Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1901-04-05

both Spanish and English. Any coun.
~ superintendent, or member of a
school board, or county treasurer who
shall directly or indirectly cause the
public school funds to be paid for
teachers services to any other per
son than a legally qualified teacher
under the provisions OF this act shall
upon conviction thereof shall be fined
In a sum not less than one hundred
~tSl0O.O0) o more that Ave hundred
dollars $500. 00) for each and every
offense. and may be removed from OF.
fee by the governor: provided. no
first-class certificates shall be issued.
nor shall any person be entitled to a
frst-class certificate, until he or she
has procured the same by examina.
ton as provided for In this act"
Section 3. In addition to &c priv.
ileges. powers and duties OF boards OF
education heretofore prescribed by
law. the power is hereby granted to
boards of education for districts con.
sisting OF Incorporated cities or towns
to employ n city or district superin.
tendent, who, In conjunction with the
board OF education, shall be authorized
to hold special teachers Institutes for
the instruction OF teachers; and they
shall also have power to levy a tax
for the support OF the schools OF the
district, not exceeding In any one
year and one.half mills on the
dollar on all taxable property within
the district. for school purposes; said
levy to be made, approved, certified
and collected as heretofore provided
by law.
Section 4. That section 1913 of the
Compiled Laws Of New Mexico OF
1897 Is amended SO as to read as fol.
lows: 1T shall be compulsory upon
all persons who expect to teach in
any school district, Independent dis.
trict or Incorporated town. to attend
the county institute or to show a
certificate OF attendance upon some
county institute or approved summer
school held within the year. County
superintendent are hereby forbidden
to Issue a certificate to, or to honor
the certificate of. any person who re
fuses To comply with the provisions
OF this act; but any person who fails
to 80 attend by reason OF sickness or
other good and sufficient excuse, rem.
dered to the county superintendent
and approved by him and also by the
territorial board OF education may be
excused by the county superintendent
from such attendance. Teachers in
city schools who possess n certificate
of attendance upon a city institute
held by order OF the board OF educa.
ton In the district In which they are
to teach, shall be excused from at.
tendance upon the county institute"
Section 8. Section l5i9 OF the
Compiled Laws Of New Mexico of
1897 Is amended by adding thereto the
following: All poll taxes shall be paid
to the county treasurer for the use
OF the respective school districts In
which the same are collected. and the
treasurer shall pay to the district clerk
his percentage on the gross amount
collected. No property shall be ex.
empt from execution in suits for col.
lection OF poll taxes and the justices
OF the peace and constables shall not
demand fees In advance In such suits.
Section 6. The county school su.
~perintendents of counties OF the first
class shall be paid the sum OF FIVE
dollars Cs5.O0) for each and every
day, not exceeding three days go in
any one year. for his services. ex
penses and time employed In visit.
ing each school district during SEES.
sion OF the school in said district out.
side OF the one in which he resides,
In addition to the salary now allowed
by law. Said amount to be paid out
OF the general school fund OF such
county by the board OF county com.
missioncTs "a other expenses and sal.
aries are paid. Provided, that said
superintendent shall In no case
charge nor be allowed pay for visiting
more than forty.flyo districts in their
county during any N year.
Section Z. All laws and parts OF
laws in conflict with the provisions OF
this act are repealed; and this act
shall be in force from and after its
passage.