Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1893-02-22

CuAprER XIX.
An act TO establish AMI provide for th
maintenance and goverumont OF the nor
mai schools Of New Mexico.
Be it enacted by the legislative assem-
bly, Of the territory of New Mexico.
Section l.-Thero is hereby created ant
established at Silver City, in Grant coun
ty, and in Las Vegas, in San Miguel coun
ty, in the territory of New Mexico, insti
tutions Of learning TO be known as tlt
normal schools Of New Mexico.
Ser. 2.--Such schools shall be located
upon tract Of land suitably and pleas
antlJ located, continuing not less than
twcuty acres, and situate not more than
one and half miles from said Silver City
and Las Vegas, res peetiVely, the location
4 OF such land to be approved by the re.
spective boards of regents created by this
act, and the Same shall he conveyed to
such boards by a good and indefeasible
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 board of
five regents to be appointed by the gov
] ernor of the territory. In making such
appointments 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 Ave years, aud there
after appointments shall be made for
the term Of five years, and at the
expiration of the terms Of the several
MEMBERS or when vacancies may other
wise arise. The members of each such
| board shall be voters OF the territory and
the owner of real estate therein and no
more than three of the members of said
board shall be Of the same political party.
Each such board shall constitute body
polite and corporate, and shall have
power to sue and be sued, to contract and
be contracted with, and the title to all
property belonging to each such normal
school shall be vested in tho respective
corporate bodies and their successors.
Sec. Within thirty days after the
appointment of each such board, the
members thereof shall meet at Silver
IVY anu 1ias NeSds respectively "u |
ti'he TO De deslSnated by the governor OF
the territory ana each snail organize by
the electloh OF one tnehhpef thereof as
presldentand another memberas secretary
and treasury, and annually thereafter a
meeting of such board shall be held for
the same purpose, but such officers shall
hold their offices until their successors
snali be eiected ana qualluea. Inc person
VINO may be electecas secretary ana treas
urer OF each such board shail execute MS
BOND payable to tue tcrrltory OF Ne~Me1-
lco ior not less than T2oVoo Wlth az ieast
two ffeehold suretles, residents OF the
territory, which snail be eonditioned Tor
the faithful performances of.the duties OF
such secretary and treasurer and shali be
approved by the governor and filed with
the secretary OF the territory.
Sec, 5.--Each OF SAID boards of regents
shall hold at least four meetings. dur
ing each year at their respective
normal schools for the purpose OF dis
charging their duties under this act, the
time OF such meetings 70 30 iiXed by such
board, aud the presldeh' OF sach board
may call special meetings thereof when
IN his Judgement the business OF such
schools demands the same. Three mem
bers OF such board shau cohstltute
quorum Tor the transaction OF business.
Sec. 6.--Sala board OF regents shall
have full aud complete power and control
over their respective normal schools
Each board snail employ a superlntend-
ent or principal Tor such school, who
shall have the supervision and control OF
the school under such rules and regula-
tions as may be provided by such board.
Such board shall determine ana provide
as to what branches OF learning shall be
taught in such school, and the classltica-
tlon and order of the same and shall also
direct the number OF teachers that shall
be employed, and shall determine the
compensation to be paid to the superln-
tendent and teachers. Such board shall
also prescribe upon what terms and con-
ditions pupils shall be admitted to such
school, but no pupils shall DO admitted
who are not residents OF this territory.
Sec. 1.-THE president of each board
shall preside at all meetings thereof, and
shall sign the proceedings OF the same
and shall sign oil orders directed by the
board to be drawn upon the treasurer
thereof, for the payment of money, LII
the absence OF the president at any meet
ing Of the board the members present
shall elect president pro TEN.
The secretary of the board shall
have charge of the records, books