Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1891-01-31

then in the principles of free goyera
Il ent, and to train them up t., ~,
comprehension OF the rights, duties anc
dignitles OF American citizenship.
Article IL refers to examir atoms ar d
certificates Of teachers
There shall be annually levied and col.
iected ~ cents on each 800 Of taxable
property in each county Of this terrtory,
and IL on every taxable poll In each
county Tor the purpose of supporting and
maintaining general system of pub ic
schools. For tins purpose taxable pror .
erty' shall consist of all "real estate"
Improvements" and all personal proper.
" ana credits, except property of the
United States, or this territory, or cOun.
ties, cities and towns, and other NUM-
clpsi corporations, when eVoted
and carried 10 public use
and not held for pecuniary pro.
tit, all public Libraries, build nos
books, papers, and apparatus, of literary,
scientific, bensiicent, agricultural, a1d
religious institutions and societies. ba;no
exclusively the property OF those inst tn.
tlons and not leased or otherwise used
WIN view to pecuniary profit, mines
mining claims bearing gold and silver
ana other precious or useful metals fbut
not the net product and surface improve
ments thereen) for the period OF ten
years, from the date OF record of location
tnereoi, and cemeteries not held for pecu. |
mary profit. All liquor licenses shall be.
come part OF the county school fund.
also oil moneys arising from fines in the
courts, and the net proceeds from sale of
stray stock. School directors may call an
election OF the people for voting a district
school tax for building purposes, the
rate not to exceed 80 cents nm
e.ach $iOO and the maximum rate levied
or other school purposes shall also not
exceed 30 cents on the 800 for any one
'ear. ALI territorial school funds shall be
'pportioned to the several counties ac.
oording to the number of children therein
u school age, and in like manner must
ne I;t county funds lie apportioned to the
districts. Elections may be called to vote
pom the Issuance Of bonds for district
chool purposes, such bonds to bear
er cent interest and to be issued for not
lore than per cent OF the assessed ,
alustion of taxable property for school
urposes, tax of not less than 10 per
eht nor more than 20 per cent OF the
'rce of such bonds shall be levied to re-. .
eem such bonds ono year before they
ecome payable and each year thereafter
ntll bonds are fully paid.
Whom text books are once adopted same ]
lall remain in use not less than three
ears, any changes to be made in the
onths oil May or June. The school yesr
egins July /.
The school directors OF two or more dis.
lets for school purposes shall have power
establish joint graded schools or such
odltication of them as may be practica.
e and provide for admitting into the
CHER departments of their graded schools i
om the primary schools of their dis
cts, such pupils as are sufficiently ad. g
need for such admission. Incorporated +
wns shall constitute one or more school
stricts, as necessity requires; they are -
thorized to establish graded schools
ID establish and maintain a library for
o use OF the public schools therein and
appropriate such sums as may be
emed proper for the support thereof.