Earle v. Board of Education of San Francisco
California Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment for the plaintiff, in the Superior Court of the City and County of San Francisco. Wilson, J. The proceeding in the Court below was mandamus, to compel the defendant to approve and allow tho demand of the plaintiff for salary as teacher in the public schools.
1Opinion of the Court
Ross, J.:
This cause presents but one question: Is the act approved April 2nd, 1880, and commonly known as the Traylor Act, in violation of the Constitution of the State ? The act is entitled, “ An Act to add a new section to the Political Code, to be known as section 1618, relating to salaries of school teachers in cities having 100,000 inhabitants or more,” and establishes the salaries to be paid to the teachers in the public schools “ in all consolidated cities and counties containing more than 100,000 inhabitants.”
Section 5 of art. ix, of the Constitution declares:
“ The Legislature shall…
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