Butte record., 1855-02-03

The People of the State of California, rep
resented in SeaGte Gisd -4ssenlbiy, do enact
as toti0trs:
STATE BOARD.
81 The Governor, the Superintendent OF
Public Instruction, and the Surveyor General
of the State, shall constitute. arl are hereby
constitd a Board of Educat' n :" e Governor
shall be President. and tls sup inteuden,
shall be The secretary OF ti. lard
3 In each of the towns. CT les aul villa
ges iu this state, except as otherwise provided
by this act, there shall be elected three com
missioners of common schools, who shall b
annually elected ut the general election, ana
IN the same manner a. justices Of the Peace
g The three commissioners of common
schools, mentioned in the last preceding
ton, alone, or any two Of them, in conjunction
with the county superintendent of cpmmor
schools, or justice Of the peace Of the town
city, or village, shall constitute board OF
commissioners of common schools for such
town, city or village, as the case may be
81 A constable in each town, city aud vii
age, dnly elected and qualified as such, to be
selected and designated by the board Of com
mi-sioners Of comm sehUols for such town
city or village, shall be the common school
marshal therein, to take the census of the
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5. The said Board OF Elucation shall have
n common seal, impression and description
whereof shall BE- deposited by the secretary o.
the Board in the Office Of the secretary Of tate
and In he state treasurer's office, and in Jan
uary of each year. Shall report its doiugs to
the Leg stature.
5 8. All school moneys due each county
in the State sha II be paid over by the St.te
tressuer On the first day OF January in each
year, br order the state board of education
upoa the warrant of the superintendent ot
public instruction, unler the common seal oi
the sail board of education to the count,
treaSurers; and such warrants duly endorsed
by the county tressurerS. shall be tbs only
valid vouchers in the han of the stare treas
urer for the disbursement Of the said common
school mcGeys.
81 Cenptroller's warrants, drawn upon
the general fund and paid into the state treas
MY for school lnn'ls. shall draw the same rate
of interest, anl be entitled to all the prefer
ences of civil bonls, and the state treasurer
"n 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 10 portion
If said securities shall be sold or exchanged
for other securities, excedt by special act Of
the legislature.
IS The State treasurer shall keep a
separate and distinct ace unit of the common
school fund, and of the interest and income
thereof, together with such moneys ms shall
be Taiscd by State tax. special appropria-
tion otherwise for the support of common
schools, and portion Of the coUtmon sehoo
,und, nor of the interest or income therent
nor of the moneys raised by state tax or spec
tally appropriated for the support of eommou
II. III l. !.
or purpose.
Sec . The State treasurer shall. on or be
fore the first day Of December Of each year
report to the board Of education. who shall in
cude the same in their annual report to the
legislature. statement of the securities be-
longing to the common school fund, together
with particular statement Of The moneys III
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
s 10 The county assessor Of each and eve
ry county in the State, shall be, and he i
hereby constituted the superintendent OF
common schools within and Tor his county.
5 II In all cases Of failure on the part OF
the people to elect commissioners as hereinbe
fore provided, the county superintendent shall
have authority 10 appoint the same
Il. The County treasurers. superintenl
ents. marshals and commissioners OF common
schools, within the several counties, shall re.
spectiYely receive for their official service
under this act, such compensation as shall be
allowed by the court of sessions or board o.
supervisors. which shall be audited and paid
in the Slme manuer as other county salaries
are audited and paid.
ARTICLE II
l The common school year shall com
menee on the first dty of November, and enl
on the last day OF October.
ARTICLE III.
SCHOOL. MARsHALs.
Sec IS The marshals desigunted and Sc
lected " the trustees under the provision OF
this Act, shnll, 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 OF
guardians Of syeh children. and the town, city
and school district within which they reside.
anl make full report thereof in writing un Ter
oath to the comfy superintendent of common
schools. AMI 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, AMI villa
gcs, shall have power, and it shall be their
duty, wi;h'n their respective juri,dictiuns--
l To select and designate, by writing, un-
der their hands, one Of the cpnstabes within
their respective Jurisdictions. to be the c1m
mon school marshal to take the census of the
cli,ieeu
, 10 constitute and define, and from time
70 tune 20 alter, the boundaries Of common
school districts, and fix the location Of school
houses. IN accordance wish the expressed wish
6 oi N j'ri,y Of the qualified eicc ors with
III such boun laries but in case a N jOrity 81
such voters shall OF agree therein. ;hen. AMI
IN hat case, the said arl of commissioners
shall, IN their discretion constitu such com
mon school districts. define the boundlr
Thereon, and fix the factions of school houses
accpriug to their own best jllsnent, ani
IN ke definite reports thereof in writing. un-
der their hInis, to the county superintendent.
within ten days thereafter.
Third To receive the common school mo
ney from the county treasurer as provided by
law, anil. diSturse the same in accordUnce with
the provisions If this act
Fourth. To superintenl the erection and
repairs Of all school houses, in the several
common school districts. or appoint Il bull,ling
committee in such districts respectively for
that purpose who shall be subject to the in
structions and supervision OF such board of
commissioners Of common schools to distrib
ute the blank forms, laws, instructions, re
ceiyed by them from the county superintend
ent 10 the common school marrhals and teach
ers, who shall be by the provisions Of this act
entitled 10 receive the same
.. Toholl meetings So often as- deemed
necessary 10 examine pprsoOS DronoSirtr r.