Appropria ciency trans CHAPTER CXX. An Act to provide for the deficiency in the appropriation for the transportation of the insane, for the thirty-seventh fiscal year. [Approved March 15, 1887.] The People of the State of California, represented in Senate and SECTION 1. The sum of six hundred and twenty-four doltion. Defi- lars and sixty cents is hereby appropriated out of any money in the State Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to pay the deficiency in the appropriation for the transportation of insane, for the thirty-seventh fiscal year. portation of insane. SEC. 2. This Act shall take effect immediately. Board of State Nor How con CHAPTER CXXI. An Act to amend sections three hundred and fifty-four, one thousand four hundred and eighty-seven, one thousand four hundred and eighty-eight, one thousand four hundred and eighty-nine, one thousand four hundred and ninety, one thousand four hundred and ninety-one, one thousand four hundred and ninety-two, one thousand five hundred and one, one thousand five hundred and three, one thousand five hundred and four, one thousand five hundred and five, and one thousand five hundred and seven, and to repeal section one thousand five hundred and six, all of said sections being of the Political Code of the State of California, relating to the organization, powers, and duties of Boards of Trustees of State Normal Schools. [Approved March 15, 1887.] The People of the State of California, represented in Senate and SECTION 1. Section three hundred and fifty-four of the Political Code of the State of California is hereby amended to read as follows: 354. The Normal Schools at San José and at Los Angeles, and any Normal School established after the first day of Janmal School. uary, eighteen hundred and eighty-seven, by the State, shall stituted. be known as State Normal Schools, and shall each have a Board of Trustees, constituted as follows: The Governor and State Superintendent of Public Instruction shall be members of each Board, and there shall be five members, whose term of office shall be five years, who shall be appointed by the Governor; provided, that the Trustees of the State Normal School in office June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and eighty-seven, shall hold office until the end of the terms for which they were appointed; provided, that no appointment made after the approval of this Act shall be for a term of more than five Proviso. years, and the Trustees in office when this Act takes effect shall ́ become members of the Board of Trustees of the Normal School located nearest to their residences, and the members of any Board of Trustees, when first appointed and organized, shall classify themselves so that the term of one Trustee shall expire annually. SEC. 2. Section one thousand four hundred and eightyseven of the Political Code of the State of California is hereby amended to read as follows: school. 1487. The State Normal Schools have for their objects objects of the education of teachers for the public schools of this State. SEC. 3. Section one thousand four hundred and eightyeight of the Political Code of the State of California is amended to read as follows: 1488. The State Normal Schools shall be under the man- Board of agement and control of Boards of Trustees, constituted as Trustees; provided in section three hundred and fifty-four of the Politi- control. cal Code of the State of California. SEC. 4. Section one thousand four hundred and eightynine of the Political Code of the State of California is hereby amended to read as follows: manage and 1489. The powers and duties of each Board of Trustees Defining are as follows: First-To elect a Secretary, who shall receive such salary, not to exceed one hundred and fifty dollars per annum, as may be allowed by the Board. Second-To prescribe rules for their own government, and for the government of the school. Third-To prescribe rules for the reports of officers and teachers of the school, and for visiting other schools and institutes. Fourth-To provide for the purchase of school apparatus, furniture, stationery, and text-books for the use of the pupils. Fifth-To establish and maintain training or model schools, and require the pupils of the Normal School to teach and instruct classes therein. Sixth-To elect a Principal and other necessary teachers, fix their salaries, and prescribe their duties. Seventh-To issue diplomas of graduation upon the recommendation of the Faculty of the school. Eighth-To control and expend all moneys appropriated for the support and maintenance of the school, and all money received from tuition or from donations. In no event shall any moneys appropriated for the support of the school, or received from tuition or donations, be paid or used for compensation or traveling expenses of the Trustees of the school, except when attending the joint meetings provided for by section one thousand four hundred and ninety-two of the Political Code of the State of California, and each Trustee attending such meetings shall receive the same mileage as is allowed by law to members of the Legislature, for not more than two meetings in each school year. Ninth To cause a record of all their proceedings to be kept, which shall be open to public inspection at the school. powers and duties of Board of Trustees. Meetings of Time and place of meeting fixed by by-laws. Joint meet of Trustees Tenth-To keep, open to public inspection, an account of receipts and expenditures. Eleventh-To annually report to the Governor a statement of all their transactions, and of all matters pertaining to the school. Twelfth-To transmit with such report a copy of the principal teacher's annual report. Thirteenth-To revoke any diploma by them granted, on receiving satisfactory evidence that the holder thereof is addicted to drunkenness, is guilty of gross immorality, or is reputedly dishonest in his dealings; provided, that such person shall have at least thirty days' previous notice of such contemplated action, and shall, if he asks it, be heard in his own defense. SEC. 5. Section one thousand four hundred and ninety of the Political Code of the State of California is hereby amended to read as follows: 1490. Each Board of Trustees must hold two regular meetings in each year, and may hold special meetings, at the call of the Secretary, when directed by the Chairman. SEC. 6. Section one thousand four hundred and ninetyone of the Political Code of the State of California is hereby amended to read as follows: 1491. The time and place of regular meetings must be fixed by the by-laws of the Board. The Secretary must give written notice of the time and place of special meetings to each member of the Board. SEC. 7. Section one thousand four hundred and ninetytwo of the Political Code of the State of California is hereby amended to read as follows: 1492. Joint meetings of the Boards of Trustees of the ings of Board State Normal Schools shall be held at least once in each and duties. school year, alternately, at the different State Normal Schools. The first meeting shall be held at San José, and thereafter at the other Normal Schools in the order of their organization. At such meetings the Trustees shall have the power, and it shall be their duty: Annual report of Principal. Board of Trustees may issue diplomas. First-To prescribe a uniform series of text-books for use in the State Normal Schools. The State series of text-books shall be used, when published, in the grades and classes for which they are adapted. Second-To prescribe a uniform course of study, and time, and standard for graduation from the State Normal Schools. SEC. 8. Section one thousand five hundred and one of the Political Code of the State of California is hereby amended to read as follows: 1501. The Principal of each State Normal School must make a detailed annual report to the Board of Trustees, with a catalogue of the pupils, and such other particulars as the Board may require or he may think useful." SEC. 9. Section one thousand five hundred and three of the Political Code of the State of California is hereby amended to read as follows: 1503. The Board of Trustees of each State Normal School, upon the recommendation of the Faculty, may issue to those pupils who worthily complete the full course of study and training prescribed, a diploma of graduation. To each pupil receiving this diploma, and thereafter teaching successfully in the public schools of this State for three years, and to each pupil who worthily completes the post graduate course, the State Board of Education shall grant an educationaĺ diploma. SEC. 10. Section one thousand five hundred and four of the Political Code of the State of California is hereby amended to read as follows: Secretary. 1504. The Boards of Trustees, or such Trustees as attend Appoint the joint meetings, shall have power to appoint a Secretary, compensawho shall receive such compensation, not to exceed twenty tion of. dollars for each joint meeting, as the Trustees present at the meeting may order paid. The Secretary shall keep a Keep record full record of all the proceedings of the joint meetings of the Trustees, and shall notify the Secretary of each Board of Trustees of any changes made in the course of study or the text-books to be adopted in the State Normal Schools. SEC. 11. Section one thousand five hundred and seven of the Political Code of the State of California is hereby amended to read as follows: of joint meetings. how ex pended. 1507. Each order upon the Controller of State by the Board Moneys; of Trustees of a State Normal School must be signed by the President of the Board, and countersigned by the Secretary. Upon presentation of the order aforesaid, signed and countersigned as aforesaid, the Controller of State must draw his warrant upon the State Treasurer in favor of the Board of Trustees for any moneys, or any part thereof, appropriated and set apart for the support of the Normal School, and the Treasurer must pay such warrants on presentation. SEC. 12. Section one thousand five hundred and six of the Political Code of the State of California is hereby repealed. SEC. 13. This Act shall take effect and be in force on and after the first day of July, eighteen hundred and eighty seven. CHAPTER CXXII. An Act to provide for compiling, illustrating, electrotyping, printing, binding, copyrighting, and distributing certain books of a State series of school text-books, and appropriating money therefor. [Approved March 15, 1887.] The People of the State of California, represented in Senate and additional SECTION 1. In addition to the books directed to be com- Defining piled for use in the common schools of the State by section books for one of the Act entitled an Act to provide for compiling, compilation. illustrating, electrotyping, printing, binding, copyrighting, and distributing a State series of school text-books, and appropriating money therefor, approved February twenty-sixth, Appropriation. Subject to order of State Board of Education. Remuneration for compiling books. Proviso. eighteen hundred and eighty-five, the State Board of Educa- same. SEC. 2. The State Board of Education shall employ well qualified persons to compile the books mentioned in section one of this Act, and shall fix the remuneration for the services thus rendered; provided, that if competent authors shall compile any one or more works of the first order of excellence, and shall offer the same as a free gift to the people of the State, together with the copyright of the same, and the exclusive right to manufacture and sell such works within the State of California, it shall be the duty of the State Board of Education to accept such gift, and to expend no money for the purpose of compiling works relating to the subjects treated of in the books thus donated. The State Board of engravings. Education shall furnish to the Superintendent of State Printing, designs for all cuts and engravings to be used in the said series of text-books. Cuts and Supervision tendent of State Printing. Proviso. SEC. 3. The printing of all the text-books provided for in of Superin- section one of this Act, and all the mechanical work connected therewith, shall be done by and under the supervision of the Superintendent of State Printing, at the State Printing Office; provided, that the purchase of paper for the school books, and the cardboards, cloth, and leather for covers, shall be procured by advertising for proposals to furnish the same in the manner now provided for by section five hundred and thirty-two of the Political Code, relating to paper supplies for the State Printing Office; and provided further, that all folding, stitching, binding, and ruling shall be done in the State Bindery; but the accounts of the school book binding shall be kept separate from those of all other binding. The sum of one hundred and sixty-five thousand dollars, in addition to the unexpended balance of the sum Provided further. |