Barry v. Goad

Citations

• 89 Cal. 215
• 26 P. 785
• 1891 Cal. LEXIS 800

Syllabus

<p>School Fund — Power of Board of Education. — The board of education of the city and county of San Francisco is a creature of the legislature, and lias only such powers as have been conferred on it, and has no authority to divert the moneys of the school fund to any purposes other than such as have been expressly authorized by law.</p> <p>Id. — Unauthorized Employment — Inspecting Teachers. — The power of the board of education of the city and county of San Francisco to employ “ teachers ” for the public schools confers upon them no authority to employ “inspecting teachers,” whose duties, under the resolution appointing them, in no respect pertain to instruction, but are simply those which would pertain to a superintendent or director of the several schools to which their attention is directed.</p> <p>Id. — Rights of Tax-payer — Injunctions — Restraining Illegal Drafts. — A resident and tax-payer may maintain an action to restrain the hoard of education of the city and county of San Francisco from drawing drafts for compensation for services rendered and to be rendered under an appointment from the board which is unauthorized by law.</p>