The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1877-08-14
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. '."i H'IN iN tli' NliA OF lNllNHi pfll INu
, 800 A. II, ls.li ln hornWhuca tn ths pruyia,
. inia ui hHiu Urt. approved Angus thh lHih
l'iN Hl pdhlr HFNunl aud uuhIlu tVuunl
houses Wllun iut llnlts of tlu rlty of nallas
Alu qua OIL all hr iu ohargu of Huu under thu
exclusive control Hni direction uf NM CON.
puratu authorities uf sa'acIty uf Dallas
rion b n shall be no duy of the
Mayor 20 hpnuiul u nnhId of suuuul exam
iheh lof hr rliyr subject m the approval oi
we wy council anu annually thereafter,
! Az lNr uiHl meeting 90 uu Nlil Council la
May ui zach Nvar subject tp cIunrmatiuu
. 10y the tlil Council, TO uuuNhtoI thtrt Wth
rlutlltd citizens ul the plly of nAluA, who
Hhui examine, hyf, 90 ihvlr employ Mou all
/ Teachers OF city public tchonlt, 1r which
service lhty shall receive nom zach appli,
Z. ut examined hN them three dollars
Every teacher, before being employed tu
lvAch m any ui tho public fchuuls ui the
NY, must ,hlnin nom the Mayor on the ~.
Pc ul The b ami Of school VAamiuuis, cor.
lncalu ni qunlinHnt uns, aud no teacher oan
! mako "a la.ul contract TO teach lu q null o.
school ~ the city OF Dallas without nrst OBJ
tanning hucu certificate,
Section 3. shall be- the du'y ofJhu Mayor
To appoint N board ut four trustee. "a subject
iu tie approval of The tih tuuucil. and an,
uunlly thereafter al the INST IN citing OF tho
tiy Council, ~ May of each year. subltrt To
Confirmation 10y tho tty Council who shalt
discharge HucH duties as FuI herein Pre-.
scrihtd, or which may H. prescribed by the
Ilty Council and WIN, shall Hee THAT the
pubic hchuo.hut ~" ty shall he conducted
IN urcerdhuo" with the provisions ana iim
llauons ot this ordinance ANY vacancy c.
curllug ln me board of examiners or tus.
toes shall bee hlod by the Mayor subject 20
the approval Of the council
soc luu {, Tho board Of trustees shall Ho-
luUt nom themselves a prvslduut Rud shall
uuungu anu subprN leo all the details FOR the
man cement OF Tie public schools, aud shall
! Httpu 90 tho Instructions Of All the teachers
! and arrange Tor regular ana ifuQuuut public
! examinations; shHll determine TIE books "
! ms ructlou to be used, having due egArd 10
| the e .nVonlence Of parents ms 10 books AL
Section 3. The scholasiicyenr for the pub.
| he schools ul the city shall hU the Same Ms
! denuCd IN the state laws for tho public
| schools Of the state, ana the puhlc schools
uftue city shall commence gu the hrst Mon
! day ia september OF each year, ANA the
! trustees shall contract with teachers 60 CON
Etnuo IN schools for anu during the term OF
/ eight months from ana Hiter said urrt Mon
! day In september % Uuch year, or for hueh
! time uh the available school mud " IN admit,
| Section o. Inv trustees shall employ rs
! teachers only persons OF good moral charac-
| ter and habits, aud who hold certificate OF
! competency issued hy the Mayor, upon the
report of The boprd OF examiners, herein
provided for, Ia teach IN tho ublC schools
of The city, Tho contract between the trus-
| tees ana teachers shall DO IN writing, and
| snail specify the number OF months the
|
| month, and The contract shall bo IN Whiting
! AMI subject % Che approval OF the cry
| Council Amer being signed 10y the u Justices
| aud teacher " shall be nj u IN the oilice OF
the city seereIaty, who snail safety Keep IN"
section 7, All children between the ayes
! OF lSl eight and "a fourteen living wtthm
! the city shall be entitled 20 the benefit of the
available school tuud of the Guy, without
regald 70 race or color, White aud colored
children shall, ia all eases, be taught ~ sep.
| aratr schools ana houses, ana no child VIII
! be admitted In the public schools OF the city
! VINO dive, not reside IN the CITY,
section 3. Any one desiring 10 teach IN
ANY OF the public schools In the city shall
pltgout u certificate satisfactory TO tho
| Msy that haOr sne ~ person of good
moral character, and OF correct ana thelh-
plKry habits The Mayor shall thereupun
unless satisfied that some good cause eNists
Tor rejecting Such certificate, convene the
| DO nj Of examiners, and direct an examina
! ton OF the applicant ON inc lollo ing
branches OF study VIZ: Urthogialhy, rehd-
! tug, writing, English grammar compost
ton, geography ana ARITHMETIC.
SprtI n q. On Ttpo of the board OF OK
Aminers that the applicant is competent 10
| teach the branches named IN the preceding
section, the Mayor sult.l cause the same To
be led by the city secretary, aud shall issue
| "A certificate OF Oompetoucy To the teacher,
authorizing him ~ hVr TO contract Win the
| / ustees 10 teach Ia the public Hchonis OF the
city. Multl CcIllWtAiF Nhdll ~ Nhilh W. iiAN
current scholastic year ana may he re-
uewed uy the Mayor for any subsequent
year without examination, II the Mayor DO
| satisfied oi the propriety OF such re. eMAi'
| [. acher's certificate shall he cancelled ON ac.
| count of any misconduct or immortality
| "A hich The board OF trustees Shall report o
| the Mayor as dlSqualiying the teacher, IN
| their opinion, Tor the instruction OF chi.
dren. a., No., a.,
| lfia npp -
| niiendauce of each pupil, and all other sta
| usties REQUIRED by the board of educat on OF
| The state, necessary To make complete re-
| port at the end OF the term, or whenever
called for, which report shalt be made and
| ulpd win duplicate alb tracts there I, WITH
| me city secretary, one OF when shall DO Tor
wprded by the Mayor TO the board OF educa-
| ton
| SINH he closed on every SATURDAY and sun
dnV ON Christmas week ana new earsb
| DAY, on national and state thanksgiving
dNys. on the twtnty-iirst day Of April, ami
on el cry national o. state holiday,
| Section ~ The school trustees shhll have
| charge OF all school houses provided Tor the
| public schools OF the city, together win al
| school furniture, they snail see thet tue
| same are pr perry cared flr, aud Kept IN re-.
| pair tn. G OF all on whioh tnhiI be phlu
| nv wgirAn, y drawn by the secretary on the
| city tte surtsf upon the order o the truste
| aud approved ~ The Mayor out OF lhe Guy
| uuulic school fund. The trustees VIII cause
| he school teachers to keen iheschoOl ouses
| clean aud in good order. They shall pro, ide
| an necessary fuel, li-hts, ANA the neces AIRY
furniture, 10 be paid by warrants dlhwn by
| The cl secretary on tue treasurer, hhu ~
| proved by the Mayor, % ne pald OUT 81 lhe
| hubble school fuUd, The trustees shall ~ l
| he Al ifIerent schools NJ least once "a month
| and inspect the management OF the same.
Sectlnn b. All money which may q me
| INTO the city treasury ON The state school
| f,ud tor school purposes, and MI when ihhy
ne available nom any source for such pur
| nos. =, shall be and the same Is hereby spec
! ially act apart asa separate fund Tor NJ use
| and heuetlt of the pubic Acuo0lsot the titt 4,
! and shall not be used Tor any oineI Pun PpSe'
aud also payments out of thsiuud shall be
| M warrants drawn by the city secretary on
| tic city treasure, appfoVel ny lhe MdyVI'
mon orders and VOuche ~ the trustees
| y ction IL. The pubic school iuna Tor me
| nublic chO0l OF the city shall be placed WIN
| ma ,Ity treasurer to be IN his Keeping, ana
! the treasurer shall, before receiving into MS
| pos,e.sion any Cf said iunds, execute 10 tle
l ritv of Dallas good ant sufficient Dynd 10
| he approved py tue Ity Council, conditioned
I'M he will safely keen and truly account
tnr all moneys Wnicu'sh II be placed win
him belonging to the public SchCel 'und ol
Inc city. aud will only disbnrse the same 40
| nruytded for by ordinance.
Sectiou 10 Any money when may oe 90
mated by individuals, or which may he 40
mated by the trustees OF the Peabody iund-
for Inc benefit Of the public schools OF ne
rtvofD4llts shall form part OF the publie
s'6ool fund, or the same may he used Tor the
bsnent Of sai schools, In such manner as
may b. indicated ny the donors.
,sctiou 10. The amOuut contracted 70 De
N Id by the trustees 10 a teacher shail bt
noid monthly, by warrants drawn ny tht
aity secretary ON the city treasurer, approy'
ed by the MAYOR, On vouchers sigued ny the
pre,ideut OF the board ofuustees OF major
nv ot tha tr stees. This voucher rhalt IN
III instancss he acc mpanied by the sffida
yit nf the teacher that he or she has tausht
pubiic school for the time stated, anu l5 en-
| tfl,d 10 tie Ffnount specified under MS Oh
her contract as a tet cher. ,., .-.-,..,
section ~ The board Of school trustssl
q authorized, by the approval OF tue Wy
! Cnuncii 90 provide school houses lor IN
public schools in the city, and TO Locale ~ ~
I; me where mot suitable, ma Where th'
s-Goois could be- carried on during the entir'
5 session, having due roza'd 70 inc conVenl
( euce ~ the sciDls rs attending the schoVis
Z ths rent OF hire Of the sane 20 De piid nl
5 varrants drawn by the city secretary on ~
z ,,sasnrer. and approved by the mayor upOI
= a OF a. fNF a