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PUBLIC EDUCATION. [ART. — .

performance of such dnty, and they shall allow the
surveyor such compensation for his services as may be
just and proper, and the committee shall receive no
compensation whatever for their services; the cost of
dividing the county shall be paid by the county school
commissioners out of the school fund of the county ; if
a county has already been divided into school districts,
and it may be necessary to revise the same, the board
of county school commissioners shall have full power

Revision or al-
teration.

to make such revision or alteration as may be neces-
sary to accommodate the population and increase the
efficiency of the schools; a full description of such
changes and alterations shall also be made and re-
corded, as aforesaid.

Annual report

7. The board of county school commissioners shall,
on or before the fifteenth day of November, in every
year, make a report to the board of state school com-
missioners, in such form as may be prescribed by the
latter, of the condition of the schools and all matters
affecting the educational interests of the county ; they
shall also publish annually, in the month of Novem-
ber, in such form and manner as they may deem
proper, a statement of their receipts and disbursements,
including the money received and expended on account
of text books, and a statement of the indebtedness of
the board at the close of the fiscal year, and forward a
copy to the board of state school commissioners.

Vacancy.

8. In case of death, resignation or removal from the
county, or disqualification from any legal cause, the
judges of the circuit court or the judicial district where
the vacancy occurs, shall have power to appoint a quali-
fied person to fill the vacancy. In case of inefficiency,
refusal to act, or breach of trust, the board may, by a
vote of a majority of its members, declare the office
vacant, and give notice to the party concerned. An
appeal may be taken to the board of state school com-
missioners, whose decision shall be final; but if no
appeal be taken within ten days, the vacancy shall be
filled as hereinbefore provided.

No teacher
shall he county
school com-
missioner.

9. No teacher in actual employment as such, shall
fill the position of county school commissioner.