School trustees are appointed annually by the School Trustee
Electoral Board, as explained above.
District Board of School Trustees.
"A body corporate"—composed of the three trustees of the district; shall hold and manage the school property of the district; provide suitable school houses, etc.; enforce school laws; employ and dismiss teachers; suspend and dismiss pupils; see that census of children of school age (5 to 21) is taken every five years; submit to the County School Board annually an estimate of the amount of money needed for public school purposes in the district for the next scholastic year.
In cities the Board is composed of all the trustees in the city, and its duties and powers are modified and enlarged.
The census of children is the numbering or counting of the children residing in the district.
The scholastic year is the part of the year during which the schools are open.
The District Board of School Trustees has the whole care and administration of the schools in its charge, and is thus the most important local body in the civil government of the State.
School Funds.
1. State Funds. The interest on the literary fund, the capitation tax, and a tax on property of one mill on the dollar.
2. County Funds. Such tax as the Board of Supervisors may levy for county school purposes; fines and penalties imposed on the Superintendent; donations, or the income arising therefrom.