SEC. 28. Section seventeen hundred is amended so

as to read as follows:

Section Seventeen Hundred. No warrant must be Warrants to teachers. drawn in favor of any teacher, unless the officer whose duty it is to draw such warrant is satisfied that the teacher has faithfully performed all the duties prescribed in section sixteen hundred and ninety-six.

SEC. 29. Section seventeen hundred and one is amended so as to read as follows:

Section Seventeen Hundred and One. No warrant Same. must be drawn in favor of any teacher, unless such teacher is the holder of a proper certificate, in force for the full time for which the warrant is drawn, nor unless he was employed by the Board of Trustees or Education; provided, that nothing in this section interfere with any special school law now in existence for the Counties of Trinity, Shasta, or Inyo.

SEC. 30. A new section, to be numbered section seventeen hundred and two, is to be added to the Political Code, and reads as follows:

Section Seventeen Hundred and Two. It shall be Teachers' special the duty of all teachers to endeavor to impress on the duties. minds of the pupils the principles of morality, (the) truth, justice, and patriotism; to teach them to avoid 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.

SEC. 31. Section seventeen hundred and twelve is amended so as to read as follows:

The Library

Fund, how

Section Seventeen Hundred and Twelve. Boards of Trustees and of Education must expend expended.

the Library Fund, together with such moneys as may be added thereto by donation, in the purchase of school apparatus and books for a school library.

Special powers of Trustees.

State
Board of

SEC. 32. A new section, to be numbered section. seventeen hundred and seventeen, is added to the Political Code, and reads as follows:

Section Seventeen Hundred and Seventeen. The Trustees shall be held accountable for the proper care and preservation of the library, and shall have power to assess and collect all fines, penalties, and fees of membership, and to make all needful rules and regulations not provided for by the State Board of Education, and not inconsistent therewith, and they shall report annually to the County Superintendent, all library statistics which may be required by the blanks furnished for the purpose by the Superintendent of Public Instruction.

SEC. 33. Section seventeen hundred and forty-four is amended so as to read as follows:

Section Seventeen Hundred and Forty-four. The

Examina Board has power to grant:

tion. Powers of

Educational

diplomas.

One-Recommendations for life diplomas.

Two-State educational diplomas, valid for six years. Three-State certificates of the first grade, valid for four years.

Four-Certificates of the second grade, valid for three years.

Five-State certificates of the third grade, valid for two years, to be granted only to females.

Six-To review on appeal an order revoking a county or city certificate.

SEC. 34. Section seventeen hundred and forty-six is amended so as to read as follows:

Section Seventeen Hundred and Forty-six. State educational diplomas must be issued to such persons only as have been employed in teaching for five years, and who have held a first grade State certificate for at least a year.

SEC. 35. Section seventeen hundred and fortyseven is amended so as to read as follows:

diplomas.

Section Seventeen Hundred and Forty-seven. Ap- Life plicants for life diplomas must file with the State Board of Examination certificates of their success in teaching; and the Board, after examination, must present the application to the State Board of Education, with its recommendation.

SEC. 36. Section seventeen hundred and forty-eight is amended so as to read as follows:

tions for

Section Seventeen Hundred and Forty-eight. Every Examinaapplicant for a State certificate shall be examined by certificates. written and oral questions in algebra, geography, history of the United States, Constitution of the United States and California, physiology, natural philosophy, natural history, orthography, defining, penmanship, reading, method of teaching, vocal music, drawing, and School Law of California.

SEC. 37. Section seventeen hundred and forty-nine is amended so as to read as follows:

to be

Section Seventeen Hundred and Forty-nine. The Standing standing in each study must be indorsed upon the indorsed. educational diploma or certificate, or otherwise it is not a valid certificate.

SEC. 38. Section seventeen hundred and fifty is amended so as to read as follows:

without

tion.

Section Seventeen Hundred and Fifty. Normal Certificates School diplomas, from any State Normal School in examinathe United States, and life diplomas by the State Board of Examination or Education in any of the United States, must be recognized by this State as primary evidence of fitness for teaching; and the Board may, on application of the holders thereof, issue, without examination, State certificates, and fix the grade thereof.

Same.

Revocation of

SEC. 39. Section seventeen hundred and fifty-one is amended so as to read as follows:

Section Seventeen Hundred and Fifty-one. The Board may grant State certificates to those who, in examinations before County Boards, have attained the standard of proficiency prescribed by the State Board of Education; provided, that the original examination papers be forwarded to the State Board of Examination within fifteen days after the close of the examination.

SEC. 40. Section seventeen hundred and fifty-two is amended so as to read as follows:

Section Seventeen Hundred and Fifty-two. The certificates. Board may, for immoral or unprofessional conduct, profanity, intemperance, or evident unfitness for teaching, revoke any educational diploma, or certificate granted by it.

Renewals.

Meetings

SEC. 41. Section seventeen hundred and fifty-three is amended so as to read as follows:

Section Seventeen Hundred and Fifty-three. The Board may, at the expiration of the time for which they are granted, renew diplomas or certificates, except of the third grade, for a like period for which they were originally granted.

SEC. 42.

Section seventeen hundred and seventy is amended so as to read as follows:

Section Seventeen Hundred and Seventy. The County Board must meet and hold examinations as follows: Commencing on the first Wednesday in the months of December, March, June, and September. The place of meeting must be designated by the Chairman.

SEC. 43.

Section seventeen hundred and seventytwo is amended so as to read as follows:

Section Seventeen Hundred and Seventy-two. Cer- Certificates tificates must be granted to those only who have passed a satisfactory examination in all the studies. required for a State certificate of corresponding grade, and upon the questions prepared by the State Board of Examination, and reached the percentage prescribed by the State Board of Education.

SEC. 44. Section seventeen hundred and seventythree is amended so as to read as follows:

tions, how

Section Seventeen Hundred and Seventy-three. All Examinaexaminations must be conducted partly in writing and made. in part orally.

SEC. 45.

Section seventeen hundred and seventyfive is amended so as to read as follows:

Section Seventeen Hundred and Seventy-five. The Board may, without examination, renew certificates, and may revoke any county certificate for immoral or unprofessional conduct, profanity, intemperance, or evident unfitness for teaching.

SEC. 46. Section seventeen hundred and seventyseven is amended so as to read as follows:

Renewal

and revoca

tion of cer

tificates.

tion of

Section Seventeen Hundred and Seventy-seven. Compensa Members must each receive for their services a sum Board. not exceeding three dollars per day, in addition to actual traveling expenses, for each quarterly session of the Board, payable out of the unapportioned County School Fund, on the warrant of the County Superintendent.

SEC. 47. Section seventeen hundred and ninety is amended so as to read as follows:

Section Seventeen Hundred and Ninety. The Board must meet and hold examinations as follows: Commencing on the first Wednesday in the months of

City Boards

of Exami

nation,

meetings.