CHAPTER 59.

EDUCATION-COMMON SCHOOLS.

Section numbers to notes refer to the Revised Statutes of 1914 and sections herein.

[Acts 1919, p. 716. In force May 15, 1919.]

6195. Account, readjustment.-6. The process contemplated by this act shall continue so long as any lands remain unsold, or any securities are uncollected, and until each county shall have become possessed of its proper share of such fund in money, when the accounts here required to be kept shall be closed and reported as aforesaid: Provided, That in the year 1921, and every ten (10) years thereafter, there shall be a readjustment of said fund belonging to each congressional township, upon the basis of the number of school children enumerated in each part of such congressional township as herein before provided, and the Superintendent of Public Instruction shall reckon and prepare the required amounts due each portion of each divided township, and, upon his official notice to the debtor county, the auditor of such county having a surplus of such fund, according to such basis, shall pay to the treasurer of the county interested the amount of money due said county upon the per capita basis then existing, as reckoned by the Superintendent of Public Instruction.

This section amends section 6195 Revision of 1914.

Preamble.

[Acts 1915, p. 76. In force March 2, 1915.]

WHEREAS, Divers laws appear among the acts of the general assemblies of this state relative to the loaning of congressional township school funds, originating under the act entitled, "An act to authorize the sale of the school lands and for other purposes," approved

January 23, 1829, which provided for the loaning of the said funds by the school commissioner to be elected in each county, and later such congressional township school funds, by local or special acts, were authorized to be made by the congressional township treasurer, congressional township trustees and the county treasurer acting as school commissioner, until the abolishment of such office provided for in an act entitled, "An act to increase and extend the benefits of common schools," approved January 17, 1849; and WHEREAS, Such loans were made by mortgage upon lands or lots situate within the county for which such school commissioner was elected, and provided for a forfeiture of such mortgaged lands or lots in the case that the interest was not paid in advance by proceedings in the circuit court of such county; all of such proceedings appear of record on the dockets of the clerk of such circuit court; and WHEREAS, Many congressional township fund mortgages appear unsatisfied during the period between January 23, 1829, and January 17, 1849, affecting the titles of the present innocent holders, for which they should have relief, for remedy whereof:

6223a. Mortgage, certificate of clerk, satisfaction.-1. That the certificate of the clerk of the circuit court having jurisdiction over the lands or lots where such unsatisfied mortgage appears, that he has examined the judgment dockets for the period covered from the date of such loan to November 1, 1851, the date of adoption of the second constitution of the State of Indiana and that there being no forfeiture of the land or lot so mortgaged, shall, when recorded on the page of such recorded mortgage be deemed a full satisfaction of same.

[Acts 1915, p. 31. In force February 22, 1915.]

6282a. Record destroyed, deed by auditor.-1. That whenever it shall be made to appear by proof to the satisfaction of any county auditor of any county in this state that, by reason of the destruction of any of the public records of such county by fire, there is a defect in or a break in the chain of the title of the owner of any lands in school sections lying wholly or partially within such county, then such county auditor be and is hereby authorized to execute to the owner of such lands a quitclaim deed correcting and perfecting the title of such owner to such land in so far as such title is rendered defective and imperfect by reason of the destruction of such records by fire. Such owner shall pay all the necessary expenses incident to the execution of such deeds.

[Acts 1913, p. 429. In force April 30, 1913.]

6296a. High school inspector, appointment, salary.

6296b. Appropriation.

The above section 6296a and 6296b Revision of 1914, were repealed by section 6296g being section 5, Acts 1921, p. 512.

[Acts 1921, p. 512. In force May 31, 1921.]

6296c. Inspector of schools.-1. The state superintendent of public instruction, with the approval of the state board of education, shall appoint, within thirty days after this act takes effect, a suitable person to inspect elementary and high schools, and may appoint not to exceed one additional assistant to inspect elementary and high schools, if, in the judgment of the majority of the state board of education, the circumstances and needs of the schools warrant the services of more than one inspector, who shall work under the direction of the state superintendent of public instruction and the state board of education. The person or persons so appointed shall visit and inspect all public elementary and high schools in the state and confer with private and parochial school authorities and advise with them for the purpose of improving and standardizing the work of these schools and for the purpose of co-ordinating the work of the teachers and others charged with the responsibilities of these schools. The person or persons so appointed shall make a report as to the condition of all such schools inspected, at least once each year, to the state board of education who may authorize certificates of classification to be issued to such public schools as shall have met the requirements and recommendations of the state board of education.