The record-union., 1897-04-17

members shall serve without extra
compensation, and shall be liable on
their official bonds for the perform
ance of the duties imposed by this Act.
1t shall be the duty of the District At
torney of every county, or the City and
County Attorney of every consolidat-
cd city and county. to attend to all
suits, matters, and things in which the
said board of commissioners may be
legally interested, and to give his ad-
vice or opinion, in writing, whenever
required by said board.
Sections two and four of said Act
are hereby amended so as to read as
follows, and to be known as section
two OF this Act, viz:
Section =. The public school teach
ers retirement fund commissioners
shall organize as such board by choos-
ing one of their number as Chairman,
and one as Secretary. The County
Treasurer, or in Consolidated cities and
counties, the City and County Treas
urer, shall be ex-officio Treasurer of
said retirement fund. Said board shall
hold quarterly meetings on the third
Saturday in January, April, July, and
October of each year, at the office of
the County superintendent of Public
Schools, or, in consolidated cities and
counties, at the Office of the Superin-
tendent of Common Schools. 1t shall
biennially, at it's meeting in January.
select from its members a Chairman
and a Secretary. A majority of it's
members shall constitute a quorum for
the transaction of business. 1t shall
report annually to the Board of Su-
pervisors of the county, or consolidated
city and county, the condition of said
retirement fund and the receipts and
disbursements on account of the same,
with a full and complete list of the
beneficiaries of said fund, and the
amounts paid to each of them.
Section g. A new section is hereby
added to said Act, to be known as sec
ton three, and to read as follows, viz:
Section 3. Said board of public
school teachers retirement fund COM
miSSionerS shall issue warrants, signed
by its Chairman and Secretary, to the
persons entitled thereto for the
amounts of money ordered paid to such
persons from said fund by said board
stating therein for what purpose such
payment is made, and the Treasurer
shall pay such warrants on presenta-
ton. Said board shall keep a record
of all its proceedings, and said record
shall be open to public inspection. 1t
shall, at each quarterly meeting, make
a list OF all persons, if any, entitled to
payment out of the funds provided by
this Act, and enter said list in book
to be kept by them for that purpose,
to be known as the public school teach
ers' annuity and retirement fund book,
which list shall be sworn to as correct
by the Chairman and the Secretary of
said board, and which shall be open
to public inspection.
Section five of said Act Is hereby
amended SO as to read as follows, and
TO be known as Section four of this Act,
viz:
Section f. In addition to the pow
ers hereinbefore granted to said board
it shall have the further power, % to
provide for the payment, out of the
hereinafter described annuity fund, of
necessary expenses, such as printing,
stationery, and postage stamps; and in
counties, or in consolidated cities and
counties, where the number of those
subject to the burdens of this Act is
greater than two hundred, to employ
clerk at salary not to exceed SO
per month; (2) to make such needful
rules and regulations for the transac-
ton of its business, from time to time,
as may be necessary.
Section ). A new section is hereby
added to said Act, to be known as sec
ton five, and to read as follows, viz:
Section 5. Those subject to the bur-
IF Act in
each consolidated city and county, at a
meeting called for that purpose by the
superintendent of Public Schools of
such county, or by the Superintendent
of Common Schools of such city and
county, on the first Saturday in May fol-
lowing the creation of the fund herein
after specified, shall elect by ballot five
of their number, who shall con-
stitute a committee on retire
ment; the members of said COM
mittee shall Immediately after their
election, classify themselves by lot so
that one shall serve for one year, two
shall serve for two years, and two shall
serve for three years; and thereafter
annually, at a meeting called in the same
manner on the first Saturday in May
the successor or successors of the mem
Der or members of said committee whose
term of office has expired, shall be cleo
ted for a term of three years; provided,
however, that said committee shall al
ways consist of at least one class
teacher from some primary school, one
from some grammar school, and one
from some high school within the coun-
ty, or consolidated city and county,
whenever such election is possible.
Section 6. A new section is hereby
added to said Act, to be known as Sec
tion 6, and to read as follows, viz:
Section q. The Board of Education o.
any Incorporated city or town. and the
Board of Trustees of any school districts
outside of said city or town. shall refer
all applications for retirement to said
committee on retirement, or may, of its
own motion, submit the name of any
person or persons, whom it desires to
have retired, to the said committee on
retirement. and it shall thereupon be
the duty of said committee to investi-
gate the case and report to said Board of
Education or Board of Trustees. whe-
ther or not said teacher should be
retired. and the annuity to which said
teacher is entitled, if entitled to any. At
least three members of the said commit
tee must concur in the report, If it be in
favor of granting said annuity. This
report of said committee shall be final
Said Board of Education, or Board of
Trustees. shall thereupon certify and
send this report to the Public School,
teachers Retirement Fund Commission
ers, who shall be bound by its decision
Section l. A new section is hereby
added to said Act, to be known as Sec