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reappointment. The members shall serve without com

pensation.'

Vacancies. Eligibility.

758. Vacancies for unexpired terms, caused by death, resignation or otherwise shall be filled by the said judges of the courts of common pleas. No person shall be eligible to appointment to the board of public education who shall be less than thirty (30) years of age, and who shall not have resided in the school district at least one year immediately preceding the appointment.2

Oath of office.

759. The members of said board of public education, before proceeding to discharge the duties of their office, shall take the oath of office required of school officials under the laws of this Commonwealth.3

Organization.

760. The board of public education herein provided shall meet for organization upon the first Monday in January next succeeding the passage of this act. They shall organize by selecting their own officers, and shall hold stated meetings at least once a month during the school year, and such additional meetings as they may from time to time provide for.4

Duties of board of education.

761. The duties of the board shall be to determine questions of general policy, appoint the executive officers hereinafter prescribed, define their duties, direct expenditures, appoint teachers and in general to legislate upon all matters concerning the conduct of the schools.5

Sectional school boards. Election. Term.

762. Sectional school boards in and for each ward of the city (constituting said school district of cities of the first class), consisting of twelve members each, shall be chosen

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by the qualified electors in each ward of the city, at the next annual municipal election succeeding the passage of this act, four for one year, four for two years, and four for three years; and thereafter, at each annual election, four for three years.

Proviso.

763. No elector shall vote for more than three candidates for membership in any sectional school board, except at the next annual municipal election succeeding the passage of this act, when an elector may vote for not more than nine; three for a term of one year, three for a term of two years, and three for a term of three years: And provided further, That when vacancies occur the electors may vote for candidates to fill unexpired terms."

Eligibility. Oath. Compensation.

764. The members of sectional school boards shall be residents of the ward from which they are chosen. They shall, before entering upon the duties of their office, take the oath of office required of school officials under the laws of this Commonwealth.

They shall serve without compensation.

Vacancies.

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765. Vacancies caused by death, resignation or otherwise, shall be filled by a majority of the surviving directors, until the next ensuing annual municipal election, when the electors shall fill such vacancy or vacancies for the unexpired term or terms.9

Duties and powers of school boards.

766. The duties and powers of the sectional school boards shall be the following: In their respective wards or districts they shall visit, at least once in every quarter, all

the schools therein, and inspect the same.

They shall with

out delay call the attention of the board of public education, or of the appropriate executive officer of the board, to every matter requiring official action. 10

6. Act April 22 1905, Sec. 2, P. L. 267.

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Report. Organization.

767. They shall also make an annual report in writing to the board of public education, in respect to the condition of the schools and the wants of the section, especially in regard to the number, equipment and efficiency of schools and school buildings. They shall organize on the second Monday immediately succeeding their election, at such place as shall be designated by the board of education, by choosing a chairman and such other officer as they may agree upon, including a secretary."

Secretaries.

768. The secretary of each sectional school board shall receive annually such salary, not to exceed one hundred ($100.00) dollars, as shall be determined by the board of public education.12

Agents.

769. The executive work of the board of public education shall be committed to three expert agents, who shall be appointed by said board and shall be subject to removal at the pleasure of the board. Said agents shall be a superintendent of schools, a superintendent of buildings, and a superintendent of supplies. Said agents shall be paid such compensation as shall be determined by the board of public education. They shall be responsible to the board for the conduct of their respective departments; shall make annual reports to the board, and shall, from time to time, submit such plans and suggestions for the improvement of the schools and the school system as the board of public education may require, or as they shall deem expedient.13 Superintendent of schools and district superintendents.

770. Supervision of all matters pertaining to instruction, in all the schools under the board of public education, shall be vested in a superintendent of schools and such number of associate superintendents as may be deemed necesThe superintendent shall have a seat in the board,

sary.

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and the right to speak on all matters before the board, but not to vote. District superintendents may be appointed by the board of public education, on the nomination of the superintendent. They shall receive such compensation as the board of public education shall determine. They shall be under the supervision and direction of the superintendent of schools, and shall be assigned by him to administrative districts. They shall inquire into and supervise all matters relating to the government, courses of study, methods of teaching, discipline, and conduct of all the schools in their respective districts, and shall report the same, when required to the superintendent of schools and to the sectional school boards of their respective districts. The district superintendent of a district shall have a seat in each sectional school board of his district, and the right to speak, but not to vote, nor shall he hold office in said boards.14 Qualifications of applicants.

771. The board of public education of each school district of the first class shall prescribe the mode or modes of determining the qualifications of applicants for positions as teachers in the schools of the district; and shall designate the kinds or grades of licenses or certificates of qualification to teach which may or shall be used in the district, together with the scholastic and professional qualifications required for each kind or grade of license or certificate.'s

License or certificate.

772. No license or certificate shall be granted to any person who is not of good moral character, nor to any person who shall not have first presented a certificate from a physician recognized by the board as competent for the purpose, setting forth that said applicant is neither mentally nor physically disqualified by any chronic or acute physical defect from successfully performing the duties of a teacher.16 Eligible lists. Appointments.

773. Eligible lists, properly classified, containing the names of persons who have received licenses or certificates of

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Act April 22, 1905, Sec. 4, P. L. 269.
15. Act April 22, 1905, Sec. 5, P. L. 269.

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Act April 22, 1905, Sec. 5, P. L. 269.

qualification to teach and arranged as nearly as possible in the order of rank in standing, shall be kept in the office of the superintendent of schools, and shall be open to inspection by members of the board of public education, associate and district superintendents, and sectional school boards. Except as superintendent of schools, associate superintendent, district superintendent, or director of a special branch, or as principal or teacher, in a training school, normal school, high school, school or manual training school, or in the case of promotion or transfer from any position to another or higher position, no person shall be appointed to any educational position whose name does not appear among the three highest names upon the proper eligible list.17

Proviso.

774. No teacher now in position in any city of the first class shall be displaced by the provisions of this section. 18

Teachers' retirement fund.

775. A teachers' retirement fund may be created by the board of public education, and shall be by them administered. The said fund shall consist of all funds available for like purposes at the time of the enactment of this law, together with such additions thereto as the board may from time to time prescibe, and such moneys as may be donated or bequeathed for such purposes. Any teacher, principal or supervising official retired by the board of public education shall receive, from the said fund, such annuity as the board of public education may prescribe."9 Superintendent of buildings.

776. A superintendent of buildings shall be appointed by the board of public education, as hereinbefore provided, and shall give such security for the faithful performance of the duties of his office as the board of public education shall prescribe. He shall be an engineer or architect, of good standing in his profession, and shall be responsible for the condition and care of all school buildings and premises, 20

17. Act April 22, 1905, Sec. 5, P. L. 269.

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Act April 22, 1905, Sec. 5, P. L. 269.
Act April 22, 1905, Sec. 6, P. L. 270.

Act April 22, 1905, Sec. 7, P. L. 270.

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