The herald., 1898-10-14
TEE PROPOSED CITY CHARTER

TEE PROPOSED CITY CAANTEk
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to require the services OF the City Attor-
ney therefor free Of charge in all such
cases.
uO To determine annually the amount
OF money required for the support of the
public schools and for carrying into eff
feet all the provisions OF law In reference
thereto; and in pursuance Of this pro-
the ay Sousd of aS 81 on e,es before sar sS the
nit in writing to the City Council a care.
full estimate of the whole amount OF
money to be received from the state and
the city for the above purposes. which
estimate. in addition to the amount re-
auisite for special purposes. shall in
Slude an item known as the Building
board for the erection OF such new school
buildings ana school rooms as the in
crcasing demands Of the city may re-
qu!re. which item shall not exceed three
cents on each one hundred dollars Of val
uation upon the assessment roll, and the
City Council shall in each year fix the
per cent. OF taxes necessary to be levied
and collected to raise said amount for
to be thus levied. exclusive Of the Build
ing Fund shall not be less than twenty
cents nor more than twenty-five cents on
each one hundred dollars Of valuation
lected 1t shall be paid into the school
fund.
90 All demands payable out OF the
retary Of the Board of Education and.
after they have been approved by said
board, they shall be signed by the Presi-
dent and Secretary thereof and sent to
the Auditor. Every demand shall have
endorsed upon 1t a certificate, signed by
the Secretary. OF its approval by the
Board Of Education. showing the date
thereof. Every person in the employ Of
the school department entitled to SAL
airy therefrom shall receive demand for
the amount due, approved by the board
and signed by the President and Secre-
tary thereof: The entire monthly salary
roll OF the department shall be made up
by the Secretary of the board and, after
being duly audited by the Finance Com
mittee thereof and approved by major-
ity of all the members OF the board. shall
be endorsed in the SAME manner as other
demands. The salary rolls go audited.
approved and endorsed shall be transmit
ted to the Auditor not later than the
fourth day after the al allowance ssI OF the
salary demands issued In the manner
above provided; but payment shall be
made only upon the individual demands
issued in accordance herewith.
uO To receive and manage property
or money acquired by bequest or dona-
ton. in trust for the benefit Of any
braries 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 the use of the schools.
All moneys realized from such sales shall
be paid at once into the treasury OF the
City of Los Angeles to the credit OF the
City School Fund.
u0 To discharge all legal incumbran-
ces now existing or which may hereafter
exist on any school property. #,
uO To prohibit any child under six
years of age from attending the public
schools.
ds) And generally to do and perform
such other acts as may be necessary or
powers conferred on said board and in
crease the efficiency of the public schools
Of said city.
SEQ. 172 No member of the Board of
shall, during the term for
which he shall have been elected or ap-
pointed, be eligible to any Office or en-
ployment to be made or to be filled or
confirmed by the Board of Education:
nor shall any member OF the Board Of
Education be selected to fill any vacancy
that may occur in any Office when such
vacancy Is to be Allied or confirmed by
the Board or Education.
Sec. 17s. All contracts for supplies.
books, fuel. goods. material, stationery.
merchandise, building repairing and ev-
cry other article and thing supplied to or
done for. the public schools or any of
them. when the expenditure to be In
Cured on account Of such matter may
exceed three hundred dollars. shall be
done or furnished by contract In the
eSss S BY Article bs sse1sv KY of this
the Board of Education shall be substi- |
tuted for the Clerk Of the Council and the
Board of Education for the Council as
therein provided.
Sec. ia. Any officer or other person
officially connected with the school de-
partment or drawing a salary from the |
Board Of Education, who. while con-
upon investigation by the board shall be
found to be interested in, either directly
or indirectly. or to have gained any ad-
vantage or benefit from any contract,
to be made in whole or In part from
moneys derived from the school funds or
raised by taxation or otherwise for the
support Of the public schools. shall for
and the Board of Education shall there
upon declare such Office or position va
cant; provided. that, however. in the
case Of member of board OF educa-
of vacancy shall be made by the Mayor.
Sec. 115 The Board Of Education shall.
on or before the thirtieth day of June in
each year fix a schedule of salaries for
teachers and employees of the school de-
paTtment, to take effect on the first day
OF July following and to remain in force
during one year. After the first year of
service in the schools of the City OF Los
Angeles. teachers shall be employed at
fixed yearly salary, to be paid in ten
equal monthly installments, subject to
such deductions for loss OF time on ac-
count of sickness. resignation or leave Of
For fair and proper adjustment of sal
aries. teachers shall be classified accord
ing to experience and merit into such
number of classes as the board may
deem proper with a graded schedule OF
salaries from the minimum to the max
imum class. Promotions shall be made
only upon fitness and merit to be deter
mined by the character of work actually
performed in the schools of the City Of
Los Angeles. Vacancies In principal
ships shall be filed only by teachers
from the maximum class.
Sec. 176. The board shall annually, be-
fore the first day of July, make a list OF
the supplies estimated to be required by
the school department for the coming
fiscal year, stating In cfear and explicit
terms the quantity and kind of articles
delivered, and shall also, before the first
day of July, invite proposals for furnish
ing the same; which proposals and the
contracts for such supplies, shall be
made in accordance with Article XIV OF
this charter.
Sec. III. The City School superintend-
ent shall he n prOfesSional fencher chosen