Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1903-04-23
TO HARMONlZE
SCHOOL LAWS
Important Legislation That Was Enacted by the
Last Assembly Which Will Prove Very Bene.
fical to the Territorial Educational
System.
OF GREAT INTEREST TO
TEACHERS AND PARENTS

Substitute for Council Bill No. SO, Al
act to harmo 3ize .snd strengthen tn
existing school laws, and for othe
purposes.
Be it enacted by the Legislative AS
sembly of the Territory of New Mexi
co:
Section /. Hereafter the school yea
governing all public schools in any dis
trict, independent district, incorporat
ed town or city in this territory, shall
commence on the first day Of Septem'
ber and end on the last day of Au-
gust of each year.
Sec. 2. Section 1882, Compiled Laws OF
1897, as amended by Section II OF
Chapter so, Session Acts of 1899, is
hereby amended by inserting after the
words "malfeasance in office" the fol-
lowing: land shall be disqualified from
again holding said Office by appoint
ment or otherwise for Il period of one
year thereafter"
Sec. 8. Third class certificates. enti-
tling the recipient to teach for one
year the county in which granted,
may be granted by the county eXamin-
ing boards, and it is hereby made the
duty of the members of such boards TO
prepare the list of questions to be sub
mitted to those applying for third class
certificates, and the examination of ap-
plicants for said third grade certificates
shall occur at the same time and place
as examinations are held for the eS-
animation of applicants for certificates
of first and second grades; Provided
that those seeking third grade certlfl-
Gates may also be examined by sale
board on the last Saturday in Septem''
her and October, at the discretion OF
the county superintendent, and at nc
other time.
Sec. 4. Authority is hereby conferred
upon the territorial board of educa-
tion to authorize any two countess
wherein the conditions are such as to
make it 1xpedient to do SO, to unite IN
holding a district county institute at
such place as may be mutually agreed
unon. but not more than two counties
shall participate therein, and wheh
such power is delegated to the county
superintendents thereof, the expense
of such institute shall be equally diVl-
ded between the two counties partlcl-
pating therein.
Sec. s. Section 1913, Compiled Laws
of 1897, referring to the fees authorized
to be collected by county superinteno'
ents from persons attending the couh'
tv normal institutes is hereby amended
so as to provide that such fees shai'
not be less than one dollar $1.Vo) nor
more than three dollars ($3.OO).
Sec. G. Section of Chapter 3, Sessio"
Laws of 1901, entitled "An act for the
protection of minors and pupils lh
schools" is hereby amended by insert"
ing after the word cause In the last
line a semicolon, and adding the 1ol-
lowing. viz: "and the moneys accrulng
from such fines shall be covered ll'to
the general school fund of the county
in which the offense occurs. Ana II II
hereby made the duty OF the county
sunerintendent of schools to prosecute
before any justices of the peace al
persons, firms or corporations Vloiat-
ing Section of this act.
Sec, T. Boards of school directors
when letting a contract for puplie
school buildings shall require of the
contractor a good and sufficient poho
for the faithful execution of SAID con-
tract And the clerks Of said boards
outside of incorporated cities or towns
ore reouired to make to the county SUI
perintendent from time to time as the
superintendent may require an itemi%-
cd statement under oath of the cost OF
labor and material used and work
done. where practicable, and apparatus
reai,ired and used for conducting ana
furnishing said building; and schooi
directors of the latter class are 1ur-
ther required to consult with ana So
,;cit the cooperation of county super
intendents whenever it becomes neces-
sary to purchase furniture, fixtures
etc. for the district schools and the
directors and clerks of all school boards
are hereby prohibited from acting as
the agent for any person or firm en-
Gagged in the selling of school furniture,
opparatus, ETC., or to receive any COM
mission attending the purchase OF sucE
furniture, apparatus, etc., for use IN
their respective districts; and all per-
sons identified in an official capacity
with the public schools or with the
higher educational institutions sup
ported in whole or in part by the pup
lie funds of this territory are hereby
prohibited from being party directly
or Indirectly to any contract for whicn
public money is to be used in connec-
ton with the operation or maintenance
of such public schools or higher educa-
tional institutions.
Sec. s. The clerks of the several rura'
districts, principals or superintendents
of town or city schools shall, between
the first day of June and the first day
Of July Of each year, make report tc
: the county superintendent in writing
showing in detail the financial condi-
tion of the district, the amount of mon-
are at their command, for apportion-