The herald., 1894-11-23

wise during the year; the number lost or
the number of books loaned out, and toe gem
eral character and kind OF such books, with
such information and suggestions as it may
deem OF general interest.
IA. The report of the park commissioners
shall show the condition of the parxs, with
ments, including the entire cost and expense
| 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 munici-
| 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 fixed at $io,-
The bond OF the city treasurer is fixed at
| $4,000.
The bond Of the city engineer is fixed at
The bond OF the city attorney is fixed at $5..
The bond of the water overseer is fixed at
The bond Of the street superintendent is
The bond Of the chief of police is fixed at
The bond of the health officer is fixed at
The bond of the city clerk is fixed at $5. 900.
Sec. 65. The oficers of The city shall receive
kind whatever rendered by them, the follow
at the end Of each calender month:
| The mayor shall receive $4,000 per snnum.
Each councilman shall receive $1,000 per
The city clerk shall receive s24o0 per au-
The city auditor shall receive $z4oO per
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
annum
The superintendent of buildings shall re-
The chief of police shall receive $4,000 per
The health officer shall receive $4,000 per
| annum.
The. The street superintendent shall receive
$1,000 per annum
partment of the city shall be vested in board
OF education, to consist Of seven persons to be
eiected as herein provided, to be called a mem, mem
| without salary.
Sec. 20. The board of education shall elect
| regular meeting at least once in each month,
and special meetings at such times as shall be
determined by a rule of said board. 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 ie-
| cords shall be open to public inspection.
| Sec. II. The board Of education succeeds to
oS Ehs Of t. the the e9G@ o Ct os
Angeles heretofore existing and 1t shall have
sole power:
including high schools, to change, consolidate
| and discontinue the same, and to establish
school districts, and to fix and alter the
| 2. To appoint or employ and dismiss the city
| school superintendent deputy superintend-
ent, clerk and such teachers, janitors school
census marshals, mechanics. laborers and
| other employees as may be necessary to carry
| into effect the powers and duties OF the board;
| to fix, alter and allow their salaries or wages,
| n wi for nd qfIffi nj q Mt aa
| 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
establish and regulate the grade OF schools,
and determine what textbooks course Of
study and mode of instruction shall be used in
1. 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.
E. TO build, alter, repair, rent mt and provide
| proper school furniture, apparatus and ap-
| planes.
&. 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 ac-
| quired, OF 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 such pope. ty; provided that the proceeds
| of any such sale or exchange shall be exclu-
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
| s. TO sue for any and all property belonging
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
| iain tn full enjoyment and possession of said
property, and to require the services. of the
city attorney, free Of charge, in all such cases:
D. To determine annually the amount of
money required for the support of the public
schools and for carrying into effect all the pro-
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 a careful
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 collec ed for school purposes; provided,
| that the amount to be thus levied for school
purposes shall not exceed twenty cents on
| each one hundred dollars valuation upon the
| assessment ro l, and that when collected 1t
shall be paid into the school fund.
10. TO establish regulations for the just and
! equitable disbursement of all moneys belong
| ing to the school fund.
II. To examine aud approve, In whole or in
part in the manner provided in section 2l2,
every demand payable out of the school fund,
| or to reject any such demand for good cause
-. To discharge all legal incumbrances now
existing or which may hereafter exist upon any
Is. 10 prohibit 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.
| 49, 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.
16. And generally to do and perform such
| 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
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 vac ,ney is to bs
| filled or confirmed by the board of education.
| Sec. ~. All contracts for building shall be
| given 20 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 expe ,diture 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 advertisement; provided that the ard of
education may reject any and all bids under
this section
Provided, that the board of education may
by requisiton authorize any aPpoinee, com,
board for the payment OF any sum of money
| not exceeding three hundred dollars; which
requisition shall be approved by two-thirds