The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-10-29
THE PROPOSED CITY cHARrER
to require the services Of the City Attor-
ney therefor free OF charge In all such

ney therefor free Of charge in ali such
cases.
q0 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
nit in writing to the City Council care
full 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
estimate, in addition to the amount re-
quisite for special purposes. shall In
Fund, to be at the disposition OF the
board for the erection of such new school
buildings and school rooms as the in
crcasinS demands Of the city may re-
qulre, 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.
school fund shall be filed with the Sec
rotary 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 ii certificate. signed by
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
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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 a major
| ity of all the members of the board, shall
| be endorsed in the same manner as other
demands. The salary rolls 20 audited,
approved and endorsed shall be transmit
ted to the Auditor not later than the
fourth day after the allowance OF 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
school. educational purposes or school Ii
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.
be paid at once into the treasury of the
City of Los Angeles to the credit Of the
City School Fund.
90 To discharge all legal incumbran-
ces now existing or which may hereafter
exist on any school property.
40 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
| that may occur in any office when such
vacancy is to be filled or confirmed by
the Board of Education.
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
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-
nected Herewith OF drawing such salary,
upon investigation by the board shall be
found to be interested in, either directly
or indirectly. or 10 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
raised by taxation or otherwise for the
support of the public schools, shall for
| felt his Office OF 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. lis. The Board of Education shall.
| on or before tho thirtieth day of June in
each year fix a schedule of salarie 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
| flXed 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
| 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
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
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
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 Superlntend-
fol, his attachments in public school
and educational matters. He shall have
a seat in the Board OF Education and tho
right to speak on all matters before the