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596 PUBLIC EDUCATION. [ART. LXXVII
ing, the charges against him, and upon giving to him an opportunity of
being heard, in person or by counsel, in his own defense, upon not less
than ten days' notice. In case of vacancy due to any cause, the county
board of education shall fill the vacancy and the appointment shall be
for a full term of four years, and until a successor shall qualify.
See notes to this section in volume 2 of the Annotated Code.
1916, ch. 506, sec. 72A.
72A. The county superintendent of schools, as the executive officer
of the county board of education, shall see that the laws relating to the
schools, the enacted and published by-laws and the policies of the State
board of education and the rules and regulations and the policies of the
county board of education are carried into effect.
1916, ch. 506, sec. 72B.
72B. The county superintendent of schools shall explain the true
intent and meaning of the school laws, and of the by-laws of the State
board of education, subject to the approval in writing of the state
superintendent of schools; he shall decide, without expense to the par-
ties concerned, all controversies and disputes involving the rules and
regulations of the county board of education and the proper administra-
tion of the public school system in the county, and his decision shall
be final, except that an appeal may be had to the State superintendent
of schools if taken in writing within thirty days. The county superin-
tendent of schools shall have authority to administer oaths and to exam-
ine under oath, in any part of the county, witnesses in any matter per-
taining to the public schools of the county, and to cause the examination
to be reduced to writing. Any person, who, having been sworn or
affirmed by him to tell the truth, and who wilfully gives false testimony,
shall be guilty of perjury.
1916, ch. 506, sec. 72C.
72C. The county superintendent of schools shall recommend for
condemnation school buildings which are unsanitary and unfit for use;
he shall recommend all repairs, the purchase of grounds, school sites
and buildings, or the sale of the same, and shall prepare or cause to
be prepared all plans and specifications for the remodelling of
old buildings, and the construction of new buildings, subject to the
provisions of section 20 of this Article; and he shall recommend, in his
discretion, to the county board of education, an architect or architects to
assist in the preparation of the plans and specifications for remodelling
old buildings or the construction of new buildings, and shall supervise
such remodelling and construction. He shall approve in writing all
contracts of whatever kind entered into by the county board of educa-
tion, and no contract entered into by the county board of education
shall be valid without the written approval of the county superintendent
of schools.
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