seventeen years of age who were residents of his district on said fifteenth day of May..

Second-To report the result of his labors to the Superintendent of Schools (or to the Board of Education, in cities), on or before the fifth day of June in each year.

Third-He shall visit each habitation, home, residence, domicile, or place of abode in his district, and by actual observation and interrogation enumerate the census children of the same.

1635. Whenever a district is formed, lying partly in two Same. adjoining counties, the Census Marshal must report to each County Superintendent the number of children in each county.

1636. His report must be made under oath, upon blanks Report of. furnished by the Superintendent of Public Instruction, and must show:

First-The number, age, sex, color, and nationality of the children listed.

Second--The names of the parents or guardians of said children.

Third-Such other facts as the Superintendent of Public Instruction may designate.

Fourth-The Census Marshal shall have power to administer oaths to parents and guardians.

Fifth-If, at any time, the Superintendent of Schools has reason to believe that a correct report has not been returned, he may appoint a Census Marshal, have the census retaken, and the compensation for the same shall be audited and paid as provided in section one thousand six hundred and thirtynine of this Code.

1637. He must include in his report all children (whose children. parents or guardians are residents of the district) that are absent at absent attending institutions of learning.

school to be

listed.

residents to

1638. He must not include in his report children who Children are attending institutions of learning, or such benevolent of noninstitutions as deaf and dumb, blind, and orphan asylums, be included. in his district, but whose parents or guardians do not reside therein.

1639. The compensation of Census Marshals must be compensaaudited and paid as other claims upon the School Fund of tion of the district are audited and paid.

Marshal.

to report.

1640. If the Census Marshal neglect or refuse to make Penalty his report at the time and in the manner herein required, for failure and to perform any other duty devolved upon him, he must be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and on conviction be punished by fine or imprisonment.

When and

how elected.

General duties of.

When to

provide

ARTICLE IX.

CLERKS OF SCHOOL DISTRICTS.

SECTION 1649. When and how elected.

1650. General duties of.

1651. When to provide supplies, etc.

1649. Boards of Trustees must annually, on the first Saturday of July, meet and elect one of their number Clerk of the district.

1650. It is the duty of the Clerk:

First-To act as Clerk of the Board, and keep a record of their proceedings.

Second-To keep an account of the receipts and expenditures of school moneys.

Third-To keep his record and accounts open to the inspection of the electors of the district.

Fourth-To perform such other duties as may be prescribed by the Board.

1651. The Clerk of each district must, under the direction supplies, etc. of the Board of Trustees, provide all school supplies authorized by this chapter, and keep the school house in repair during the time the school is taught therein.

Who may be

ARTICLE X.

SCHOOLS.

SECTION 1662. Who may be admitted to.

1663. Schools to be graded.

1664. To be taught in the English language.

1665. Course of instruction.

1666. Other studies.

1667. Instruction in manners, etc.

1668. Physical exercise, etc.

1672. Sectarian books and teachings prohibited.

1673. Duration of daily sessions.

1662. Every school, unless otherwise provided by law, admitted to. must be open for the admission of all children between six and twenty-one years of age, residing in the district; and the Board of Trustees, or City Board of Education, have power to admit adults and children not residing in the district, whenever good reason exists therefor. Trustees shall have the power to exclude children of filthy or vicious habits, or children suffering from contagious or infectious diseases.

School to be graded.

To be taught

in the English language.

1663. All schools, unless otherwise provided by law, must be divided into primary and grammar grades.

1664. All schools must be taught in the English language.

1665. Instruction must be given in the following branches, Course of in the several grades in which each may be required, viz.: instruction. Reading, writing, orthography, arithmetic, geography, grammar, history of the United States, elements of physiology, vocal music, elements of bookkeeping, and industrial drawing.

studies.

1666. Other studies may be authorized by the State Board Other of Education, or Board of Education of any county, city, or city and county; but no such studies can be pursued to the neglect or exclusion of the studies in the preceding section specified.

in manners,

1667. Instruction must be given in all grades of schools, Instruction and in all classes, during the entire school course, in manners and morals.

etc.

1668. Attention must be given to such physical exercises Physical for the pupils as may be conducive to health and vigor of exercise, body, as well as mind, and to the ventilation and temperature of school-rooms.

etc.

1672. No publication of a sectarian, partisan, or denomi- Sectarian national character must be used or distributed in any school, books and or be made a part of any school library; nor must any sec- prohibited. tarian or denominational doctrine be taught therein. Any school district, town, or city, the officers of which knowingly allow any schools to be taught in violation of these provisions, forfeits all right to any State or county apportionment of school moneys; and, upon satisfactory evidence of such violation, the Superintendent of Public Instruction and School Superintendent must withhold both State and county apportionments.

sessions.

1673. No school must be continued in session more than Duration six hours a day; and no pupil under eight years of age must of dolly be kept in school more than four hours per day. Any violation of the provisions of this section must be treated in the same manner as a violation of the provisions of the preceding section.

ARTICLE XI.

PUPILS.

SECTION 1683. Pupils, how admitted.

1684. Must submit to regulations.

1685. Suspension and expulsion of.

1686. Defacing school property, liabilities for.

1687. Experienced teachers for beginners.

1683. Pupils must be admitted into the schools in the Pupils, how order in which they apply to be registered.

1684. All pupils must comply with the regulations, pur

admitted.

Must

sue the required course of study, and submit to the authority submit to of the teachers of said schools.

regulations.

Suspension and

1685. Continued willful disobedience or open defiance of expulsion of the authority of the teacher constitutes good cause for expulsion from school, and habitual profanity and vulgarity good cause for suspension from school.

Defacing school property, liabilities

for.

Experienced

teachers for

1686. Any pupil who cuts, defaces, or otherwise injures any school house, fences, or outbuildings thereof, is liable to suspension or expulsion; and on the complaint of the teacher or Trustees, the parents or guardians of such pupils shall be liable for all damages.

1687. In cities having graded schools, beginners shall be beginners. taught for the first two years by teachers who have had at least four years' experience; and such teachers shall rank, in point of salary, with those of first grade.

General duties of teachers.

ARTICLE XII.

TEACHERS.

SECTION 1696. General duties of teachers.

1697. School month, in relation to salary of teachers, defined.

1698. Appeal allowed from order removing teacher for incompetency.

1699. Appeals in other cases.

1700. No warrant to be drawn in favor of a teacher unless he performs his duties.

1701. Nor unless he hold certificate, and was employed.

1702. Teacher's duty in regard to teaching morality, etc.

1704. Eligibility of teachers.

1696. Every teacher in the public schools must: First-Before assuming charge of a school, file his certificate with the County Superintendent.

Second-On taking charge of a school, or in closing a term of school, immediately notify the County Superintendent of such fact.

Third-Enforce the course of study, the use of text-books, and the rules and regulations prescribed for schools.

Fourth-Hold pupils to a strict account for disorderly conduct on the way to and from school, on the playgrounds, or during recess; suspend, for good cause, any pupil in the school, and report such suspension to the Board of Trustees, or City Board of Education, for review. If such action is not sustained by them, the teacher may appeal to the County Superintendent, whose decision shall be final.

Fifth-Keep a State School Register.

Sixth-Make an annual report to the County Superintendent at the time and in the manner and on the blanks prescribed by the Superintendent of Public Instruction. Any school teacher who shall end any school term before the close of the school year, shall make a report to the County Superintendent immediately after the close of such term; and any teacher who may be teaching any school at the end

of the school year shall, in his or her annual report, include all statistics for the entire school year, notwithstanding any previous report for a part of the year.

Seventh-Make such other reports as may be required by the Superintendent of Public Instruction, County Superintendent, or Board of Trustees, or City Board of Education.

School month, in

1697. A school month is construed and taken to be twenty relation to school days, or four weeks of five school days each.

salaries of teachers, defined.

allowed

from

teacher for

1698. In case of the dismissal of any teacher before the Appeal expiration of any written contract entered into between such order teacher and Board of Trustees, for alleged unfitness or incom- removing petence, or violation of rules, the teacher may appeal to the incom School Superintendent; and if the Superintendent decides petency. that the removal was made without good cause, the teacher so removed must be reinstated.

1699. Any teacher whose salary is withheld may appeal Appeals in to the Superintendent of Public Instruction.

other cases.

in favor of

1700. No warrant must be drawn in favor of any teacher, No warrant unless the officer whose duty it is to draw such warrant is to be drawn satisfied that the teacher has faithfully performed all the a teacher duties prescribed in section one thousand six hundred and ninety-six.

unless he

his duties.

not to

teacher

1701. No requisition for a warrant shall be drawn in favor Requisition of any teacher, unless such teacher is the holder of a proper be drawn certificate, in force for the full time for which the requisition unless is drawn, nor unless he was employed by the Board of Trus- holds tees, or City Board of Education, or by the Superintendent of certificate. Schools, as provided in section one thousand five hundred and forty-five.

morality,

1702. It shall be the duty of all teachers to endeavor to Duty to impress on the minds of the pupils the principles of moral- teach ity, truth, justice, and patriotism; to teach them to avoid etc. idleness, profanity, and falsehood; and to instruct them in the principles of a free government, and to train them up to a true comprehension of the rights, duties, and dignity of American citizenship.

teachers.

1704. No person is eligible to teach in any public school Eligibility of in this State, or to receive a certificate to teach, who has not attained the age of eighteen years.

ARTICLE XIII.

DISTRICT LIBRARIES.

SECTION 1712. Library Fund, how expended.

1713. Of what fund consists.

1714. Same.

1715. Control and location of library.