Deaf, dumb, and blind. Jurisdiction. Trustees, of all such cases of absence, with the names both of children and parents, guardians, or other persons having such children in charge, and said Board shall thereupon forthwith proceed to prosecute such parents, guardians, or other persons, according to the provisions of this Act. SEC. 6. And whereas the State has provided an institution for the gratuitous instruction of all resident deaf, dumb, or blind children, between the ages of six and twenty-one years, every parent or guardian of any child or children afflicted with deafness or blindness shall be required, under the penalties herein before specified, to send such child or children to said institution for a period of not less than five years, unless such child or children shall have been excused by the authorities, and on the grounds specified in section one of this Act. SEC. 7. Any Justice of the Peace of the proper city, or city and county, or school district, shall have jurisdiction of all offenses committed under the provisions of this Act. SEC. 8. This Act shall be in force and effect from and after the first day of July, eighteen hundred and seventyfour. Violations of official duty. Citations CHAPTER DCLX. (Page 911.) An Act providing for the removal of civil officers for a violation of official duties. [Approved March 30, 1874.] The People of the State of California, represented in Senate and SECTION 1. Any member of any Board of Directors, Board of Commissioners, or other Board of officers, State, city, county, or district, or other person who has been elected or appointed, or who shall hereafter be elected or appointed to hold, control, build, or manage any public building of this State, or of any county, city, or city and county in this State, or to hold, control, manage, or disburse any of the public funds of this State, or of any county, city, or city and county in this State, or any person acting by, through, or under the authority of any such Board of Directors, Board of Commissioners, or other Board of officers, or other person, as aforesaid, or any other officer in the State who shall be guilty of a willful violation of any of the provisions of the statute under which he or they were, or may be hereafter elected or appointed, or of any other statute or statutes of this State prescribing or defining their duties and powers, or passed for their government and control, or who shall be guilty of any other willful violation of official duty, shall be deprived of his office and otherwise punished, in accordance with the provisions of section two of this Act. SEC. 2. Whenever any complaint in writing, duly verified and penalty. by the oath of any complainant, shall be presented to the District Court, alleging that any of the officers, or other persons referred to in section one of this Act, have, within the jurisdiction of said Court, been guilty of a violation of the provisions of said section, or of any other statute or statutes of this State which have been or may hereafter be passed for their government and control, or prescribing or defining their duties and powers, it shall be the duty of said Court to cite the party or parties charged to appear before him on a certain day, not more than ten nor less than five days from the time when said complaint shall be presented, and on that day, or some subsequent day not more than twenty days from that on which said complaint is presented, shall proceed to hear, in a summary manner, the complaint and evidence offered in support of the same, and the evidence offered by the party or parties complained of; and if, on such hearing, it shall appear that the charge or charges contained in said complaint are sustained, the Court shall enter a decree that said party or parties complained of shall be deprived of his or their office or position, and shall enter judgment for one hundred dollars in favor of the complainant, and for such costs as are allowed in civil cases. tion. SEC. 3. This Act shall not be construed to repeal or im- Construcpair the provisions of any other Act concerning officers in force at the time of the passage hereof, but shall be construed to be a cumulative remedy for the enforcement of official duty, and not otherwise. SEC. 4. This Act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage. CHAPTER DCLXVII. (Page 938.) An Act to prevent discrimination against female teachers. [Approved March 30, 1874.] The People of the State of California, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows: tion of SECTION 1. Females employed as teachers in the public Compensaschools of this State shall, in all cases, receive the same com- female pensation as is allowed male teachers for like services, when teachers. holding the same grade certificates. SEC. 2. This Act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage. EXTRACTS FROM STATUTES OF CALIFORNIA, 1880. State school certificates and diplomas continued in force. CHAPTER V. An Act to continue in force School Teachers' Certificates, State [Approved April 5, 1880.] The People of the State of California, represented in Senate and SECTION 1. All teachers' City, City and County, County, and State Certificates, State Educational Diplomas, Life educational Diplomas, and all other teachers' certificates and diplomas issued in the State of California, under and in pursuance of the laws thereof, on or before the thirty-first day of December, A. D. eighteen hundred and seventy-nine, shall be and the same are hereby continued in full force and effect, and shall be deemed valid for all purposes, and to the full extent of time that the same were, and were intended respectively to be, under the said laws, on and before the said thirty-first day of December, A. D. eighteen hundred and seventy-nine. SEC. 2. This Act shall take effect from and after its passage. LAWS RELATING TO THE STATE NORMAL SCHOOL. Board of who 354. The Governor, Superintendent of Public Instruction, and five Trustees appointed by the Governor, and constitute. holding their offices for the term of ten years, constitute the Board of Trustees of the State Normal School. Object of school. Under control of Board of General powers and duties of Board. 1487. The State Normal School, located at San José, has for its object the education of teachers for the public schools. 1488. It is under the management and control of a Board of Trustees, constituted as provided in Title I, of Part III, of this Code. 1489. The powers and duties of the Board of Trustees are as follows: First-To prescribe rules for their own government, and for the government of the school. Second-To prescribe rules for the reports of officers and General teachers of the school, and for visiting other schools and powers and institutes. Third-To prescribe the course of study, and the time and standard of graduation. Fourth-To prescribe the text-books, apparatus, and furniture, and provide the same, together with all stationery, 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 for 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. Ninth-To keep a record of their proceedings. 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. duties of Board. Mai 30, 1871 1490. The Board must hold two regular meetings in each Regular year. meetings of Board. 1491. It may hold special meetings, at the call of the Special Secretary. meetings of Board. 1492. The time and place of regular meetings must be Time and fixed by the by-laws. The Secretary must fix and give writ- place of ten notice of the time and place of special meetings. meeting of Board. 1494. Every person admitted as a pupil to the Normal QualificaSchool course must be: First-Of good moral character. Third-Of that class of persons who, if of a proper age, would be admitted in the public schools of this State without restriction. tion for admission. Pupils from State at large. Pupils from other States. Declarations of pupils. Principal to make annual report. To attend Diplomas and 1495. Teachers holding State certificates of the first or second grades may be admitted from the State at large. 1496. Persons resident of another State may be admitted upon letters of recommendation from the Governor, or Superintendent of Schools thereof. 1497. Every person making application for admission as a pupil to the Normal School must, at the time of making such application, file with the Principal of the school a declaration that he enters the school to fit himself for teaching, and that it is his intention to engage in teaching in the public schools of this State, or in the State or Territory where the applicant resides. 1501. The Principal of the 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. 1502. He must also attend County Institutes, and lecture before them on subjects relating to public schools and the profession of teaching. 1503. Upon the recommendation of the Faculty of the certificates. School, the Board of Trustees may issue to those who worthily complete the full course of study and training prescribed, a diploma of graduation. To the persons receiving this diploma, the State Board of Examination shall grant a first grade State certificate. In like manner they shall issue to those who worthily complete the past-graduate course a professional diploma. To the persons receiving this diploma, the State Board of Examination shall grant an educational diploma; and they may, at their discretion, issue an elementary diploma to those who worthily complete such part of the course of study and training as may be prescribed. To the persons receiving this diploma, the State Board of Education shall grant a second grade State certificate. Secretary of Duties of intendent. 1504. The Board of Trustees shall have power to appoint a Secretary, who shall receive no compensation. A full record of all the proceedings of the Board of Trustees shall be kept at the school, and shall be open to public inspection. 1505. The Superintendent of Public Instruction must State Super- visit the school from time to time, inquire into its condition and management, enforce the rules and regulations made by the Board, require such reports as he deems proper from the teachers of the school, and exercise a general supervision over the same. Biennial ap 1506. The sum of twenty-four thousand dollars must be propriations appropriated biennially, out of any moneys in the General Fund not otherwise appropriated, one half of which appropriation must be set apart at the commencement of each |