Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1905-07-01
ADMINISTRATIVE COURT
IN SESSION HERE
Gov OteFO Hearing Charges Preferred by District
Attorney Clancy Against County Treasurer
F.A. fubbeIl and ESIaViO Vigil.

ized aud not sworn To, sor visiting
schools when In session, for S67b,
which. az the statutory rate OF 95 per
day. Indicated visits 20 schools on 1886
days, and upon said blll. he obtained
the payment Co him, from tho school
fund Of la.d county. OF said sum OF
s615; and that said Vigil has never
refunded said fGT5 nor am part
thereof 10 the school fund. although
his attention was distinctly called TO
the matter by the grand jury OF the
county at the September term. 1908.
when he was called before that body.
3. In the summer OF 1908, said
Vigil held what Is known a. a county
Institute for the instruction OF
teachers. at which Il was HIS duty
20 collect fees from the persons at.
tending, and to pay the same 10 the
county treasurer. TO become a part OF
The county institute fund.-" but the
said Vigil paid no money 20 said
treasurer on account OF fees so col.
iocted.
T. ny law. the county institute
fund" is 20 consist OF 500 10 be set
apart by the county treasurer, and
OF the fees collected by the auperln.
tendent from persons attending the
county institute:" and In the sum
mer OF 1908. said Vigil, as such su.
perlntendont. uElaWfully and impiop.
crly drew from the county treasurer
the sum OF S2l5 on account OF the ex.
ponses Of the county institute. al.
though he had not paid to the treas.
urcr anything whatever on account OF
fees collected by him
3. On September ~. 1903. said
Nigil. as such superintendent. lie.
Eally drew tho warrants on the
county treasurer for 500 each, In
favor OF himself. and the two other
mombrrs OF the hoard for the exam.
inatlou OF applicants for teache 81 Ger.
uheatos, In payment for their sery.
ices, the statutory compCnaatlon be.
ing az tho rate OF s5 per day, which
va rants were paid although said
board had mUt tor the irHt time ON
August 2S. 1908. and. excluding Sun.
day, could not nave boon I'm session
more than fourteen days.
q. Tho said Vig.l Ia his report 10
iho ter It0rial superintendent of pub.
Hc instruction for the year ending
July %, 1894. falsely stated that ln
school district No. AZ of said county
:here had been, during said year.
scVun months OF school taught ana
$500 paid "a. teachers wage. when
IN fact during said year. thero had
been, In said district. only three
m9Whs oi school taught. and only
$50 paid for teachers wages
The said Vigil la his report To-
the te ritorlal superintendent OF pub.
lc instruction for the year endingl
July 81. 1894 falsely stated that In
school district No. s. OF said county,
there had been during said year. six
months of school taught and $3.50
paid for teachers wages: when In
iact' during said year, there had been
ln said district. only Ave months oil
school taught and only s200 paid for
teachers wages.
). The said Vigil In his report to
thc terrific nal superintendent OF pub
llc instruction for the year ending
July 81. 1904, falsely stated that in
hchool dist.ict No 2e OF said county.
there had been during said year, seven
months OF school taught and si2Ol
paid for teachers wages when In
lnct, during said year. there had been.
IN said district, only four months OF
school taught and only $50 PAID for
teachers wages
o. In 1908. before the openlng oil
the fall TO ms OF school. said Vigil
purchased hftyOne school desks. nav. !
ing for thom and Tor freight charges |
thei con, the sum OF s3272g. OF whico |
fs7 was for freight. BY warrants NE. |
gally drawn 10y him ON the general
school fund lie also paid by ukel
warrants. f2b for storsae OF these
desks. and 81 for hauling tbem. |
These desks were delivered TO the
DIST tets of Barolas and Old Alhuauer. /
que, The purchase OF any such desks /
uy the superintendent and payment /
therefor from the general echool
fund we.e without authority OF law /
ana when called upon, In October, |
1908. 10 explain his course, he said /
mat the districts would rombulte |
me general school fund for what had
peen expended. This has been done
IN part only, no repayment having
been made for the amounts paid for
eight, storage and hauling, amount. /
Ing to tl24.
10. On April 4. 1905, said Eslavlo
Vigil. az superintendent Of schools,
10 the bOai d Of county cOui
OF HernalillO county, an
account for Waiting twenty-Hix school
outside OF the district In
which he lives, for the year 1904.
.hree visits each. for $3.50. when, 40.
'ording TO his annual report made 10
ne territorial supe intendont OF pub.
io instruction. on July 81, 1904. there
Nefe only twenty-five school districts
n the county, Including the district
10 which he lives, and from the be.
Ginning OF the year 20 April 4. 1903,
here could not have been more Ohan
ilxty-seYen days upon which the
'choOls were In sessl0n.
H. Under date OF March 81. 1905.
laid Eslayio Vigil a. superintendent
n schools, made an account against
he county OF Bernalillo, which was
presented 20 the boa 9 OF county com.
niasloners on the third day OF April.
1906. for visiting schools In twenty
Ilx districts, three visits each, In
906. for $3.50. when there were only
twenty-five districts In said county IN
which there we're schools under his
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