The herald., 1898-10-26
TUE PaoPos1D CITY cHAarHR

1AS0 S4N0&lk<S AA1s>8AkA0e
THE PnoPos1D CITY cHA1rER
to require the services Of the City Attor-
ney therefor free OF charge In all such
cases.
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
vision the board shall. on or before the
fifteenth day of July Of each year. SUBJ
NIT In writing to tho City Council a care
money mo A to be peceived re from oul' tho % State and
county and the amount required from
the city for the above purposes, which
estimate, In addition to the amount re-
clude an item known as the Building
Fund to be at tho disposition OF the
board for the erection of such new school
buildings and school rooms as the in
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.
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-
1A, o-1 nd m
the Auditor. Every demand shall have
endorsed upon II certificate. signed by
the Secretary. of its approval by the
Board Of Education. showing the date
the school department entitled to sal
ary therefrom shall receive a demand for
the amount due. approved by the board
and signed by the President and Secre-
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
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
QO To receive and manage property
or money acquired by bequest or dona-
tion, in trust for the benefit Of any
braries; to carry into effect the terms
of any bequest not in conflict with tho
general laws or this charter. and to sell
such personal property as shall no longer
Ali moneys realised 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.
10 To discharge all legal incumbran-
ces now existing or which may hereafter
exist on any school property.
dD To prohibit any child under six
years OF age from attending tho 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
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 I'LL any. vacancy
vacancy Is to be filled or confirmed by
the Board of Education.
Sec. 173 All contracts for supplies.
merchandise, building repairing and sv-
cry other article and thing. supplied to or
done for the public schools or any OF
them, when the expenditure to be in
R.s Sndrsa d d9ars ms:ss
manner provided by Article XIV Of this
charter; except that the, Secretary OF
tuted for the Clerk of the Council and the
Board Of Education for the Council as
therein provided.
Sec. ia. Any ohlcer or other person
officially connected with the school de-
partment or drawing salary from the
Board of Education, who. while con-
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
raised by taxation or otherwise for the
support of the public schools, shall for
felt his ONCE or contract OF employment
and the Board of Education shall there
upon declare such office or position va
cant; provided, that. however. In tho
case Of member of board OF educa-
tion such investigation and declaration
OF vacancy shall be made by the Mayor.
Sec. 175. 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-
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 pc paid In ten
equal monthly instalments, subject 10
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 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. The 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
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