The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1884-05-31
OUR SCHOOL LAW.
For the Organization of Separate
School Districts.

to the laws OF the Territory, sc
have been requested to publish the
law Of 1882 relative to the creating
of School Districts, which is as fol-
lows:
Statutes 1882, page Oh
SECTION /. That the citizens of
any one or more precincts in any
county of the Territory. may form
separate and new school districts in
the manner following Provided,
that the provisions OF this act shall
not apply to the counties OF Taos,
San Miguel and Mora. That the
County OF Rio Arriba be also ex-
emptcd from theprovisions OF such
act. That Bernalillo county shall
also be exempted from the provi.
sions of this act.
On presentation to the County
Commissioners of petition signed
by not less than one fifth (1-5) of
the tax-paying citizens of any pro
posed new school district, praying
that new and separate school dis
trict be formed, it shall be the duty
of the county commissioners of
such county to call meeting of
the taxpayers of such proposed
district, to be held at some conven-
lent place therein, by notice pub
lished in some newspaper in the
district if any, and if not in some
paper published in the county
where such district is proposed, or
by notices posted in not less than
three conspicuous places in the
proposed new district. such notice
to be published or posted not less
than fifteen days prior to the time
OF such meeting.
SEC. 2. At such meeting one Of
the county commissioners shall
preside, if present, aid if not a
chairman shall be elected by the
voters attending. A secretary shall
also be elected, when q vote shall
be taken for and against the propo-
Sition to organize such school dis
trict, which shall be recorded by
the secretary. No person shall
vote at such meeting, except the le-
gal voters who pay taxes in the
proposed school district.
SEC. 3. In case a majority of the
votes cast shall be in favor OF the
proposition, then and from that
time, such proposed district shall
be Il separate and new school dis
trict.
SIC. 4. Each separate school dis
trict so formed shall have three
trustees, the first board of which
shall be elected by the same voters
and in the same manner that de-
eide to organize such separate
school district, and thereafter they
shall be elected at each general
election held in the Territory.
SEQ. 5. The school taxes collect
ed in every such separate school
district shall be paid over by the
collector to the trustees OF such
district, to be used for the pur-
poses of education and no other.
SEC. 6. The trustees of every
school district so formed, shall
have the control and management
of the public school or schools
therein, and Shall make an annual
report to the school supervisors and
directors of the county in which
such separate school district is sit
uated, at such time as the supervi-
sors and directors may require, con
tanning a complete statement of all
funds received by them, how and
for what purpose the same have
been expended and the number of
scholars in attendance, in each
school in their district, and the
number of children and their ages
in the district notattending school,
and such other facts as may be re-
quired by said board Of supervisors
and directors, Pr0riR.9: That