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Superintendent of Common Schools, 1852-66;
Superintendent of Public Instr., since 1868.
Territorial Supt. of Public Instr., 1864-89;
State Supt. of Public Instr., since 1890.
Superintendent of Common Schools, 1837-40;
Secretary of State, ex officio Supt., 1840-53;
Commissioner of Common Schools, 1853-1914;
Superintendent of Public Instr., since 1914.
Territorial Auditor and Supt. Schools, 1891-1907;
Superintendent of Public Instr., since 1907.
Territorial Supt. of Common Schools, 1849-51;
Governor, ex officio Superintendent, 1857-72;
Superintendent of Public Instr., since 1872.
Secretary of State, ex officio Supt., 1834-57;
Superintendent of Common Schools, 1857-73;
Superintendent of Public Instr., since 1873.
Secretary of State, ex officio, 1838-43;
State School Agent, 1843-45;

State Commissioner of Public Schools, since 1845.
Comptroller of State, for returns, 1812-68;

State Superintendent of Education, since 1868.
Territorial Supt. of Public Instr., 1864-89;
State Supt. of Public Instr., since 1889.

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Secretary of State, ex officio Supt., 1835-44;
State Treasurer, ex officio Supt., 1844-61;
State Supt. of Common Schools, 1867-70;
State Treasurer, ex officio Supt., 1871-73;
Superintendent of Public Instr., since 1873.
State Treasurer, ex officio Supt., 1854-61;
Superintendent of Public Instr., 1869-76;
Secretary State Board of Education, 1876-83;
Superintendent of Public Instr., since 1883.
Territorial Supt. of Common Schools, 1855-76;
Territorial Supt. of District Schools, 1876-87;
Territorial Commissioner of Schools, 1887-96;
Superintendent of Public Instruction, since 1896.
Secretary of State, for returns, 1827-33;
State Superintendent of Schools, 1845–51;
Secretary State Bd. of Education, 1856-74;
Superintendent of Education, since 1874.
Superintendent of Public Instr., since 1870.
Territorial Supt. of Schools, 1871-89;
State Supt. of Public Instr., since 1889.
State Supt. of Free Schools, since 1864.
State Superintendent of Public Instr., since 1849.
Territorial Auditor, ex officio Supt., 1869–71;
State Librarian, ex officio Supt., 1873-80;

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Territorial Supt. of Public Instr., 1880-90; State Supt. of Public Instr., since 1890.

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incumbent of said office shall hold the same during the term for which he has been elected, and until his successor is duly elected and qualified. [L. O. L. § 3943.]

2. Election and Salary of Superintendent. A Superintendent of Public Instruction shall be elected at the general election of the year 1902, and every four years thereafter, and shall qualify and enter upon the duties of his office on the second Monday in January following his election. He shall receive annually a salary of $3,000, payable by the State as the salaries of other State officers are paid. [L. O. L. § 3944.]

3. Office of Superintendent. He shall be provided with an office at the State Capitol, furnished with the necessary stationery, lights, fuel, etc., to be paid for by the State as the expenses of other State officers are paid. [L. O. L. § 3945.]

4. Duties of Superintendent.

a. It shall be the duty of the Superintendent of Public Instruction to exercise a general superintendence of the county and district school officers and the public schools of this State.

b. He shall visit, as far as practicable, every county in the State, annually, in the interest of education.

c. He shall attend county institutes within the State and educational meetings out of the State when practicable, and shall assist in the organization and development of institute work in each county; he shall visit, as often as practicable, the principal schools of the State for the purpose of inspection and supervision; and he shall also keep statistics of the condition of schools, buildings, appurtenances, apparatus, libraries, the conduct and standing of pupils, methods of instruction, and the discipline and government of schools, etc.

d. He shall visit in person, when practicable, all the chartered educational institutions of the State, and shall secure such statistical information relative to number of students, teachers, value of property, libraries, salaries, and courses of study, as he may deem advisable for the advancement of education and for the information of the legislature.

e. Shall Furnish Blanks, etc. He shall prepare and distribute to the various county school superintendents in the State such a uniform series of blanks, registers, forms, rules, and regulations as he may deem necessary for the administration of the school laws; and the Secretary of State shall cause the same to be printed. County school superintendents shall receipt to the Superintendent of Public Instruction for all supplies received, and distribute the same to the various district clerks, taking their receipts for the

same.

f. Shall Act as Secretary State Board of Education. He shall act as secretary of the State Board of Education. He shall annotate and compile all school laws ordered published by the State Board of Education; and said compilation shall include all blank forms necessary to secure a uniformity of system in the administration of the school laws throughout the State.

g. He shall, whenever he may deem the same expedient, issue printed letters and circulars to school officers pertaining to any subject relative to the duties of teachers, directors, pupils, parents and guardians, the management of schools, and all other questions of general and special interest to the cause of education.

h. Shall Decide Cases Submitted to Him on Appeal. He shall decide, without cost to the parties, all questions of doubt that may be submitted to him, and all disputes that may be appealed to him from the county school superintendents, concerning the proper administration of the school laws of this State and of the rules and regulations of the State Board of Education, and concerning the ministerial duties of school officers and teachers; but he may, in his discretion, submit any such question or dispute to the State Board of Education, who shall then decide the same. The State Superintendent, or the State Board of Education, may require the opinion, in writing, of the Attorney General concerning such questions or disputes, whose duty it shall be to give the same. The State Board of Education shall adopt reasonable rules of procedure to govern the submission of such questions, and the trials and appeals provided for in this act. The decision of the State Superintendent or of the State Board of Education, as herein provided, shall guide school officers and teachers in the discharge of their duties in respect to the matters so decided; but this section shall not be construed to deprive any person of his ordinary remedy in a court of competent jurisdiction.

i. Shall Hold State Teachers' Association. He shall, once in each year, cause to be held a State teachers' association, at such time and place as in his judgment will best promote the general interests of education.

j. Traveling Expenses. He shall make out, quarterly, a statement of the necessary traveling expenses incurred in the discharge of his duties, which claims shall be audited and paid as other claims against the State; provided, that such sum shall not exceed $900 per annum; provided, further, that every such claim shall be verified by the Superintendent of Public Instruction, and said Superintendent of Public Instruction shall receive no other salary or fees or perquisites for the performance of any duties required by

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law as said superintendent or member of any board. [L. O. L. § 3946.]

5. Biennial Reports - Subjects of. The Superintendent of Public Instruction shall report to the legislative assembly, biennially, in the same manner and at the same time that other State officers make their reports. His reports shall contain:

a. The general condition of the public schools of the State; b. The amount of school money apportioned among the several counties, and the sources whence such money was derived;

c. The amounts raised by county and district taxes, and the amounts paid for teachers' salaries, buildings, furniture, etc.;

d. The series of text-books authorized in accordance with the provisions of the law;

e. The rules and regulations prescribed by the State Board for the government of public schools;

f. The number and grade of the schools in each county;

g. The number of persons between the ages of four and twenty years, the number attending public schools, the number attending private schools, and the number not attending any school;

h. Any and all information that in his judgment may be useful to the public, and for the advancement of the educational interests of the State. [L. O. L. § 3947.]

6. (Validates existing teachers' certificates.) ***

7. Certificates Issued by Superintendent of Public Instruction. All certificates, except temporary county certificates and certificates in cities of over 100,000 inhabitants shall be issued by the Superintendent of Public Instruction. [L. 1911, Ch. 58, p. 86, § 2.] (Here follow 15 pp. of details as to the recently-instituted state examination system- §§ 8-44.)

8. State Superintendent Shall Employ Agricultural Assistants. The State Superintendent of Public Instruction is hereby authorized to employ two assistants, whose duty it shall be to travel throughout the counties of the State and supervise and promote the development of industrial work in the public schools, including such subjects as agriculture, manual training and home economics, and promote industrial school fairs and school garden contests in conjunction with such instruction, under the direction of the State Superintendent of Public Instruction and in coöperation with the said State Agricultural College; and, so far as practicable, in accordance with the views and wishes of the respective superintendents of public instruction of the several counties; and for the purpose of defraying the salaries and traveling expenses of such assistants, and other expenses incident to their work, there is hereby appropriated the sum of six thousand dollars ($6,000)

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