10. All demands payable out of the Common School Fund shall be filed with the Secretary of the Board of Education, and after they have been approved by the Board, they shall be signed by the President of the Board and the Superintendent and sent to the Auditor. Every demand shall have endorsed upon it a certificate, signed by the Secretary, of its approval by the Board of Education, showing the date thereof, and the law authorizing it by title, date and section. Every person in the employ of the School Department entitled to a salary therefrom shall receive a warrant for the amount due and approved by the Board, signed by the President and Secretary 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 Committee thereof and approved by a majority of all the members of the Board, shall be endorsed in the same manner as other demands. The salary roll so audited, approved and endorsed, shall be immediately transmitted to the Auditor not later than the third day of every month for comparison with the individual salary warrants issued in the manner above provided; but payment shall be made only on the individual warrants issued in accordance herewith.

Leasing of School Property.

11. To lease to the highest responsible bidder, for the benefit of the Common School Fund, for a term not exceeding thirty-five years any real property of the School Department not required for school purposes; but no lease shall be made except after advertisement for bids for at least sixty days in the official newspaper and one other daily newspaper of general circulation, published in the City and County, and by an affirmative vote of at least three members of the Board of Education and approved by an ordinance of the Board of Supervisors, passed by a vote of at least fifteen of its members, and approved by the Mayor; and provided that at the expiration of the term of said lease all buildings and improvements erected shall revert to and become the property of the School Department of the City and County.-As amended November 5, 1907; approved by the Legislature November 23, 1907 (Statutes Special Session, 1907, page 55).

Trust Funds.

12. To receive and manage property or money acquired by bequest or donation in trust for the benefit of any school, educational purpose or school library; 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 use in the schools. All moneys realized by such sales shall be at once paid into the treasury to the credit of the Common School Fund.

Proposals for Supplies.

Provisions Governing Proposals.

Sec. 2. The Board shall annually, before the first day of May, make a list of supplies estimated to be required by the School Department for the ensuing 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 invite proposals for furnishing the same by advertising therefor for at least ten days in the official newspaper.

The provisions of Article II, Chapter III, of this Charter, in regard to the advertising for proposals, the affidavit and security accompanying the same, the presentation and opening of proposals; the awarding of contracts and the security for the performance thereof, shall, so far as the same can be made applicable, apply to all proposals and contracts made, awarded or entered into for furnishing supplies to the School Department. Any contract made in violation of any provision of this Article shall be void.

Annual Report to Supervisors.

Sec. 3. The Board shall, during each year, transmit to the Supervisors a report in writing for the preceding fiscal year, stating the number of schools within its jurisdiction, the length of time they have been kept open, the number of pupils taught in each school, the average daily attendance of pupils in all the public schools, the number, names and salaries of teachers, the dates of their appointments and the character of the certificates held by them, the amount of money drawn from the treasury by the Department during the year, distinguishing the State fund from all others, the purpose for which such money has been expended, with particulars, and such other information as may be required by the State Superintendent, the Supervisors or the Mayor.

Schedule of Salaries.

Sec. 4. The Board shall, between the first and twenty-first days of May of each year, adopt a schedule of salaries for the next ensuing fiscal year for teachers and all employees of the School Department.

CHAPTER IV.

SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS.

Member of Board. Salary.

Section 1. The Superintendent of Schools of the City and County shall be elected by the qualified electors thereof at each gubernatorial election.

He shall be by virtue of his office a member of the Board of Education. He shall receive an annual salary of four thousand dollars. As amended March 16, 1915; approved by the Legislature April 1, 1915 (Statutes, 1915, page 1807).

Deputy Superintendents.

Sec. 2. The Superintendent shall appoint four Deputy Superintendents. The number of such deputies shall not be increased until the average daily attendance shall have reached forty-five thousand, when the Superintendent shall appoint one additional deputy and thereafter he shall appoint one deputy for each additional eight thousand children in average daily attendance. If from any cause a vacancy occurs in the office of Deputy Superintendent, such vacancy shall be filled by the Superintendent. Term of Deputies.

Sec. 3. Of the Deputy Superintendents first appointed, the Superintendent shall appoint two for two years and two for four years. All Deputy Superintendents subsequently appointed shall hold office for four years.

Qualifications of Deputies.

Sec. 4. Such deputies must have had at least ten years' successful experience as teachers, and shall have been residents of the City and County at least five years preceding their appointment. Duties of Superintendent.

Sec. 5. In addition to the duties imposed by the general laws of the State, it shall be the duty of the Superintendent:

Enforce Rules.

1. To observe and enforce all rules and regulations of the Board of Education and to see that no religious or sectarian books or teachings are allowed in the schools.

Annual Report to Board.

2. To report to the Board of Education annually, on or before the twentieth day of August, and at such other times as the Board may require, all matters pertaining to the condition and progress of the public schools of the City and County during the fiscal year, with such recommendations as he may deem proper.

Recommendations.

3. To inform the Board of the condition of the schools, school houses and of other matters connected therewith, and to recommend such measures as he may deem necessary for the advancement of education in the City and County, and for the care and improvement of the property of the School Department.

Visit All Schools.

4. To visit and examine, with the assistance of his deputies, all the schools at least twice year, and determine their standing and classification. To recommend rules for the promotion of pupils from grade to grade, from school to school, and for the transfer and the graduation of pupils.

Studies and Text-Books.

5. To recommend to the Board the courses of studies, the textbooks and books for supplementary use in the public schools and

the purchase of such apparatus, books, stationery and other classroom supplies as may be required in the schools.

Standing of Schools.

6. To report to the Board once a month upon the standing of schools examined by him and his deputies.

City Board of Examination. Powers.

Sec. 6. The Superintendent and his Deputies shall constitute the City Board of Examination, and shall have power:

To Examine Applicants.

1. To examine applicants, and to prescribe a standard of proficiency which will entitle the person examined to receive :

a.

A high school certificate, valid for six years, which shall authorize the holder to teach any primary, grammar, or high school in the City and County.

b. A City certificate, grammar grade, valid for six years, which shall authorize the holder to teach any primary or grammar school in the City and County.

C. A City certificate, primary grade, valid for two years, which shall authorize the holder to teach any primary school in the City and County. They shall report the result of the examination to the Board of Education, and the Board shall thereupon issue to the successful candidates the certificates to which they shall be entitled.

Special Certificates.

2. To recommend applicants for special certificates valid for a period not to exceed six years, upon such special studies as may be authorized by the Board of Education.

Revocation of Certificates.

3. For immoral or unprofessional conduct, profanity, intemperance, or evident unfitness for teaching, to recommend to the Board of Education the revocation of any certificates previously granted by the Board.

Recommend City Certificates.

4. To recommend the granting of City certificates, and the renewal thereof, in the manner provided for the granting and renewal of County certificates by County Board of Education in section seventeen hundred and seventy-five of the Political Code.

CHAPTER V.

SCHOOL TAX LEVY.

Annual Estimate. Limit of Aggregate Amount.

Section 1. The Board of Education shall, on or before the first Monday of April in each year, report to the Supervisors an estimate of the amount which shall be required during the ensuing fiscal year for the purpose of meeting the current annual expenses of public instruction in the City and County specifying the amount

required for supplies to be furnished pupils, including text-books for indigent children; for purchasing and procuring sites; for leasing rooms or erecting buildings; for furnishing, fitting up, altering, enlarging and repairing buildings; for the support of schools organized since the last annual apportionment; for the salary of the School Directors, Superintendent, Deputy Superintendents, and all other persons employed in the School Department, and for other expenditures necessary for the administration of the Public School system; but the aggregate amount so reported for any one year shall not exceed the sum of thirty-two dollars and fifty cents for each pupil, who in the fiscal year immediately prior thereto actually attended the schools entitled to participate in the apportionment thereof.

Common School Fund.

Sec. 2. The Supervisors at the time and in the manner of levying and collecting other City and County taxes shall levy and cause to be collected for the Common School Fund a tax which, added to the revenue derived from other sources, shall produce an amount of money which shall not exceed thirty-two dollars and fifty cents for each pupil in attendance during the preceding fiscal year, as ascertained and reported by the Board of Education.

Extraordinary Expenditures.

Sec. 3. In case of extreme emergency or great calamity, such as disaster from fire, riot, earthquake or public enemy, the Board of Education may, with the approval of the Mayor or Supervisors, incur extraordinary expenditures in excess of the annual limit provided for in this Charter, for the repair and construction and furnishing of school houses in place of those so injured or destroyed. The Supervisors may, by ordinance, cause to be transferred to the Common School Fund, from moneys in any fund not otherwise appropriated, sufficient money to liquidate such expenditure, and provide for the same in the next tax levy of the City and County.

CHAPTER VI.

SCHOOL HOUSES AND LOTS.

New School Houses. Plans and Estimates.

Section 1. When any locality in the City and County is unprovided with sufficient school accommodations, the Board of Education may, by resolution, make a requisition upon the Board of Public Works for plans and specifications and estimates for a new school house, specifying the number of class rooms needed, the location of the proposed school house, the date on which it should be completed, the amount of money in the School Fund available for the purpose, and such other information as will enable the Board of Public Works to prepare the necessary plans, specifications and estimates of cost for such school house.

If such plans, specifications and estimates are approved by the Board of Education they shall be endorsed "Approved," with the