The herald., 1894-12-06

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the number added by purchase, gift or other
iss,n Wise during ths ,ne year; the number lost o.
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
| IA. The report of the park commissioners
shall show the condition of the parks with
| the kind. cost and the expense OF the imp -ove-
! ments including the entire cost and expense
Of the department for the year ending Novem-
| Der 30th last preceding.
1 Sec 81. The following named ofac GERS Of sal a
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
The bond Of the city auditor is nxsd at slo..
The bond of the city treasurer is fixed a.
me bond OF the city engineer is nzed at
The bond Of the city attorney is n1sd asso,-
:. The he bond OF the water ovsrseer is n1ed at
The bond Of the street superintendent IL
The bond of the chief OF police is nxed at
Z The he. bond OF the health ofacsr /. fixed at
The bond Of the city clerk is fixed at $5. 900.
Sec. .65. The otfcers of The city shall receive
| In full compensation for all services of every
kind whatever rendered by them, the follow
at the end of each calender month:
| The mayor shall receive $1,000 per annum.
| Each councilman shall receive 1920 per
/ annum.
] The city clerk shall receive $24oo per an
| mum.
Tho city auditor shall receive $24oo per
annuTn.
The city treasurer shall receive $24oo per
apnum.
The city engineer shall receive $4,000 per
| annum.
The city attorney shall receive $4,000 per
| anrum.
| The superintendent of buildings shall re-
ceive $500 per annum.
The chief of police shall receive $4,000 per
The health onicer shall receive $4,000 per
annum.
The street superintendent shall receive
$1,000 per annum
| Sec SO. The government of the school de-
partmant 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
pers OF the board OF education, who shall serve
without salary.
Sec. TO- The board OF education shall elect
one of its number president and shall hold
regular meeting at least once in each month,
and special meetings at such times as shall be
determined by a rule of said board. A majority
OF all the members shall constitute q 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
al the property rights and to the obligations
OF the board of education of the city of Los
Angeles heretofore existing, and it shall have
sole power
]. 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.
Q. TO appoint or employ and dismiss the city
school superintendent,a deputy superntend-
ent, clerk and such teachers, janitors, school
census marshals, mechanics laborers and
into effect the powers and duties of the board
to fix, alter and allow their salaries or wages,
and 20 withhold for good and sufficient cause.
the whole or any part of the salary or wages of
any person or persons employed as aforesaid.
3. 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
effect ttl the laws relating to education; also to
and determine what textbooks. course OF
study ana mode of instruction shall be used in
said schools.
4. 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-
S. To build, alter. repair, rent and provice
school houses. and to furnish them with
pliances.
q. 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 &C.
auired, Or NAV hereafter be acquired, tor the
use and benefit OF the public schools of the
city; and to sell or exchange and to lease any
OF such p ope -ty; provided that the proceeds
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
g. To sue for any and all property belonging
to or clai m ed by the said board of education
and to prosecute and defend all actions at law
tain thu 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,
on or before the 10Th day of July of each year,
submit in writing to the city council 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 dIaa fix the percentages OF taxes to be levied
that the amount to be thus levied for school
purposes shall not exceed twenty cents on
each one hundred dollars valuation upon the
assessment TO l, and that when collected it
shall be paid into the school fund.
10. To establish regulations for the just and
ing to the school fund.
II. To examine and approve, in whole orin
part, in the manner provided in Section 2l2,
us
or to reject any such demand for good cause.
IL. TO discharge all legal membranes now
existing or which may hereafter exist upon any
T is. 10 prohibiit any child under six years Of
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 aud 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.
other acts as may be necessary and proper to
carry into force and effect the powers conferred
on said board, and to increase the efficiency OF
the public schools in said city.
II. 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
filed or confirmed by the board of education,
nor shall any member of the board OF educa-
tion be selected to fill any vacancy that may
occur in any office when such vacancy is to be
filed or confirmed by the board of education.
Sec. 70. 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, ationery, 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 the lowest bidder after like pub
lie advertisements provided, that the board of
education may reject any and all bids under
this section.
Provided, that the board Of education may
by requisition authorize any appointee, COM
mittee or agent OF said board to bind the said