Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-01-23
HEARS A
BUNCHOF NEW
BILLS
LEGISLATURE WINDS UP
UNTIL MONDAY MORNING
Bill to Create the National Uni
verSity for Women Is Intro
duced; Sierra County Man
Wants Bounty on Rabbits.


Santa Fe, y. NJ. Jan. 22--The
house OF representatives today heard
the reading of a number Of new bills
and adjourned until Monday morning,
thus winding up the first week OF the
legislative session.
The bills introduced today include
several measures of Importance.
among them the bill TO create the uni
versity for women. proposed by Rev.
E Mcqueen Gray, and a bill by Mr..
public card playing.
The following were the bills pre-
sented and referred to committees:
House bill No. s, by Nh. Mullins;
an act to fix additional causes for di-
vorce in New Mexico
House bill No. ., by Mr.. Baca; an
act to esta blish in New Mexico a ma
tional universitl for women. The text
of this bill follows:
An act to establish a university for
women in the territory of New
Mexico:
BE it enacted by the legislative as
sembly of the territory OF New Mex
leo:
Section l. That whereas there does
not exist any university for the exclu-
sive instruction of women; and where
as the need for such an institution is
widely admitted. there is hereby es-
tablished In the territory of New
Mexico a university for women.
Section 2. That this university shall
be non-sectarian in character and
that it's object shah be to provide in-
struction of the best university type
in literature, science and art, and also
in those branches of technology the
industries. applied arts and other de-
partments Of ec"e 1ic effort for
which women are adaptcd. TO women
of sixteen years aud upwards.
Section 3. That this university shall
be purely teaching, governing and
examining body.
Section 4. That the governor of the
territory shall forthwith appoint forty
men, to be selected from the citizens
of the territory. and in such a man
ner that the principal cities and towns
and each county of the territory may
be represented therein; and that the
men thus appointed shall together
with the governor of the territory,
form the foundation committee of the
university. and be charged with the
promotion and locating of the univer-
sity, and that all vacancies occurring
in the foundation committee, shall be
filled by the governor of the territory.
Section g. That the governor of the
territory shall forthwith appoint a
president of the university. who may
hold office as such during the period
of the promotion of the university. and
who shall be charged with the duty of
the interests of the uniVer-
sity; and that the treasurer of the ter
ritory shall act as treasurer of the
during the aforesaid period
of the promotion Of the university.
Section 6. That the services of the
foundation committee, the president
and treasurer of the university and
other committees appoin ed during
the period of the promotion Of the
shall be wholly gratuitous
during said period
Section Z. That said foundation
upon the concurrence OF a
of its members, may cause
said university to become a body cor
porate under and in pursuance of
sections 462 to 466, inclusive, of the
complied laws of this territory, as
compiled in the year 1897, and that
said section 462 be and is hereby
amended by inserting the word uni
after the word of and pre-
ceding the word colleges in the
fifth line of said section 462.
Section s. That all sums of money
or valuable grants of any kind in ia
vor of said university shall be depos-
tied with the treasurer of the terri
tory of New Mexico and held by him
to the credit of said university.
Section 3. That the sum OF ten
thousand dollars is hereby appropri
ated toward the expenses of said uni
versity. and that such portions of this
sum as may be hereafter expended in
establishing said university, shall be
paid by the treasurer of this territory
against expense warrants signed by
the chairman OF the foundation COM
mittee and the president Of the uni
versity.
Section 10. That when 1t shall be
agreed by a majority of the foundation
that there are funds in the
treasury sufficient To War-
rant the commencement OF the build
ings of the university the said found
alton committee shall resign their Of
flee into the hands Of the body corpor-
ate created as provided for in section
z: provided that If said foundation
committee shall not reach aforesaid
decision within two years after their
all such moneys and
property shall be returned by the
treasurer to the donors. their heirs or
assigns. and all unexpended portion OF
the appropriation herein provided for
shall forthwith become a part Of the
general fund Of the territory.
Section II. That when the said
committee shall have re-
signed their office as provided for in