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trict, subject to removal by the Board for good and sufficient
cause.

SEC. 5. He shall hear and decide upon all complaints or
charges made against any teacher in his District, and in
case of misconduct on the part of a teacher, shall have power
to punish the same by admonition, or, in extreme cases, by
the suspension of the teacher from his functions, until the
next meeting of the Board, (when the case shall be heard
and finally determined,) and to employ a proper person to fill
the place of the teacher so suspended, who shall receive the
salary which such teacher would have received. He shall
also have power to order the dismissal of any pupil, for good
and sufficient cause.

SEC. 6, If a vacancy occur in any Commissioner Dis-
trict by resignation, death or otherwise, all the duties of the
office shall be performed by the President of the Board of
School Commissioners, until another Commissioner is ap-
pointed by the State Board of Education. The President
shall be the District Commissioner ad interim.

ARTICLE V.—School Visitor.

SEC. 1. There shall be appointed by each District Commis-
sioner, for each School in his district, to serve one year, one
person of good moral character and zeal in public instruction
to act as School Visitor.

SEC. 2. It shall be the duty of the Visitor to aid the Com-
missioner in the supervision of the School property and the
advancement of the interests of the pupils. He may visit the
School as often as convenient, note the progress of the pupils
and the conduct of the teacher, and report the same to the
Commissioner.

SEC. 3. The Visitor will act as the friend and adviser of the
teacher, and adopt such plans as his judgment may suggest
and the Commissioner may approve to advance the cause of
public instruction; to secure supplies of articles needed for
comfort of the pupils, and to encourage parents and guardians
to send their children and wards regularly to school.

SEC. 4. The Visitor shall examine the term report of the
teacher before the report is sent to the Commissioner, and
shall endorse thereon his opinion concerning the same.

ARTICLE VI.—Teachers.

SEC. 1. It shall be the duty of teachers to give punctual
and constant attendance in School at the hours specified; to
have the school room well swept, daily, and well warmed in
winter, to give their personal attention and instruction to the
pupils during the whole of said School hours. They will be
held responsible for the order of the School and progress of
the pupils. They shall receive respectfully, and give due