Butte record. (Bidwell, Butte County, Cal.) 1853-1858, 1855-03-17
AN ACT


AMAoT
To Establish a Sfstem of Common Schools
lind an "a emit, led an act amendatory Of
and saPplg glenfGry TO an act entitled SIN
.4ct to esfe5ish System of Co,cmo n
Schools, epProred -Nuy 3, 1852.
The People # the State of California. rep.
resented ~ Senate and assembly, do enacI
STATE BOARD.
81. The Governor, the Superintendent O
Public Instruction, aad the Surveyor Genera
Of the State, shall constitute. and are hereby
constitd Board of Education The Governor
shall be Pres dent, and Il 9 superintendent
shall be the secretary of the s4.a D,-rd
= In each OF the towns, cities aud villa
ges ia this state, except as otherwise provided
by this act, there shall be elected three COM
missioners of common schools. who shalt be
annually elected at the general election, and
IN the same manner as justices of the Peace
\ 3 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, or justice of the peace Of the town
city, or village, shall constitute board oil
commissioners of common schools for such
town, city or village, as the case may be
; 4 A constable in each town, city and viii
lage, Only elected and qualified as such, to be
selected and designated by the board of COM
missioners Of common schools for such town,
city or village, shall be the common school
marshal therein, to take the census of the
children residing within his precinct
) ). The said Board of Education shall have
common seal, an impression and description
whereof shall be deposited by the secretary Of
the Board in the Office of the secretary of state
and in the state treasurer's office, and in Jan
uary of each year, shall report its doings tc
the Legislature.
s. All school moneys due each county
in the State shall be paid over by the State
Treasurer on the first day OF January in each
year by order the state board of education
upon the warrant of the superintendent OF
public instruction, under the common seal Of
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.
3 Comptroller's warrants, drawn upon
the general fund, and paid into the state treas
ury for school lands, shall draw the same rate
Of interest, and be entitled to all the prefer
ences of civil bonds, and the state treasurer
on receiving any such warrants, shall en-
dorse upon the samm common school fund,
with the date of their reception, and subscribe
thereto his official signature. and no portion
of said securities shall be sold or exchanged
for other securities, excedt by special act Of
the legislature.
5 8 The State treasurer shall keep a
separate and distinct account of the common
ral, an1f fun &C al,
thereof, together with such moneys as shall
be raised by State tax, or special appropria-
ton or otherwise for the support Of common
schools. and portion of the couImon school
fund nor 10, The interest or income thereof,
nor Of the mos eys raised by state tax or spec
it.ly apnr.rr ted for the support of common
schools sba ne diverted to any other object
ar purpose.
See The State treasurer SHALL on or be
tore the t lay of December of each year
r, port to board Of education, who shall in
clude The nc in their annual report to the
Legislature. 3 statement of the securities be-
longing to tle common school fund, together
with particular statement of the moneys in
the treasury, accruing from the interest or in
come of the common school fund, or from state
taxes appropriations for the support of COM
mon schools
10 The county assessor of each and eve
ry county in the State, shall be, and he is
hereby constituted the superintendent of
common schools within and for his county.
5 II In all cases of failure or the part of
the people to elect commissioners as hereinbe
fore provided, the county superintendent shall
have authority to appoint the same.
II The County treasurers, superintend-
ents, marshais and commissioners of common
schools, within the several counties, shall re-
spectively receive for their official services
under this act, such compensation as shall be
allowed by the court of sessions or board of
supervisors, which shall be audited and paid
in the same manner as other county salaries
are audited and paid.
ARTICLE II
l The common school year shall com
menee on the first day Of November, and end
the last day of October.
ARTICLE III.
SCHOOL. MARsHALs
Sec 49, The marshals desiguated and Sc
lected ty the trustees ander the provision of
this Act, shall, in the month of October annu-
ally, take specific census of all the children
within their respective precincts, between the
ages of four and eighteen years, specifying
the names Of the children, of the parents or
guardians of svch children and the town, city
auE SChO1t NiceIlll WilulH WHICH tncy reside,
ank make full report thereof in writing under
oath to the county superintendent of common
schools, and deliver true copy thereof to the
trustees in their respective school districts. by
the tenth day OF November next thereafter.
COMMISSIONERS OF COMMON SCHOOLS
> The Of commissioners Of common
schools of the several towns, cities, and villa
ges, shall have power, and it shall be their
duty. within their respective jurisdictions
To select and designate, by writing, un-
der their hands, one of the constables within
their respective Jurisdictions, to be the COM
mon school marshal, to take the census of the
childeen.
To constitute and define, and from time
to time to alter, the boundaries of common
school districts, and fix the location of school
houses il accordance wish the expressed wish
Is of a ma ority Of the qualified electors with
in such boundaries: but in case q majority Of
such voters shall rot agree therein. then, and
in that case, the said board Of commissioners
shall, in their discretion, constitute such com
mon school districts, define the boundaries
thereof, and fix the factions of school houses
according to their own best Judgment, and
make definite reports thereof in writing un-
der their hands, to the county superintendent,
within ten days thereafter
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