Supervisors and the Auditor, respectively, an estimate in writing of the minimum amount of county school fund needed for the ensuing year. This amount he must compute as follows:

First-He must ascertain, in the manner provided for in subdivisions one and two of section eighteen hundred and fifty-eight, the total number of teachers for the county.

Second-He must calculate the amount required to be raised at five hundred dollars per teacher. From this amount he must deduct the total amount of State apportionments, less ten per cent received by the county for the next preceding school year, and the remainder shall be the minimum amount of county school fund needed for the ensuing year; provided, that if this amount is less than sufficient to raise a sum equal to three dollars for each census child in the county, then the minimum amount shall be such a sum as will be equal to three dollars for each census child in the county.

1818. The Board of Supervisors of each county having Levy of less than one hundred thousand inhabitants must, annually, county tax. at the time of levying other county taxes, levy a tax to be known as the county school tax, the maximum rate of which must not exceed fifty cents on each one hundred dollars of taxable property in the county, nor the minimum rate be less than sufficient to raise a minimum amount reported by the County Superintendent, in accordance with the provisions of the preceding section. The Supervisors must determine the minimum rate of the county school tax as follows: they must deduct fifteen per cent. from the equalized value of the last general assessment roll, and the amount required to be raised, divided by the remainder of the assessment roll, is the rate to be levied; but if any fraction of a cent occur, it must be taken as a full cent on each one hundred dollars.

1819. If the Supervisors fail to levy the tax as herein Duty of provided, then the Auditor must, and add it to the assessment roll.

Auditor if Supervisors fail to make

levy.

1820. All moneys derived from this tax in each county Proceeds of must be paid into the treasury thereof, to the credit of the tax to be School Fund.

paid into
the County
School Fund.

ARTICLE XIX.

DISTRICT SCHOOL TAX.

SECTION 1830. Elections to determine.

1831. Notice of election.

1832. Same.

1833. Judges of, how appointed.

1834. Ballots, what to contain.

1835. Returns.

1836. Certificates of election.

1837. Duties of Assessor.

1839. Maximum rate of.

Elections to

determine.

Notice of election.

Same.

Judges of, how

1830. The Board of Trustees of any district may, when in their judgment it is advisable, call an election, and submit to the electors of the district the question whether a tax shall be raised to furnish additional school facilities for the district, or to maintain any school in such district, or for building one or more school houses, or for any two or all of these purposes; provided, that where a tax has been collected for the purpose of building a school house, and the erection of said school house shall not have been commenced within one year from the time said tax was collected, the custodian of said money shall return the same to the parties from whom said tax was collected.

1831. Such election must be called by posting notices in three of the most public places in the district, for twenty days; and, also, if there is a newspaper in the county, by advertising therein once a week for three weeks.

1832. Such notices must specify the time and place of holding the election, the amount of money proposed to be raised, and the purpose for which it is intended to be used.

1833. The Trustees must appoint three Judges to conduct appointed. the election, and it must be held in all respects, as nearly as practicable, in conformity with the general election law; provided, that no particular form of ballot shall be required, nor shall any informalities in conducting such election invalidate the same, if the election shall have been otherwise fairly conducted.

Ballots, what to contain.

Returns.

Certificates

of election.

Tax, how levied.

1834. At such elections the ballots must contain the words "Tax-Yes;" or, "Tax-No."

1835. If a majority of the votes cast are "Tax-Yes," the officers of the election must certify the fact to the Board of Trustees.

1836. The Trustees, upon the receipt of a certificate of such fact, must report the same to the Board of Supervisors, stating the amount of money to be raised.

1837. The Board of Supervisors must, at the time of levying the county taxes, levy a tax upon all the taxable property in the district voting such tax sufficient to raise the amount voted. The rate of taxation shall be ascertained by deducting fifteen per cent. for anticipated delinquencies from the aggregate assessed value of the property in the district, as it appears on the assessment roll of the county, and then dividing the sum voted by the remainder of such aggregate assessed value. The taxes so levied shall be computed and entered on the assessment roll by the County Auditor, and collected at the same time and in the same manner as State and county taxes; and when collected shall be paid into the county treasury for the use of the district in which the tax was voted.

rate of.

1839. The maximum rate of tax levied by a district tax Maximum in any one year for building purposes must not exceed seventy cents on each hundred dollars, and the maximum rate levied for other school purposes must not exceed thirty cents on each hundred dollars in any one year.

ARTICLE XX.

GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATIVE TO SCHOOL FUNDS AND TAXES.

SECTION 1857. No compensation allowed to certain officer for collecting, etc., school moneys.

1858. Apportionment of State and County School Fund, how made.

1859. Same.

1860. Same.

1861. What State School Fund may be used for.

allowed to

collecting,

1857. No Assessor, Tax Collector, or County Treasurer No compenmust charge or receive any fees or compensation whatever, sation for assessing, collecting, receiving, keeping, or disbursing certain any school moneys, but the whole moneys collected must be officers for paid to the County Treasurer; provided, that said Assessor or etc., school Tax Collector, for services rendered in the collection of poll moneys. taxes, shall receive the sum of fifteen per cent. of the collections.

State and

School Fund, how made.

1858. All State school moneys apportioned by the Super- Apportionintendent of Public Instruction must be apportioned to the ment of several counties in proportion to the number of school cen- County sus children between the ages of five and seventeen years of age, as shown by the returns of the School Census Marshals of the preceding school year; provided, that the Indian children who are not living under the guardianship of white persons, and Mongolian children, shall not be included in the apportionment list. The School Superintendent in each county must apportion all State and county school moneys as follows:

First-He must ascertain the number of teachers each district is entitled to, by calculating one teacher for every seventy school census children between the ages of five and seventeen years of age, or fraction thereof not less than twenty school census children, as shown by the next preceding school census.

Second-He must ascertain the total number of teachers for the county, by adding together the number of teachers assigned to the several districts.

Third-Five hundred dollars shall be apportioned to each district for every teacher assigned it; provided, that to districts having ten and less than twenty school census children. shall be apportioned four hundred dollars.

Fourth-All school moneys remaining on hand after apportioning five hundred dollars to each district having twenty school census children or more for every teacher assigned it, and after apportioning four hundred dollars to districts having less than twenty school census children between the

Same

Same.

What State
School Fund

may be used for.

Penalty for insulting teachers.

ages of five and seventeen years of age, must be apportioned to the several districts in proportion to the average daily attendance in each district during the preceding year. Census children, where mentioned in this section, shall be construed to mean those between the ages of five and seventeen years.

1859. No school district is entitled to receive any apportionment of State or county school moneys which has not maintained a public school for at least six months during the then next preceding school year; bat any new district formed by the division of an old one is entitled to its apportionment when school has been maintained in the old district before division, and in the new district after division, at least eight months in all. A district which is prevented by fire, flood, or prevailing epidemic from maintaining a school for the length of time designated in this section, is nevertheless entitled to its apportionment of State and county school

moneys.

1860. No school district is entitled to receive any apportionment of State or county school moneys unless the teachers employed in the schools of such district hold legal certificates of fitness for teaching, in full force and effect.

1861. The State School Fund, excepting as otherwise provided in this chapter, must be used for no other purpose than the payment of teachers of primary and grammar schools.

ARTICLE XXI.

MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS RELATING TO PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

SECTION 1867. Penalty for insulting teachers.

1868. Penalty for disturbing school.

1869. Penalty for issuing certificates, except as provided for in this title. 1870. School officers not to act as agents.

1871. Applicants for diplomas or certificates must present evidence of

character.

1873. School officers may administer oaths.

1874. Books once adopted must be continued four years.

1875. Penalties for neglect to use books adopted.

1876. Certain persons not to be interested in contracts.

1877. Printing and binding, by whom to be done.

1878. School year, commencement of.

1879. Influencing members of a Board made felony.

1880. Election called by Trustees to raise money for building school houses. 1881. Notice for election, how given.

1882. Notice, what to contain.

1883. Election, how held.

1884. Returns, when and how canvassed.

1885. Form of bonds, when payable.

1886. Interest, when payable.

1887. Tax, when to be levied.

1888. Failure to levy tax, how remedied.

1867. Any parent, guardian, or other person who shall insult or abuse any teacher, in the presence of the school, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and be liable to a fine of not less than ten nor exceeding one hundred dollars.

schools.

1868. Any person who shall willfully disturb any public Penalty for school, or any public school meeting, shall be guilty of a mis- disturbing demeanor, and liable to a fine of not less than ten nor more than one hundred dollars.

certificates

1869. Any State, County, or City, or City and County Penalty for Superintendent, or any State, County, or City, or City and issuing County Board of Education, who shall issue a certificate or except as diploma, except as provided for in this title, shall be guilty this title. of a misdemeanor.

provided for

to act as

1870. No officer named in this title, or teacher in any School public school held under the provisions of this title, must officers not act as agent for any author, publisher, bookseller, or other agents. person, to introduce any book, apparatus, furniture, or any other article whatever, in the common schools of this State, or any one or more of them, or directly or indirectly contract for or receive any gift or reward for so introducing or recommending the same; and any officer so acting or receiving must be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and, on conviction, be punished by fine or imprisonment, and be removed from office.

1871. Certificates shall be issued to such persons only as Evidence of shall have given evidence of good moral character.

character.

administer

1873. Every officer charged with the performance of duties School under the provisions of this chapter may administer and officers may certify oaths relating to offices or official matters concerning oaths. public schools.

adopted

1874. In the adoption of text-books, all County, City, and Books once City and County Boards of Education shall be governed by must be the following rules:

continued

First-Any books hereafter adopted as a part of a uniform four years. series of text-books must be continued in use for not less than four years.

Second-No change of text-books must be made at any other time than in the months of May or June of the year in which the change is made, and no changes shall be made to take effect until the beginning of the school term commencing after the thirtieth day of June of that year.

Third-At least sixty days notice of any proposed change in text-books must be given by publication in a newspaper of general circulation published in the county, if there be one, in which such change is to be made. If there be no newspaper published in the county, then such publication shall be made in any newspaper having a general circulation in the county. A copy of the newspaper containing such publication, with such notice marked, must immediately after the first publication thereof be by the Secretary of the Board transmitted to the State Board of Education, and the same, when received, must be filed by the Secretary of said State Board. Said notice shall state what text-books it is