The San Francisco call., 1898-04-16

county Tor lots, lands and property be- longing to or claimed by the School department. To prosecute and defend all actions at law or special proceedings oS suits in equity conce ming the enjoy lnent and possession cf such lots. lands una property. To require the services 0, the City Attorney in all actions. Suits ana proceedings by or against the Board of Education.
 9. 10 establish regulations for the uiSpursement of all moneys belonging Io the School Department or to the So.iihon School Fund, and to secure s.rlct accountability in the expenditure .nereoI; to provide for the prompt pay Illeht, on not later than the fifth day of Ively month, of all salaries due and al- IoWeu oIilcerS, teachers and other em- pioyee or the School Department. For tnls purpose the Auditor shall annually Segregate so much of the Common ochooi tund as shall not exceed twen- ty-elSht dollars for each pupil in av- craze daily attendance in the Public SCHOOLS of the City. and County during the preceding fiscal year. The amount so segregated shall not be applied to the gay hiehl or any demand against such oohlInon School Fund during any fiscal year other than for salaries, until all saiaIles s Tor that fiscal year have been Iully paid or provided for The Board
 
 ullor on or before the first Monday in April or each year an estimate of the amount required for such segregation lars.
 1O All demands payable out of the 1;t common n nc School Fund shall be filed With the Secretary of the Board of Ed ucatlon, and after they have been ap- proved by the Board, they shall be slsneo by the President of the Board ana the Superintendent and sent to the Audltor. Every demand shall have en- uorseu upon 1t a certificate, signed by pn tne secretary, of it's approval by the 6oaro or Education, showing the aate thereof, and the law authoriz- ing IL by title, date and section. Every person in the employ of the school Department entitled to salary therefrom shall receive a warrant for the amount due and ap proved by the Board, signed by the Presldent and Secretary thereof The entire monthly salary roll of the De- partment shall be made up by the Sec retary of the Board, and after being duly audited by the Finance Committee tnereof and approved by a majority of all the members of the Board, shall be endorsed in the same manner as other ueinahds The salary roll so audited, approved and endorsed, shall be imme- dlately transmitted to the Auditor not later than the third day of every month TOT comparison with the individual sal ary warrants issued in the manner apove provided; but payments shall be made only on the individual warrants issued in accordance herewith.
 Il. To lease to the highest responsi- Die bidder, for the benefit of tn Com mon School Fund, for a term not ex- ceeulng twenty years, any real property or the School Department not required l TOT school purposes; but no lease shall De made except after advertisement for plds for at least fifteen days in the off, cial newspaper and by an affirmative | vote of at least three members of the i Board approved by an ordinance of the | 
 l2 To receive and manage property or money acquired by bequest or dona- tion in trust for the benefit of any school, educational purpose or school nbrary; to carry into effect the terms | of any beQuest not in conflict with the | general laws or this Charter; and to sell | such personal property as shall no longer be required for uG2 in the | schools. All moneys realized by such | sales shall be at once paid into the | treasury to the credit of the Common School Iund
 Sec. ?. The Board shall annually, be- fore the first day of May make list of
 
 School Department for the ensuing fis- cal year stating in clear and explicit terms the quantity and kind of articles needed and how and when they shall be delivered, and shall invite proposals for furnishing the same by advertising therefor for at least ten days in the official newspaper.
 The provisions of Article IT. Chapter III, of this Charter, in regard to the ad- vertising for proposals, the affidavit and security accompanying the same, the presentation and opening of propo- sals, the awarding of contracts and the security for the performance thereof, shall, so far as the same can be made applicable, apply to all proposals and made, awarded or entered into for furnishing supplies to the School Department. Any contract made in violation of any provision of this Article shall be void
 Sec. 3. The Board shall, during each year, transmit to the Supervisors a re- port in writing for the preceding fiscal year, stating the number of schools within it's Jurisdiction, the length of time they have been kept open, the number of pupils taught in each school, the average daily attendance of pu- pills in all the public schools, the names and salaries of teach CTS, the dates of their appointments and the character of the certificates held by them, the amount of money drawn from the treasury by the De- partment during the year, distinguish Ing the State fund from all others, the purpose for which such money has been expended, with particulars, and such other information as may be required by the State Superintendent, the Super visors or the Mayor
 Sec. 4. The Board shall, between the first and twenty-hrst days of May of each year, adopt schedule of salaries for the next ensuing fiscal year for teachers and all employees of the School Department