Southwest-sentinel., 1893-03-14

"N'NNA '%~NA@NN EANHN~Ah ~ ANANhAtRAN
made 10y any school board in any
school district in this Territory
are hereby declared valid and le-
gal and ell such transfers are
hereby ratified and confirmed.
Sec. 2. This act shall be in force
from and after its passage.
Approved Feb. 10, 1898.
CHAPTER XVI.
An act authorizing the governor
to receive certain money from the
congress Of the United States the
direct tax amounting to S62,0OO)
and making disposition of the
same.
CHAPTER XVII.
An act appropriating funds for
printing the auditors report and
statement.
CHAPTER XVIII.
An act confirming and ratifying
the act creating the county Of Qua
dalupe.
CHAPTER XIX.
An act to establish and provide
for the maintenance and govern
ment of the normal schools of New
Mexico.
Be it enacted by the legislative
assembly of the Territory of New
Mexico:
Sec. l. There is hereby created
and established at Silver City, in
Grant County, and at Las Vegas,
in San Miguel county, in the Ter
ritory of New Mexico, institutions
of learning to be known as the
normal schools of New Mexico.
Sec. 2. Such schools shall be To-
Gated upon a tract Of land suitably
and pleasantly located, containing
not less than twenty acres and sit
uate not more than one and one-half
miles from said Silver City and
Las Vegas, respectively, the loca-
ton of such land TO be approved
by the respective boards of regents
created by this act, and the same
shall be conveyed to such boards
by a good and indefeaslble title in
fee simple within six months after
the passage of this act, free of any
cost to the Territory or said boards,
and no expenditure of money shall
be made under this act upon said
land until such conveyance is
made and accepted by such
boards.
Sec. 3. The control of such
normal schools shall be each under
q board of five regents to be ap-
pointed by the Governor of the
Territory. In making such ap-
pointments for the first time, one
shall be appointed for one
year, one for two years, one for
three years, one for four years and
one for FIVE years, aud thereafter
appointments shall be made foi
the term of five years, and at the
expiration of the terms of the sew
eral members, or when vacancies
may otherwise arise. The men,
bers of each such board shall be
voters of the Territory and owners
Of real estate therein, and no more
than three of the members shal
be of the same political party
Each such board shall constitute
a body polite and corporate, anC
shall have power to sue and b'
sued, to contract and be contract
ed with, and the title to all prop.
erty belonging to each such nor
NAL school shall be vested in the
respective corporate bodies and
their successors.
Sec. 4. Within thirty days afte
the appointment of each sucl
board, the members thereof shal
meet at Silver City and Las Vega
respectively at a time to be desig
mated by the Governor of the Ter
ritory, and each shall organize By
the election of one member thereo
as president and another member
as secretary and treasurer, ant
annually thereafter a meeting o
such board shall be held for th,
same purpose, but such officer
shall hold their Offices until thei
successors shall be elected ant
qualified. The person who ma.
be elected as secretary and treas
urer Of each such board shall exc
cute his bond payable to the Tel
ritory of New Mexico for not les
$4,000 with at least two freehold
surities, residents Of the Territory
which shall be conditioned for tn
faithful performance Of the dutie
of such secretary and treasurer an