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Excerpt from School Laws: State of Mississippi; Annotated Code of 1906 4485. (3962) Uniform system of. - There shall be maintained a uniform system of free public schools for all children between the ages of five and twenty-one years. 4486. (3963) Board of education; its meetings - The board of education created by the constitution shall hold its sessions at the seat of government. It may appoint the time of meeting, and a called meeting of the board may he held at any time upon the call of a member thereof. 4487. (3965) The same; to decide appeals - The board of education shall decide all appeals from the decisions of county superintendents, or from the decisions of the state superintendent; but all matters relating to appeals shall be presented in writing, and the board's decision shall be final. 4488. (3967) The same; to remove them in certain cases. - For continued neglect of duty, for drunkenness, incompetency or official misconduct, the board of education may remove a county superintendent; but before removal the officer shall have ten days' notice of the charge, and be allowed opportunity to make defense. The members of the board are authorized to administer oaths, and to take or cause depositions to be taken, and have the powers of a court to compel witnesses to attend and testify in all matters of investigation by the board. 4489. (3968) The same; to audit claims. - The board of education shall audit all claims against the common school fund, and allow so much as may be justly due, not to exceed the amount allowed by law. 4490. (3969) The same; to fix expenses of state superintendent's office. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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