Butte record. (Bidwell, Butte County, Cal.) 1853-1858, 1855-04-28

Seaoois.' approved My 3, 1852.
The People Of the State Of California, rep
resented in Senate and assembly, do enart
as follo,cs:
STATE BOARD.
s l. The Governor, the Superintendent OF
Public Instruction, and the Surveyor General
of the State, shall constitute, and are hereby
constitl Board of Education. The Governor
shall be President, and tie sup -rintendent
shall be the secretary of the SAID Board
, In each of the towns, cities I'D villa
ges in this state, except as otherwise provided
by this act, there shall be elected three com
missioners OF common schools, who shall be
annually elected at the general election, and
in the same manner as justices of the Peace
g The three commissioners Of common
schools, mentioned in the last preceding sec
ton. alone, or any two Of them, in conjunction
with the county superintendent of common
schools, justice Of the peace of the town
city, or village, shall constitute a board oil
commissioners of common schools for such
town. city or village, as the case may be.
5 4 A constable in each town, city and vii
! lage, Only elected and qualified as such, TO bt
selected and designated by the board of com
missioners of common schools for such town
city or village, shall be the common schoo
marshal therein, to take the census of the
children residing within his precinct.
5 ). The said Board Of Education shall hav,
| a COMMON seal. an impression and description
| whereof shall be deposited by the secretary o
the Board in the Office of the secretary of state
ard in tn state treasurer's Office and in Jan
uary Of each year, shall report its doings t,
the Legislature.
| So All school moneys due each county
| in the State shall be paid over by the State
Treasurer II the first day oil January in eacl
year, by order the state board of education
upon the wIrraut of the superintendent o
| public instruction, under the common seal o.
| the said board of education to the county
treaSurers and such warrants duly endorsed
| by the county treasurers, shall be tbs only
valid vouchers in the hands of the state treas
urer for the disbursement of the said common
school moneys.
81 Comptroller's warrants, drawn upon
! the genera fund and paid into the state treas
Any fay sch Dol lands, shall draw the same rat,
I ui interest and be entitled to all the prefer
ances EFF civil bonds, and the state treasurer
/ cu RECEIVING any such warrants, shall en-
( tor-e Gfla the samm common school fund,
with tAe aate Of their reception, aud sub ,crib'
.le.era biz fieial signature, and no portion
/ sand see rites shall be sold or exchange,
! 'st eraer securities, excedt by special act .
| ihe iegis9iure.
SIS The State treasurer shall keep
.ep1rate Il distinct account of the common
>chool fond and of the interest and ncom,
| thereof. t1gathcr with such moneys rs shal
b., F..=e' oy State tax, or special appropria
tion or Otherwise for the support OF common
schools. and 10 portion Of the common schoo
| fund. nor Of the interest or income thereof
nor Of the moneys raised by state tax or spec
/ tally appropriated for the support Of common
schools, shall be diverted to any other objec
or purpose.
Sec 9 The State treasurer shall, on or b
fore the 6rst day of December Of each yea
report to The board Of education, who shall in
clude the same in their annual report to tn,
! legislature, 4 statement of the securities be
/ longing to the common school fand, together
! with a particular statement of the moneys il
I -ho treasury, accruing from the interest or in
/ come Of tag common school fund.- or from stat,
! taxes appropriations for the support of com
/ uloa schools
s 10 The county assessor of each and eve
r. county IN the State, shall be, and he il
hereby constituted the superintendent o
common schools within and for his county
5 ii In all cases of failure ON the part o
! the people to elect commissioners as herembe
fore provided, the county superintendent shall
have authority to appoint the same.
| ) IL The County treasurers, superintend
| ents, marshals and commissioners of common
schools, within the several counties, shall re-
spectively receive for their official service,
under this act, such compensation as shall BIZ
allowed by the court of sessions or board o.
supervisors, which shall be audited AMI paid
| in the same manner as other county salarie.
are audited and paid.
ARrICLEu
) The common school year shall com
mence on the first lay of November, and ene
on the last day of October
/ ARTICLE H.
SCHOOL MARsHALs.
/ Sec IS. The marshals desiguated and Sc
! lected ty the trustees 1nder the provision o
This Act, shall, in the month of October annu
ally, take specific census of all the children
| within their respective precincts, between tht
ages OF four and eighteen years, specifying
/ the names of the children of the parents OF
! guardians OF syeh children, and the town, cit,
and school district within which they reside
ank make full report thereof in writing under
oath to the county superintendent Of common
! schools, and deliver true copy thereof to th,
trustees in their respective school districts, BY
the tenth day Of November next thereafter
COMMISSIONERS OF COMMON SCHOOLS
5 , The of commissioners of common
/ schools of the several towns, cities, AMI villa
/ ges, shall have power, and it shall be theil
/ duty. within their respective jurisdictions
l To select anil designate, by writing, un-
der their hands, one of the constables within
their respect We Jurisdictions, to be the com
mon school marshal, to take the census of the
childeeu.
! To cons tute andsdefne, and from time
/ to time to ter, the boundaries of common
school distr to. and fix the location of schoo
shouses, in accordance wish the expressed wish.
es of maj ~ Of the qualified electors with.
il such bonn iaries but in case Il majority u
4 such voters shah OF agree therein. then. and
/ IN hat case. the said board of commissioner,
/ shall. in their discretion, constitu' such com
mon school districts, define the boundarie.
/ thereof, aud TX the factions of school house,
according ia their own best judgment, and
make definite reports thereof ia writing, I'M
der their han IS, to the county superintendent
within ten days thereafter
Third To receive the common school mo
ney from the county treasurer as provided by
law, anl dis5urse the same in accordance with
the provisions Of this act
Fourth. To superintend the erection and
repairs of all school houses, in the several
common school districts. or appoint building
committee in such districts respectively for
that purpose Who shall be subject to the in
stluctious and supervision of such board Of
commissioners of common schools: to distrib-
uts the blank forms. laws, instructions, re-
cs,,aI IS rhen from the county superintend
I'D. ..- IL.