Butte record. (Bidwell, Butte County, Cal.) 1853-1858, 1855-05-05

Ind an .fet entl,fed an act aBieRdatGry Of
and supplementary to an act entitled SIN
.4ef to esta5ish System of Common
Schools. approved Nays 1852
The People Of tie State Of California, rep
resented IN Senate and assembly, do enacf
as .folio,cs:
| STATE BOARD.
| I. The Governor, the Superintendent of
Public instruction and the Surveyor General
| Of the State. shall constitute, and are hereby
constitd Board of Education. TIE Governor
shall be President and the superintendent
| shall be the secretary of the said Board.
In each of the towns, cities I'D villa
| ges IN this state, exceptas 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
% 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 vilage, shall constitute a board of
| commissioners Of common schools Tor such
| town, city or village, as the case may be-
| \ 4 A constable in each town, city and vii
| lage, dnly 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, 10 take the census Of the
children residing within his precinct
.. The said Board Of Education shall have
a common seal, an impression aud 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
| of each shall ! =,
the Legislature.
SO. All school moneys due each county
in the State shall be paid over blythe 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 beard 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 Conptroller's warrants drawn upon
/ tAe general fund ard paid into the state treas
I nry for school lands. shall draw the same rate
Of interest, AMI je entitled to all the prefer
ences of civil bouis, and the state treasurer
i cD receiving any such warrants. shall en-
derze upon the sann common school fund. -
ata TIE dsfe Of their reception, and subscribe
/ thereto lis fieial signature, AMI no portion
! 81 ssil securities saall be sold or exchanged
! for other seeuiti.= excedt by special act Of
/ the legislature
IS The State treasurer shall keep a
separate and distinct account Of the common
school fund, and of the interest and income
/ thereof, together with such moneys rs shat!
/ he raised by StAte tax. or special appropril-
/ tion or otherwise for the support Of common
sc..peis and uo portion of the couImon school
fluid, 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 object
or purpose
/ See O. Tire State treasurer shall, on or be
fore The first lay Of December of each year
report to the board Of education. who shall in
ciude the same in their annual report to the
legislature. a statement Of the securities be-
.ongng 20 the common school fund, together
wi5h particular statemento of the moneys in
the Treasury, aee Vim from the interest or in
come "a the common school fund, or from state
+ taxes appropriations Tor the support of com
mon schools
10 The county assessor of each and eve
ny county in the State, shall be, and he is
hereby constituted the superintendent Of
common schools withia and for his county.
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 to appoint the same
\ Il The County treasurers, superintenl-
ents, mnrshals and commissioners of common
schools, within the several counties, shall re-
spectlvely 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
The common school year shall COM
meuce on the first dry Of November aud end
on the last day Of October.
ARTICLE III.
SCHOOL A;ARsHA1s.
See Is The marshals designated and Sc
lected ly the trustees rnder 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
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 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, aud villa
ges, shall have power. and it shall be their
duty. within their respective Jurisdictions
l 70 select and desi gnate, by writing, nn-
der their hands, one of the constAbes within
their respective Jurisdictions, to be the COM
mon school marshal, to take the census of the
ehiIdeen.
> To constitute and.defne, and from time
to time to alter. the boundaries Of common
school districts, and fix the location Of school
houses, in accordance wish the expressed wish
rs OF A majority Of the qualified electors with
in such boundaries: but in case a minority Of
such voters shall = OF agree therein. then. aud
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, aud
make definite reports thereof in writing. I'M
der their hands, to the county superintendent,
within ten days thereafter.
Third To receive the common school mo-
ney from the county treasurer as provided by
law, and dsburse the same in accordance with
the provisions If this act
Fourth To sup5rintond the erection and
repairs Of all school houses, in the several
common school districts or appoint building
committee N such DIS lets respectively for
iaat purpose wh1 shsi as subject to the in
slrncsions end supervision of such board of
coaaHssie uere # cam 81 schools to distrib-
ute the hinnE forms, avs, instructions, re-
eafrft Ia trrri ffrrr rt1a county sIlDerinten1.