The herald., 1894-12-11
the number added BY purchase, gif. or other.

| the number OF books loaned out and the gen.
| eral character and kind of such books wi tn
such information and suggestions as it may
deem OF general interest.
IA. The report OF the park commissioner
shall show the condition of the parks, with
the kind. cost and the expense of the I'm prove-
ments including the entire cost and e1 pen se
of the department for the year ending Novem-
Der 30th last preceding.
Sec 81. The following named officers Of said
city shall respectively execute to said munich
pal corporation bonds in the following sums
respectively, conditioned for the faithful dis
charge by them of the duties of their respective
Offices, to wit:
The bond of the city auditor is aIed at sio,-
The bond of the city treasurer is n1ed at
Ths bond of the city engineer is hxed a.
The bond of the city attorney is fixed at So,
s5 T6s be- bond of the water ovsrseer is nred at
The bond Of the street superintendent ia
The bond of the chief of police is nxed at
The bond Of the health otacer is n1ed at
1he bond Of the city clerk i. n1ed at s., 900
Sec. 65. The officers of the city shall receive
in full compensation for all services of every
kind Whatever rendered by them, the follow
ing salaries, payable in monthly installments,
at the end Of each calender month:
The mayor shall receive $4,000 per annum.
Each councilman shall receive $1,000 per
The city clerk shall receive s24oo per an.
mum.
The city auditor shall receive s24oo per
The city treasurer shall receive $24oo per
annum.
The city engineer shall receive $4,000 per
annum.
The city attorney shall receive $4,000 per
annum.
The SUPERINTENDENT Of buildings shall re-
celve $500 per annum.
The chief OF police shall receive $4,000 per
annum.
The health officer shall receive $4,000 Dor
annum.
The street superintendent shall receive
$1,000 per unnum.
Sec SO. The government of the school de-
partment OF the city shall be vested in board
Of education, to consist OF seven persons to be
elected as herein provided, to be called mem
bers OF the board OF education, who shall serve
Sec. 20. The board OF education shall elect
one of its number president, and shall hold
regular meeting at least oncein each month,
and special meetings 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 smaller
number may adjourn from time to time The
board may determine the rules of its proceed
!ngs. Its sessions shall be public. and its re-
cords shall be open to public inspection.
sec. II. The board OF education succeeds to
all the property rights and to the obligations
OF the board of education of the city of Los
Angeles heretofore existing, and it shall have
/. TO establish and maintain public schools,
including high schools to change consolidate
and discontinue the. same and to establish
school districts, and to fix and alter the
boundaries thereof.
2. To appoint or employ and dismiss the city
school superintendent'a deputy suDerintend-
census msrshals, mechanics laborers and
other emp oyees as may be necessary to carry
into effect the powers and duties of the board;
to fix, alter and allow their salaries or wages,
and 20 withhold for good and suffi aent cause,
the whole or any part OF the salary or wages Of
any person or persons employed as aforesaid.
g. To make, establish and enforce all neces
sary and proper rules and regulations for the
government of public schools, the teachers
thereof, pupils therein, and for carrying into
erect the laws relating to education also to
establish and regulate the grade of schools,
and determine what textbooks, course OF
Study and mode OF instruction shall be used in
said schools.
A. To provide for the school department fuel
and lights, water, blanks blank books, print
ing and stationery; and to incur such other
incidental expenses as may be deemed neces-
sary by said board.
8. To build. alter. repair, rent and provice
nrnOer STuses schn ana 10 iarnisn them with
planes.
q. To take and hold in fee. or otherwise, in
trust for the city, any and all real estate and
quired, or may hereafter be acquired, for the
use and benefit OF the public schools of the
city; and to sell or exchange and to lease any
OF any such sale or exchange shall be excu-
sively 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 or
pave and repair the streets, and to construct
and repair sidewalks.
to or claimed by the said board of education,
and to prosecute and defend all actions at law
or in equity necessary to recover and main
tain the full enjoyment and possession of said
property, and to require the services of the |
city attorney, free Of charge, in all such cases.
y. To determine annually the amount of
money required for the support of the public |
schools and for carrying into effect all the pro-
visions of law in reference thereto; and, in |
pursuance % OF this provision, the board shall,
submit in writing to the city council a careful |
estimate of the whole amount OF money to be !
received from the state and county and the
amount required from the city for the above |
purposes, and the city council shall in each |
year, fix the percentage OF taxes to be levied |
ana eGeoed l9r school h provided
purposes shall not exceed twenty cents on |
each one hundred dollars valuation upon the |
shall be paid into the school fund.
10. To establish regulations for the Just and
equitable disbursement OF oil moneys belong |
II. To examine aud approve in whole or In
part in the manner provided in section 212,
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 exist upon any
school property.
Age from attending the public schools.
IA In its discretion to establish kindergar-
ten schools for the instruction of children be-
tween the ages of five and six years, and indus
trial and manual training schools or depart
ments
Is. To receive and manage property or money
acquired by bequest or donation in trust for
the benefit of any school, educational purpose,
Or school property.
49, And generally to do and perform such
other acts as may be necessary and proper to
ON said board, and to increase the efficiency of
the public schools in said city.
IL No member of the board of education
shall, during the term for which he shall have
been elected. be eligible to any office to be
filled or confirmed by the board of education,
nor shall any member of the board OF educa-
occur in any office when such vacancy is to be
filed or confirmed by the board of education.
Sec. ~. All contracts for building shall be
given 10 the lowest bidder thereof offering
adequate security, to be determined by the
board after due public notice. published for
not less than ten days in the official newspaper
OF the city. 1t shall be the duty of the board
to furnish all necessary supplies for the public
schools. All supplies, books, stationery, fuel,
printing, goods, material, merchandise. re-
pairing and every other article and thing sup
piled to or done for the public schools, or any
Of them, when the expenditure to be incurred
on account of such matter may exceed three
hundred dollars, shall be done or furnished by
contract let to tn 9 lowest bidder after like pub
lie advertisement; provided, that the board of
may reject any and all bids under
this section.
Provided, that the board of education may
by requistion authorize any appointee, COM
mittee or agent OF said board to bind the said
board for the payment OF any sum OF money
not exceeding three hundred dollars; which
requisition shall be approved by a two-thirds
vote of said board, spread upon the minutes
previous to the incurring Of the indebtedness:
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