The record-union., 1898-02-13

Miltona Keith. San Diego; Hattie May
Hall. San Francisco; Lottie A. How
ard. Sonoma. Alice Lewis, San Fran
cisco; Edith Soules, Sonoma.
List of Normal documents granted
February -, 1S9S-Inez A. Chase, San
ia Clara: Daisy S. Cozzens, Santa Cla-
ra; Mary H. Cross, Santa Clara: Ruby
Lee Green Colusa: Carrie Jasper. STAN
islaus; NJ Elizabeth Kanstrup, Fresno;
Flora A. Stewart, San Luis Obispo;
Irene E. Thomas, Santa Clara: Urrna
May Woffel, Napa.
SUPERINTENDENT BLACKS RE-
PORT.
Superintendent Black submitted the
following report to the board, which,
as it contains the correspondence be-
tween the superintendent and the At
torney General and a number of opin-
ions from the latter respecting school
matters, will be found interesting:
The Honorable State Board of Edu-
cation. Observation-Disclosures / have
the honor to report as follows:
(a) The Attorney General was re-
quested to furnish the State Board of
Education with an official opinion re-
garding ID the power of the said board
to deter mine what years or grades
should constitute the primary grades or
years in our elementary schools; CD rel
ative to the official organ of the De-
partment of Public Instruction; 90
relative to lithographing life diplomas;
"a relative to the loaning, renting or
selling duplicate plates of state text
books to persons residing either in or
outside of the State and, 90 relative
to the exchange of unsold State text
books by dealers when such books have
been superseded by revised books.
The first question seems to have been
overlooked by the Attorney General,
and his attention has been called TO
the omission.
! append copies of his answers to the
remaining questions, under date of jan
uary Goth:
Hon. Samuel T. Black-Dear Sir: /
am of the opinion: First. that the ques-
tion as to what does or does not con-
stitute an educational monthly jour
nal is one TO be determined by the
State Board of Education. 1t is
question of fact, and not of law.
Sec ond-That there is no provision
vent the Legislature from enacting that
portion of Subdivision of Section
1921. above quoted, making it incum
bent upon the school districts to pay
certain pro rata to the journal so des
ignated, and that. therefore. the law
under consideration is a valid one, and
must oa complied with. Respectfully,
w f. FITZGERALD,
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT.
Sar Francisco. Jan. 10, 1898
Hon. Samuel t. Black-Dear Sir: l
am in receipt of your favor of the Sth
inst, asking my opinion as TO certain
matters relative to lithographing life
diplomas issued by the State Board CT
Education under Section 1921 of the
Political Code.
In reply, I inclose you a copy of an
opinion rendered by me to the Presi-
dent Of the state Normal School at
Los Angeles. which fully covers your
question. Respectfully,
W. F. FITZGERALD.
Attorney General.
San Francisco. June 16 1897.
Edward T. Pierce, Principal State
Normal School. Los Angeles-Dear Sir:
l am in. receipt of your favor of re-
cent date. concerning certain printing
and Autograph work heretofore pro-
cured by your institution from sources
other than the State Printing Office,
and in which you ask whether or not
you can continue to thus procure this
printing and lithographing; and also,
asking ne TO define what comes under
the term State printing
Section 53S of the Political Code is as
follows:
When any chart map, diagram or
other engraving shall be required to IL
lustrate any document ordered to he
printed. such chart, map. diagram or
engraving shall be procured by the SUI
permit sndent Of State Printing. No bills
for engraving or lithographing, or lith-
ograph printing other than the above
shall be allowed by the Board of Ex-
aminers. All State printing shall be
done in the State Printing Office
This section covers the entire ques-
ton. both of State printing and of lith-
ographing. All of the former must un-
der its provisions, be done in the State
Printing Office. and all of the latter
that can be procured at all must be
procured by The superintendent of
State Printing
| am, therefore. of the opinion that
the course heretofore pursued by your
institution in the matter Of procuring
lithograpbing and printing for your in
stitutfon was in direct violation Of this
section, and that no claims for work of
that character can in future be allowed
by the State Board of Examiners out
of any furds appropriated for the sup
port of your school.
I nm further of the opinion that the
term state printing" includes all print
ing Of every kind and character neces-
sary for the proper administration Of
the affairs of any State office, board or
institution. Respectfully.
w. f. FITZGERALD
Attorney General.
San Francisco, Jan. 10, 1898.
Hon Samuel II. Black-Dear Sir: I
am in receipt of your favor of the Sth
inst, in which you state that you are
directed by the State Board of Educa-
ton 10 obtain my opinion las to the
power OF this board to loan, rent or sell
duplicate plates of textbooks publish
ed by the State. to persons residing
either in or outside of the State"
I have examined the laws relative to
such State books and l find no
authority conferred by such laws upon
the State Board of Education either 20
loan, rent or sell such duplicate plates,
and I ar Of The opinion that in the
absence of express legislative authority,
the board has 10 power to do So Re-
spectfully,
w. r. FITZGERALD.
Attorney-General.
San Francisco. Jan. 10. 1898.