The herald., 1898-10-21
THE PROPOSED CITY cHARTHR

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to require the services OF tho City Attor-
ney therefor free OF charge In all such
i QO 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
thcreto; and in pursuance Of this pro.
vision the board shall, on or before the
fifteenth day Of July of each year, SUBJ
ful estimate of the whole amount Of
money to be received from the state and
county and the amount required from
the city for the above purposes, which
quisite for special purposes, shall in
clude an item known as the Building
Fund to be at the disposition OF the
board for the erection of such new school
buildings and school rooms as the in
creasing demands of the city may re-
quire. 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
school purposes: provided, the amounts
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
upon the assessment roll, and when col
lected 1t shall be paid into the school
fund.
uD All demands payable out OF the
school fund shall be filed with the Sec
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 it certificate, signed by
the Secretary. of its approval by the
Board of Education, showing the date
thereof. Every person in the employ or
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
demands. The salary rolls so audited,
approved and endorsed shall be transmit
ted to the Auditor not later than the
fourth day after the allowance OF the
salary demands issued in the manner
above provided; but payment shall be
made only upon the individual demands
issued in accordance herewith.
QO To receive and manage property
or money acquired by bequest or dona-
tion, in trust for the benefit of any
school. educational purposes or school Ii
brares; to carry into effsct 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;
be paid at once into the treasury OF the
City of Los Angeles to the credit Of the
City School Fund.
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
proper to carry into force and effect the
powers conferred on said board and In
crease the efficiency of the public schools
Of said city.
Sec. 172. No member of the Board of
| Education 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 filled or confirmed by
the Board of Education.
Sec. 173. 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
CURED on account of such matter may
exceed three hundred dollars, shall be
done or furnished by contract In the
manner provided by Article XIV Of this his
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.
See. ia. Any officer or other person
| officially connected with the school de-
partment or drawing 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,
| payments under which have been or are
| 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
| felt his Office or contract of employment
and the Board of Education shall there
upon declare such office or position va
cant; provided, that however, in the
| case of a member of a board OF educa-
| ton such investigation and declaration
| of vacancy shall be made by the Mayor.
| Sec. 175. The Board of Education SHALL
| on or before the thrtieth day of June In
each year fix a schedule Of salaries for
| teachers and employees of the school de-
partment. 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 a
| fixed yearly salary, to De paid In ten
equal monthly installments, subject to
| such deductions for loss OF time on ac-
| count of sickness, resignation or leave OF
| absence as the board may determine.
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 filled only by teachers
from the maximum class.
Sec. 176. Tho board shall annually, be-
| fore the first day of July, make a list Of
| the school department for the coming
fiscal year, stating in clear and explicit
| terms the quantity and kind of articles
| n adaJ nd ho nd uyb hal ho