Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1903-05-01
new SCHOOL HOUSES.
Surplus In General School Funds Can
be Utilized for that Purpose.
PETITIONS OF VOTERS NECESSARY.

An act to provide for public school
houses from the surplus in general
school funds.
Be it enacted by the legislative as
sembly of the territory of New Mexico:
Section /. That whenever there shall
be a surplus in the general school fund
in the county treasury to the credit of
any school district in the territory,
outside of Incorporated towns and
cities, to the amount of not less than
5000, after all the expenses of main
tanning the schools in said district for
teachers salary, rent, and other ex-
penses connected herewith, the said
surplus or any part thereof, may be
withdrawn by the directors of said
school district and applied by them to
the procuring of a suitable site and the
erection thereon of proper school
buildings or for the repairing of any
school building or buildings for the use
of such school district, in the manner
following.
Sec. 2. That whenever a petition
signed by one-half of the legal voters
of such school district described in
sectin / of this act, as shown by the
number of votes cast in said district
or precinct at the last general election,
shall be presented to the county school
superintendent, praying that such sur
plus money described in section 1 of
this act may be turned over to the
school directors of such school dis.
tricts for the purpose of procuring a
site and erecting school building or
buildings, thereon, then 1t shall be the
duty of said county school superintend
ent within ten days after the receipt of
the said petition, to forward the same
to the county treasurer, who shall file
the said petition and safely keep the
same among the records and archives
of his office, and it shall be the duty
of said county treasurer to at once no.
tify the school directors of such school
of the amount of money then on hand,
subject to be withdrawn for the pur-
poses named; and thereafter the said
treasurer shall honor and pay all war.
rants drawn by such school directors
against such surplus fund for the pur-
chase of site and erection of school
houses thereon, when the same are &C.
companied by itemized and verified
accounts and vouchers until the said
surplus is exhausted, and 1t shall be
the duty of the school directors to
open proper books of account with the
said fund, and enter therein all re-
ceipts and disbursements on account
of such fund; and it shall be their
further duty to take from persons to
whom money may be due or this &C.
count, itemized and verified bills In
duplicate, n of which shall be retain
ed by said board of directors, and the
other shall be transmitted with the
warrant drawn in payment thereof to
the county treasurer of the county in
which said district is located. And
the said school directors shall in no
for or incur obligations in such account
beyond the amount of money available
in the county treasury for such pur-
poses, nor shall they under any circum-
stances incur any debt in the erection
of such school house, or houses, or i'm
provement or repair thereof except as
provided in sections 1912 and 1913 of
the compiled laws Of 1897.
Sec. 3. In case there shall not be
sufficient surplus moneys on hand to
purchase a site and complete the build
ing or buildings contemplated by the
school directors under this act they
are hereby authorized to procure the
site for school purposes and to COM
mence the erection of such building or
buildings as they may deem necessary
and proper Tor the purposes herein
named, and shall carry on the con-
struction thereof, so far as the moneys
on hand for that purpose will permit,
as h~ereinbefore provided, and in case
the term of office of any such directors
or any member thereof shall expire, be
fore the said buildings are completed
it shall be the duty Of their ~uccesso
or successors to proceed with the work
in the manner herein provided until
such work is completed.
Sec. 4. The board of directors of any
school district is empowered to ex.
pend, from the funds in the treasury
of said school district, any moneys nee
essary to properly insure any school
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