Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-02-24
THE SCHOOLS.
How the New Charter will
Provide for Them.
THE POWERS OF THE BOARD
Chapters of Much Interest to
Those Connected With Edu-
cati0nal Matters.

The committee of the Board of Freehold
era appointed to draw up section of the
charter for the govern ment Of the school
department. has prepared the following,
which has been submitted to the Revising
Committee:
SxCTIoN l. The government of the School
Department of the city shall be vested in
Board of Education, to consist of five per-
sons to be called members of the Board of
Education. They shall be elected by the
vote of the city at large, and shall hold
Office for the term of four years. and until
their SUCCESSORS are elected and qualified;
provided, that the first Board of Education
elected under the provisions of this article
shall, at their first meeting, SO classify
themselves by lot that two of their number
8hall 60 out OF ofice at the expiration OF
two years, and three at the expiration OF
SEC. 3. The Board OF Education shall
meet on the second Monday after their cleo
tiou, and elect one Of their number presi-
least once in each month, and special meet
ings at such times as shall be determined
by rule of said board. A majority of all
the members shall constitute quorum for
the transaction of business, but a smaller
number may adjourn from time to time.
The board may determine the rules of its
proceedings. Its sessions shall be public,
and s Ss soa1d sna Be ss. GPfn to % paoo n
occurring in their body until the next reg
ular municipal election, when, If the term
be unexpired, an election shall be held to
nll such vacancy for the unexpired portion
SEC. 8. The Board OF Education shall
have sole power:
/. TO establish and maintain public
schools, to change, consolidate, and discon-
tinue the same, and to establish school dis
tricts, and to fix and alter the boundaries
thereof.
=. To employ, pay, and dismiss the
Superintendent, teachers, janitors, and
School Census Marshals, mechanics and
1abOrers as may be necessary to carry into
effect the powers and duties of the Board,
and to fix, alter, allow, and order paid their
salaries or compensation, and to withhold,
for good and sufficient cause, the whole or
any part OF the salary or wages of any per-
SON or persons employed as aforesaid.
8. To make, establish and enforce all
necessary and proper rules and regulations
for the government and progress of public
schools, the teachers thereof and pupils
therein, and for carrying into effect the
laws relating to education; also to establish
and regulate the grade of schools and deter
mine what textbooks, course of study and
mode. of instruction shall be used in said
schools
4. To provide for the School Department
fuel and lights, water, blanks, blank books,
printing and stationery, and to incur such
other incidental expenses as may be deemed
necessary Dy SdlQ bOlru.
5. To build, alter, repair, rent and pro-
vide schoo houses, aud to furnish them with
proper school furniture, apparatus and ap-
pliances, and to insure any and all such
school property.
6. TO take and hold in fee, or otherwise
In trust for the city, any and all real estate
and personal property that may have been
acquired, or may hereafter be acquired, for
the use and benefit Ct the public schools of
the city, and to sell or exchange and to
lease any of such property; provided, that
the proceeds of any such sale or exchange
of real estate shall be exclusively applied
to the purchase Of other lots or the erection
of school houses.
z. To grade, fence and improve all school
lots and in front thereof to grade, sewer,
plank or pave and repair streets, and to con-
struct and repair sidew alks.
8. AS Trustees of the City, to sue for any
and oil property belonging to or claimed by
the said School Department, and prosecute
and defend all actions at law or in equity
necessary to recover and maintain the full
enjoyment and possession of said property,
and to require the services of the City Attor-
ney free Of charge in all such actions.
8. To determine annually the amount of
money required for the support of the pub
lie schools, and for carrying into effect all
the provisions Of law in reference thereto;
and, in pursuance of this provision, the
Board shall, on or before the last Monday
writing to the City Council a care.
ful estimate Of the whole amount of money
to be received from the State and coun
ty, and the amount required from the city
Gil shall in each year. after receiving such
estimate, fix the percentage of taxes to be
levied and collected for school purposes;
propided, that the amount to be thus levied
for school purposes shall not exceed -
cents on each one hundred dollars valua-
ton upon the assessment roll, but may be
increased to - cents by the consent of
two-thirds Of the City Council, and that
cI, I<.f 4.
into the School Fund, to be drawn ont only
upon the order of the Board of Education.
10. To establish regulations for the just
and equal disbursement of all moneys
belonging to the Public School Fund
IL. To examine and allow in whole or
IN psrt, every demand payable out of the
school fund, or to reject any such demand
for good cause.
IL. To discharge all legal membranes
now existing, or which may hereafter ex-
ist, upon any school properly
13. To prohibit any child under six
years of age from attending the public
IA. In its dicretion to establish kinder
garten SCHOOLS for the instruction of chill
dren between the ages of five and six years.
10. 10 receive and manage property or
trust for the benefit of any school, educa-
tional purpose, or school property
~. And generally to do and perform
sucn other acts as may be necessary and
powers conferred on said Board, and to in.
crease the efficiency OF the public schools
in said city.
Sec. 4. The President of the Board of Ed
ucation and School Superintendent shall
have power to administer oaths and affirma-
t1ons concerning any demand upon the
Treasury payable out of the School Fund, or
other matters relating to their official duties.
SEC. 5. All contracts, for building sh all be
given to the lowest bidder therefor, offer ing
adequate security, to be determined by the
board ga after due public notice, published for
paper of the city. It shall be the duty of the
Board to furnish all necessary supp les for
the public schools. All supplies, books,
stationery, fuel, printing, goods, material,
ticle and thing supplied to or done for the
public schools or any Of them, when the
expenditure to be incurred on account of
such matter may exceed one bundled dol
lars, shall be done or furnished by contract
ietto the lowest respeusi sible bidder after like
pnblic advertisement; prOuided, that the
Board of Education may reject any or all
bids under this section.
bEc. q. Any member of the Board of Ed
ucauon, on1cer, other person officially con-
nected with the School Department drawing
% a salary from the Board of Education, who.
while so connected or drawing such salary,
upon an Investigation by the Board Of Edu
cation, shall be found to be interested either
directly or indirectly in, or to have gained
any advantage or benefit from any contract,
payments under which have been or are to
be made In whole or in part Of the moneys
derived from the Common School fund, or
raised by taxation or otherwise for the SUP
port of the public schools, shall forfeit his
ofice, and the Board of Education shall
thereup0a declare such Office vacant
SEC. z. The Board of Education shall. be-
fore the 3Oth day of June OF each year, Ak
aschedule Of salaries for teachers and en-
pl0yees of the School Department, to take
edect on the first day of July following, and
to remain in force during the fiscal year
BOARD OF EXAMINATION.
Sec. 8. No teacher shall be employed in
any of the public schools without having q
certificate Issued under the provisions of
this charter. For the purpose Of granting