The herald., 1898-10-28
THE raoroszD CITY czAnrzR

! THE PHoPoszD CITY czAREES
, to require the services Of the City Attor'
: ney therefor free OF charge In all sucf
: cases.
. QO To determine annually the amount
OF money required for the support OF the
: public schools and for carrying into ef'
ns IN OF sw a of
vision the board shall, on or before the
. fifteenth day of July Of each year, sub.
! init in writing to the City Council care;
money to be received from the state and
: county and the amount required from
the city for the above purposes, which
aui.te for speeiai e0n PURPOSES u1 a"s a sSa in.
clude AIN 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
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
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 it shall be paid into the school
fund.
QD 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 ",
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 a 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 mado 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 SO audited
approved and endorsed shall be transmit
ted to the Auditor not later than the
same by the board, with the individual
salary demands issued In the manner
above provided; but payment shall be
made only upon the Individual demands
issued in accordance herewith.
| Q5) To receive and manage property
| or money acquired by bequest or dona-
ton. in trust for the benefit Of any
braries; to carry into efset 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.
16) 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.
| uS 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-
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 10 De NlleQ or comm IleQ py
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
them. when the expenditure to be In
CURED on account Of such matter may
exceed three hundred dollars, shall be
Sns or provdsd by Dz Article Hfv hs
| charter; except that the Secretary OF
| the Board Of Education shall be subst-
tuted for. the Clerk of the Council and the
| Board of Educa ton for the Council as
| therein provided.
Sec. ia. Any officer or other person
officially connected with the school de-
o xsa salary yybs he
nected Herewith or drawing such salary,
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 board OF educa-
| tion such investigation and declaration
of vacancy shall be made by the Mayor.
Sec. IT'S. The Board of Education shall.
| on or before the thirtieth day of June in
| each year fix schedule of salaries for
teachers and employees OF the school de-
| paitment, to take effect on the first day
or 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
| hXeu 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 lie. Tho board shall annually, be-
fore the first day of July, make list Of
the supplies estimated to be required by
the school department for the coming
fiscal year, stating in clear and explicit
terms the quantity and kind of articles
needed and how and when they shall be
| delivered, and shall also, before the first