Board of Education; duties of. Directors must not be contracts. to provide such blanks and blank book as shall be necessary for the assessment and collection of the school taxes herein provided for; to examine and allow, in whole or in part, every demand payable out of the School Fund, or to reject any such demand, for good cause; to prohibit any child under six years of age from attending the public schools; and generally to do and perform such other acts as may be necessary and proper to carry into effect the powers conferred on said Board of Education. SEC. 10. No School Director shall be interested in any interested in contract pertaining in any manner to the school department. All contracts in violation of this section are declared void, and any Director violating or aiding in violating the provisions of this section shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall be punished by a fine of not less than fifty nor more than five hundred dollars. Secretary of Board; duties and compensation of. School Fund; of what to consist. School Fund; to be used how. SEC. 11. The Secretary of the Board of Education shall be subject to removal at the pleasure of the Board. He shall report to the Board annually, and at such other times as the Board may require, all matters pertaining to the expense, income, condition, and progress of the public schools of said district during the preceding year, with such recommendations as he may deem proper. He shall observe and cause to be observed such general rules and regulations. for the government and instruction of the schools, not inconsistent with the laws of the State, as may be established by the Board of Education. He shall attend the sessions of the Board and inform them, at each session, of the condition of the public schools, school houses, school funds, and other matters connected therewith, and recommend such measures as he may deem necessary for the advancement of education in the district, and shall perform such other duties as may be required of him by the Board. He shall receive as compensation for his services, payable out of the School Fund, such sums as the Board of Education may from time to time allow. SEC. 12. The School Fund of the said school district shall consist of all moneys received from the State and County School Fund, of all moneys arising from taxes which shall be levied as provided in this Act, of all moneys arising from the sale, rent, or exchange of any school property, and of such other money as may, from any source whatever, be paid into the School Fund, which fund shall be kept separate and distinct from all other moneys, and shall be used for school purposes alone, under the provisions of this Act; and if, at the end of any fiscal year, any surplus remains in the School Fund, such surplus shall be carried forward to the School Fund of the next fiscal year, and shall not be, for any purpose whatever, withdrawn from said fund, except as provided in this Act. SEC. 13. The School Fund shall be used and applied by said Board of Education for the following purposes: First-For the payment of the salaries or the wages of teachers, janitors, School Census Marshals, and other persons who may be employed by said Board; provided, that the school moneys received from the State be applied solely to the payment of teachers' salaries. Second-For the erection, alteration, repair, and furnishing of school houses. Third-For the purchase money or rent of any real or personal property purchased or leased by said Board. Fourth-For the insurance of all school property. Fifth-For the lighting of school-rooms, supplying the schools with fuel, water, apparatus, blank books, and necessary school appliances. SEC. 14. All claims, payable out of the School Fund of Claims; said district, shall be filed with the Secretary of the Board, how paid. and after they shall have been approved by a majority of all the members of the Board, the Secretary shall issue an order therefor, countersigned by the President, on the County Superintendent of Schools, who shall thereupon issue his warrant on the County Treasurer for the payment of the same out of the school funds of said district. appoint In SEC. 15. The present Board of Education of Santa Rosa Board of City shall continue in the management of the schools of said Education to city and district, until the end of the present school year. spectors and They shall appoint Inspectors and Judges for holding the Judges. annual election for School Directors on the last Saturday of June, of the present year, as provided by section one of this Act, and upon the election and qualification of the aforesaid School Directors shall deliver to said Directors all the school books, papers, money, and other school property in their hands by virtue of their offices. arate fund. SEC. 16. The County Treasurer of Sonoma County is Treasurer hereby authorized and required to keep all moneys from the State, county, and school district in a separate fund, and shall pay it out only on the warrant of the County Superintendent of Schools, issued upon the order of said Board of Education. Education to SEC. 17. The Board of Education shall give five days' Board of notice of each annual election, by causing notices to be pub- give notice lished in some daily newspaper published in the district, if of election. there be one, or by posting notices in three public places in said district, if there be no newspaper; and also appoint Judges and Inspectors of election for each annual election. SEC. 18. All Acts or parts of Acts, so for as they conflict with the provisions of this Act, are hereby repealed. SEC. 19. This Act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage and approval. Duties of Duties of Brigade Inspector; report of. CHAP. CCCCLXXXVIII.-An Act to define the duties of Inspectors of Rifle Practice of the National Guard of California. [Approved March 30, 1878.] The People of the State of California, represented in Senate and SECTION 1. It shall be the duty of the General Inspector of Rifle Practice to exercise general supervision over the rifle practice of the National Guard; to inspect, or cause to be inspected, from time to time, all ranges and practice grounds, and see that the prescribed regulations for rifle practice are carried out by the National Guard, and that the proper returns thereof are made out; to report direct to general headquarters from time to time the improvement in marksmanship among the uniformed forces, together with all other matters pertaining to his duties. Commandants of brigades, regiments, and companies shall furnish to the General Inspector of Rifle Practice such information as he shall require in regard to the rifle practice of their commands, and as to the number and condition of all targets or other military property of the State issued to their respective commands for use in rifle practice; and if, at the conclusion of his inspection of any armory, range, or practice grounds, he shall find any property appertaining to rifle practice which ought to be kept therein, missing, injured, unfit for use, or deficient in any respect, or that such range or practice ground is dangerous, he shall forthwith report the facts in respect thereto to general headquarters. He may, from time to time, examine the officers upon the theory and practice of marksmanship, and upon the system of instruction of rifle practice. It shall be his duty to attend, as far as practicable, all general competitions in marksmanship among the National Guard, and see that such competitions are conducted with fairness and according to prescribed regulations. He shall make an annual report to general headquarters, in which he shall state the result of all competitions in marksmanship, with the names of the winners, together with such suggestions as he may see fit. SEC. 2. The Brigade Inspector of Rifle Practice shall have supervision of all matters appertaining to rifle practice, within the limits of their respective brigades, under the directions of the brigade commander, as prescribed for the General Inspector of Rifle Practice. They shall report to such General Inspector of Rifle Practice, whenever required by him, the condition of rifle practice in their respective brigades, and what practice of that description has been carried on during any period; and shall also, at his request, report to him upon any matter relating to rifle practice which may require examination, within their respective brigades. They shall attend the competitions for any prizes that may be offered by the State to the command to which they are attached, or that may be arranged between any of the companies of their brigades, and see that the same are conducted with fairness, and according to the prescribed regulations for such competitive matches, and report to the General Inspector of Rifle Practice the result of all such competitions, with the names of the winners, together with such suggestions as they may see fit to make. duties of talion In SEC. 3. The Regimental and Battalion Inspectors of Rifle Powers and Practice shall have supervision of all matters appertaining Regimental to rifle practice, within the limits of their respective regi- and Batments or battalions, as prescribed for the Brigade Inspector spectors. of Rifle Practice; they shall report to said Brigade Inspector of their respective brigades the condition of rifle practice in their respective regiments or battalions, and what practice has been carried on during any period, and shall also, at his request, report to him upon any matter relating to rifle practice which may require examinations, within their respective regiments or battalions. They shall attend the competitions for any prize that may be offered, or that may be arranged between any of the companies of their respective regiments or battalions, and see that the same are conducted with fairness and according to the prescribed regulations for such competitive matches, and report to the Brigade Inspector of Rifle Practice the result of all such competitions, with the names of the winners, together with such suggestions as they may see fit. SEC. 4. This Act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage. CHAP. CCCCLXXXIX.-[See volume of Amendments to the CHAP. CCCCXC.-An Act to provide for a Convention to frame The People of the State of California, represented in Senate and SECTION 1. An election shall be held on the third Wed- Election to nesday in June, eighteen hundred and seventy-eight, of del- be held. egates to meet in Convention to revise the Constitution of this State and to frame a new Constitution. No other question shall be submitted to the people or voted on at such election, any statute or law to the contrary notwithstanding. All other elections called for the same time shall be held at the next general or special State election. delegates, SEC. 2. The number of delegates to be chosen to such Number of Convention shall be one hundred and fifty-two, to be appor- and where tioned as follows: The Counties of San Diego and San elected from. delegates, and where Number of Bernardino shall jointly elect one delegate; the County of San Diego shall elect one delegate; the County of San elected from. Bernardino shall elect one delegate; the County of Los Angeles shall elect three delegates; the Counties of Santa Barbara, Ventura, and San Luis Obispo shall each elect one delegate; the Counties of Tulare, Kern, and Fresno shall elect one delegate each, and the Counties of Mono and Inyo shall elect one delegate; the Counties of Mariposa, Merced, and Stanislaus shall jointly elect one delegate; the Counties of Mariposa and Merced shall jointly elect one delegate; the County of Stanislaus shall elect one delegate; the Counties of Santa Cruz, Monterey, and San Benito_shall jointly elect one delegate; the County of Santa Cruz shall elect one delegate; the County of Monterey shall elect one delegate; the County of San Benito shall elect one delegate; the County of Santa Clara shall elect five delegates; the City and County of San Francisco shall elect at large thirty delegates; the City and County of San Francisco at large, jointly with the County of San Mateo, shall elect one delegate; the County of San Mateo shall elect one delegate; the County of Alameda shall elect five delegates; the Counties of Contra Costa and Marin shall jointly elect one delegate; the County of Contra Costa shall elect one delegate; the County of Marin shall elect one delegate; the Counties of San Joaquin and Amador shall jointly elect one delegate; the County of San Joaquin shall elect four delegates; the County of Amador shall elect two delegates; the Counties of Tuolumne and Calaveras shall jointly elect one delegate; the County of Tuolumne shall elect one delegate; the County of Calaveras shall elect one delegate; the County of Sacramento shall elect five delegates; the Counties of Solano and Yolo shall jointly elect one delegate; the County of Solano shall elect three delegates; the County of Yolo shall elect one delegate; the Counties of Napa, Lake, and Sonoma shall jointly elect one delegate; the County of Napa shall elect one delegate; the County of Lake shall elect one delegate; the County of Sonoma shall elect four delegates; the County of Placer shall elect two delegates; the Counties of El Dorado and Alpine shall jointly elect two delegates; the County of El Dorado shall elect one delegate; the Counties of Nevada and Sierra shall jointly elect one delegate; the County of Nevada shall elect four delegates; the County of Sierra shall elect one delegate; the Counties of Yuba and Sutter shall jointly elect one delegate; the County of Yuba shall elect two delegates; the County of Sutter shall elect one delegate; the Counties of Butte, Plumas, and Lassen, shall jointly elect one delegate; the Counties of Plumas and Lassen shall jointly elect one delegate; the County of Butte shall elect two delegates; the Counties of Mendocino, Humboldt, and Del Norte, shall jointly elect one delegate; the County of Humboldt shall elect one delegate; the County of Mendocino shall elect one delegate; the County of Del Norte shall elect one delegate; the Counties of Siskiyou, Modoc, Trinity, and Shasta, shall jointly elect one delegate; the Counties of Siskiyou and Modoc shall jointly elect one delegate; the Counties of |