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

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Complied laws of the territory of New
Mexico of 1897 is amended so as to
read as follows: There shall be a
territorial board OF education which
shall consist OF seven members: The
governor, the superintendent of pub
lie instruction, and five members to
be appointed by the governor from
among the heads Of the territorial cd
ucational institutions, the president
OF st. Michael's college at Santa and
the supcrintendants lsuperintend.
entsI of the schools in the four cities
OF the territory ranking the highest
In population at the time the appoint.
ment shall be made; provided. that
Immediately after the passage OF this
act, the board shall consist OF the
governor, the superintendent lsuper.
intendentl OF public instruction. the
president OF st. Michaei's college
aforesaid, the president of the Uni
J versity OF New Mexico, the president
of the New Mexico College of Agri-
culture and Mechanic Arts, and of
two other members to be appointed by
the governor from among the heads
of territorial educational institutions,
not already members Of the board.
and the foul city superintendent OF
schools aforesaid; and thereupon II
shall be determined by lot at the first
meeting of the board which OF the
members other than the governor and
the superintendent of public instruc.
ton shall have his term OF office ex-
! pire on the hrst day of January. 1902.
which on the first day OF January.
| 1903. which on the first day of Janu.
airy, 1904. which on the first day OF
I January IlnE onA xvhs,h an tA. A..t
day of January. 1906; and each year.
ut the expiration of the term OF office
Of a member, the governor shall ap-
point his successor. for a term OF Ave
years. from among those persons who
are made eligible by this act. The
board shall e at the Office OF the
superintendent OF public instruction
on the first Mondays of June and De
cember. and at such times on the call
Of the governor or OF a majority OF
the board as the public business may
require. A majority of the board
shall constitute a quorum for the
t%ranaction OF business, and in the
absence of the governor the board
way elect a temporary presiding Off
Ger who shall sign the Journal"
Section 2. That section 1926 OF the
Compiled Laws OF New Mexico Of
1897 Is hereby amended by adding
thereto the following: THE terrific
rial board of education shall annual.
iy prepare or cause to be prepared
! four sets OF examination questions.
upon such subjects as II may elect, for
applicants for first and second class
teachers certificates, to teach in the
several school districts, and incorpo.
rate towns and cities of the territory
and such board shall send one OF such
sets. sealed. to each of the county sup
~erintendents seven days before the
last Friday in August and November,
and on such last Fridays as aforesaid.
the said county superintendent shall
open the sealed questions in the pres
ence of the assembled applicants. for
teachers certificates. and the examin.
ing board. and shall at once proceed
to hold examinations on such ques.
tons. Special examinations may be
held In counties of the first class at
other times when necessary at the
discretion OF the examining board.
The examining board shall grade the
applicants on the examination so held
and shall Immediately send the pap
crs to the applicants. together with
the grade 1t has given them, to the
territorial board OF education or its
representative. TO be revised IL deem.
I'D proper. This revision shall be n.
nal, and the examining board holding
the examination shall, on notification,
Immediately Issue a certificate to the
| applicant to accord with the action OF
said territorial board of education;
but in the absence of such revision
and pending such revision the grade
given by the examining board shall
stand. All applicants receiving a
general average grade as high as 80
per cent, with no grade in any one
branch lower than 80 per cent, shall
receive first class certificates emit.
thing them to teach for three a
throughout the territory; and those
receiving a general average grade as
high as 20 per cen and lower than 80
per cent, with no grade In any one
branch lower than so per cent. shall
receive s%econd-class certificates en-
titling the recipients to teach for two
years within the county in which
granted, and which may be honored I'm
other counties, for time specified in
the certificate only, at the discretion
OF the county superintendent of said
other counties third class certifi.
Gates emitting the recipient to teach
for one year In the county In which
granted, may be granted as now pro.
vided by law. The members OF such
examining board shall mot be paid for
more h a six days services for any
one examination session In counties
other than those of the first class.
Holders OF first-class certificates mas
have them renewed within any oun
ty at the discretion OF the superinten,
dent nf Gain annnfu Without "a T,rpnnl
denomination, in case evidence IL
shown OF the successful experience in
teaching and faithful attendance to
duty. Provided, That no such renew.
al of any certificate shall be made by
any county superintendent without
the consent OF the territorial board OF
education; but in the absence OF such
renewal. all first-class certificates
shall be void at the expiration of
three years from their date. All sec.
ond-class certificates shall be void at
the expiration uf two years from their
date, and all third-class certificates at
the expiration OF m g "A from their
date. Certificates, good only in the
district In which granted, may be is
sued by the authority OF the boards
OF education In Incorporated cities or
towns. and shall be valid and sufi-
| cient for teachers in said districts for
such periods as said board may pre-.
scribe. A legally qualified teacher to
teach In any school district, independ-
ent district, or Incorporated town or
city, shall be m who has been cert.
fed as prescribed in this act, and who
possesses a certificate OF attendance
upon some county or city normal
institute, or summer school. or has
an approved excuse for non-attend-
ance; and in school districts where
the only language spoken is Spanish
the teacher shall have a knowledge OF