Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-12-04
STATE Schools
TEE COUNTY sUPERINTENDENTs CON-
sIDER IMPORTANT MATTERS.
Some Interesting Reports-High Schools
to be Maintained by County Dis
tricts-school Laws.

The Convention of County School Super
day morning, with President Hoitt in the
chair. After the consideration of the
school law, the committee On cities of the
second, third, fourth, fifth and sixth classes
and incorporated towns announced that
they were ready 10 report. Chairman
Molyneaux then read the following report,
which was adopted
A review of the Municipal Corpora, ion Act re-
veals the fact that cities of the fifth class are the
only ones whose charters under said Act do not
prescribe modus optrandi by which school
bonds may be voted, issued and sold; therefore
we recommend that the municipal corporation
bill, entitled an Act 10 provide for the organiza
ton, Incorporation ana government OF NUM-
cipal corporations, approved March l3 1888 be
amended by inserting after paragraph -, Sec
ton 79S of Article " of ssid Act, the following
paragraphs, to wit:
To recommend othe City Trustees the amount
OF money necessary to be raised by bonds for
the purchase of school sites and the erection
and equipment OF new school buildings: and
the said City Trustees shall, on the receipt OF
said recommendation, at once call an election
of the qualified electors of said city for The iSsu
ance of bonds TO the said amount recommended
which bonds. if voted, shall be issued and sold
by said City Trustees at not less than their face
value, and the proceeds of such sale TO be at
once deposited in the City Treasury. and be
known and designated as the Size and Building
Fund, and shall be subject TO the order of said
Board of Education for the purpose herein
specified, and for such purpose only.
The Committee on School Census SUBJ
mitted their report, as follows:
First-That subdivision IS of Section 1917 be
amended to read as follows: ION or before the
LIST day of April in each year, to appoint a
School Census Marshal and notify the superin.
tenoent OF Schools thereof; provided that in
cities the appointment shall be subject to the
approval OF the City Superintendent of Schools;
and provided further, that in cities the School
Census Marshal appointed by the Boards of
Education shall appoint subject to approval by
the City Superintendent, such number of assist
ant Census Marshais as may be determined by
said Boards of Education"
We further recommend that Section 1854 be 50
amended as to read as follows: at stall be the
duty OF the Census Marshal: First-To take
Annually, between the 18th and 30th days of
April, inclusive, census of all children under
II years OF age, who were residents of his dis
trict on said 18th day of April. second-To re-
port the result of his l6bors to the uperintend-
ent of Schools on or before the 5th day of Nav
in each year"
vision be added TO section 1854 TO be designated
as Subdivision Fourth, reading as follows:
q. Before entering upon the discharge of his
duties, the Census Marshal and every Assistant
Census Marshal shall take the oath OF office
and shall file the same with the Superintendent
OF Schools: Said oath may be administered by
the superintendent o. Sch0OlS or By the Clerk
of the Board of Trustees"
We further recommend that Subdivision T.
Section 1886, be amended to read:
Il. The Census Marshals and the Assistant
Census Marshals shall have power TO administer
oaths to parents and guardians whenever such
course may be deemed proper or necessary"
We further recommend that Section 1854 be
amended by adding 10 the end of said section
the words
And, provided further that no claims for
compensation shall be audited by the Trustees
or Superintendent of Schools until the reports
OF the Census Marshal shall have been approved
by the superintepdH"' 90 60
Adopted