The herald., 1894-12-10

the number added by purchase, e. IT or other
wise during the year; the number lost o.
| missing; the number of visitors attending;
the number OF books loaned out and tue gen
cral character and kind OF such books wi Tn
such information and suggestions as it may
deem OF general interest.
ii. The report OF the park comm ssioners
| shall show the condition OF the parks with
the kind. cost and the expense Of the imp ove-
! mcnts, including the entire cost and expense
! of the department for the year ending Novem-
| Der Both last preceding
sec. 81. The following named offce of said
! city shall respectively execute to said munici
pal corporation bonds in the following sums
respec lively, conditioned for the faithful dis
charge by them OF the duties OF their respective
The bond OF the city auditor is fixed at S J.
The bond of the city treasurer is fixed at
Ths bond OF the city engineer is hxed at
The bond OF the city attorney is a1od at s5,-
600.
So, 900. u Wv '''
The bond Of the street superintendent is
The bond OF the chief of police is fixed at
$1,000.
The bond of the health officer is fixed at
5000.
The bond of the city clerk is fixed at s5 600.
sec, 90. 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 ins, ailments,
at the end OF each calender month:
The mayor shall receive $4,000 per annum.
Each councilman shall receive $1,000 per
annum.
The city clerk shall receive S24oO per an
mum.
The city auditor shall receive $24oo per
annum.
The city treasurer shall receive $2iO0 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-
ceive $500 per annum.
The chief Of police shall receive $4,000 per
annum.
The health officer shall receive $4,000 per
annum.
Inc street superintendent shall receive
$1,000 per annum.
Sec 90 The government OF the school de-
partm mt 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
without salary.
Sec 20. The board of education shall elect
one of it, number p esident, and shall hold
regular meeting at least once in 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
1 r the transaction OF business, but a 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 puDlc inspection.
see. n. 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
sole power:
J. TO establish and maintain public schools,
including nigh schools to change, consolidate
and discontinue the same, and to establish
school districts, and to fix and alter the
boundaries thereof.
z. To appoint or employ and dismiss the city
school superintendent, a deputy su uerintend-
ent, a clerk and such teachers ianitors, school
census marshals. mechanics 1aborers 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 laries wages,
and 20 withhold for good and sutfi .ient cause
the Wnole or any phrt OF the salary wages of
any person or persons employed as aforesaid.
3 To make, establish and enforce all neees
sary and proper rules and regulations for the
government OF public schools the teachers
thereof, pupils therein, aud for carrying into
enect the laws relating to education; also to
establish and regulate the grade OF schools
and determine what textbooks course OF
study an mode OF instruction shall be used in
said schools
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.
b. To build. alter. repair, rent and provide
school houses and to fu nish them with
proper school furniture, apparatus and ap-
planes.
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 beea &C
quired, or NAV hereafter lie acquired, for the
use ami 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 exclu-
siyely 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 ST. eets, and to construct
and repair sidewalks.
8 TO sue for any and all property belonging
4ff rnIn l.. l,a cat. .l.e
and to prosecute and defend all actions at law
or in equity necessary to recover and main
ain tn full enjoyment and possession of said
property, and to require the s-rvlc-s of the
city attorney, free of charge, in all such eases
.. 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 18th 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, fix the percentage OF taxes to be levied
and colec ed for school purposes; provided
that the amount to be thus levied for school
purposes shall not exceed twenty cents
each one hundred dollars valuat on upon the
assessment TO /, and that when collected 1T
shall be paid into the school fund.
TO- To establish regulations for the Just and
equitable disbursement OF all moneys belong
ing to the school fund.
IL. 10 examine ana approve, In whole orfn
part. in the manner provided in section 2I2,
every demand payable out of The school fund,
to reject am such demand for good cause.
IL o discharge all legal ncumbrances now
existing or which may hereafter exist upon any
school property.
49, To prohibit any child under six years of
age from attending tae public schools.
4 In its discreet on to establish kindergar-
ten schools for the instruction OF children be-
tween the ages OF five AID six years. and indus
trial and manual training schools or depart
ments.
10. 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 tn 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
filled or confirmed by the bo Ird OF education,
nor shall any member OF the board of educa-
ton be sci cted to fill any vacancy that may
occur in any Office when such vac 'ncy is to be
filled or confirmed by the board OF education.
Sec. ~. All contracts for building shall be
given 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 pu plic
schools. All supplies, books, stat onery, fuel.
printing, goods, material. merchandise, re-
pairing and every other article and thing sup
Piled TO done for the public schools, or any
OF them, when the expe .diture to be incurred
OH account OF such matter may exceed three
hundred dollars, shall be done or furnished by
contract let TO the oWest bidder after like pub
lie advertisement; provided, that the bard OF
education may rejecs 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
ho. rd the of OF mOleV