Sacramento daily record-union., 1881-11-14

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A LEGAL DIsoovERY.-As the election for
School Directors draws near, naturally more
attention than az any other time is drawn
towards this branch of orr educational sys-
TEN. This has led to inquiry being made by
members Of the Board as to the full extent Of
the powers of that body in relation. not only
to the filing Of vacancies on the Board, but
as to what method is to be pursued to create
a vacancy where sufficient cause exists. An
examination of the law was made by COM
petent attorneys at the instance of Board
members, when it was discovered that no
power resides in this branch of our city gov
ernment for the removal of any member be-
cause Of any off3n he may have committed
subsequent to his election, or, for the matter
of that, prior TO it. 1t was found that there
is grave defect in our charter in this re-
spect that it goes to the extent that men,
Der might be convicted of an Infamous offense,
and be sentenced to and confined in the
State Prison as convict, and yet he would
remain School Director until he had el
absent from meetings of the Board for three
months. The lawyers, in other words, dis
covered that the Board of Education, unlike
most delberative bodies, is not the Judge of
the fitness of men for seats in the body. The
EXPRESSION on this disclosure was unanimous
among all those who had looked into it, that
while such lack of power might be of less
Importance in the case of other municipal
boards; in the case of the common school
department It is one Of grave significance,
and needs to be remedied rs soon az the next
Legislature assemblies. It is state of the
law which amounts to this, that however In
jurious the presence of a man on the Board
might become to the schools OF the COM
munity, there is provided no method by WI c .
the injury may be checked. It goes to the
extent also. as has been practically made
manifest, of frequently preventing desirable
and fully qualified men from sitting on the
Board, because, such men being importuned
to accept Office and do duty in that body,
have declined because there is no means by
which they can select their colleagues upon
the Board, when occasion demands it, and
when it would be necessary to the full exer-
else of their own influence for good upon the
school system.
SALE OF REAL EsTATB.-D. J. Simmons
will sell this morning, for Administrator, at
1890. on the premises lot No. and the
north half of the east quarter of lot No. l,
between M and n, Fifth and Sixth streets ;
also, at IL o'clock, BY same order. the north
! half of lot g. between K and L, Eighth and
| Ninth streets, both belonging to the estate Of
| G. q. Hayden, deceased.
New ART STUDIo-Chas. D. Robinsoa, Of
San Francisco, who has recently returned
from Yosemite with about hundred and
fifty sketches from the valley and vicinity,
will open studio in this city for the coming
winter, and receive limited number Of
pupils. Particular attention will be given to
the more advanced students.
CUTTING AFFAIR.-About half past II
o'clock last night Thomas jackson and man
named Vaughn got into fght at Third and
K streets, when jackson punched Vaughn's
nose, giving it an ugly appearance, where.
upon Vaughn cut Jackson badly upon the
head with knife. Both were arrested.