The weekly Placer herald., 1853-06-18
Common Schools.


mon Schools Of this State, copy of the
Common School Law. We take the f,--
lowing condensed form of it from the
Dai y Californian:
Common SCHOOLS I'VE are indeb,ed
to the Hon. Jno G. Marvin, School j. as
ter General, ms he is genera. y called, for
Il copy of the Common ochool Law. l he
follow ing Is a synopsis of Its principal
provisions:
1 he Governor, superintendent Of Pub
lie Ins,ruc; ion and the Surveyor General
are made Board Of Education
In the cities, towns aud villages of the
State three Commissioners OF iOn.i on
Schoo shall be elected, 1 he cutnmis-
Sioners, or two of them; in connection
with the County Superintendent, G.. e.
+ ounty Asses>or,) Or Justice OF the
Peace, constitute the School Commission
ers for such city, town or village One
of the con-tahIes shall he elected hy the
commissioners CUi'HnUn chOUl Marshal,
and shall take the census of the children
residing within his precinct.
Al school money due each county sh Ill
bt paid to the county Treasurer by tn.
>tate I reusurer on tn, LIT day of Januar,
of each year. NJ por, on of the cho"l
Fund To he devoted to any other purpose; !;
and Il report of the condition OF the Fund
is C. br made TO the Aegi. ntule annually.
The ounty Assr-sur is tnude the Sa
perin,endet ut Public Schools in hi,
county, aud if the people from, any ca,-e
fail ta e,ect school commissioners, the
county superintendent -ha appoint.
4 he county treasurer, county suprrin
,ensient-, inarsh"is and school commissions
ers shall receive such compensation as the
Court uf Sessions may allow, 70 bc audit
ed aud paid IN the same manner rs other
county expenses. urf
The frst day Of November is fixed as
the commencement of the common school
jeaI:
1t is made the duty Of the several boards
Of commissioners of common schools to
eject marshal; to constitute and define
and from time to time To alter the h0unda-
rles of the school districts, and to fix the
luraiinl III school houses in accordance
with the expressed wish Of u majority of
the Qualified voters; TO recrisc from the
county treasurer and distribute the com
mon school money; to superintend the
construction and repairs OF school hnn-ss; I;
to distribute the blank forms and in>trur-
tions received from the Superintendent;
10 examine teachers and grant certificates
of approbaton for one year; 10 enpl"y
teachers and fix their salaries and terms of
service; to suspend or expel amy pupil
who W vi not submit to or obey its "rilna-
ry rules Of order and disci pliue; To visit
each schoo, al east once IN every three
months; to keep correct minutes ot their
proceedings aud accounts of the moneys
received and expended and to make an
nual reports thereof; and 70 do generally
the things requisite to carry the act into
rficr,
i hr rounty superintendent is to exer-
else u general supervision over the inter-
estA of the common schools in his county,
and to give his aid aud counsel when IL
may he important or nereasary; to draw
warrants on the school fund in the county
for all accounts audited by the commIs-
sionprs; to appoint three qualified electors
20 lie commissioners OF common srhoni1
unit the next e neral election, and to fill
any vacancies that may occur IN the
Board; to keep on Fl e all reports made To
han and to record the sam"; to report on
tIlP III NJ oi ISOFcIIItbI W tue t-NpC'HltCi'''
ent Of Public Instruction.
Sec. 4 Of Art. III being a very import
ant provision WE give it III full:
I h. common school moneys III the county
treasures shall he apportloned among the
several towns, cities and villages, III pro
10, ton to the number of children residing
the rem between the ages of 5 aud IS
years, AZ shown by the last previous re-
ports of the c0u,iIlOn schnO marsha =, and
other officers charged~,herewiih; and no
school district shall he entitled To any ror-
ton of the common school moneys, IN
which there shall not have been taught Ivy
IL legally qualified teacher Il common
srh0o for three months within the year
ending on the last day OF October, and one
halt of the compensation ut saId teacher
pad by the inhabitants of sad district.
! he county treaSurers are to receive
and hold as special dtposlte all common
school moneys received from amy source;
10 apporlion the same pro ratG according
20 the school census among the several
cities, to ~ns, villages and school district.
in the county; to pay the same on the
warrant OF the county superintendent and
to repor, annually to the superintendent
Of pubic instruction
| ttty per cent. of the SrhO0 tund re-
ceivrd from the State must he paid as ral
aries to teachers, and no portion OF II -hai
bp paid for the building or rent OF schr"
houses or rooms or for furniture Or any