Butte record. (Bidwell, Butte County, Cal.) 1853-1858, 1855-04-07
ARTICLE V.
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ARTICLEV.
CITIES.
&c. 81. The common council of each and
every incorporated city in this State shall be
and is hereby authorized and empowered, lst.
To raise annually by tax upon the real estate
and personal property within the city, as esti
mated by the city assessors, whatever amount
of monny shall be requisite for the support Of
a competent number of free schools therein,
and providing aud furnishing suicable houses
therefor.
/ To provide by ordinance for thecollection
custody. and disbursement of the moneys
| thus raised by city lax for school purposes
To provide for drawing from the county
treasury on the warrant of the county super
intendent Of common schot s, tue money to
which such city shall be entitle under the
provisions of this Act, and for II, o custody and
disbursement of the same, in accordance with
the provisions of this Act. 4th, To provide by
ordinance for the examination Of common
/ school teachers, the regulation of common
schools within the city, the census ennnl err
! alton of the children, and for making the an
nual and other reports to the county superin-
tendent. 9Th, To provide by ordinance for the
/ election or appointment of a city board Of ed
ucation and superintendent of common schools,
and prescribe their powers and duties. And,
Otn, 10 Orualn all Sucu fulcS anu regulations
us they may deem expedient and necessary for
the promotion of the interests, prosperity and
usefulness of the common schools within the
city provided, that the common council shall
not make any ordinance nor do any act which
shall be in conflict with the provisions of the
constitution Of the State or of any act Of the
/ Legislature.
" No cOmmis'rs., nor marshals elected
+ha
/ of this act shall have any jurisdiction or CON
troll within the limits of any city which shall
have provided for the support, regulation and
management of common schools therein, under
! the provisions of the next preceding section of
/ this act, except in cases provided by law.
s 8 The county superintendent may, and
! he is hereby empowered, i'll incorporated cit
les, to appoint three school commissioners for
any common school district. upon petition
of the inhabitants thereof requesting the
same.
! s 4 Such schools shall be, and are hereby
entit,sd to all the rights and privileges of any
or, ,r city or common school, in the pro rata
division of.sch6ol money raised by taxation,
and shall receive lis proportion of money from
the state school fu I'd in the annual distribu
tion Provided, they a.-e conducted in accord
ance with the requirement. OF ''us ac''
ARTICLE VI
SCHOOLS
ii. No common schools shall receive any
moneys, benefits or immunities under the pro-
visions of this act, unless such school shall be
instructed by teacher or teachers, duly exc
amined, approved and employed by competent
and legal authority as hereinbefore provided. |
s 2 The boards of commissioners may
cause the common schools within their res |
pective Jurisdictions, to be divided into prima-
ry. secondary, and grammar schools, having
reference to the proficiency of the pupils, and
to employ competent and legally qualified |
teachers for the instruction of the different |
departments, whenever they shall deem such |
division into departments necessary.
ARTICLE VII.
COUNTIES.
5 l Each and every county in this State, is |
hereby empowered, authorised and directed to |
raise annually, by special tax Gn the same
manner that their county taxes shall be as
sessed and collected), upon the taxable pro-
perty within the county, an amount of money |
not exceeding five cents on each one hundred
dollars of valuation for the support ofoommon
schools therein, and providing suitable houses
and purchasing libraries and apparatus for
such common schools.
Sec. 2. All moneys raised by county tax,
as above provided for common school purposes,
shall be paid into the county Treasury as
special deposit, and shall be arportoned by
the county superintendent of common schools,
among the towns, cities and school Districts in
the county, upon the basis provided by this
act for the apportionment of the state school
moneys and drawn from the county treasury
in the same manner.
% All the powers, rights and privileges
conferred upon incorporated cities by the
provisions of this act, and Of an act to estab-
lish systom of common schools, shall be en-
joyed, and may be exercised in like manner,
~ incorporated towns.
ARTICLE VIII.
TEACHERS.
S3 No teacher shall be entitled to any
portion of the public common school moneys
hereinbefore provided for, as compensation or
salary for services rendered, unless such
teacher shall have been duly employed by
coIHpetent authority, nor unless such teacher
shall have had during the whole time Of such
service, such certificate of competency and
approval as required by this act, in full force
and effect, and bearing date within one year
next before the services aforesaid shall have
been rendered, nor unless such teacher shall