Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1903-04-23

. ley received and from what source, in
c cluding receipts frem poll taxes, etc
I district bonds and special levies, an
the manner in which the same has bee
disbursed during the previous veal
: amount expended on repairs or i'm
provements Of school houses an
+ grounds, whether rented or owned b.
: the district the value of all schoo
: property, amount of bonded indebted
ness of district status of interes
fund, amounts paid for rent, fuel, etc.
: salaries paid teachers for the preced
ing year. the number and sex of th'
school population and amount expend
ed for books for INDECENT children un
der Section 1866, Compiled Laws o
, 1897, as amended, and failure to prop
4 erly prepare and forward said report!
shall subject such clerk principal, o.
town or city superintendents to prose
Z. cution as provided in Section 1886
Compiled Laws of 1897, and it is here
by made the duty of county superin
tendents to file information against
such derelicts.
Sec 9. School directors serving in dis.
tricts outside of incorporated towns OF
cities are hereby required to accom-,
pany all vouchers or warrants presen.
ted for the signature of the county sup
erintendent with itemized statements
of account, and the county superinten-
dent shall withhold his approval of all
bills until such statements are provid.
ed.
Sec. 10. Section 1885, Compiled Laws
of 1897 referring to duties of school di.
rectors, is hereby amended by striking
out the word "for' as used in the top
line on page 427 of said Compiled Laws;
and Section 2, Chapter 27, second line
from bottom of page Sc, Session Acts of
1901, referring to teachers certificates,
is hereby amended by striking out the
words "and lower than 80 per cent
Sec. H. The county superintendent is
hereby required to be in attendance at
the county seat on the first Saturday In
the months of August, September and
October and November for the trans-
action of official business He is here
| by empowered to examine from time tc
| time the records and account books Of
| district directors outside of incorporat.
ed cities and towns and see to it that
the same are properly kept, and it is
hereby made obligatory upon all such
| directors to meet at their accustomed
place within the district at least once
avery thirty days during the school
term for the transaction of public
business.
Sec. Y. The county superintendent
snail investigate the legality of all ac-
counts as to whether the same have
been legally incurred and allowed be-
| fore the fixing of his signature thereto,
and he may reject any warrant issued
by district school directors whenever
he may deem such warrant to have
been illegally issued.
Sec. 49, County superintendent are
hereby empowered to remove from Of
Gee any school director, in districts
outside of incorporated towns and ci-
ties, who shall fail or refuse to make
and return complete census Of the
school population within his district as
required by law, and such person so re-
moved shall not be eligible, to hold
said office for period Of two years
| thereafter.
| Sec. IA. On or before the 18th day of
August of each year the county super
intendent shall make out and transmit
| to the territorial superintendent, on
blanks the form and character OF
| which shall be specified by the terri
torial superintendent, his annual report
bearing date of August l, containing
such vital statistics and general infor'
nation concerning the public schools
as the territorial superintendent may
call for, including total amounts re-
ceived by the several districts and
counties on account of the poll tax and
fines, and county school superintend-
| onIS WHO Idll VI IeIuoC W piopeAiS re-
pare and file such annual report, with
in the time specified by law. which re-
port shall be properly footed. complete
and consistent in it's footings, as re-
quired by the superintendent of public
instruction, shall be chargeable with
gross neglect of official duty, and may
be suspended from Office by the super
intendent of public instructions; and,
should the circumstances demand, up
On presentation of the facts to the gov
ernor, he may be removed from office
and his place filled. by appointment un-
til the next general election, and any
principal or teacher in charge failing to
make reports required of them may.
upon the written complaint of the
county superintendent or superintend-
ent of public instruction, filed with the
directors of any public school. have his
salary withheld until he has made such
report so required; and. in case the
circumstances justify, he shall be re-
moved as teacher by such directors and
be disqualified to teach in New Mexi-
co for at least one year thereafter
Sec. Is. County superintendent shall
Quarterly, and within ten days aftel
receiving notice that any school funds
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