Albuquerque morning journal., 1910-11-30

of current school funds allotted "a
said district. shall not be sufficient for
the maintaining of a school for tha
| full period of five months, and this
| reserve fund shall be so Distributed
among such districts as to enahla
each district to hold school for The
said period. That the schools col-
leges. universities and other educa.
| tional institutions provided for bv
this constitution shall forever remain
under the exclusive control Of the
state. and no part of the proceeds
arising from any lands granted 10
the state by congress-, or any other
| funds appropriated, levied or collect
| ed for educational purposes, shall be
| used for the support of any sectarian
denominational or private school, eel.
Iege or university.
| Sec s. Every child of school age
a-,1 e-~rufficient physical and mental
a ! be required to attend
uu.f.o 80, other school during such
/ period ara for such time as may be
prescribed by law.
| Sec. 6. A state board of education
/ is hereby created, to consist of seven
members. it shall have the control
| management and direction OF all puh.
lie schools, under such regulations as
| may be provided by law. The gov
ernor and the state superintendent Of
public instruction shall be ex-offieio
| members of said board and the re-
| naming five members shall be ap-
pointed by the governor, by and with
! the consent of the senate; and shall
| include the head of some state educa-
tional institution. a county superin-
| tendent of schools, and one other per-
son actually connected with eduea-
tional work The Legislature may PR.
| vide for district or other school )ffi-
| GERS. subordinate to said board
| Sec. Z. The principal Of the per.
| manent school fund shall be invested
| in the bonds of the state or territory
of New Mexico, or of any county. civ
town. board of education or sc7pci
/ district therein The Legislature made
| by three -fourths vo-e OF the members
\ elected to each house provide thar
/ said funds may be invested in ather
4 interest bearing securities A.. bonds
/ or other securities ia which a-v Der
| ton of the school fund shsH he in
lvested must be first approved by the
/ governor. attorney general AMI sec
retary of state. All losses f-s7H such
funds. however. occurring, shall be
| reimbursed by the state.
See. 8. The principles Of the con-
stitution OF the United States. and Of
|
| lie schools. The legislaturs shall pro-
vide means to facilitate t!'e teaching
| of the English language in the schools
and educational institutions OF the
| state to the Spanish speaking child
rem, and students: and shall also pro-
vide schools for the instruction, train.
| ing and qualification % teaen srs and
instructors to property taa h end in
| struct such children and students.
| Sec. g. No religious test shall ever
| b.. required as a coniii,l of adncis
siov, irtt the public schools "r any &C.
iu A. ,.ml III, tuition Of this s. .. en-
/ er as "a teacher or stgdent auG n"
| teacher or student of sGca school "r
| Institution shall ever be REQUIRED to
attend or participate ln any religious
| service whatsoever.
Sec. 10. Children of Spanish dtt-
cent in the state of New n xico snail
never be denied the right and l'rivi-
| lege of admission and attendance IN
the public schools or other public ef,
| ucational institutions of the state, ana
they shall never be classed in sepaf-
ate schools. but shall forever enley
| perfect equality with other childIen
| In all public schools and edu -atloni
institutions of the state, AMI the leg
lislature shall provide penalties for
/ the violation OF this section.
Sec. II. The University of New
Mexico at Albuquerque, the New Mex
leo College of Agriculture and Me-
| chanic Arts near Las Cruces the
| New Mexico school of Mines at So
| corro, the New Mexico Military Insti-
| tute at Roswell, the New Mexico Nor
| NAL University at Las Vegas. the New
| Mexico Normal school at Silver City
| the Spanish american School at FL
| Rito. the New Mexico Asylum Tor the
| Deaf and Dumb at Santa Fe, and the
/ New Mexico Institute for the Blind
/ at Alamogordo, are hereby conflrmea
as state educational institutions. the
Iappropriations made and that may
| hereafter be made to the state by the
| United States for agricultural ana
| mechanical colleges and experiment
i stations in connection Herewith
shall be paid to the New Mexico Col
Ilege of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts.
| sec. IL. The legislature shall pro-
vide for the control and management
of each of said institutions by board
4 of regents, for each institution, con-
/ sisting of five members to be app~Ml
ed by the governor, by and with the
advice and consent of the senate lot
a term of four years, and not more
than three of whom shall belong 70
| the same political party at the tlnls
/ OF tnelr appointment. AAt NH1
said boards shall be prescribed oy
| law.
Sec. 13. All lands granted under the
provisions of the act of congress
| entitled, AN Act to enable the peo-
pie of New Mexico to form consiltu-
| ton and state government anu
| admitted into the union on an equaii
| footing with the original states ai.u
to enable the people of Arizona 70
| form a constitution and state govern
ment and be admitted into the union
on an equal footing with the orlslna'
states" for the purposes Of said sew
| eral institutions are hereby aceepteI
| and confirmed to said institutions A.u
shall be exclusively used for the puI-
| poses for which they were grah'eu,
| provided. that three-fourths OF VI
| land granted by said act for hoIh,H. M.
| school purposes are hereby eqnaiN
| apportioned between said three NJ, ~.
NAL institutions. and the reinalliins
| one-fourth thereof shall be appo-
| toned to the same or additional hol
| NAL institutions as may be ptoNiusU
| nv law