The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-10-29
THE PROPOSED CITY cHARrER

THE PROPOSED CITY CHARTEI
, der this charter, and every four year
thereafter, the city shall elect at larg
three persons to serve as members OF IN
/ Board of Education. Upon the takin,
, effect of this charter, the Mayor shall ap
point by and with the consent hs11 ro OF no IN
the same political party, who shall con
stitute the other two members OF tn
appointed shall serve for two years. ant
at the expiration of their term OF once
their successors similarly appointed shat
. hold office for four years.
Sec. 1877. Said board shall meet and or
ganize on the first Monday In January o
each year by electing President iron
among its members, who shah hold OF
flee for period of one year or untii n!
successor is elected and qualined. IN.
not be one Of its members and who shat
receive an annual salary of not more thar
twelve hundred dollars
Sec 1861 The board shall hold regulal
meetings at least once week and suct
other meetings as 1t may determine; I
shall establish rules Tor lts paoc;SsJitmss
its members shall be necessary to trans
act business. In every instance where 9
power is exercised under TINS a sSsi S o.s
taken bv ayes and noes and entered or
The minutes of the meeting. Its session:
shall be public and It's RECORDS open I,
Occurring in said board by death. resig-
ration or otherwise, such vacancy shall
be filled by the mayor for the unexpirec
| term
Sec 1sa. The School Depai tment shall
comprise all the public schools OF the CITY
of Los Angeles and shall include kinder
garten, primary, grammar and higf
Schools and may. under such regulations
as the board shall establish by resolu-
tior. duly adopted and entered on its
| minutes, include evening, technical in
dustrial. normal and truant schools.
Sec. 40. Adults shall be entitled to free
instruction in the evening schools; but
no child under twelve years of age shall
be admitted to such schools.
Sec. III. The Board of Education shall
succeed TO all the property. rights. du-
ties ohliga lions and liabilities of the
Board OF Education of the City Of Los
have sole power:
u To establish and maintain public
schools as provided in this article; and to
change. modify, consolidate or discon-
tinue the same, as the public welfare may
| require.
(2) To appoint or employ and dismiss a
| CITY ScnOOl superintendent, deputy SUI
perntendents and teachers, and, subject
to the provisions of article XXVII. jani-
tors and school census marshals, mechan-
les. laborers and other employees as may
be necessary to carry into effect its pow
ers and duties: provided, however. that
10 dcruty superintendent shall be APP
pointed except upon the recommendation
| of the City School superintendent anu
that the appointment of new teachers to
| fill vacancies shall be made in accordance
with the following rules:
(a) The City School Superintendent
| shall present to the Board of Education
a list of teachers eligible for appoint
ment in each class Of work. arranged in
the order of their qualification as de-
termined by him. Such list shall be by
him revised monthly and presented to
the board at its first regular meeting in
each month.
Cb) The board shall make appointments
Of teachers by choosing singly one of the
! three names highest on the list for the
class of work desired. the names of those
appointed being immediately. stricken
from the list; each subsequent selection
snail be made from the three names then
remaining highest on the list.
(S) To fix. alter and allow all salaries
and compensation in their department,
| winch are not otherwise provided for in
this charter, and to withhold. for good
and sufficient cause, the whole or any
part of the wages, salary or compensa-
tion OF any person or persons employed
suspend or dismiss teachers; but nc
teacher employed in the school depart
ment at the time when this charter goes
into effect, or who shall thereafter be
appointed or employed shall be dismissed
rom the department except on recon-
mendatfon of the City School Superin-
tendent, in which recommendation either
the deputy superintendent or principal
having immediate charge shall! concur.
| Causes for dismissal shall be insubordi-
nation, immoral or unprofessional con-
duet evident unfitness for teaching, or
! failure to maintain the standard of ex-
| cellence in his or her work which the re-
quirements Of the schools demand. The
board sha. likewise have power with thS
intendent TO dismiss any deputy super
intendent for any of the causes above
enumerated as grounds for dismissal OF
teachers. They shall also have power to
Tor incompetency, insubordinat ton, i'm
moral or unprofessonal conduct. or fall
ure to maintain. to the satisfaction OF
the board, the standard of excellence in
MS work; which the requirements of the
schools demand. Teachers shall be CIV
en- due notice Of unsatisfactory work and
rectiion of faults. Teachers not sus-
pended or dismissed shall be considered
as retained in the employment of the
Board of Education. All promotions of
|
it and successful teaching.
| "a To make, establish and enforce
all necessary rules and regulations for
the government and efficiency of the
schools, the teachers thereof and the pu-
| pills therein, and to carry into effect the
laws relating to education. To remedy
truancy and to compel the attendance at
school of children between the ages of
elsnt ana fourteen who may be found idle
IN Publlc places during the school hours
! ana Tor this purpose to establish such
number OF truant schools art at such
places In said city as may be determin ed
by SAID board, and prescribe the condi-
tons, rules and regulations under when
| or in violation Of which children be
| tween the ages Of eight and fourtecr
years snail be committed to and COM
| pelied TO attend such truant schools.
| 90 In all cases in which the board shall
deem it advisable, they may formally in
vestigatc any charges against any teacn.
er, person or employe connected with OF
in the employ Of the school department
| and taks testimony in such investiga-
| ton under such rules as may be estab-
| lishcd by the board. The action of the
board In granting or refusing to grant
! Such an investigation shall be deemed
| final and conclusive.
(6) Upon the advice and recommend.
/ alton of the CITY School Superintendent
/ books of supplemental use, courses oil
| study and mode Of instruction shall b.
used in said schools
CD To provide for the school depart.
ment fuel, lights, water, blanks. blank
cssary school supplies. and to incur sucf
| other incidental expenses in relation