase real 
 authorized to contract debts for the purchase of real estate to yor'educaUonaJ 
 be used for educational purposes, for the erection of school purposes. 
 buildings, and to pa}^ such debts out of the current income of 
 any year, or out of the income of succeeding years; J^roolck'd^ 
 That the necessary expense of maintaining the schools in any ffoviso. 
 county during any year shall constitute the first claim against 
 the school fund of that year. 
 
 Sec. 2. That tlie Board of County Commissioners upon the 
 request of tlie Board of Public Instruction after an affirma- 
 tive vote of the qualified voters who are tax-payers therein 
 and have paid all taxes due by them for two years next and 
 preceding said election in any sub-school district or county, couuty com- 
 which debt shall be a charge or lien only upon such sub-school misMonei-au- 
 
 ... , ^ 111 1 • T thonzert to 
 
 district or county as the case may be, are hereby authorized to borrow money. 
 borrow money from time to time as occasion may require to 
 discharge any debt or liability incurred for the purclaase of 
 real estate for educational purposes, for the erection of school 
 buildings, and to pay the interest and principal out of the 
 current income of any year, or out of the income of succeed- 
 ing years; Prodded, That the necessary expense of main- 
 taining the schools in any county during any 3'ear shall con- 
 stitute the first claim against the school fund of that year. 
 
 Sec. 8. This act shall go into effect immediately upon its 
 passage and approval. 
 
 Approved June 1, 189!). 
 
 Chapter 1666 — [Xo,. 5.] 
 
 AN ACT Relating to- the Cf^llection of and Accounting for Poll 
 Taxes Collected in this State. 
 
 He it Enacted hy the Le</islatare of the State of Florida : 
 
 Section 1. That from and after the passage of this act it 
 shall be the duty of the Tax Collector in every county of this colieVtoJ'"' 
 State to file on or before the tenth day of every month with with regard 'o 
 the County School Board, a certified list of the names of all ' 
 persons whose poll taxes were paid during the previous month, 
 giving the year for which such payments were made. A copy 
 of this list shall also be filed with the County ComTrJ-- '■^:^'v-' 
 
SCHOOL LAWS. 
 
 1899. 
 
 Puty of School 
 Board. . 
 
 Penalty. 
 
 Duty of 
 County Super- 
 intendent. 
 
 Duty of State 
 Superinten - 
 dent of Public 
 Instruction. 
 
 with a receipt from the County Treasurer for the amount col- 
 lected as such poll taxes. It shall be the duty of the School 
 Board to examine at least twice each year the books and rec- 
 ords of the Tax Collector which relate to the collection of poll 
 taxes and said Board shall require prompt settlement for all 
 poll taxes assessed, together with those not assessed but col- 
 lepted. 
 
 Any Tax Collector or member of a County School J>oard 
 who shall neglect to comply with the provisions of this act 
 shall be suspended from office. 
 
 Seo. 2. It shall be the duty of the County Superintendent 
 of Public Instruction, acting as Secretary of the County 
 School Board, to make and forward monthly a certified copy 
 of the monthly lists of persons who have paid their poll 
 taxes, mentioned in Section 1 of this act, to the State Super- 
 intendent of Public Instruction, who shall file and preserve 
 the same in his office as a part of the public records and 
 furnish copies thereof when requested by citizens of this 
 State. 
 
 Approyed June 2, 1899. 
 
REGULATIONS AND FORMS 
 
 1'UKS(K1i;ki) uy the 
 
 State Board of Education 
 
 J895. 
 
 Dki'Artmknt oy Public Instruction, 
 
 Tallahassee, Fla., Oct. 7, 1895. 
 In cuiupliaiico with the provisions of Seclijii 33, para- 
 j^raplis 1st and 7th, the following Regulations, Instructions 
 and Forms have been prescribed by the State Board ot 
 Education for tiie use and guidance of school officers and 
 teachers. ( Yide Section 3.) 
 
 REGULATIONS AND INSTRUCTIONS. 
 
 GENERAL. • 
 
 Regulation 1. Persons to be eligible to school offices or 
 positions most be of good moral character, temperate, up- Eligibility to 
 
 • I . •! 1 . ^ J • i.- 11 ii -Ix school office. 
 
 right, resDonsibie, competent, and in luIl sjmpatliy with 
 the public educational system of the State. 
 
 Reg. 2. All Rules and Regulations prescribed by County 
 Boards of Public Instruction, not at variance with the ForceofKeg- 
 Statutes or the Regulations and Instructions of the State uiations. 
 Board of Education, shall have the full force and eflect of 
 law, and must be respected accordingly. 
 
 Reg. 3. County school officers and teachers shall in all 
 cases use the blanks, forms, registers, etc., prescribed and ^**''° "^^ ^' 
 furnished by the State Department. 
 
82 
 
 SCHOOL LAWS. 
 
 1899. 
 
 To be com- 
 missioned by 
 State Superin- 
 tend eDt. 
 
 To hold regu- 
 lar meetings. 
 
 When to issue 
 warrants. 
 
 When to con- 
 tract With 
 teachers. 
 
 To assign 
 teachers. 
 
 \Yhen to as- 
 si an teachers. 
 
 COUNTY .B0A1U)S OF PUBLIC IIs'STliCCTION. 
 
 llvxi. 4. Members ot County Boards of Public Instruc- 
 tion before assuniino- the duties of the office, must be com 
 missioned by the State Supei-intendent of Public Instruc- 
 tion. The Seci-etary of State, as soon as practicable after 
 any general election, shall notify, the State Superintendent 
 of Public Instruction of the election of School Board mem- 
 bers in each county, giving name, kchool Board District, 
 and post-otiice addiess of each; and the State Superintend- 
 ent, on or before the lirst day of January thereafter, shall 
 issue and transmit commissions to said members elect. 
 
 Reg. 5. County Boards of Public Instruction shall hold 
 regular meetings, at least monthly, during the session of 
 scliools, when they shall examine carefully all teachers' 
 reports, issue warrants, hear the I'eport'of tlie County Su- 
 perintendent and transact other business. 
 
 Reg. 6. County Boai'ds of Public Instruction shall not 
 issue a warrant to any teacher, until the monthly I'eport of 
 said teacher, on which the warrant is based, be made out 
 in conformity with the blanks furnished, and in compli- 
 ance with the directions given in the Teacher's Register. 
 
 Reg. 7. County Boards of Public Instruction shall not 
 contract with any person to teach a school who does not 
 hold a Teacher's Certificate, unimpaii'cd by suspension, 
 revocation or limitation, and granted in accordance with 
 laAv. Nor shall any person be entitled to compensation 
 from th.e public fund until he has been employed and con- 
 tracted with by a Board. 
 
 Reg. S. It is the duty ot County Boards of Public In- 
 st^-uction to select, assign and contract with teachers. 
 This duty can in no case be delegated to Supervisors or 
 patrons; but tlie Supervisor may report to the County 
 Board, for its consideration, the names of such teachers as 
 he thinks best suited to the requii^ements oi the school and 
 most satisfactory to tlie patrons. 
 
 RiiG. 9. County Boards of Public Instruction sliall, at 
 the first reguler meeting after the June examination in 
 each year, proceed to assign teachers to schools for the 
 ensuing scholastic year, selecting tirst from the list of 
 teachers those holding State or County Certificates, sala- 
 ries ma\ be fixed and contracts entered into at a subse- 
 quent meeting. After the September exan)inatioii, all va- 
 ctmcies that exist shall be filled in like nianner. 
 
IIKCJULATIONS AND lOKMS. S8 
 
 Ki'Xi. 10. Tlu! State Board of Education eanict^tly ad- 1899. 
 rnoniBiies County Boards of Public Instruction to exercise I '~'. 
 
 .•' , , ., , , , lo avoid t:i- 
 
 j^reat caution in the employ inent oi teaclier^, tliat tliey vontism 
 n)ay not subject tlieinselves to the chari>'e of beinu; inllu- 
 •enced by personal or political favoritism, sectarianism, or 
 by ties of relationship. 
 
 11kg. 11. The State Board of Education calls the special 
 attention of County Boards of Public Instruction to the lo prescribe 
 <iuty of prcscribinof a uniform course of study for their course of 
 schools, and abrading the same, as provided in Sec. 40, Par. ^'"''y 
 14tli, of the School Laws, 
 
 Rkg. 12. The State Board of Education reccmmends the 
 -adoption by County Boards of a systeiii of Knles and Reg- .,.,, ^..j^^^ ^^j.^ 
 illations for their guidance and for the government of and reguia ' 
 schools, teachers, and pupils. Such Rules and Regulations, 
 together with the prescribed course of study, should be 
 printed in pamphlet form and copies ol the same tiled in 
 the I'ttice of the State Department. The State Superin- 
 tendent shall, upon request, furnish a copy of such pam- 
 phlet to other County Boards. 
 
 Rp:(}. 13. The State Board of Education recommends to 
 Uounty Boards of Public Instruction the adoption, for 
 their several counties, of a regulation for the uniform ob- ^a"!'^'"*^ ^'"' 
 servance of she Christmas holidays, suggesting that all 
 schools suspend not later than December 24th, and resume 
 not earlier than the following 2d day of January. 
 
 Reg. 14. The State Board of Education names the first 
 Friday of February of each year as Arbor-Day, which 
 shall not be observed as a holiday, but shall be devoted to Arbor Day 
 the planting of trees on school grounds or other appropri- 
 ate public places, together with suitable exercises, lessons 
 or lectures designed to interest and instruct the children 
 in the care and cultivation of trees. No teacher should be 
 allowed compensation for Arbor-Day, unless a prescribed 
 number of trees has been properly planted and securely 
 protected against injuiy. 
 
 Reg. 15. County Boards of Public Instruction should 
 adopt a regulation requiring pupils from other States, or M*y require 
 from other counties, to pay a specified tuition fee to the tuition ft-es. 
 teacher, to be by him paid to the County Superintendent, 
 and reported by the latter to the County Boaid. 
 
84 
 
 REGULATIONS AND FORMS. 
 
 1$99. Reg. 16. The attention of County Boards of Public In- 
 
 otruction is called to the fact that the law expressly pro- 
 hibits the establisiiing of schools, for the same race, neare*" 
 than three' miles of each other, unless niade necessary by 
 |ocal geographical features. Where this law has been 
 violated in the past, it is the duty of County Boards to 
 proceed as speedily as consistent with the interest of all 
 concerned, to cotribine two or more schools into one, when 
 practicable, or otherwise re arrange them so as to conform 
 to the provisions of Sec. 40, Par. 6th, of the School Laws. 
 
 E-EG. 17. County Boards of Public Instruction are di- 
 rected and enjoined to sub-divide their respective counties 
 into convenient and permanent school districts, for each 
 race separately, and to keep a record ot each district by 
 uame, by number, and by description of lands contained 
 therein (or by boundaries) in order chat specific knowledge 
 may be liad as to the metes and bounds of each school dis- 
 trict. It shall be the duty of said Boards to furnish each 
 Supervisor with a proper description of the territory em- 
 braced within his jurisdiction. 
 
 Reg. 18. It shall be the duty of each County Board to 
 adopt necessary regulations to resti'ict the attendance of 
 pupils to the school within their own district, except as 
 the Board may by special permit or by regulation allow 
 attendance elsevehere; Provided^ All pupils of the county,. 
 ■ qualified theretor, may attend the County High School. 
 
 Reg. 19. County Boards of Public Instruction shall not 
 enter into contract with any teacher for a term of service 
 extending beyond the life of the certificate held by the 
 teacher. 
 
 Reg. 20. County Boards of Public Instruction shall 
 have the authority to remove any member of a Board of 
 Trustees of a special tax school district who fails to dis- 
 charge his duty. 
 
 All vacancies in Boards of Trustees shall be filled for the- 
 unexpired term by the County Board ot Public Instruc- 
 tion upon the nomination of the County Superintendent. 
 
 COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRCTION. 
 
 When to make I^EG. 21. The Couuty Superintendent of Public Instruc- 
 
 annual report, tiou iu cach county shall, not later than the fifteenth day 
 
 of July of each year, prepare and forward to the State 
 
 To Observe 
 3- mile limit. 
 
 May combine 
 schools. 
 
 To district 
 counties. 
 
 To inform Su- 
 pervisors of 
 their jurisdic- 
 tion. 
 
 To restrict 
 school attend- 
 ance to proper 
 district. 
 
 Not to con- 
 tract for a term 
 beyond the 
 life of a cer- 
 tificate. 
 
 To remove 
 Trustees and 
 appoint 
 
REGrLATlONS AND FORMS. 
 
 85 
 
 1899. 
 
 Superintendent an Animal Report, in contbnnity with 
 blanks and instructions sent out tVuui the State l)epart- 
 ment. 
 
 Rkg. 22. The County Superintendent shall give ample 
 notice before every county exatnination of the time and 
 phice thereof. 
 
 Rkg. 23. In case separate places are necessary to be pro- 
 vided for the examination of white and neo^ro teachers, the 
 County vSnperintendents are authorized to appoint competent 
 assistants to conduct the examinations, but he shall be re- 
 sponsible for the official acts of said assistants. 
 
 llEg. 24. County Superintendents are directed to furnish 
 the proper blanks, and to see that applicants for examina- 
 tion file the necessary endorsement of good moral charac- 
 ter, as provided in section 61, before admitting them to the 
 examination. 
 
 Rkg. 25. In case a vacancy should occur in the teaching 
 force of any school between the regular meetings of the 
 Board, the County Superintendent is authorized to fill the 
 same, subject to the ratification ot the Board at its next 
 regular meeting. 
 
 Sec. 26. County Superintendents shall direct teachers to 
 make out monthl}' reports for twenty days, and to instruct how to report 
 teachers, in case a legal holiday falls within the month and 
 is not taught, to add as the attendance of that day the av- 
 erage attendance of the actual number of days taught that 
 month. 
 
 sui'p:kvisors and trustkes. 
 
 Notice of ex- 
 aminations. 
 
 May apjwint 
 assistants. 
 
 To i'i.'i|iiii'e en- 
 dorsenient of 
 character. 
 
 Wlieu to ap- 
 point teachers. 
 
 holidays. 
 
 Reg. 27. School Supervisors shall be governed in the 
 general discharge of their duties by the directions and the ""^'* =''o^'<^'""«<^' 
 Rules and Regulations of the County Board of Public In- 
 struction. 
 
 Reg. 28. The office of Supervisor is not one of control, 
 but of oversight only. Schools while in session are under 
 the immediate control of the Countj^ Board of Public In- 
 struction. But in case of emergency the County Superin- 
 tendent may suspend or close a school, subject to the ac- 
 tion of the Board at its next meetincr. 
 
 Powers lie- 
 fined. 
 
•156 
 
 REGUI.ATIONS AND FORMS. 
 
 1899^ 
 
 Discretionary 
 powers of 
 County Super- 
 intendent. 
 
 Trustees su- 
 persede Super- 
 visors . 
 
 Primary du- 
 ties oi teach ■ 
 •ers . 
 
 Reg. 29. The patrons should reeotnmend to the Oonntj 
 Superiiiteiideiit suitable persoiiS for Supervisors (Sec. 40, 
 Par. 3d); but the County Superintendent may exercise 
 some discretion in nominating such to the Board of Public 
 Instruction for appointment (Sec. -tS, Par. 5th). 
 
 Rkg. 30. The position of Supervisor is superseded by a 
 Board of Trustees, when a school district becomes a sub- 
 district [special tax district] and levies a special tax for 
 school purposes. The duties prescribed for Supervisor 
 shall then be performed by the Trustees. 
 
 TEACHERS. 
 
 Corporal pun ■ 
 ishment. 
 
 Reg. 31. Before beginning a school, a teacher must ex- 
 hibit to the County Superintendent a certificate unimpaired 
 by suspension, revocation or limitation, enter into a con- 
 tract, procure a register and all necessary blanks. He must 
 keep his register in accordance with the printed directions 
 therein, and must make out his monthly reports in strict 
 conformity to the blanks furnished. 
 
 • Reg. 32, Teachers are notified that there is nothing in 
 the school laws of the State prohibiting the infliction of 
 corporal punishment, when in their judgment it is neces- 
 sary; Provided, however, That such punishment shall not 
 be unnecessarily severe. 
 
 Prerequisites 
 for State Cer- 
 tificate . 
 
 For Life Cer- 
 ■'tificate. 
 
 Teachers 
 should ad- 
 vance the 
 grade of their 
 •certificate or 
 be dropped 
 <out. 
 
 TEACHERS OERTIFICATJES. 
 
 Reg.^33. Apf)licants for examination for State Certifi- 
 cates, unless personally known to the State Superintendent, 
 must tile written evidence of having taught at least twenty- 
 four (24) months under a county First Grade Certificate, 
 or its equivalent, eight (8) months of which time must be 
 shown to have been taught successfully in the schools of 
 this State. 
 
 Reg. 34. Applicants for Life Certificates must present 
 endorsements in conformity to law, and in accordance with 
 the blanksTurnished by the State Superintendent. 
 
 Reg. 35. "All teachers should of their own purpose seek 
 from time to time to advance the class of their certificates 
 by diligent and persistent study and the constant reading 
 of the best journals of school work, and books treating of 
 methods, discipline and government of the school, and so 
 
KK(U'LATI()\S AND FOHMS. 87 
 
 piiBfi tVoiii the lowest to tiie liiirhest grade of certitieate, 189^. 
 and carry with it the increased capacity for the true work of 
 the school room, 
 
 Coniitj Superintendents discovering a disposition on the 
 part of certain teachers to remain content witli any certifi 
 cate tlie}' may be fortunate enough to obtain, exhibiting no 
 desire to rise higher or to become better qualified for their 
 important work, should at once report the same to the 
 Board of Public Instruction and recommend their removal 
 from the corps of teachers in the county." — Hon. A. J. 
 Russell, Reg. of 1891. 
 
LIST OF FORMS 
 
 I'KKSCiaHKl) AND LSKI) I X J U K 
 
 Educational Department. 
 
 ]S'o. 1 — Notice of Election as Member of Count}' Board 
 of Public Instruction. 
 '2- Oath of Office of Member of County Board of 
 
 Public Instruction, 
 o — Commission pi an Elected Member of County 
 
 Board of Public Instruction. 
 4 — Commission of an Appointed Member ot County 
 
 Board of Public Instruction. 
 5 — Acceptance of an Appointed Member of County 
 
 Board of Public Instruction. 
 — Uemoviuj"; Member of County B«_)ard of Puldic In- 
 struction. 
 T — Recommending School Supervisor. 
 S — Appointment of School Supervisor. 
 9— Acceptance of Appointment as School Supervisor, 
 10 — Notice of P]lection of School Trustees. 
 ll^Com mission of Sc1k»o1 Trustees. 
 12 — Acceptance ot School Trustees. 
 18 — Endorsement of Applicant for County Examina- 
 tion. 
 1 -I-— Application for P^xamination for State Certificate. 
 l."i — Itecomn)endation for Life (certificate. 
 ](> — Teacher's Third Grade Certificate. 
 17 — -Teacher's Second Grade Certificate. 
 18 — Teacher's First Grade Certificate. 
 U> — Teacher's State Certificate. 
 -lit — Teacher's Life Certificate. 
 2i — Teacher's Temporary Certificate. 
 ii2 — Suspension (»r Revocati^m of Teacher's Certificate. 
 '2o — Award of Board of Public Instruction on Charges 
 
 Acrniust Teacher on Appeal. 
 1>4 -Contract with Teacher. 
 
90 LIST OF FORMS. 
 
 25 — Teaclner's Monthiy Report. 
 
 26 — Teach (M-'s Final Report. 
 
 27 — Notice of Suspension of Pupil Uy Teacher. 
 
 28 — Notice for Special Meeting of Board. 
 
 29 — Warrant on Treasurer of County Board of Public 
 Instruction. 
 
 30 — Notifying County Superintendent ot Apportion- 
 ment of School Fund. 
 
 31 — Notifying Comptroller Who is Authorized to Re- 
 ceive County School Fund. 
 
 32 — Requisition on Comptroller for School Fund Ap- 
 portionment, 
 
 33 — Bond ot Trustees. 
 
 34 — Contract for Building School House. 
 
 35 — Deed by Husband and Wife to School Property. 
 
 36 — Itemized Estimate by County Board of Public In- 
 struction. 
 
 37 — Itemized Estimate by Trustees. 
 
 38 — Monthly Financial Statement of County Board. 
 
 39 — Annual Report of County Superintendent. 
 (Omitted in this Compilation.) 
 
 40 — Teacher's Daily Register. {Omitted). 
 
 ^^W° County Superintendents must order these blanks 
 by number, slating the numbd of each blank required. 
 
F^ORA^S. 
 
 No. 1. 
 
 Notice of Kleftion as Mentber of (Jomitij Jtnurtl <>f P>i1>h< 
 TnKtriicHon . 
 
 Notice of Elfction. 
 
 Office of \ 
 
 State SiirERiNTENjJENT of Public LvsiRUirriov, ^- 
 
 Tallahassee, Fla., 190 . . ) 
 
 SiK-You have been elected to the office of 
 
 Member of the Couitty Jioard of Ptiblic Inxtrncti,o)i . 
 
 Tf accepted, yoa will subscribe and execute the oath an- 
 nexed to the Letter of Acceptance herewith transmitted. The 
 oath may be taken before any Judge, Justice of the Peace, 
 Clerk of Court, or Notary Public. On receipt of Oath of 
 Office, your commission will be forwarded to 3'ou. 
 Very i-espectfully, 
 
 Secretary of State Board of Education and State Superin- 
 tendent of Public Instruction. 
 To , Esq. 
 
 Every school officer is required, before entering upon the du- 
 ties of his office, and within ten days after receiving notice of his 
 appointment, to subscribe to an acceptance of the appointment and 
 to pledge that he will faithfully perform the duties of the position, 
 and to forward the same with his post office address to the State Su- 
 perintendent of Public Instruction. — Revised Statutes, Section 332. 
 
 No. ± 
 
 Oath if Office of Member of County Board of Public In- 
 struction . 
 
 OATH OF office. 
 
 State of Floimka, * ) 
 County of > 
 
 1 do solemnly swear that I will support, protect and defend 
 the Constitution and government of the United States and of 
 
92 FORMS. 
 
 the State of Florida against all enemies, domestic or foreign, 
 and that I will bear true faith, loyalty and allegiance to the 
 same, and that I am entitled to hold office under this Consti- 
 tution, that T will well and faithfully perform all the duties of 
 the office of Member of the Board of Public Instruction, in 
 and for the above named county, on which I am now about to 
 enter. So help me, God. 
 
 Sworn to and subscribed before me this .... day of .... 190 . 
 
 To , Secretary of the State Board of Educa- 
 tion: 
 
 I accept the office of member of the Board of Public In- 
 struction in and for the county of The above 
 
 is the oath of office taken by me. 
 
 My School Board District is No 
 
 My Postoffice address is 
 
 Yery respectfully, 
 
 No. n. 
 Com/It it^sio/t of an Elected Member of County Board of 
 Public Instruction. 
 
 DlCrARTMEXT 0¥ PuBr.io LvSTKUCTrOX, \ 
 StA'J'E of FLORtOA. C 
 
 In the name and by the authority of the State of Floi'ida: 
 
 Whkkeas, was duly elected on the 
 
 day of . . . , A. D. 190 . . , to be the member of the 
 
FORMS. m 
 
 County FJoard of Public [nstniction in and for the county of 
 
 , from School Board District No. ..'.., for the 
 
 term of two years from the first Tuesday after the first Mon- 
 day in January, A. I). 190. ., and untilhis successor he elected 
 and qualified according to Section 3, Chap. 43"28, Laws of 
 I^lorida: 
 
 Now, therefore, I, , Superintendent 
 
 of Public Instruction for the State of Florida, under and by 
 virtue of the authority vested in me by the laws of the State, 
 and by Regulation No. 4 of the State Board of Education, do 
 
 hereby commission said to be a member of the 
 
 County Board of Public Instruction of county, 
 
 for the District and term aforesaid, to have, hold and exercise 
 the said office and all the powers appertaining thereto, and to 
 perform the duties and receive the privileges and emoluments 
 thereof, in accordance with the requirements of law. 
 
 In testimony whereof I do hereby set my hand and affix the 
 seal of the State Board of Education, at Talla- 
 
 [skal] hassee, the Capital, this the .... dav of 
 
 A. I). 190.. 
 
 State Supt. Pub. Inst. 
 
 No. 4. 
 
 Coniinlsslo)t of an Appointed Men) her of Coiint)/ Jioard of 
 Pohlir rnstritction . 
 
 Office of ) 
 
 SiATK Board of Educatiox of Fcorioa, ,^ 
 
 Tallahassee, , 190. . ) 
 
 Mr /..., 
 
 , Fla. 
 
 Sir — Vou are hereby appointed by the State Board of Ed- 
 ucation of Florida to be a member of the Board of Public 
 Instruction for the county of , to fill the unex- 
 pired term of , member from school 
 
 Board District No , of county aforesaid. 
 
 If accepted, notice of same must be returned on enclosed 
 blank within ten (10) davs after receipt of appointment (Sec. 
 9, Par. l.st). 
 
 \vr\ respectfully, 
 
 [skal] , Secretary. 
 
94 FORMS. 
 
 No. 6. 
 
 Acceptance of an Appointed Member of County Board of 
 Public Instruction^ County of 
 
 State of Florida, 
 ,190. 
 
 To , 
 
 Secretary State Hoard of Education. 
 
 SiB — I have the honor to accept the appointment bj the 
 State Board of Education to be a member of the County 
 
 Board of Public Instruction for the county of 
 
 from School Board District No. ... of said county, and here- 
 by }»ledge myself to perform faithfully and impartially the du- 
 ties of the office. (Sec. 9, Par. Ist.) 
 
 Very respectfully, 
 
 No. 6. 
 Hemoiiing Member of County Board of Public Instruction. 
 
 Office op 
 
 State Board of Education of Florida, [- 
 Tallahassee, , 190 . . ) 
 
 To 
 
 Sir — For [state reason] you are hereby 
 
 removed from the County Board of Public Instruction for 
 county. 
 
 Very respectfully. 
 
 President of Board. 
 , Secretary. 
 
P'OKMS. 95 
 
 No. 7. 
 Rerom.>nt^ndin(]l School Supervisor. 
 
 (P. O.) Fla., 
 . ... 190. . 
 
 To 
 
 (Jo. Supt. Pub. Instruction. 
 
 Sir — Five days' notice of the time, place and purpose of the 
 meeting having been given by the Supervisor, the pairons of 
 
 school No , at met and organized by 
 
 the election of the undersigned as Chairman and Secretary. 
 
 After ballot of the patrons only, it was found that a majority 
 
 favored the appointment of Mr. or Mrs , 
 
 of (P. O.), as Supervisor of said school. 
 
 We hereby endorse as a citizen of good 
 
 moral character, temperate, upright, responsible, possessing a 
 fair education, and as one who will perform the duties of the 
 <^ffKce impartially and faithfully. 
 
 Chairman. 
 
 Secretary. 
 
 No. 8. 
 
 Appointment of School Supervisor. 
 
 Office of Board of Public iNSTRUcxioisr, 
 
 countv of , 
 
 , Fla., ,190.. 
 
 To 
 
 Sir, or Madam — Having been duly recommended and en- 
 dorsed as a suitable person to act as Supervisor of school No. 
 
 . . . . , situated at , at a meeting of the Board 
 
 of Public Instruction held on the .... day of , 190 .. , 
 
 you were appointed accordingly (for four years, or to fill the 
 unexpired term of)., or during the faithful performance of the 
 duties of the office. 
 
 Blank form of acceptance herewith enclosed must be signed 
 and returned within ten (10) days, or the appointment will be 
 considered rejected. 
 
 Very respectfully. 
 
 Secretary and County Superintendent. 
 
96 FORMS. 
 
 No. 9. 
 
 Acceptance of Appointment as ^School Super oiKor. 
 
 , Fi.A., I 
 
 ,190.. ^ 
 
 To , 
 
 Sec. and Co. Supt. Pub. List. 
 
 SiK — I hereby accept the appointmeut as School Supervisor 
 
 for School No . . . . , situated at , and pledge 
 
 myself to perform all the duties of the office faithfully and 
 impartially. 
 
 Very respectfully, 
 
 No. -10. 
 
 Notice of Election of School Trustees. 
 
 County or , 190 . . > 
 
 State of Florida, ) 
 
 To , 
 
 Co. Slept, and Sec. Board JPuh. Inst. 
 
 Sir — Whereas, At an election, notice of which having 
 been given as required by law for four consecutive weeks, 
 ordered by the County Board of Public Instruction, and held 
 
 on the day of , A. D. 190 . . , to determine 
 
 whether the territory fully described in a petition presented to 
 said Board shall be a special tax school district, and for the 
 election of three trustees therefor, and to determine the millage 
 to be assessed and collected annually during the succeeding two 
 years, a majority of the electors resident in said territory and 
 qualified according to Section 7 of Chapter 4678, Laws 
 of Florida, did vote to create such special tax school district 
 and the district is established; therefore, we, the under- 
 signed inspectors of said election, do recommend as en- 
 titled to receive commissions as trustees of said special 
 
 tax school district No , and otherwise known as 
 
 school district, the three persons named 
 
 below, because they received the highest number of votes cast 
 for trustees at said election. 
 
FORMS. 
 
 97 
 
 Nam ks. 
 
 l*<>s r-( )kfi'k 
 
 Si<ria'(l.-j y 
 
 Inspectors of 
 
 f Election. 
 
 No. 11. 
 
 (Jormnission of School IVusteen. 
 
 COMMISSION OF TBUSTEE. 
 
 Offick of the Board op Public lNS)'nrcTr<^»v, ^ 
 
 State of Fi.ournA, County ok , - 
 
 , 19"-. ) 
 
 To 
 
 Fla. 
 
 Having been duly elected, on the .... day of ,. 
 
 A. D. 190. ., to be a member of the Board of Trustees in and 
 
 for special tax school district No. ., otherwise known at; 
 
 School District, for the term of two years and 
 
 until your successor is elected and qualiHed according to 
 Chapter 4678, Lsws of Florida, you are hereby commissioned 
 to act as Trustee for said special tax school district during the 
 faithful and valuable performance of the duties which the 
 position devolves upon you — not to exceed two years, except 
 as provided herein. 
 
 A blank form of acceptance is herewith sn closed, which 
 please till out and return within ten (10) days, or the position 
 will be declared vacant and tilled by appointment 
 
 By order of the County Board of Public Instruction. 
 
 Sec. and Co. Supt. Pub. Inst. 
 
98 FORMS. 
 
 No. 12. 
 
 Acceptance of School Trustee. 
 
 County of , > 
 
 (P. O ) ....190.. \ 
 
 To , 
 
 Sec. and Co, Supt. Pub. Inst. 
 
 SiE — I have received your letter of 
 
 enclosing commission of the Board of Public Instruction of 
 this county as Trustee of special tax school District No . . . . , 
 <;alled School District. 
 
 I hereby accept this position and pledge myself to perform 
 its duties impartially and faithfully. 
 
 Very respectfully. 
 
 No. 13. 
 Mndorsetnent of Applicant j'or Comity Examination. 
 
 To , ........;... ....,190.. i 
 
 Co. Siipt. Pub, Inst., 
 
 County. 
 
 SiK — This is to certify that I have been personally ac- 
 
 <juainted with the bearer, , for years 
 
 and commend to you as a person of good moral charac- 
 
 a.cter, and addicted to no habits that could unfit or disqualify 
 
 for the position of teacher. 
 
 Very respectfully, 
 
 No. 14. 
 
 Application, for Examination for State Certificate. 
 
 Fla., I 
 
 190.. f 
 
 To , 
 
 State Svpt. of Pub. Inst. 
 
 Sir — I hereby make application for examination for State 
 
FOJIMS. y^ 
 
 IVrtificate, and enclose herewith testimonials as to mv 
 -h-irac-tcr, and to my experience and snccess a« a teacher. 
 
 Very respectfully, 
 
 ApplK.ant must file endorsement from the school ,uthn,.ui 
 under w.on. he has taught for the last twcm^^^^^^ 
 e.ghtof which must have been i„ the schoolL.f fS 
 
 tw ' r'"""""^ ""^' ''''^^y ^-api^Iicant'sgoodmori; 
 ^•haracter and success as a teacher. 
 
 No. 16. 
 /i>'-u,Hweiuhiifonfor Life Certi/iaafe. 
 
 LA., ) 
 
 90.. {■ 
 
 >Siate Si/pt Pah. Inst. 
 
 S.K-We the undersigned, each of us being a holder of a 
 
 ^^r^-^lf^l^l" ^r"-'^"^^ ^^^^ '^^ previous of 
 acZa^^ted w7t^ r t^^"^f^^"^ ^eing well and personally 
 acquainted with the work and character of o,. i 
 
 haying personally observed methods and" noted ' " " 
 
 success ,n the class room, both in the matter of instruction 
 and discipline, .do therefore endorse ^«ln 
 
 to you as a teacher worthy and well qualified in eyery respect 
 to receive a 1 eacher's Life Certificate: ^ lespect 
 
 ^^ery respectfully, 
 
100 FORMS. 
 
 No. IS. 
 
 Teacher s Third Grade Certificate, 
 
 Note. — The different grades of Certificates are lithographed and 
 issued in books of 100 each, with stubs. Stubs in all cases must be 
 filled out ae indicated. 
 
 STATE OF FLORIDA. 
 
 No [seal ok state.] Fok 2 Years. 
 
 Teachee's Certificate— Third Grade. 
 
 To the Board of Public Instruction of County: 
 
 This certifies that having presented 
 
 the requisite endorsement of good moral character^ and hav- 
 ing been legally examied and found to possess the qualifica- 
 tions for a Third Grade Teacher,, as prescribed in Section 1, 
 Chapter 4331, an act to amend Chapter 4192, an act to pro- 
 vide for the Uniform Examination of Teachers, is hereby 
 authorized to contract with your honorable Board, to teach in 
 
 the public schools of this county, for two 
 
 years from this date. 
 
 Given under my hand this .... day of 190 . . 
 
 Supt. of Pub. Inst Co. 
 
 Standing on examination, scale 100: Orthography....^ 
 Reading . . . . , History . . . . , Arithmetic . . . , , English Gram- 
 mar . . . . , Geography . . . . , Composition . . . . , Physiology . . . .^ 
 Theory and Practice of Teaching . . . . , General Average .... 
 
 N. B. — No candidate can be awarded this certificate who 
 fails to make a general average of 60 per cent., or falls in any 
 branch below 40 per cent. 
 
 • Form of Stub to Third Grade Certificate. 
 
 No .... Date or issue , 190 , . To 
 
 Sex Race Ao^e .... Home P. O „ 
 
 Certificate expires 
 
 Standing on examination. 
 
 Scale 100. 
 
 (Same as in body of certrfie||i©). 
 
FORMS. 101 
 
 No. 17. 
 
 Teachers Second Grade Certificate. 
 
 STATE OF FLORIDA. 
 
 No [seal of the state.] For 8 Years, 
 
 I'ea^ueh's Certificate — Second Grade. 
 
 To the Board of Public Instruciion County: 
 
 This certifies that having presented the 
 
 requisite endorsement of good moral character, and having 
 been legally examined and found to possess the qualifications 
 for a /Second Grade Teacher, as prescribed in Section 2, Chap- 
 ter 4:331, an act to amend Chapter 4192, an act to provide for 
 Uniform Examination of Teachers, is hereby authorized to 
 contract with your honorable Board to teach in the public 
 
 schools of this county, for three years from 
 
 this date. 
 
 Given under my hand this the .... day of 190 . , 
 
 Supt. of Pub. Inst., Co. 
 
 Standing on examination. (Subjects same as for Third 
 Grade). Scale 100. 
 
 N. B. — No candidate can be awarded this ceitificate who 
 fails to make a general average of 76 per cent., or falls in any 
 branch below 50 per cent. 
 
 It may be endorsed by any County Superintendent, and so 
 endorsed becomes good for its unexpired term in such county. 
 ( Vide /Section 8, Chapter 4331). 
 
 Form of Stub for Second Grade Certificate. 
 
 No Date of issue , 190 . . To ... " ' . 
 
 Sex Race Age Home P. O Has taught . . 
 
 months .... Last Certificate was Grade, Issued from 
 
 county, Dated Standing on examination (Same 
 
 as in body of certificate). Scale 100. 
 
 No. 18. 
 
 Teache'/s First Grade Certificate. 
 
 STATE OF FLORIDA. 
 
 No.. [seal OP state.] For Four Years. 
 
 Teacher's Certificate — First Grade. 
 To County Boards of Public Instruction, Greeting: 
 
 Be it known that having presented the requisite 
 
102 FORMS. 
 
 endorsement of good moral character^ and having parsed satis- 
 factory examination as prescribed in Sec. 3, Chap. 4331, an 
 act to amend Chapter 4192, an act to provide for the Uniform 
 Examination of Teachers, is therefore entitled to the rank of 
 First Grade Teacher, and is hereby licensed to teach in the 
 
 Public Schools of countv for the term of four 
 
 years from date. 
 
 Given under my hand this the day of , 190 . . 
 
 Supt. of Pub. Inst Co. 
 
 Standing on examination, scale of 100. Orthography . . . ., 
 Reading . . . ,, TJ. S. History . . . ., Geography . . . ., English 
 Grammar . . . . , Arithmetic . . . . , Composition . . . . , Physiol- 
 ogy . . . . , Theory and Practice of Teaching . . . . , Civil Gov- 
 ernment . . . ., Algebra . . . ., Physical Geography . . . ., Gen- 
 eral Average. 
 
 N. B.-^This certificate may be endorsed upon the reverse 
 side by any Count}^ Superintendent, and so endorsed becomes 
 good for its unexpired term in such county. Jl.de Sec. 8, 
 Chap. 4331. 
 
 (The following will be contained in side stub to this certifi- 
 cate). 
 
 No . . , Issued . . . . , 190 . . , To . . . . , Sex . . . . , Race . . . , , Age 
 . . . . , Home P. O . . . . , No. months taught . . . . , Grade of last 
 Certificate . . . . , Where issued, ....•...., Date of Same . . . . , 
 
 Standing on examination. 
 
 Scale 100. 
 . (Same as in body of certificate). 
 
 No. 19. 
 Teacher'^s State Certificate. 
 
 STATE OF FLORIDA. 
 
 No . . [seal of state.] For Five Years. 
 
 Teacher's State Cekttficate. 
 
 Office of ) 
 
 Superintendent of Public Instruction, )~ 
 
 Tallahassee, , . . . , 190 . . ) 
 
 To County Boards of Public Instruction: 
 
 Whereas, The bearer has presented evidence to 
 
 show that has taught successfully at least twenty- 
 
F()RM^^. 108 
 
 four nionthK (fight or more of which in schools of Florida), 
 and that is a persoTi of good moral character, pos- 
 sessing ability to govern and aptness to teach, and has passed 
 satisfactory examination in the branches prescribed in Sec. 4, 
 Chap. 4881, an act to amend Chapter 419li, an act to provide 
 for the Uniforin Exaniination of Teac/iern is here- 
 by licensed to teach in any county in this State, and exempt 
 from further examination for five years from date. 
 
 Witness my hand and the Seal of the State Board of Edu- 
 cation, this the ... day of . . . . , 190 . . 
 
 State Supt. Pub. Inst. 
 
 Standing on Examination, scale of 100. Geometry , 
 
 Trigonometry . . . . , Physics . . . , Zoology . . . . , Botany , 
 
 Latin , Rhetoric , English Literature , Mental 
 
 Science General Hij^tory . . . . , Average .... 
 
 (The following is the side stub to this certificate). 
 
 State Certificate, No , Date of issue 190 .. , To, 
 
 , Sex . . . . , Race . . . . , Age ..... Home P. O 
 
 Last Certificate was Grade, Issued from 
 
 county. Dated , Standing on examination. 
 
 (Same as in body of Certificate.) 
 
 No. 20. 
 
 Teacher ><■ Life CertifivaU. 
 
 No.. STATE OF FLORIDA. Perpetual. 
 
 Tka(^her's Life [seal of state.] Certificate. 
 
 Alios JJocendo Ih'scimus. 
 
 The eminent (jualifications of as a teacher of 
 
 youth, having been shown b}'^ . . . .distinguished success in the 
 schools of this State, and having presented the requisite en- 
 dorsements and testimonials as provided by Sec. 5, Chap. 4331, 
 
 Laws of Florida, is therefore awarded this Diploma 
 
 which is of perpetual validitj^ and forever exempts 
 
 from further examination as a teacher in the public schools of 
 this State. 
 
 Given under my hand and the Seal of the State Board of 
 Education, at the city of Tallahassee, this the . . . day of . . . . 
 
 1 90 . . , 
 
 State Supt. Pub. Inst. 
 (Seal State Board of Education). 
 
104 FORMS, 
 
 No. 21. 
 
 Teacher s Temporary Certificate. 
 
 Office of ^ 
 
 SuPERIJ*fTENDENT OF FuBLIC INSTRUCTION, CoUNTY. >- 
 
 .. . : 190.. ) 
 
 This is to certify, that having placed on 
 
 file in my office evidence of maintaining a good moral char- 
 acter, having furnished satisfactory reasons for having failed 
 to attend the regular examination, having fairly made the 
 grade on each branch recorded below in a special examination 
 ■conducted by me, and having, in addition thereto, manifested 
 considerable knowledge of the art of imparting instruction 
 and managing a school, is therefore granted this Teacher's 
 Temporary Certificate and is hereby authorized to teach the 
 
 public school No. , at in this county, only 
 
 until the first State examination. 
 
 STANDING IN THE EXAMINATION. 
 
 Orthography Composition .... Theory and Practice 
 
 Reading U. S. History . . .Algebra 
 
 Arithmetic Geography Civil Government 
 
 English Grammar. .Physiology General Average 
 
 Co. Supt. Pub. Its St. 
 
 N. B. — County Superintendents of Public Instruction will 
 issue this certificate to no applicant who fails to make the 
 fninimum and average grade required for a Third Grade Cer- 
 tificate. .■ 
 
 No. 22. 
 Sasjyensicn or Bevocation of Teacher's (Jertificate. 
 
 Office of Board of Public Instruction, | 
 
 COUN-TV H)0.. \ 
 
 •To , 
 
 , Fla. 
 
 Dear — It is my unpleasant duty to infortu you 
 
 that certain charges have been preferred against you, on appa- 
 rently sufficient "grounds, alleging that (state the charges 
 plainly and briefly— see Section 48, Paragraph loth,) in conse- 
 quence of which your certificate to teach a public school is 
 hereby declared suspended (or revoked, as the case may be,) 
 
FOliMS. ' 105 
 
 and the. right to teach a public school in this State, as veil as 
 the privileges conferred by said certiiicate, are suspende<l (or 
 revoked, as the case may require), until further notice. 
 
 The case will be presented to the Board of Public Instruc- 
 lion, (or State Superintendent of Public Instruction, if the 
 certificate had been issued by him; also state the time and place 
 at which a hearing will be granted), at which time you shall 
 have an opportunity to make a full and fair vindication of the 
 f.harges, in conformity with the regulations of the Depart- 
 jnent of T'ublic Instruction. 
 
 Very respectfully, 
 
 Co. Suot. of Pub. Inst. 
 
 No. '2H. 
 
 .iiitai')/ of Brxirdof I'ublic Instruction on (Jhargea Against 
 a Teacher on Appeal. 
 
 Office of Boakd of Piip.lk; iNSTuircrioM, ) 
 
 County of , , 1 90 . , J 
 
 To , 
 
 J'ea.'her. 
 
 After a fair and careful examination, on appeal, of the 
 
 ■charges preferred against you by , to-wit: 
 
 (recite the charges plainly and briefly), it appears 
 
 to this Board that , (state the conclusion of the 
 
 Board) you are hereby honorably acquitted and continued in 
 
 your position in (or censured and discharged, as 
 
 the case may be) the service of this Board. \onr .salary will 
 
 be continued from the time of your suspension 
 
 •(or will not be continued, in case the suspension is conhrtned 
 <n- certificate revoked). 
 
 . . . . , Ciiairman. 
 
 Sec. and Co. Siipt. Pub. Inst. 
 
.1'06 FORMS. 
 
 :.; ';.- , No. 24, 
 
 Contract with Teacher. 
 
 This contract, by and between . . , Teacher, anci 
 
 the Board of Public Instruction for the count}^ of 
 
 State of Florida, witnesseth: 
 
 That the said agree to teach the Public 
 
 School No .... at . . . , or such other public school 
 
 at the Board may elect, commencing on the day of 
 
 , 190 . . , for the term of months, and 
 
 to perform well and faithfully the duties of teacher, according 
 to the laws of the State and the Regulations of the Depart- 
 ment of Public Instruction of Florida, and the Rules and 
 Regulations of the Board of Public Instruction of ......... 
 
 coxinty. 
 
 The said Board of Public Instruction of ; . . 
 
 county, for and in consideration of the services being so ren- 
 dered, agrees to pay said the sum of 
 
 dollars per school month, and to give such further aid as the 
 law requires. 
 
 Provided, The Board may raise the salary orlengtlien the 
 term specified in this contract, or if the average attendance on 
 
 such school for anj' month shall fall below per cent, 
 
 of the largest enrollment during the school year, or if said 
 teacher habitually fails to comply with the provisions of this- 
 contract, then the Board may lessen the salary, shorten the 
 time specified herein, or annul this contract altogether. 
 
 Signed, 
 
 * . , r. Teacher. 
 
 County Supt. and Secy. 
 I'y o.-der of and for Co. Board Pub. Inst. 
 Witne^8: 
 
 N. B.^ — The original mus-t be hied in the ofHce of th& 
 County Superintendent, who may give any teacher a duplicate- 
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 last summer 
 
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110 FORMS. 
 
 No. 27. 
 Notice of Suspension of Pupil by Teacher. 
 
 School No . . . . , | 
 
 ' ■•■ ,190.. \ 
 
 School Supervisor. 
 
 I regret to be compelled to inform you that under the pro- 
 vision of the school law (Section 73, "Par. 5th), I have found 
 it necessary, for the good of the school, to suspend ......... 
 
 (name pupil) from attendance at school for (not ex- 
 ceeding ten) days. The cause for such suspension is 
 
 Have the kindness to call on me at j^our earliest convenience, 
 to extend such aid and advice, and take such further action as 
 you may judge proper, according to Section 75, Par. 3d, of 
 the law. 
 
 Very respectfully, 
 
 , Teacher, 
 
 Note. — The teacher must also give immediate notice to the 
 parents or guardian of the pupil, (Sec. 73, Par. 5th.) This 
 mat/ be done by modifying the above form, but is always besf 
 done in person. 
 
 At the interview, the teacher should carefully avoid finding 
 Jieedless faialt with the child, and should manifest such kindly 
 spii'it toward both parent and child as should satisfy them that 
 the suspension was not prompted b}'^ any malice, but only for 
 the reformation of the pupil and the good of the school. 
 
 Indeed, a frank interview with the parent or guardian in ad- 
 vance of suspension w^ould often render a resort to such a 
 measure unnecessary. 
 
 In all cases of svispension, the teacher must report the mat- 
 ter, with the facts, both to the Supervisor and parent. The 
 Supervisor must review all suspensions and report the same 
 promptly to the County Superintendent, (Sec. 75, Par. 3d,) 
 whose action on the matter shall be final. 
 
FORMvS. Ill 
 
 No. 2S. 
 X'otice for Special 3feeH))g of B(uirtL 
 
 Ov¥WR o'f '^ 
 
 SlPERiyXENDEXT OH" PuBLir InSTKUCTION, ! 
 
 CorxTV OF , [ 
 
 ,190.. ] 
 
 To , 
 
 Member County Board Puhlir Instruction. 
 
 Sir — I have the honor to request your attendance at a spe- 
 cial meeting of the County Board of PubUc Insruction, to 
 
 be held at , on the .... day of , at 
 
 the hour of (a. m. or p. m.), for the purpo.><e of ... 
 
 (8tate the ol)ject of the meeting). 
 
 Co. Supt. Pub. Inst. 
 
 No. -29. 
 Warrant on Treasurer of County Hoard of Public Lnstruc- 
 
 tion. 
 
 STATE OF FLORIDA. 
 
 No. . To THE Treasurer of ... . County Board of Public 
 Instruction. 
 
 Paj- to the order of 
 
 Dollars. 
 
 [Seal of the State.] 
 
 From any moneys belonging to the County School Fund, for 
 
 services as teacher in School No .... at Given at 
 
 , Florida, this .... day of 1 90 . . , 
 
 $ 
 
 Countersigned by 
 
 Sec. and Co. Supt. Pub. Inst. Chair. Co. Board Pub. Inst. 
 
 Form, of Stub. 
 
 School Warrant. No ....,$...., Issued '...., 189. ., 
 
 To , Teacher of School No , At 
 
 Payable out of County School Fund. For salary 
 
 month. Received bv me 
 
112 FORMS. 
 
 No. 30. 
 
 JVotif(/in(/ Cou/iii/ Superintendent cf Apportionrnettt uf 
 School Funds. 
 
 EUUOATIOXAL DkPABTMKNT, ) 
 
 IStatk of Florida, v- 
 
 Tallahassee, , 190 . . . ) 
 
 Dear S IE — The amount this day appoi-tioned your county 
 from the one mill tax (or interest on State School Fund) is 
 
 t. 
 
 You will find the papei-s necessary^for collection enclosed, 
 
 which have properly signed and mailed to Hon , 
 
 Comptroller. 
 
 Respectfully, 
 
 State Supt. Pub. Inst. 
 t^ Preserve this for your own information. 
 
 No. 31, 
 
 Notifying Comptroller who is Authorized to Receivt Counhj 
 School Funds. 
 
 Office of ^ 
 
 Board Public Instetction', [ 
 
 County of , {' 
 
 ...,190.. J 
 
 To Hon , Comptroller, 
 
 Tallahassee.^ Fla. 
 
 Sir- — This is to certify that is Treasurer of 
 
 county, and is authorized to receive the sum 
 
 apportioned to said county from the one mill tax (or interest 
 on State School Fund) for the year ^90 . . 
 
 Chaiiman Co. Board Pub. Inst. 
 
 • • J 
 
 Co. Supt. Pub. Inst. 
 
' FOiiMs. iia 
 
 No. H± 
 
 Jiequin'ition on the Comptroller for School fand Appor- 
 tionment. 
 
 Okfice of "^ 
 
 BoAKu I'uBLio Instruction, ! 
 
 C'OUNTV OK , I 
 
 ,190.. J 
 
 To Hon , Comptroller, 
 
 f/hllahastiee, J^la. 
 Sill — We hereby make application for $ , the sum ap- 
 portioned to .j: county from the one mill tax (or 
 
 terest on State School Futid) for the year 190. . 
 
 'JVeasurer of County. 
 
 Chair. Co. Board PuV». Inst. 
 
 No. 33. 
 
 Bond of School Trustees. 
 
 ( Vide Sec 9, Par. 'Id., this Com,pilation; Sec. 7, Chap. 4336.) 
 
 Know all men by these presents, That we, A B, C D, and K F, 
 
 Trustees of Special Tax School District No . . . county of 
 
 State of Florida, as principals, and G H and J K, their sure- 
 ties, are held and firmly bound unto the Board of Public In- 
 struction of said county in the sum of (insert double the 
 amount that will be liable to fall into their hands at any time) 
 for the payment of which sum well and truly to be made, we 
 firmly bind ourselves, our heirs, executors and administrators, 
 jointly and severally, by these presents. 
 
 The condition of this obligation is such, that if the said A B, 
 
 C D and E F, Trustees of Special Tax School District No , 
 
 county and State aforesaid, shall faithfully appropriate to their 
 proper and lawful uses, as provided in Section 7, Chapter 
 4336, laws of 1895, all moneys or other property that may 
 come into their hands by virtue of their office, and render 
 promptly the required returns, and turn over to their succes- 
 sors all bonds, records and effects, then this obligation shall be 
 void, otherwise of full force and virtue. 
 
 A B (Seal.) 
 C D (Seal.) 
 E F (Seal.) 
 G H (Seal.) 
 J K (Seal.) 
 
114 FORMS. 
 
 No. 34. 
 Contrart for Biiildinr/ School House . 
 
 State OF B"'lokida, > 
 
 CoiTNTY. ) This contract made and entered into 
 
 between A B of the county of , State of Florida, and 
 
 the Board of Pnblic Instruction for the county of , 
 
 State of Florida, and their successors in office. 
 
 Witnesseth: That, in consideration of the sum of one dollar 
 in hand paid to A B, the receipt whereof is hereby acknowl- 
 edged, and of the further sum of . . . . (insert total amount) to 
 be paid as hereinafter provided, the said A B agrees to build a 
 
 (describe the building here merely in general terms 
 
 as log, frame, brick, etc.,) and furnish the material therefor, 
 according to the plan and specifications for the construction of 
 said house, hereunto appended, at (describe the local- 
 ity) and on such lot as the Board may direct. 
 
 The said house is to be built of the best material, in a sub- 
 stantial, workman-like manner, and is to be completed and de- 
 livered to the said Board, or their successors in office, free from 
 
 any lien for work done or material furnished, by the 
 
 day of , 190 . . ; and, in case the house is not fin- 
 ished and ready for delivery by the time herein specified, the 
 «aid A B shall forfeit and pay to the said Board, or to their 
 successors in office, for the use of the public schools of the 
 
 <50unty, the liquidated sum of (insert the forfeit money), 
 
 and shall also be liable for all damages that may result to said 
 Board in consequence of such failure. 
 
 The said Board hereby agrees for themselves, and their suc- 
 cessors in office, to pay the said A B the sum of dollars, 
 
 when the said house is finished and delivered as herein stipu- 
 lated; (or .... dollars when the foundation of the house is fin- 
 ished; and the further sum of dollars when the walls are 
 
 up to the square and ready for the roof; the remaining sura of 
 
 dollars when the said house is completed) as per plan 
 
 and specification and keys are delivered. 
 
 It is further agreed that this contract shall not be sub-let, 
 transferred or assigned, without the mutual consent of both 
 parties. 
 
FORMS. 115 
 
 Witness our hamls aii<l seals tliis 'I;iv of , 
 
 A. D. 190.. 
 
 Contractor. 
 
 5 
 
 (,'liair. Co. Board Pub. Lint. 
 
 ■> 
 
 Sec. and Co. Supt. Pub. Inst. 
 
 Witness; 
 
 Note — Plans and specifications should be attached to the 
 i'on tract. 
 
 Boards should not attempt to build permanent and expen- 
 sive school houses without getting some good mechanic or 
 architect to draw up full and distinct plans and specifications. 
 
 Work on all school buildings should be done by contract 
 and let to the lowest responsible bidder, and the money paid 
 by the Board directly to the contractor himself. 
 
 No. 85. 
 Deed hy Husband and Wife to School Property. 
 
 Note — It is the duty of County Boards of Public Instruc- 
 tion to obtain titles in fee simple to all school property. (Sec. 
 40, par. 1st.) The following form will answer in either case, 
 whether the wife owns the property, or only signs to release 
 dower. 
 
 State ok Flokiua, ) 
 
 CouMTY. ) Know all men by these presents, 
 
 That we, A B and C D, his wife, of the county of , 
 
 State of Florida, in consideration of the sum of dollars, 
 
 to us in hand paid, and by us received, do hereby bargain, sell, 
 grant and convey unto the Board of Public Instruction for the 
 
 county of , State of Florida, and to their successors 
 
 in office, the following described premises, situated in the 
 county and State aforesaid, to- wit: (Describe definitely the 
 premises by giving starting point, metes and bounds), together 
 with all the tenements, hereditaments and appurtenances 
 thereto belonging or in anywise appertaining, to have and to 
 hold in fee simple forever. 
 8 
 
116 FORMS. 
 
 In witness whereof the said A B, as well as C D, his wife^ 
 who joins in this conveyance for the purpose of absoluteljr 
 transferring all her claims to, and relinquishing and convejing 
 all her estate and her right of dower in the above described 
 premises, have hereunto set their hands and affixed their seals,, 
 
 this .... day of , in the year one thousand nine 
 
 hundred and 
 
 A B, (Seal.) 
 C D, (Seal.) 
 Signed, sealed and delivered 
 
 in presence of us — 
 
 State of Florida,} 
 
 County. v I, a 
 
 {Justice of the JPeace^ or Notary Public as the case may he) 
 in and for the State and county aforesaid, do hereby certify 
 
 that on this day of A. D. 190 . . in said 
 
 county, before me in person appeared ^ -5 and C D^ his wife, 
 both of them to me personally known, each of whom did duly 
 and severally say and acknowledge before me that they and 
 each of them did execute, sign, seal and deliver the foregoing 
 deed of conveyance for the uses and purposes therein expressed. 
 
 And the said Mrs. C JD , upon an examination had and 
 
 made by me separately and apart from her said husband, did 
 say and acknowledge before me that she executed, signed and 
 sealed said deed for the purpose of absolutely conveying, re- 
 leasing, relinquishing and renouncing all of her estate, right, 
 title and interest in and to the land in said deed described, 
 whether the same be dower interest or estate, or an independ- 
 ent separate estate in her own right, and that she did the same 
 freely and voluntarily and without any compulsion, constraint, 
 apprehension or fear of or from her said husband. 
 
 In witness whereof I hereunto, in the presence of the said 
 acknowledgers, set my hand and seal the day and year above 
 written. 
 
 A B (sign here). 
 
 CD (sign here). 
 
 [SBAL.J 
 
 (J. p. or Notary sign here, and attach private or official seal). 
 
FORMS. 117 
 
 No. 36. 
 
 Itemized JEstimate by County Board of Public Instruction. 
 
 Office op 
 Board of Public Instruction, 
 County, June . . , 190 . . 
 
 {See Par. 18^A, Sec. 40.) 
 
 To Hon , Chairman., arid Members of the Board 
 
 of County Commissioners: 
 
 Sib — The County Board of Public Instruction in session on 
 this day found the following funds necessary for school oper- 
 ations in county for the school year beginning 
 
 July 1st, A. D. 190. ., and ending June 30th, A. D. 190. . 
 
 For payment of outstanding warrants $ 
 
 For purchase of text-books, charts, etc , 
 
 For construction of school-houses 
 
 For rent of school-houses 
 
 For repair of school-houses 
 
 For insurance of school-houses 
 
 For incidental expenses of schools 
 
 For furniture for schools 
 
 For per diem and mileage of School Board 
 
 For incidental expenses of Board and Co. Supt. . . 
 
 For salary of County Superintendent of Schools 
 
 For salary of teachers of school No. 1 for .... Mos 
 
 For salary of teachers of school No. 2 for .... Mos 
 
 For salary of teachers of school No. 3 for. . . .Mos 
 
 (Complete list of schools). 
 Total $ 
 
 A levy of . . . .mills on the taxable property of the county 
 will be necessary to give the amount imperatively needed, and- 
 we hereby request you to levy the same. 
 
 By order of the County Board of Public Instruction. 
 
 Chairman Co. Board Pub. Inst. 
 
 >••• ....J 
 
 Sec. and Co. Supt. Pub. Inst. 
 
118 FORMS. 
 
 . ■ No. 37. 
 
 Itemized Estimate of kSchool Ti'ustees. 
 
 State of Florida, "^ 
 
 Special School Tax District No . . . County of \- 
 
 (P. O.) June... ., 190. .. .^ 
 
 To Hon , Chairman, and Members Board County 
 
 Commissioners. 
 
 SiRS--In compliance with Sec. 12, Chapter 4678, Laws oE 
 Florida, the School Trustees of Special Tax School District No. 
 
 .... . . ,l<nown as District, hereby submit the 
 
 following itemized estimate of school funds necessary to be 
 levied as a special tax: for the school vear be^innino- July 1st, 
 190.. .: 
 
 No. miles {ydine the R:\ilroad) R. R. track in said district 
 (Repeat twice the above line). 
 
 No. miles Telegraph lines in said district 
 
 (Repeat above twice). 
 
 Amount necessary for new buildings 
 
 Amount necessary for repairs 
 
 Amount necessary for rent of school buildings 
 
 Amoudt necessary for insurance 
 
 Amount necessary for school libraries 
 
 Amount necessary for text-books 
 
 Amount necessary for salaries of teachers. ... 
 
 Amount necessary for incidental expenses 
 
 Amount necessary for school furniture 
 
 Ainount necessary for other school purposes . . 
 
 Total. 
 
 At an election held in said Special Tax School District on the 
 
 . . . .day of , 190. . .,it was determined by a majority of 
 
 those voting that a special tax of mills should be assessed 
 
 and collected annually during the succeeding two years for 
 school purposes, on the property of the Special Tax School Dis- 
 trict, bounded as follows: Beginning at northeast corner , 
 
 then run west along ........ to ...."...., theuce south along 
 
 to , thence east along to 
 
 , thence north along to starting point. 
 
FORMS. 119 
 
 Your honorable body is hereby recjuested to make the above 
 levy. 
 
 liespectfiill}'', 
 
 Signed. > Trustee 
 
 (E^^A copy of the above must be filed with the Clerk of the 
 Board of County Commissioners, one with the Comptroller of 
 the State, and one with the County Board of Public Instruc- 
 tion. See Sec. 12, Chapter 4678, Laws of Florida. 
 
 No. 38. 
 
 I Monthly Piaancial Statement, of County Board of Public 
 
 Instruction 
 
 State of Florida, 
 County of 
 
 tIDA, \ 
 
 To Hon , 
 
 * Clerk Circuit Court. 
 
 Sir — In compliance with Section 2, Chapter 4332, Laws of 
 Florida, we hereby file with you the following itemized finan- 
 cial statement of all school moneys received, appropriations 
 
 made and warrants issued for the month ending, the 
 
 day of , A. D. l99.. 
 
 (T^^In publishing, blank items may be omitted. 
 
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 RECAPITULATION. 
 
 Total receipts during the month $ 
 
 Total expenditures during the month % 
 
 Balance in treasury 
 Deficit in funds. . . . 
 
120 
 
 FORMS. 
 
 190, 
 
 ITEMIZED RECEIPTS. 
 
 Balance in Treasury last report 
 
 From Tax Collector, county School levy . 
 
 " " poll tax 
 
 " " poll tax 
 
 State Treasurer, redemption of lands. . . 
 
 " " one mill tax 
 
 " " school fund interest 
 
 County Supt., tuition non-resident pupils 
 
 " '* examination fees 
 
 Total receipts. 
 
 *Here state amount from other sources. 
 
 ITEMIZED EXPENDITURES. 
 
 U 
 1 = 
 
 To Whom. 
 
 For What. 
 
 Date. § 
 
 S 
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 «4 
 
 Joan Doe . . 
 
 Salary as Teacher 
 
 {The above is sample of entry 
 This space may be extended to 
 suit requirements. ) 
 
 Salary County Superintendent 
 Traveling expenses Co. Supt 
 
 Oct. 2, 1895 
 
 |40 00 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Per diem and mileage as mem- 
 ber of Board 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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 a .( CI 
 
 Office expenses of County Su- 
 perintendent and Board 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 School lot at No. 
 
 
 
 
 
 Building school house at 
 
 No 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
FORMS. 
 
 121 
 
 ... 
 
 
 Repairs on school building at 
 No. 
 
 
 
 
 
 ki H ki 
 
 ti 1< ii 
 
 Rent of school building at. . . 
 No 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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 Insurance of school building at 
 ..No. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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 Fuel for school No . at 
 
 
 
 
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 It (t .1 
 
 Janitor for school No . .at 
 
 Furniture for school No 
 
 at 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Ct ii .i 
 
 <( it t. 
 
 Commission of Treasurer 
 
 
 
 
 
 County school debt 
 
 
 
 
 Interest on indebtedness 
 
 Pupils attending school in .. 
 county 
 
 ti .i i< 
 Institutes or Summer Schools 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Service on Grading Committee. 
 
 
 
 
 
 It i< 11 
 Free text books 
 
 
 
 
 
 * 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Total expenditures.. 
 
 
 
 *Here state amounts for other purposes. 
 
 APPROPRIATIONS. 
 
 For School No. 1, salary of teacher for Mos. 
 
 For School No. 2, salary of teacher for Mos. 
 
12-2 FORMS. 
 
 {CompleteList). ■ 
 
 For salary of County Superintendent per annum . . 
 For traveling expenses of County Superintendent. 
 
 P^or per diem and mileage Countj^ Board 
 
 For school lot at 
 
 P^or building school house at. . . . 
 
 U (( U (.1 
 
 (( a u n 
 
 For repairs on school at 
 
 a u u a 
 
 u u a c( 
 
 For furniture for school at 
 
 a u u u 
 
 For fuel for school at . . . 
 
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 (( u U C( 
 
 For insurance of school house at. 
 
 u (; u a 
 
 For janitor for school at . . . . ... 
 
 For county school indebtedness 
 
 For interest on indebtedness 
 
 For pupils attending schools in other counties 
 
 For commissions of Treasurer 
 
 For office expenses of County Superintendent and Board . 
 
 For Institutes or Summer Schools 
 
 For expenses of examinations : 
 
 For free text-books 
 
 Total aporopriations. 
 
 •^ Other purposes, state what. 
 
FOKMS. 12>i 
 
 {KtulorKenieiit for linck of' tftis I''\.>ri/i.) 
 FIXAXCrAL STATEMENT. 
 
 BOARD OF I'TBLIC INSTRUCTION 
 
 OK 
 
 County. 
 
 For month ending day of 1 90 
 
 Filed with Clrkk of Circuit Court, the day of. . . . 
 
 .190.. 
 
 We certify that the within statement is true and correct in 
 every particular. 
 
 Chairman Co. Board Pub. Inst. 
 Attest: 
 
 Co. Supt. Pub. Iii^t. 
 
INDEX. 
 
 I'ar. Sec. Pge. 
 ACCOUNTS - 
 
 Audited and paid by County Boards 7 40 17 
 
 ACTS OF LEGISLATURE— 
 
 Providing for Uniform Examination of Teach- 
 ers (1893) 47 
 
 Amending the above (1895) 36 
 
 Election of County School Boards (1893) 51 
 
 Amending the above (1895) 66 
 
 School Sub-Districts and Special Tax (1893). . 53 
 
 Amending the above (1895) 64 
 
 School Sub-Districts and Special Tax (1895). . 62 
 School Districts and District School Taxes 
 
 (1899) 70 
 
 Defining school day, month, etc. (1893) 54 
 
 Prescribing limits of school year, etc. (1893). . 54 
 School Boards and Treasurers f.o publish re- 
 ports (1895) 5J^ 
 
 Monroe County Board, special duty (1895) ... 60 
 Establishing South Florida Military and Edu- 
 cational Institute (1895) ... 61 
 
 Amending the above (1897) 68 
 
 Prohibiting race co-education (1895) 63 
 
 Institute for Blind and Deaf, amending (1895) 65 
 
 Providing fo»- Teachers' Summer Schools (1897) 67 
 Fixing per diem and mileage of School Boards 
 
 (1897) 68 
 
 School Census by County Superintendent 
 
 (1899) 75 
 
 County Uniformity of Text- Books (1899) 76 
 
 Providing for Teachers' Summer Schools 
 
 (1899) 77 
 
 School Boards may contract debts and borrow 
 
 money 78 
 
 Poll taxes, collecting and reporting (1899) 79 
 
 AGRICULTURAL COL LEGE 44 
 
126 INDKX. 
 
 Par. Sec. Pge. 
 APPARATUS— 
 
 Counly Board to provide 5 
 
 County Superintendent to look after 
 
 Penalty for defacing 
 
 APPEALS— 
 
 State Sui^erintendent to decide upon or refer. 
 
 btate Board to entertain and decide 
 
 State Board to prescribe manner of making. . 
 
 County Superintendent to notify of right of. 
 
 APPENDIX 
 
 APPLICANTS— 
 
 For examination, requirements of 
 
 For Third Grade Certificates, requiremrhts for 
 
 For Second Grade Certificates, requirements 
 for 
 
 For First Grade Certificates, requirements for 
 
 For State Certificates, requirements for 
 
 For Stfcte Certificates, must file certain evi- 
 dence 
 
 For Life CertiGcates 
 
 For Temporary Certificates, to furnish satis- 
 factory excuse, etc 49 24 
 
 APPOINTEES— 
 
 To notify of acceptance and make pledge...... 1 _ 9 10 
 
 A PPORTIONME NT— 
 
 Of One Mill Tax, when made 
 
 Of Interest on State School Fund 
 
 By VFhom made, and the basis 4 
 
 Basis changed 
 
 When made on discretionary basis 5 
 
 APPROPRIATIONS— 
 
 To South Florida Military Institute (1895) 
 
 To same (1897) 
 
 To Teachers' Summer Schools (1897), 
 
 To same (1899)...... 1 77 
 
 ARBITRATIONS— 
 
 What matters settled by 13 10 
 
 Powers of Hrbitrators 13 10 
 
 Who to prescribe manner of conducting 3 15 11 
 
 5 
 
 40 
 
 17 
 
 2 
 
 48 
 
 22 
 
 
 124 
 
 42 
 
 6 
 
 33 
 
 14 
 
 3 
 
 15 
 
 11 
 
 3 
 
 15 
 
 11 
 
 3 
 
 48 
 
 23 
 
 47 
 
 
 61 
 
 26 
 
 
 62 
 
 26 
 
 
 63 
 
 27 
 
 
 64 
 
 27 
 
 
 65 
 
 17 
 
 
 33 
 
 89 
 
 
 66 
 
 17 
 
 6 
 
 6 
 
 7 
 
 6 
 
 33 
 
 14 
 
 7 
 
 55 
 
 33 
 
 14 
 
 4 
 
 61 
 
 23 
 
 13 
 
 1 
 
 67 
 
Sec. Pgc. 
 
 14 
 
 83 
 
 or, 
 
 ;)4 
 
 104 
 
 37 
 
 10.-) 
 
 87 
 
 lO.) 
 
 88 
 
 ;};5 
 
 14 
 
 40 
 
 17 
 
 48 
 
 22 
 
 98 
 
 35 
 
 118 
 
 41 
 
 15 
 
 83 
 
 18 
 
 84 
 
 26 
 
 85 
 
 ixoEx. 127 
 
 Far. 
 ARBOR L> AY 
 
 -ASSESSORS OF TAXES- 
 
 To assess school district tax 
 
 School district tax, how to carry out 
 
 County school tax, how to carry out 
 
 To issue warrants 
 
 ATTENDANCE OF PUPILS— 
 
 A i-erage attendance, basis of apportiontnent. 4 
 
 Largest attendance, what do to secure 5 
 
 County Superintendent to look after 2 
 
 On special tax schools, when by outsiders. . . . 
 
 F'-otn another county, when. 
 
 Tuition for, when may be required 
 
 To be restricted to own district 
 
 For holidays, how reported 
 
 B. 
 
 BLANKS- 
 
 Printiutj; and distribution of I 38 14 
 
 Use of bj' County Superintendent 4 48 22 
 
 Use of by school officers and teachers 3 81 
 
 Forms of (See list on pp. 89-90) 91-122 
 
 Reports of Co. Supts. to conform to 11 85 
 
 Applications for Life Certificates to conform 
 
 to 34 86 
 
 BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS- 
 See County Commissioners. 
 
 BOARD OF EDUCATION— 
 
 See State Board of Education. 
 
 BOARD OF MANAGERS— 
 
 Of Institute for Blind, Deaf and Dumb 24 13 
 
 General Duties of 26 13 
 
 Shall proTide inmates transportation 28 13 
 
 Shall provide necessary clothing, etc . .' , 89 13 
 
 Shall provide for education of inmates 30 14 
 
 Shall report to the Legislature 31 14 
 
 See Institute for Bund. Deaf and Dumb. 
 
128 INDEX. 
 
 Par. Sec. Pge, 
 
 BOARD OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION-- 
 
 Shall consist of three members 43 21 
 
 Electt^d every two years 43 21 
 
 One from each School Board District 44 21 
 
 Elected by county at large 44 21 
 
 By whom commissioned 4 82 
 
 When term of office shall begin 43 21 
 
 Vacancies in, how filled , 45 21 
 
 To be a body corporate, powers defined 34 15 
 
 Procedure of orgauizatioa 35 15 
 
 Titles to school property shall be vested in 36 16 
 
 Compensation of members. 37 16 
 
 From what fund paid 15 ' 
 
 To hold regular meetings 17 40 19 
 
 To meet at least monthly 5 82 
 
 To convene in special session, when 17 40 19' 
 
 County Superintendent to be Secretary of 38 16 
 
 To fix compensation of County Superintend- 
 ent 15 40 19 
 
 County Treasurer to be Treasurer of 39 16 
 
 Duties of 4© 16 
 
 To disburse school funds solely for public free 
 
 schools ,. 9 6 
 
 To hold and dispose of school property 1 40 16 
 
 To locate and maintain schools 2 40 16 
 
 To appoint Supervisors 3 40 16 
 
 To select and provide school sites 4 40 16 
 
 General discretionary duties and powers 5 40 17 
 
 To establish high schools § 40 17 
 
 To employ, contract with and pay teachers. .6 40 17 
 
 To locate schools not nearer than three miles. 6 40 17 
 
 To audit and pay all accounts due 7 40 17 
 
 To keep record of official acts 8 40 17 
 
 To make certain reports 8 40 17 
 
 To file itemized annual financial statement. ..9 40 17 
 
 Statement to be certified, published or posted 9 40 17 
 
 To file itemized monthly financial statement. 10 40 17 
 
 Statement to be certified, published or posted 10 40 17 
 
 To adopt county uniform system of books 11 40 18 
 
 To consult with certain ones in selection of 
 
 books 12 40 18 
 
 Prior adoptions not to be impaired 13 40 18 
 
 To prescribe course of study and grade schools 14 40 18 
 
 To require physiology taught in every schocl. 14 40 18 
 
INDKX. 129 
 
 Par. Sec. I'ge^ 
 
 To exercise plenary powers 16 
 
 To prepare and file itemized estimates 18 
 
 To select students for certain echoola 19 
 
 To appoint Grading Committees 20 
 
 See also 
 
 To pay members of Grading Committees 
 
 To fix hours of a school day 21 
 
 To form School Board Districts, etc 28 
 
 To have school census taken, when 24 
 
 To look after collection of poll taxes 25 
 
 Not contract with a member, f^xcept 
 
 To determine the date for opening schools 
 
 To order Special Tax School District elections 22 
 
 When to order district elections 
 
 May change boundaries of, prescribed in peti- 
 tion 
 
 To publish notice of such elections 
 
 To appoint Inspectors and Clerks 
 
 To pay cost of such elections 
 
 To canvass the vote and declare the result. . . 
 
 To hold bi-ennial district elections, for what.. 
 
 To remove Trustees, for what and how 
 
 To fill vacancies in Boards of Trustees 
 
 To control Special Tax Schools, except 
 
 The right to reject teachere and fill 
 
 To fix salaries of teachers and length of school 
 term 
 
 To examine books of Tax Collector 
 
 Authorized to contract debts, conditions 
 
 Authorized to borrow money, conditions 
 
 Prohibited from pecuniary interest in the 
 adoption or sale of i^chool books 
 
 Penalty for 
 
 Penalty with regard to financial statements.. 
 
 To select students for Agricultural College. .. 
 
 Force and effect of Rules and Regulations of.. 
 
 To use blanks prescribed by State 
 
 To issue teachers' warrants, when 
 
 To contract with teachers, when 
 
 To select and contract with teachers 
 
 Duty not to be delegated to others 
 
 To assign teachers, when . . 
 
 Caution in employing teachers 
 
 To prescribe course of study 
 
 40 
 
 19 
 
 40 
 
 19 
 
 40 
 
 19 
 
 40 
 
 19 
 
 54-55 
 
 25 
 
 57 
 
 26 
 
 40 
 
 19 
 
 40 
 
 30 
 
 40 
 
 SO 
 
 40 
 
 30 
 
 41 
 
 20 
 
 79 
 
 30 
 
 40 
 
 30 
 
 84 
 
 30 
 
 85 
 
 31 
 
 86 
 
 31 
 
 86 
 
 31 
 
 87 
 
 83 
 
 89 
 
 33 
 
 90 
 
 33 
 
 92 
 
 33 
 
 93 
 
 33 
 
 93 
 
 33 
 
 93 
 
 33 
 
 95 
 
 34 
 
 103 
 
 36 
 
 116 
 
 41 
 
 117 
 
 41 
 
 136 
 
 43 
 
 128 
 
 43 
 
 129 
 
 43 
 
 133 
 
 44 
 
 3 
 
 81 
 
 g 
 
 81 
 
 6 
 
 83 
 
 7 
 
 82 
 
 9 
 
 82 
 
 8 
 
 82 
 
 9 
 
 83 
 
 10 
 
 83 
 
 11 
 
 83 
 
^ Pge. 
 
 12 
 
 83 
 
 13 
 
 83 
 
 15 
 
 83 
 
 16 
 
 84 
 
 17 
 
 84 
 
 17 
 
 84 
 
 17 
 
 84 
 
 18 
 
 84 
 
 130 TNDEX. 
 
 Far. Sec 
 
 To print Rules and Regulntions, etc 
 
 Recommendation as to Christmas holidays. ... 
 
 May require tuition fees for non -resident pu- 
 pils 
 
 To combine schools, when 
 
 To sub-divide counties into school districts. . 
 
 To keep record of school districts 
 
 To furnish Supervisors with district bounds. .. 
 
 To restrict pupils to their own school 
 
 Contract with teacher not to exceed life of 
 Certificate 19 84 
 
 BOND OR BONDS— 
 
 When required, by whom fixed and approved 2 9 10 
 
 Liability for loss, when officer not uncier.. 3 9 10 
 
 Of Srhool Trustees, Form of 113 
 
 Kinds, scbool funds may be invested in 16 11 
 
 BUILDINGS, BOKOOL— 
 
 Unlawful to teach whites and negroes in the 
 
 same 11^ 10 
 
 Penalty for violation . .- 12 10 
 
 Under charge of State Superintendent 32 14 
 
 County Board to provide and care for 5 40 17 
 
 Not to be closer than three miles 6 40 17 
 
 County Supt. to examine condition of ....... - 3 48 32 
 
 County Supt. to look after construction of . . . 10 48 23 
 
 Teachers to see not defaced, etc 3 73 28 
 
 Teachers to control in vicinity of 4 73 38 
 
 Supervisor to overlook construction of, etc. . . 3 75 39 
 
 Trustees may provide or repair 97 35 
 
 Debts may be contracted for 116 41 
 
 Money may be borrowed for 117 41 
 
 Penalty for insulting teacher in 131 42 
 
 Penalty for introducing obscene prints into. . 133 43 
 
 Penalty for defacing with obscene thing 124 43 
 
 Penalty for marring or destroying 135 43 
 
 Contract for building, Form of 114 
 
 o. 
 
 CENSUS, SCHOOL— 
 
 County Supt. to take 16 
 
 Penalty for failure to take 16 
 
 Assistants to make oath 16 
 
 School Board to take, when. . , 34 
 
 48 
 
 33 
 
 48 
 
 23 
 
 48 
 
 33 
 
 40 
 
 30 
 
INDKX. 
 
 CERTIFICATES, TEAr'HERS'— 
 
 No person can teac'i who does not hold one. 
 
 Must be obtained in this State 
 
 Five grades of 
 
 Issued on examination, mode of 
 
 Par. 
 
 (See Examination). 
 
 Applicant for, must file endorsement. 
 
 Form of endorsement, No. 18 
 
 Third Grade, requirements for 
 
 Form of. No. 16 . . . .^ 
 
 Second Grade, requirements for W. . 
 
 Form of ^^ No. 17 
 
 First Grade, requirements for 
 
 Form of, No. 18 
 
 State, requirements for..; 
 
 Form oF, No. 19 
 
 (See State Certificate). 
 
 Life, requirements for 
 
 Form of. No. 20 
 
 (See Life Certificate). 
 
 Third Grade good only in county issued 
 
 First and Second Grades transferable 
 
 By whom issued 11 
 
 See also 
 
 See also 10 
 
 Terms of Certificate 
 
 See aho forms 19 and 20 
 
 By whom revoked or suspended 1 :! 
 
 For w hat may be revoked 
 
 Form of revocation, No. 32 
 
 Temporary Certificates, who may issue 
 
 Term of 
 
 Form of, No. 21 
 
 State Normal College diplomas, benefits of. ... 
 
 Proviso as to the benefits 
 
 Trustees to noaiinace only holders of 
 
 Penalty for violating law in issuing of 
 
 County Boards to contract only with holders 
 
 of 
 
 State and county holders of, to be selected 
 
 fiist in assignment of teachers 
 
 9 
 
 Sec. Pge. 
 
 r)S 2B 
 
 r.8 26 
 
 ;•)<) 26 
 
 60 2f) 
 
 61 
 
 26 
 
 
 98 
 
 
 100 
 
 m 
 
 27 
 
 
 101 
 
 64 
 
 27 
 
 
 101 
 
 6.^) 
 
 27 
 
 
 103 
 
 66 
 
 27 
 
 
 10:} 
 
 67 
 
 27 
 
 68 
 
 27 
 
 4« 
 
 22 
 
 55 
 
 25 
 
 '.V^ 
 
 15 
 
 69 
 
 27 
 
 
 10:! 
 
 4N 
 
 2:} 
 
 72 
 
 28 
 
 
 104 
 
 49 
 
 24 
 
 49 
 
 24 
 
 
 104 
 
 71 
 
 28 
 
 71 
 
 28 
 
 9:5 
 
 m 
 
 .28 
 
 43 
 
 7 
 
 82 
 
 9 
 
 83 
 
Sec. Pge. 
 
 31 
 
 86 
 
 35 
 
 86 
 
 35 
 
 86 
 
 107 
 
 35 
 
 9 
 
 10 
 
 85 
 
 15 
 
 40 
 
 17 
 
 40 
 
 17 
 
 114 
 
 40 
 
 42 
 
 20' 
 
 42 
 
 20 
 
 95 
 
 34 
 
 107 
 
 39 
 
 107 
 
 39 
 
 132 INDEX. 
 
 Par. 
 
 Certificate to be exhibited 
 
 Teachers should seek the highest grade of . . . . 
 
 Teachers content with any certificate they 
 
 may oStain should be dropped 
 
 CIRCUIT COURT JUDGES— Duties of 
 
 CLERK CIRCUIT COURT— 
 
 Bond of school officers to be filed with 2 
 
 To record organization of School Board 
 
 Annual financial statement to be filed with. . 9 
 Monthly financial statement to be filed with.. 10 
 To keep above statements open to inspection. 
 School Board Districts, creation of, filed with 
 Change in boundaries of, certified in office of. 
 Itemized estimate of Trustees to be filed with 
 To publish assessments and collection of taxes 
 Penalty for failure to publish 
 
 COMMON SCHOOL FUND— 
 See Statu: School FuiND. 
 
 COMPTROLLER, STATE— 
 
 Itemized estimate of Trustees to be filed with 95 34 
 
 To assess and collect certain taxes 95 34 
 
 To remit to County Treasurers 95 34 
 
 No Collector to buy, etc., warrants of 110 39' 
 
 CONSTITUTION, STATE— 
 
 Article XII, on Education 5 
 
 Article IV, Extract from 7 
 
 CONTRACT— . 
 
 To be made with teachers 6 
 
 Form of, No. 24 
 
 For school buildings, to be looked after by 
 
 County Superintendent 10 
 
 Form of. for building school house. No. 34. . . 
 
 Not to be made with teacher, when 
 
 County Board required to make 
 
 Not to exceed life of teacher's certificate 
 
 Primary duty of teachers to enter into a 
 
 CONVENTION OF SCHOOL OFFICERS— 
 
 For what and by whom may be called 3 33 14 
 
 40 
 
 17 
 
 
 100 
 
 48 
 
 22 
 
 
 114 
 
 7 
 
 82 
 
 8 
 
 83 
 
 19 
 
 84 
 
 31 
 
 86 
 
/ INDKX. 133 
 
 P(tr .Sec. Pge, 
 
 COUNTY BOARD— 
 
 See Board of Public Instruction 
 
 COUNTY COMMISSIONERS— 
 
 Duties of, to Institute for Blind, Deaf and 
 
 Dumb 27 13 
 
 To supply trdnsportatioii to one entering. ... 28 13 
 
 To Special Tax School Districts 95 34 
 
 To poll taxes 100 36 
 
 See also 102 36 
 
 To levy county school tax 108 39 
 
 To provide book to record warrants 115 40 
 
 To contract debts for school houses, when 116 41 
 
 To borrow money for school houses, when. . . 117 41: 
 
 COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD— 
 
 See Board of Public Instruction. 
 COUNTY SCHOOL FUND- 
 
 See Funds. 
 
 COUxNTY SUPERINrENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION— 
 
 An ofScer of the Department 2 9 
 
 Requirements for eligibility 1 81 
 
 Shall conform to regulations 3 9 
 
 Secretary of County Board 38 1& 
 
 Compensation of 15 40 19 
 
 Duties of, to require monthly reports of Su- 
 pervisors 3 40 16 
 
 To attest annual financial statements 9 40 17 
 
 To attest monthly financial statements 10 40 17 
 
 To see text books adopted are used 12 40 18 
 
 To look after locating schools 1 48 21 
 
 To visit and examine condition of each school 2 48 22 
 
 To give advice 2 48 22 
 
 Tj awaken interest in education 3 48 22 
 
 To confer with Supervisor's, etc 4 48 23 
 
 To keep them supplied with laws, blanks, etc. 4 48 22 
 
 To select fit persons for Supervisors 5 48 22 
 
 See also. 29 86 
 
 To keep complete record of each school 6 48 22 
 
 To report to State Supt. names, etc 7 48 22; 
 
 To dtcide disputes and refer his decisions . . 8 48 22 
 
 To look after school buildings and funds 10 48 2^ 
 
134 INDEX. 
 
 Par. Sec. Pge. 
 
 To conduct examinations and issue certificates 11 
 
 See also sections 53 and 55 
 
 To hold special examinations and issue tem- 
 porary certificates, proviso regarding 13 
 
 See also Sec. 49 
 
 To revoke or suspend certificates 13 
 
 To file examination papers, when to publish. . 14 
 
 See also 
 
 To forward monthly certified list of persons 
 who have paid poll taxes 15 
 
 See also 
 
 To take school census 16 
 
 Not to purchase land without authority — Note 
 
 To give notice of Teachers' examinations. . . 
 
 To appoint assistant exy miners, when 
 
 To require applicants to file endorsement .... 
 
 What candidates for certificates may examine 
 
 How proceed with examination quuestions . . . 
 
 Mode of conducting examinations 
 
 Duties with Grading Committee 
 
 May endorse certain teachers' certificates . . . 
 
 May issue certain certificates upon diplomas. . 
 
 May revoke endorsed certificates 
 
 To review reports relating to expelled or sus- 
 pended pupils i 75 £9 
 
 To have same control of special tax schools as 
 of others 
 
 Monthly reports of Treasurer to be filed with, 
 
 Duties pertaining to County line pupils 
 
 Not to be interested m the eale or adoption of 
 school books 
 
 Penalty for (see also Sec. 127). 
 
 Penalty for violating examination laws 
 
 Penalty relating to financial statements 
 
 To report tuition fees to County Board 
 
 When authorized to appoint teachers 
 
 To instruct teachers in reporting holidays . . . 
 
 May suspend or close a school 
 
 To be satisfied teacher has legal certificate be- 
 fore contracting 31 86 
 
 To recommend removal of teachers from the 
 
 corps, when 35 87 
 
 To make annual report to State Supt. , when . . 21 84 
 
 For what removable 5 9 
 
 48 
 
 22 
 
 
 25 
 
 48 
 
 23 
 
 
 24 
 
 48 
 
 23 
 
 48 
 
 23 
 
 56 
 
 26 
 
 48 
 
 23 
 
 103 
 
 37 
 
 48 
 
 23 
 
 
 23 
 
 22 
 
 85 
 
 23 
 
 85 
 
 24 
 
 85 
 
 52 
 
 24 
 
 52 
 
 24 
 
 53 
 
 25 
 
 53 
 
 25 
 
 68 
 
 27 
 
 71 
 
 28 
 
 72 
 
 28 
 
 93 
 
 33 
 
 113 
 
 40 
 
 118 
 
 41 
 
 126 
 
 43 
 
 126 
 
 43 
 
 128 
 
 43 
 
 129 
 
 43 
 
 15 
 
 83 
 
 25 
 
 85 
 
 26 
 
 85 
 
 28 
 
 85 
 
INDEX. IBS- 
 
 Par. See. Pge 
 
 COURSE OF STUDY- 
 
 40 
 
 18- 
 
 49 
 
 la-- 
 
 VI 
 
 8S^ 
 
 To be prescribed by County Board 14 
 
 To embrace physiology as to alcoholics, etc. . 14 
 Its publication recommended 
 
 ID. 
 
 Eay— See School Day. 
 
 DEBT— 
 
 Trustees shall create none 97 3^ 
 
 May be contracted, when and how 116 41 
 
 Monej^ borrowed to discharge, when and how 117 41 
 
 DEEDS— 
 
 To school property, Form of, No. 35 115» 
 
 DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION— 
 
 Officfrsof 2 9' 
 
 Shall conform to regulations of 
 
 Tenure of office 
 
 For what removable 
 
 By whom removed 4 
 
 State Supt. to prescribe regulations for 7 
 
 DISPUTES, OR DIFFERENCES - 
 
 May be submitted to arbitrators 
 
 To be entertained by State Board, when. . . . .. 3 
 
 To be decided by State Supt. or referred 6 
 
 County Supt. to decide and refer 8 
 
 DISTRICT— 
 
 School districts, constitution for 
 
 Town or city may constitute 
 
 School districts defined (see also Sec. 83) 
 
 Special tax school districts, defined 
 
 See Special Tax School District. 
 
 School Board Districts, how formed 43 20^ 
 
 See School Board District. 
 
 Permanent and convenient school districs... 17 84 
 
 Pupils restricted to own school district 18 81 
 
 DISTRICT, SCHOOL TAX— 
 
 Constitution for 10 fe 
 
 3 
 
 9 
 
 4 
 
 9v 
 
 5 
 
 9 
 
 15 
 
 11 
 
 33 
 
 15. 
 
 13 
 
 10^ 
 
 15 
 
 11 
 
 33 
 
 14 
 
 48 
 
 2a 
 
 10 
 
 6; 
 
 11 
 
 6. 
 
 8 
 
 10= 
 
 8 
 
 lOv 
 
136 
 
 INDEX. 
 
 Par. 
 
 Where and for what may be expended 
 
 Procedure required to^levy 
 
 Elections biennial to fix^millage of 
 
 Commissions for collecting to be audited by 
 
 Trustees 
 
 Assessor to carry out in separate column 
 
 Trustees to notify Assessor^of millage to levy. 
 
 EDUCATION, HIGHER— 
 
 State Board of Education'to^ foster .' 
 
 .ELECTION— 
 
 Of Boards of Public Instruction 
 
 See also I 
 
 To create special taxTschool districts 
 
 Of Trustees, and for fixing millage, etc 
 
 Notice of district elections to be published 
 
 Qualifications of voters in 
 
 Majority of the votes cast to determine 
 
 Conducted as general elections, except 
 
 List of qualified voters to be furnishea by Su- 
 pervisor of Registvation 
 
 Vote canvassed by County Board 
 
 Biennial elections for Trustees and millage.... 
 Ballot^ form of 
 
 ESTIMATE, ITEMIZED— See Itemized Estimate. 
 
 EXAMINATIONS, TEACHERS'— 
 
 Notice of, to be given: 
 
 Held in June and September yearly 
 
 One must be held at County Site 
 
 Others may be ordered by State Supt 
 
 Questions prepared by State Supt 
 
 Sent under seal 
 
 For County Certificates, conducted by County 
 
 Supt 
 
 For State Certificates, by State Supt 
 
 Prerequisite for, (see also Sec. 61) 
 
 When County Supt. may appoint assistants. . . 
 JExaminees mu3t file character endorsement. . 
 
 Must pay a fee of $1 
 
 Fees, how applied ^ 
 
 Sec. Pge. 
 
 11 
 
 6 
 
 84 
 
 30 
 
 90 
 
 33 
 
 99 
 
 38 
 
 104 
 
 37 
 
 105 
 
 37 
 
 15 11 
 
 43 
 
 21 
 
 44 
 
 21 
 
 84 
 
 30 
 
 84 
 
 30 
 
 86 
 
 31 
 
 87 
 
 32 
 
 87 
 
 32 
 
 88 
 
 33 
 
 88 
 
 32 
 
 89 
 
 32 
 
 90 
 
 32 
 
 91 
 
 32 
 
 22 
 
 85 
 
 49 
 
 24 
 
 50 
 
 24 
 
 51 
 
 24 
 
 52 
 
 24 
 
 53 
 
 24 
 
 52 
 
 24 
 
 65 
 
 72 
 
 38 
 
 86 
 
 23 
 
 85 
 
 61 
 
 26 
 
 61 
 
 26 
 
 57 
 
 26 
 
137 
 
 Par. 
 
 Sec Pgp. 
 
 53 
 
 25 
 
 53 
 
 24 
 
 52 
 
 24 
 
 56 
 
 26 
 
 56 
 
 26 
 
 4!) 
 
 24 
 
 128 
 
 43 
 
 Mode of conducting pxaiuinations 
 
 Penalty for cheating in 
 
 Procedure when doubtful of meaning of ques- 
 tion 
 
 Papers to be preserved by County Supt 
 
 Privilege of dissatisfied examinee 
 
 County Supt. may bold special, vs^hen 
 
 Penalty for violating examination laws 
 
 EXA.MINATIONS, SCHOOL- 
 
 When teacher must hold 6 73 29 
 
 IF-. 
 
 .FENCES, SCHOOL - 
 
 County Board to provide and repair 5 40 17 
 
 Teachers to protect from injury .... 3 73 28 
 
 Penalty for putting obscene tilings OQ 124 42 
 
 Penalty forjinjuring or destroying 125 43 
 
 IQORMAL SCHOOL AND BUSINESS SUBSTITUTE— 
 
 A free pupil for each Senatorial District 132 44 
 
 FORFEITURES— 
 
 When by a county .... 119 42 
 
 When by a school 120 42 
 
 FORMS— (See List of, Pages 89-90) 91-123 
 
 funds- 
 No law shall be enacted authorizing appropri- 
 ation to other than school purposes 
 
 Shall not be issued for any sectarian school . . 
 All resident youth shall have free instruction, 
 
 as far as the funds will'admit 
 
 Every officer in charge of, to give bond 3 
 
 To turn over to his successor 
 
 Arising from examination fees, disposition of 
 
 Rate levied to be recorded 
 
 Treasurer's receipts to State amount of each 
 
 rund 105 37 
 
 Each fund to be given 'credit in publishing 
 
 taxes charged to Collector 107 39 
 
 Monthly collections shall give each fund 107 39 
 
 Final \ settlement with Collector to show 
 
 amount of each fund uncollected 107 39 
 
 To whom different funds are to be paid 112 40 
 
 13 
 
 7 
 
 13 
 
 7 
 
 1 
 
 9 
 
 9 
 
 10 
 
 10 
 
 10 
 
 57 
 
 26 
 
 105 
 
 37 
 
3 
 
 .5- 
 
 4 
 
 5 
 
 4 
 
 ry 
 
 5 
 
 & 
 
 16 
 
 11 
 
 15 
 
 11 
 
 7 
 
 6 
 
 33 
 
 14 
 
 138 INDEX. 
 
 Par. Sec. Fge.. 
 FUNDS, STATE SCHOOL— 
 
 Who to manage 
 
 Sources of 
 
 Interest on, only to be used 
 
 Principal of, inviolate 
 
 Securities may be invested in 
 
 Who to manage all State educational funds. . 2 
 
 Basis of apportionment of 
 
 Who to apportion 4 
 
 State Treasurer to keep account of with coun- 
 ties Ill 40 
 
 In apportioning, Forms used Nos . 30, 31 and 
 32... U2-11S 
 
 FUNDS, COUNTY SCHOOL— 
 
 Sources of 9 6- 
 
 No lavp shall be enacted divertiug 13 7 
 
 County school officers to be paid from 15 7 
 
 Itemized Monthly Statements, certified to, to 
 
 be filed, and published or posted 10 40 17 
 
 Item^ized estimate of supplement to, to be 
 
 filed 95 34 
 
 Teacher's certificate to be for term both funds 
 
 will sustain school - 95 34 
 
 Monthly report of, to be filed by Treasurer. . . 113 40 
 
 Necessary expenses of schools for any year, 
 
 first claim on fund of that year 116 117 41 
 
 Transference of, for pupils going to another 
 
 county , 
 
 When forfeited 
 
 Penalty for failing to file reports of. 
 
 FUNDS, DISTRICT SCHOOL— 
 
 Constitutional provision for 
 
 For what may be expended 
 
 No law shall be enacted to divert. 
 
 Who to apportion, and proviso 
 
 To be held for each district by County Treas- 
 urer 
 
 Treasurer liable for on his bond 
 
 Part for teachers can not be diverted 
 
 Other part subject to requisition of Truttees. . 
 
 To be used in district solely for school pur- 
 poses 96 35 
 
 118 
 
 41 
 
 119 
 
 42 
 
 129 
 
 43; 
 
 10 
 
 & 
 
 11 
 
 16 
 
 13 
 
 7 
 
 94 
 
 34 
 
 95 
 
 34 
 
 95 
 
 34 
 
 96 
 
 35 
 
 96 
 
 35 
 
INDKX. 139 
 
 ■* 
 
 Par. Sec. Pge, 
 FURNITURE- 
 
 School Board to Rui)ply •'> 40 17 
 
 Penalty for defacing 1-4 42 
 
 GRADING COMMITTEE- 
 
 To be appointed by County Board 20 40 \9 
 
 See also ''J4 25 
 
 Who eligible, and duties of 5-^ 35 
 
 Time allowed and from what fund paid •'>7 26 
 
 Balance of fund, how applied •''>~ 20 
 
 GRADING SHEET— 
 
 Grading Committee must make two copies.. . 55 25 
 
 Retain one and file one with County Superin- t 
 
 tendent '>'5 25 
 
 GROUNDS— 
 
 For school site, by whom provided 4 40 1(5 
 
 Improvement and care of 5 40 17 
 
 Authority of teacher on 4 73 28 
 
 Improvement of by Super visi)r 2 75 20 
 
 Arbor Daj-, to be devote i to planting trees on 14 83 
 
 BE. 
 
 HIGHER EDUCATION— 
 
 State Board to provide for. ^) 15 11 
 
 HIGH SCHOOLS- 
 
 When County Boar Js shall establish 5 40 17 
 
 Who eligible to attend -. 18 84 
 
 HOLIDAYS— Which are school holidays 81 30 
 
 Legal holidays. See Note 30 
 
 Recommendation concerning Christmas 13 83 
 
 Arbor Day not a holiday 14 88 
 
 How to be reported by teachers. 26 85 
 
 I. 
 
 IDIOTS OR INSANE-Census of, to be taken Itj 48 23 
 
 IMMORALITY — Cause for revoking a teacher's cer- 
 tificate 72 28 
 
Sec. Pge. 
 
 73 
 
 28 
 
 5 
 
 9 
 
 15 
 
 11 
 
 72 
 
 28 
 
 3 
 
 5 
 
 48 
 
 23 
 
 140 INDEX. 
 
 Far. 
 
 Cause for suspend in^ a pupil 5 
 
 INCOMPETENCY— Cause for removal from ofiSce.. 
 
 Who empowered to remove 4 
 
 Cause for revoking a teachers cercificate. .... 
 
 INCUMBENT— To be notified before removal 
 
 Teacher to be notified of revocation of certifi- 
 cate 13 
 
 INDUSTRY — Neatness, promptness, etc., to be in- 
 culcated by teacher 2 73 28 
 
 INSPECTION— By . County Superintendent, for 
 
 proper location of schools • 1 48 21 
 
 Of each school once a terra, by County Super- 
 intendent 2 48 22 
 
 To keep record of his visits of 6 48 22 
 
 INSPECTORS AND CLERKS— 
 
 Of district elections, appointed by County 
 
 Board , 
 
 Duties of 
 
 To make returns to County Boards 
 
 INSTITUTE FOR BLIND, DEAF AND DUMB— 
 
 Board of Managers 
 
 Location of 
 
 Who entitled to benefits 
 
 Procedure to become a beneficiary of 
 
 First transportation to, paid by County Com- 
 missioners 28 13 
 
 See ALSO BoARi) of Managers. 
 
 INSTITUTE, SOUTH FLORIDA MILITARY— 
 
 See Military Institute. 
 
 INSTITUTES— 
 
 State Superintendent to provide for 3 33 14 
 
 County Institutes, what fund applied to 57 26 
 
 INSTRUCTIONS— 
 
 Regulations, decisions, etc, by whom pre- 
 pared 1 33 14 
 
 INSULTING— 
 
 A teacher before his pupils, penalty for 121 43 
 
 86 
 
 31 
 
 86 
 
 31 
 
 89 
 
 31 
 
 24 
 
 13 
 
 25 
 
 ^3 
 
 26 
 
 13 
 
 27 
 
 13 
 
INDEX. 141 
 
 Par. Sec, Pge. 
 INTEREST— See Funds, also Monkys. 
 INTERRUPTING— A school, penalty for V22 42 
 
 INVESTMENTS— 
 
 Of State funds, by whom and in what made.. lO 11 
 
 In what securities, may not be made Ki 11 
 
 ITEMIZED— Annual Reports of County Boards, to 
 
 be fi 40 17 
 
 Financial Statements of County Boards, to bo 10 10 17 
 Bills accompanying requisitions of Trustee?, 
 
 to be % 35 
 
 Poll taxes in publications of Clerks, to be. . . . 107 39 
 
 ITEMIZED ESTIMATE- 
 
 Oounty Boards to prepare and file IS -10 19 
 
 Form of, No. 36 117 
 
 Trustees to prepare and tile 9o 34 
 
 When copy not to be filed with Comptroller. . 95 34 
 
 Form of , No. 37 1 18 
 
 J". 
 
 JURY — When teacher not liable to duty on 74 39 
 
 KNOWLEDGE— State Board to co operate in dif- 
 fusing <i 15 11 
 
 County Boards to perform all reasonable acts 
 in diffusion of l(i 40 19 
 
 LANDS— 
 
 School lands, mangement of 1 15 11 
 
 Improvement of by County Boards 5 40 17 
 
 Record of, by description in districts 17 84 
 
 County Superintendent not to purchase, with- 
 out authority — Note 23 
 
 LAW OR LAWS— 
 
 Regulations of County Boards have effect of. 2 81 
 
 Citing powers of arbitrators 13 10 
 
 Special tax schools under the same, as other 
 
 schools 93 33 
 
 See Acts; Appkndix; also, School Laws. 
 
60 
 
 26 
 
 66 
 
 27 
 
 34 
 
 86 
 
 
 99 
 
 
 103 
 
 142 INDEX. 
 
 Par. Sec. Pge. 
 
 LECTURERS— Paid by County Boards from certain 
 
 fund 57 96 
 
 LIABLE — An officer is, for los3, when 3 9 10 
 
 A County Treasurer is, for district funds 95 34 
 
 School officers and County Treasurers are 
 liable to suspension and removal, for failure 
 to make and publish financial statements. . 129 43 
 
 LIBRARIES — Constitutional provision for 11 6 
 
 Trustees may purchase 97 35 
 
 LIEN — A school debt a lien only upon the district or 
 
 county... 116 41 
 
 LIFE CERTIFICATES— Only ones not issued on 
 examination 
 
 By vphom issued, requirements for 
 
 Applicant for, must present endorsement. .. 
 
 Form of application, No. 15 
 
 Form of Certificate, No. 20 
 
 LINE PUPILS, COUNTY— See Attendance; also Pupils. 
 
 MAJORITY— 
 
 Of any educational Board, a quorum , 7 9 
 
 Of votes cast determines any question in a 
 
 special tax school district 87 32 
 
 MEETINGS- 
 
 Regular, of County B jards .... - 17 
 
 Special, at call of County Supt 17 
 
 Regular, must be at least monthly 
 
 To canvass special tax district elections.' 
 
 MILITARY INS'JTTUTE, SOUTH FLORIDA— 
 
 Establishment of 
 
 Under control of State Board - 
 
 Design 
 
 Beneficiaries, and manner of selecting 
 
 Tuition, board, etc. , furnished 
 
 Appropriation for (same, present biennmrn). . 
 
 MIXED SCHOOLS— 
 
 Constitution bearing on 12 
 
 40 
 
 19 
 
 40 
 
 19 
 
 5 
 
 82 
 
 89 
 
 32 
 
 20 
 
 12 
 
 20 
 
 12 
 
 21 
 
 12 
 
 22 
 
 12 
 
 22 
 
 12 
 
 23 
 
 13 
 
9 
 
 10 
 
 10 
 
 10 
 
 l--) 
 
 11 
 
 Ifi 
 
 11 
 
 :j:j 
 
 14 
 
 88 
 
 14 
 
 U) 
 
 17 
 
 40 
 
 17 
 
 40 
 
 17 
 
 INDEX. 143 
 
 Par. Sec. Pge. 
 
 Penal offense to mix races in any school 11 10 
 
 Penalty for violating the law 12 10 
 
 MONEYS— 
 
 Officers to give bond before receiving. ,' <) lo 
 
 Officers issuing to another not under bond 
 
 liable ;3 
 
 To be turned over to successor 
 
 All State educational, State Board to manage. 2 
 
 Investment of, made by State Board 
 
 Apportioned by State Supt 4 
 
 Discretion of State Supt. in 5 
 
 Accurate accounts of, to be kept by County 
 
 Boards S 
 
 Itemized report of, to I e made to State Supt. 8 
 
 See also 9 
 
 Itemized statements of all receipts and dis- 
 bursements of, for month preceding, to be 
 
 filed with Clerk of Circuit Court 10 40 17 
 
 Above to be certified by Chairman County 
 
 Board and attested by County Supt 10 40 17 
 
 County Supt. to see that all county school, are 
 
 applied to objects for which raised 10 48 2'3 
 
 Special tax school district, apportioned by 
 
 Trustees 
 
 Appointment of, to be fair and equitable 
 
 See also 
 
 County Treasurer liable upon his bond for 
 
 school district fund 95 3_j^ 
 
 To be used within district and solely for school 
 
 purposes 9<. 35 
 
 Trustees to create no debt without approval of 
 
 County Board 9^ 35 
 
 Trustees to audit commission for collecting 
 
 district tax rjg 3q 
 
 Certified lists of poll tax payers for previous 
 
 month to be filed with County Board 102 3(3 
 
 Copy of above with Treasurer's receipt to be 
 
 filed with County Commissioners 102 .36 
 
 County Supt. to file certified copy of above 
 
 with State Supt. (See also. Sec. 103) 15 48 23 
 
 To whom school moneys, must be paid 113 40 
 
 County Treasurer to file with County Supt. a 
 detailed and itemized monthly report 113 40 
 
 94 
 
 34 
 
 94 
 
 34 
 
 95 
 
 34 
 
5 
 
 9 
 
 15 
 
 11 
 
 40 
 
 20 
 
 103 
 
 36 
 
 144 INDEX. 
 
 Par. Sec. Pge. 
 
 How and when transferable to another 
 
 county 118 41 
 
 Direction and use of, when a county forfeits. 119 43 
 
 Direction and use of, when a school forfeits. . 130 43 
 
 MONTH— See School Month. 
 
 MONTHLY REPORT— See Teacher. 
 
 3sr. 
 
 NEGLECT OF DUTY— Cause for removal 
 
 State Board to remove any subordinate for. .. 4 
 • Relative to poll taxes, subjects Tax Collector 
 
 and School Board to suspension 25 
 
 See also 
 
 Relative to financial statements, subjects 
 School Board, County Superintendent, and 
 County Treasurer to suspension and re- 
 moval 129 43 
 
 NORMAL SCHOOLS— 
 
 Constitutional provision for 14 7 
 
 Establishment of, for whites 18 13 
 
 Establishment of, for negroes '. . 19 13 
 
 Both under control of State Board 19 13 
 
 Diploma from, entitles to what certificate 71 38 
 
 o 
 
 OFFICERS— Qualifications of 
 
 Of the Department of Public Instruction . 
 
 Subject to regulations of Department 
 
 Tenure of office, maximum 
 
 Subject to removal for cause 
 
 Not to vote on own compensation 
 
 Must qualify, when and how 1 
 
 Give bond before receiving moneys 3 
 
 When personally liable for loss 3 
 
 Turn over effects to successor 
 
 Removals of, by whom made 4 
 
 Pay school moneys to proper officer 
 
 Not to sell nor induce adoptions of text books 
 
 Penalty. (See also Section 136.) 
 
 Must use blanks nrescribed 
 
 1 
 
 81 
 
 3 
 
 9 
 
 3 
 
 9 
 
 4 
 
 9 
 
 5 
 
 9 
 
 6 
 
 9 
 
 9 
 
 10 
 
 9 
 
 10 
 
 9 
 
 10 
 
 10 
 
 10 
 
 15 
 
 11 
 
 11 
 
 11 
 
 113 
 
 40 
 
 137 
 
 43 
 
 3 
 
 81 
 
40 
 
 17 
 
 73 
 
 2»' 
 
 75 
 
 29 
 
 124 
 
 42 
 
 12-) 
 
 43 
 
 INDEX. 145' 
 
 Far. Sec. Pge. 
 OUT BUILDINGS— 
 
 County Board to provide 5 
 
 Teacher to care for i' 
 
 Under immediate supervision of Supervisor. . 2 
 
 Penalty for defacing with obscene thing 
 
 Penalty for injuring or destroying 
 
 :e. 
 
 PATRONS. 
 
 May recommend Supervisor (See also 29, page 
 
 86) 3 40 16 
 
 May require High Schools established 5 40 17 
 
 Not authorized to employ teachers (See also 8, 
 page82.) G 40 IT 
 
 PENALTY— For mixing whites and negroes in 
 
 schools 12 lO' 
 
 For not complying with poll tax act (See Sec. 
 
 102) 25 40 20 
 
 For a County Superintendent to fail to take 
 
 census, 16 
 
 For cheating in teachers' examinations 
 
 For a Trustee to fail to do his duty 
 
 For a Clerk to fail to publish tax statements. . 
 For a Collector to buy or discount warrants, 
 
 etc 
 
 For insulting teacher in presence of pupils . . . 
 
 For interrupting or disturbing a school 
 
 For introducing obscene prints, etc., inio a 
 
 school 123 42 
 
 For defacing any school property witli obscene 
 
 thing 124 42 
 
 For destroying school house or property 125 43^^ 
 
 For school officer or teacher dealing in, or 
 
 having pecuniary interest in adopting text 
 
 books 126 43 
 
 For any Superintendent violating examination 
 
 iaws 
 
 For failing to publish financial statements. . . 
 
 PETITION— For district election, who eligible to 
 
 sign 
 
 Must prescribe boundaries and be published. . 
 
 48 
 
 23 
 
 52 
 
 24 
 
 92 
 
 33 
 
 107 
 
 39 
 
 110 
 
 39- 
 
 121 
 
 42 
 
 122 
 
 42 
 
 128 
 
 43 
 
 129 
 
 43 
 
 84 
 
 30 
 
 85 
 
 31 
 
146 INDEX. 
 
 Piir. Sec. Pge. 
 
 PHYSIOLOGY— 
 
 Teaching of, required in every school 14 40 18 
 
 Teachers examined upon B3 36 
 
 POLL taxes- 
 Go to county school fund 9 6 
 
 Collector's books relating to, to be examined. '35 40 20 
 
 Real and personal property liable for 101 36 
 
 Lists of persons paying to be made and filed . . 102 38 
 Certified copy of lists to be sent State Supt. .. 103 37 
 To be itemized separately in published state- 
 ments 107 39 
 
 PROPERTY, PERSONAL AND REAL— 
 
 County Board may acquire and hold 34 15 
 
 Complete record of all to be Irept 8 40 17 
 
 Responsibility of for taxes 101 36 
 
 PUNISHMENT— 
 
 Of pupils, not to be too severe or degrading. . 4 73 28 
 
 Corporal, not absclutely prohibited 32 86 
 
 PUPILS— 
 
 Grading of, County Board to look after 5 40 17 
 
 Progress of, County Supt to examine into 2 48 33 
 
 Duties of teacher toward 1-2 73 38 
 
 To be governed on school ground, etc 4 73 28 
 
 May be suspended 5 73 38 
 
 When may attend a special tax school in an- 
 other county 98 35 
 
 When may attend a special tax school in an- 
 
 otherdistrict 98 35 
 
 Wheu may attend school in adjoining county 118 41 
 
 Non-resident, tuition may be required of 15 83 
 
 Must attend their own district school 18 84 
 
 See also. Attendance. 
 
 ^QUALIFICATIONS— 
 
 Of Officers— See Officers. Op Teachers— See Teachers. 
 QUALIFIED ELECTORS— 
 
 Who are, for school district elections , , , 87 33 
 
 May petition for election, and what determif^e 84 30 
 
INDEX. 147 
 
 Par. Sec. Pgc, 
 
 Majority of votes cast of, determine; any 
 special tax school district question 87 33 
 
 <iUESTIONS AND APPEALS -Wee Appeals. 
 
 QUESTIONS FOR EXAMINATIONS— 
 
 State Supt. to prepare (see also, Sec. 5i) 10 33 15 
 
 Sent County Supt. under seal 53 20 
 
 QUORUM— What shall constitute 7 9 
 
 JEl. 
 
 REAL ESTATE— 
 
 Responsible for tax on personal property 101 36 
 
 Responsible for poll taxes 101 36 
 
 RECEIPTS— To be taken by a retiring officer 10 10 
 
 None to be yiven for property tax till poll 
 
 is paid 100 36 
 
 For amount of poll taxes paid vvith list of 
 
 payers, to be tiled monthly 103 35 
 
 Of^Count}' Treasurer, shall state amount of 
 
 each. fund 105 37 
 
 RECORDS— County Board must keep 8 40 17 
 
 Of Collectors relating to poll taxes, to be ex- 
 amined 35 40 30 
 
 See also 103 36 
 
 County Supt. must keep 15 48 33 
 
 Of lists ofipoll tax payers, to be preserved 15 48 33 
 
 REGISTERS— Mode of keeping, to be examined by 
 
 County Supt 3 48 33 
 
 Teacher must use prescribed :..... 3 81 
 
 Report of teachers to be made in conformity 
 
 with directions given in 6 83 
 
 Teacher to procure before beginning school .. 31 65 
 
 To be filed with County Supt. (see cover of 
 Register) 
 
 REGULATIONS OF THE DEFT. OF PUBLIC I iSTSTRUCTlON- 
 
 School officers to conform to 3 9 
 
 State Supt. authorized to prescribe 7 33 15 
 
 See Regulations Nos. 1-35 81-87 
 
 HEMOVAL— Constitutional authority for 3 5 
 
 Causes for, by State Board 4 15 11 
 
 10 
 
148 Index. 
 
 Par. 
 
 Sec. Fge. 
 
 15 
 
 11 
 
 40 
 
 17 
 
 75 
 
 29 
 
 27 
 
 7 
 
 40 
 
 17 
 
 48 
 
 23 
 
 77 
 
 29 
 
 95 
 
 34 
 
 131 
 
 44 
 
 135 
 
 45 
 
 21 
 
 84 
 
 RENT— Rental of schoollands, fixed by State Board 1 
 Renting of school property duty of County • 
 
 Board 5 
 
 Rental of school buildings, etc., by Supervisor 2 
 REPORTS— To be made by State Supt. (See also 
 
 Par. 12th, Sec. 33) 
 
 To be made by County Board 8 
 
 Of census, must be certified 16 
 
 To State Department, limitations upon 
 
 Of Teachers of special tax schools, to be ap- 
 proved by Trustees 
 
 Board of visitors of Seminaries to make .... 
 To State Supt. by Trustees Agricultural Col- 
 lege 
 
 Of County Supt. to State Supt., when due.... 
 
 REQUISITION- -Teacher fund of special tax district 
 
 not subject to for other purposes 96 35 
 
 When made upon one County Treasurer to 
 
 another 118 41 
 
 RULES AND REGULATIONS— 
 
 Students in Military Institute subject to 22 12 
 
 Persistent Tiolation of, cause for suspending a 
 
 pupil • • 5 
 
 Special tax schools, subject to same, exception 
 Of County Boards, have force of law 
 
 s. 
 
 SCHOOLS - 
 
 Establishment and maintenance of 1 9 
 
 Under general management of State Superin- 
 tendent 33 14 
 
 Under special management of County Superin- 
 tendent 
 
 Under control of County Board . . 
 
 Under oversight of Supervisor 1 
 
 Located and maintained by County Board. ... 2 
 
 Minimum annual term 2 
 
 Not to be located nearer than three miles 6 
 
 Record of condition of. County Board to keep 8 
 
 To have graded properly 14 
 
 Time of opening fixed by County Board with- 
 in limits (See also Sees. 78 and 79) 21 40 19 
 
 73 
 
 28 
 
 93 
 
 33 
 
 2 
 
 81 
 
 28 
 
 85 
 
 28 
 
 85 
 
 75 
 
 29 
 
 40 
 
 16 
 
 40 
 
 16 
 
 40 
 
 17 
 
 40 
 
 17 
 
 40 
 
 18 
 
IXDEX. 149 
 
 For locating, county to be inspected by Com ty 
 
 Superintendent 1 48 21 
 
 To be visited once a terra by County Superin- 
 tendent 2 48 23 
 
 Record of each to be kept by County Superin- 
 tendent 6 48 22 
 
 No one without certificate, can teach in 58 28 
 
 Penalty for disturbing 122 42 
 
 Penalty for introducting obscene prints into.. 123 42 
 
 SCHOOL AGE— Defined. See also Par. 2, Sec. 40. 19 
 
 SCHOOL BOA.RD— See Board op Public Instbuction. 
 
 SCHOOL BOARD DISTRICT— 
 
 By whom county to be divided into three. ... 23 
 Not to divide election districts in forming. . . . 
 
 May be changed, when and by whom 
 
 A member of County Board elected from each 
 
 SCHOOL BOOKS— County uniform system of, to be 
 
 put in use 11 
 
 Adoj)tion of^ to be g>-adaal, when completed. 11 
 County Board, consulting others, to adopt.... 12 
 Before adoption, 60 days notice to be given. .. 12 
 
 Term of adoption 12 
 
 Use of others by teachers, prohibited 12 
 
 County Superintendent to see books adopted 
 
 used 12 
 
 Condition of. County Superintendent to exam- 
 ine once a school term 2 
 
 School officers and teachers to have no pecuni- 
 ary interest in sale or adoption of 
 
 Penalty for violation 
 
 SCHOOL BUILDINCS— See Buildings. 
 
 SCHOOL CENSUS— See Census. 
 
 SCHOOL DAY— Fixed by County Board, within 
 
 limits (See Sec. 80) 21 40 19 
 
 Number in a school month 2 80 30 
 
 SCHOOL DISTRICT— See District. 
 
 SCHOOL EXAMINATION— Teacher must hold at 
 
 close of term 6 73 29 
 
 SCHOOL FUNDS— See Funds; also Moneys. 
 
 SCHOOL FURNITURE— See Furniture. 
 
 40 
 
 20 
 
 42 
 
 20 
 
 42 
 
 20 
 
 43 
 
 20 
 
 40 
 
 18 
 
 40 
 
 18 
 
 40 
 
 18 
 
 40 
 
 18 
 
 40 
 
 18 
 
 40 
 
 18 
 
 40 
 
 18 
 
 48 
 
 22 
 
 126 
 
 43 
 
 127 
 
 43 
 
40 
 
 17 
 
 73 
 
 28 
 
 73 
 
 38 
 
 150 INDEX. 
 
 Par. Sec. Pge. 
 SCHOOLfGROUNDS— Bee Grounds. 
 SCHOOL HOLIDAYS— See Holidays. 
 
 SCHOOL HOUSE— County Board to provide for 
 
 warming, etc 5 
 
 Care of by teacher 3 
 
 Authority of teacher in or near 4 
 
 See Buildings. 
 SCHOOL LANDS— See Lakds. 
 
 SCHOOL LAWS— To be printed and distributed 
 
 by State Superintendent .• ■ 1 33 14 
 
 Copy of, County Superintendent to furnish 
 
 Supervisor 4 48 22 
 
 Copy of, Supervisor to procure for teacher. ... 2 75 29 
 
 See Laws; also Appendix. • 
 
 SCHOOL LEVY— See Tax. 
 
 SCHOOL LIBRARIES— See Libraries. 
 
 SCHOOL MONTH— Defined— twenty school days. . 2 
 Report of teacher for 
 
 SCHOOL PROPERTY— Titles to, to be vested in 
 
 County Board 
 
 Duty of County Board to obtain titles 1 
 
 Special Tax School Districts may own 1 
 
 When to be delivered by teachers with keys. . 7 
 
 SCHOOL SITE— County Board to select, require- 
 ments in 4 
 
 To do whatever necessary in providing 5 
 
 Board may obtain of a member 
 
 SCHOOL SUB-DISTRICT— See Special Tax 
 School District. 
 
 SCHOOL SUPERVISOR— See Supervisor. 
 
 SCHOOL TEACHER— See Teacher. 
 
 SCHOOL TERM— Defined— four school months ... 3 
 
 Minimum term of school allowable 2 
 
 At close of each, a pubUc examination. ..... 6 
 
 SCHOOL TRUSTEES— See Trustees. 
 
 SCHOOL YEAR— Defined, as to limits 77 29 
 
 Defined, as to length — two terms 4 80 30 
 
 80 
 
 30 
 
 26 
 
 85 
 
 36 
 
 16 
 
 40 
 
 16 
 
 40 
 
 16 
 
 73 
 
 29 
 
 40 
 
 16 
 
 40 
 
 17 
 
 41 
 
 20 
 
 80 
 
 30 
 
 40 
 
 19 
 
 73 
 
 29 
 
VM) 
 
 u 
 
 :y.', 
 
 15 
 
 vn 
 
 44: 
 
 INDEX. ' IM 
 
 Par. Sec. Pge. 
 
 SEAL— State Supt. to have, purposes of 8 ?>■] 15 
 
 Exan illation seal, when and in whose presence 
 may be broken ... .").> 2i 
 
 SEMINARIES— Beneficiaries of 
 
 State Supt. to visit and reoort 1',' 
 
 Visitors to report to State Supt 
 
 SITE— See School Sitk. 
 
 SOUrri FLORIDA MILILARY INSTITUTE- 
 
 See Military Institute. 
 
 SPE lAL EXAMINATION— 
 
 Who authorized to hold, and when 12 48 2:^ 
 
 SPECIAL TAX— Constitutional one mill levy G (5 
 
 To be apportioned annually 7 7 
 
 By whom apportioned, and the basis 4 33 14 
 
 SPE' lAL TAX SCBOOLS— 
 
 Constitutional provision for 
 
 Defined 
 
 Subject to same control as other schools 
 
 SPECIAL TAX SCHOOL DISTRICTS- 
 
 Constitutional provision for 
 
 Defined 
 
 May acquire and hold school property 1 
 
 Shall receive just portion of county fund 1 
 
 Created by petition and election (Sec. 84) 22 
 
 Boundaries m petition, subject to change. . . . 
 
 Once established are permanent, until 
 
 Majority of votes cast necessary to carry 
 
 Election^to be held in, what to determine 
 
 Form of ballot in 91 33 
 
 STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION— 
 
 Constitution for. and personnel 
 
 President and Secretary of 
 
 Powers and duties of 
 
 To manage school lands 
 
 To manage all educational funds of the State 
 To entertain and decide questions and appeals 
 
 To remove subordinates for cause 
 
 To foster higher education 
 
 To co-operat« with State Supt 6 15 15 
 
 10 
 
 () 
 
 S3 
 
 30 
 
 03 
 
 3:? 
 
 10 
 
 6 
 
 83 
 
 30 
 
 40 
 
 10 
 
 40 
 
 K) 
 
 40 
 
 20 
 
 85 
 
 31 
 
 85 
 
 31 
 
 87 
 
 33 
 
 90 
 
 33 
 
 
 3 
 
 K 
 
 
 15 
 
 
 
 15 
 
 
 1 
 
 15 
 
 
 2 
 
 15 
 
 
 3 
 
 15 
 
 
 4 
 
 15 
 
 
 5 
 
 15 
 
 
152 i\i)Ex. 
 
 Par. Sec. Pge . 
 
 To invest permanent school fund 16 11 
 
 To fill vacancies in School Boards. 17 13 
 
 To direct and control the Normal Schools 18 12 
 
 * To manage South Florida Military Institute... 20 12 
 To manage Institute for Blind, Deaf and 
 
 Dumb 24 13 
 
 STATE CERTIFICATE— 
 
 By'whom issued, and prerequisites 65 27 
 
 Scholarship requirements..... 65 27 
 
 Endorsement for exaniinttion required 33 86 
 
 Form of application for examination, No. 14. 98 
 
 Form of Certificate, No. 19 102 
 
 See also Certificate. 
 
 STATE SCHOOL FUND— See Funds; also Moneys, 
 
 STATE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION. 
 
 Secretary and member of State Board 3 5 
 
 Constitutional powers and duties of 25 7 
 
 Given general oversight of school affairs .... 32 14 
 
 Special duties 33 14 
 
 Topublish and distribute laws, forms, etc., etc. 1 33 14 
 
 To call conventions of school officers 2 33 14 
 
 To hold Teachers' Institutes 3 33 14 
 
 To apportion school funds 4 33 14 
 
 To make discretionary apportionments 5 33 14 
 
 To entertain and decide, or refer appeals , 6 33 14 
 
 To prescribe Rules and Regulations 7 33 15 
 
 To have a seal of office, purpose of S 33 15 
 
 Residence and office of . . 9 33 15 
 
 To prepare questions for county examinations 
 
 , (see also, Sec. 52)... 10 33 15 
 
 Authority of , relative to examinations 51 34 
 
 To hold examinations for State Certificates 10 33 15 
 
 To grant Life Certificates 10 33 15 
 
 To nominate to fill facancies on School Boards 11 33 15 
 
 To visit Seminaries and report .'. 13 33 15 
 
 To keep record of persons who have paid poll 
 
 taxes 13 33 15 
 
 STATE TREASURER— See Treasurer. 
 
 SUB-DISTRICTS— See Special Tax School Dis- 
 tricts, 
 
INDEX. 153 
 
 Pa r. Sec. Pge 
 
 SUCCESSORS— To be delivered school effecte, a-id 
 
 to give receipts 10 10 
 
 SUPERVISOR— An ofticer of the Department 
 
 Appointed by County Board 8 
 
 To supervise the school and report to County 
 Superintendent monthly 3 
 
 Efficiency of, to be examined into once a term 
 by County Superintendent 2 
 
 To awaken increased interest in, County Su- 
 perintendent to do all in his power 3 
 
 To be conferred with by County Superintend- 
 ent, who is to see that he attends to his du- 
 ties 4 
 
 To be kept supplied with school laws, etc., by 
 Count}^ Superintendent 4 
 
 Persons fitted for the duties of, to be selected 
 by County Superintendent 5 
 
 To be notified by teacher of suspension of pu- 
 pil 5 
 
 When teacher is to deliver to, keys and all 
 school property 7 
 
 To supervise the school and report monthly to 
 County Board 1 
 
 To supervise the property and procure copy 
 of school laws 2 
 
 To attend and co-operate with teacher in ele- 
 vating the school 3 
 
 To review suspensions of pupils and report the 
 same promptly to County Superintenc.ent. . 8 
 
 The duties of, when to be performed by Trus- 
 tees 
 
 To select and contract with teacher, not to be 
 delegated to 
 
 May suggest a teacher satisfactory to patrons 
 
 Subject to direction of County Board 
 
 A position of oversight, not of control 
 
 Form of Recommendation of. No. 7 
 
 Form of Appointment, No. 8 ....... 
 
 Form of Acceptance of Appointment, No. 9. . 96 
 
 See also Regulations, Nos. 17 and 29 84-86 
 
 SUPERVISOR OF REGISTRATION- 
 
 Duty of. relative to school districts. .. . .... 88 33 
 
 2 
 
 &■ 
 
 40 
 
 16 
 
 40^' 
 
 '16 
 
 48 
 
 .22 
 
 48 
 
 23 
 
 48 
 
 23 
 
 48,. 
 
 _22 
 
 48 
 
 22 
 
 73 
 
 28 
 
 73 
 
 29 
 
 75 
 
 29 
 
 75 
 
 29 
 
 75 
 
 29 
 
 75 
 
 29 
 
 76 
 
 29 
 
 8 
 
 82 
 
 8 
 
 82 
 
 27 
 
 85 
 
 28 
 
 85 
 
 
 95 
 
 
 95 
 
154 
 
 Par. 
 T. 
 
 TAX, CAPITATION— 
 
 CoDstihition provision for 
 
 Amount and application , .. 
 
 Both real and personal property liable for. . . . 
 Certified lists of persons pajdng, to be filed. . . . 
 Lists to be pa'eserved by State Superintend- 
 ent 
 
 TAX, COUNTY SCHOOL— 
 
 Not less than three nor more than five niilU, . . 
 
 Millage to be estimated by County Board . 18 
 
 County Commissioners to levy 
 
 Orders of (.ounty Board receivable for, 
 
 TAX, DISTRICT SCHOOL— 
 
 Constitutional provisions — maximum 3 mills. 
 
 The levy and millage decided by election 
 
 Vote required to determine 
 
 Qualifications of electors for 
 
 Trustees to file estimate and certify millage. . 
 
 County Commissioners to order 
 
 Duties of Comptroller concerning. 
 
 County Treasurer to hold and pay out. . .... 
 
 TAX, SPECIAL [STATE]— 
 
 Constitutional levy of one mill 
 
 Apportioned among the counties, basis 4 
 
 TAX COLLECTOR— 
 
 To pay County Treasurer monthly 18 
 
 Poll tax records of, County Board to examine 25 
 
 Penalty for neglect about poll taxes .... 25 
 
 To pay dii-trict tax to County Treasurer 
 
 Not receipt for other tax till poll is paid 
 
 To file monthly certified list of poll tax payers 
 with the County Board 
 
 To file copy of the above with receipt of 
 Treasurer M^ith County Commissioners 
 
 Penalty for failure 
 
 To file receipts of Treasurer with County 
 Clerk 
 
 Not deal in State, county, or district securi- 
 ties 
 
 Penaltyjfor'violatior 
 
 «Sec. Pye^ 
 
 9 6 
 
 100 36 
 
 101 36 
 
 102 36 
 
 103 37 
 
 40 
 
 19 
 
 108 
 
 39 
 
 109 
 
 39 
 
 10 
 
 6 
 
 84 
 
 30 
 
 84 
 
 30 
 
 87 
 
 30 
 
 95 
 
 84 
 
 95 
 
 34- 
 
 95 
 
 34 
 
 95 
 
 34 
 
 6 
 
 6 
 
 33 
 
 14 
 
 40 
 
 19' 
 
 40 
 
 20' 
 
 40 
 
 20 
 
 95 
 
 34 
 
 100 
 
 36 
 
 102 36 
 
 102 36 
 
 102 36 
 
 105 37 
 
 110 39^ 
 
 110 3: 
 
, INDKX. 155 
 
 l\ir. :Sec. Pge. 
 TEACHERS— To be nssenibled in Institutes by State 
 
 Supt 3 33 14 
 
 County Board to employ, contract with and 
 
 pay 40 17 
 
 Leading ones, to be consulted in book adop- 
 tions 12 
 
 Prominent ones, to assist with course of study 14 
 
 Who to be appointed on grading committee. . 
 
 To be told cause of revoked certificate and 
 right of appeal 13 
 
 Required to obtain certificate in this State. . . 
 
 Primary duty of 
 
 General duties of 
 
 When exempt from military and jury duty. . 
 
 Concerning contract and compensation 
 
 Supervisor and patrons may not employ 
 
 When and how County Boards are to assign. . 
 
 Favoritism to be avoided 
 
 Duties concerning Arbor Day 
 
 Limitation as to term of contract 
 
 How to report holidays 
 
 May use corporal punishment 
 
 Duty to advance grade of certificate 
 
 Not to deal in, or influence adoption of school 
 books for a consideration 
 
 Penalty for violation 
 
 Penalty for insult to 
 
 TEACHERS' CERTIFICATES— See Certificates. 
 
 TEACHERS' INSTITUTE— 
 
 State Supt. to hold and provide instruction. . 3 33 14 
 
 County Board to apply certain fund to ST L'6 
 
 TEACHING—Candidates for, County Supt. to ex- 
 amine and certiticate 11 48 22 
 
 TEMPORARY CFRTIFICATES— 
 
 Term of, and proviso pertaining 12 48 23 
 
 TERM— See School Term. 
 
 TERMS OF OFFICE-Of State Supt 2 5 
 
 Maxmium, of all officers 
 
 Of member of County Board 
 
 Of School Tru-t-es 
 
 40 
 
 18 
 
 40 
 
 18 
 
 5.-) 
 
 25 
 
 48 
 
 23 
 
 58 
 
 26 
 
 :^1 
 
 86 
 
 73 
 
 2S 
 
 74 
 
 29 
 
 i 
 
 82 
 
 8 
 
 82 
 
 9 
 
 . 82 
 
 10 
 
 88- 
 
 14 
 
 83 
 
 19 
 
 84 
 
 26 
 
 85 
 
 32 
 
 86 
 
 B5 
 
 86 
 
 126 
 
 43 
 
 127 
 
 43 
 
 121 
 
 42 
 
 4 
 
 9 
 
 43 
 
 21 
 
 84 
 
 31 
 
 TEXT BOOKS-See School Books. 
 
15(j 
 
 TREASURER, COUNTY- 
 
 Par. Sec. Pge. 
 
 2 
 
 9 
 
 39 
 
 16 
 
 40 
 
 17 
 
 95 
 
 34 
 
 105 
 
 37 
 
 112 
 
 40 
 
 113 
 
 40 
 
 115 
 
 40 
 
 129 
 
 44 
 
 An officer of the Department 
 
 Treasurer of county school funds 
 
 To certifj^ financial statements of County 
 
 Board 9 
 
 Liable on bond for district funds 
 
 In receipting Collector, to specify each fund 
 
 and amount. 
 
 All county school funds go to 
 
 To file monthly report with County Supt 
 
 To keep description of warrants and pay in 
 
 order 
 
 Penalty for failure to make reports 
 
 TREASURER, STATE— 
 
 Member of and Treasurer of State Board.... 14 11 
 
 To keep an account with counties Ill 40 
 
 All State school funds go to 112 40 
 
 TRUSTEES OF AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE— 
 
 To make annual report to State Supt 135 45 
 
 TRUSTEES, SCHOOL— 
 
 Constitutional provision for 
 
 Election of 
 
 Term of oflfi ce 
 
 Jurisdiction, duties and powers of 
 
 Subject to removal 
 
 May nominate teachers, proviso, 
 
 Shall apportion district fund 
 
 To file itemized estimate and certify millage. 
 
 To file copies of above, with whom 
 
 Certain fund not subject to requisition of , . . . 
 
 May not contract with a member 
 
 To be a corporation, etc. 
 
 Make no debt without approval of County 
 
 Board 97 35 
 
 When and how may admit non-residents of 
 
 the district to their school. 98 35 
 
 To audit commissions of Collector 99 36 
 
 10 
 
 6 
 
 84 
 
 30 
 
 84 
 
 30 
 
 92 
 
 33 
 
 92 
 
 33 
 
 93 
 
 33 
 
 94 
 
 34 
 
 95 
 
 34 
 
 95 
 
 34 
 
 96 
 
 35 
 
 96 
 
 35 
 
 97 
 
 35 
 
INDEX. l''^7 
 
 P(ir. Sec. r.je. 
 'ST. 
 
 \\VCANCIES— 
 
 How filled on (Jouuty Boards 45 31 
 
 In Boards of Trustees, how filled 93 8:5 
 
 In teacliers, when County Superintendent 
 
 may fill ~"> ^^ 
 
 VISITORS— See Seminaries. 
 
 VOTERS— See Electors. 
 
 * -□•. • 
 
 UNIFORM SYSTEM- 
 
 Of public free schools demanded 1 5 
 
 Of publicjinstruction established 1 9 
 
 Of school books to be used in each county 11 . 40 18 
 
 UNIT, SCHOOL— Defined 8 10 
 
 WARRANTS— 
 
 When to be described minutel}'' 10 40 17 
 
 County Board to issue monthly 5 8"3 
 
 Not to be issued teacher till report is filed and 
 
 properly made 6 ^'^ 
 
 Form of, No. 29 lit 
 
 IT 
 
 YEAR— See School Year. 
 
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