Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1912-03-27
EDUCATIONAL
\ LEGISLATION
State Board of Education
VIII Clearly and Codify
School, Laws
FOR COUNTY HIGH SCHOOLS
Decision in Canavar Contempt
Case May Be Handed Down
Amy Time,
Governor Mcdonald to-
Madison H. Price.

MdulSCN Ii. Iflce.
School Laws.
Joseph lIofer. city supeff intelioeIt VI
the Tucumcari public schoois' anu ~
Nj. F. Des Marais, county scliool super
intendent of San Miguel 1ul'S' are III
the Capital today and II start INC
cCdifying Of the state ool laws
work that will probabl! LAKE se'erai
weeks.
District m, irt.
Holm p1ool, Of Son+o Cruz was yes
terdav een+encod bv gudge Leahy in
the district court to pay qloV liie
and costs for attacking alIolo Dus'os
with a deadly weapon ihe case "as
appealed. Pablo ArchJ1 J1iela was sen
tenced IN sor,,a NOT less than five
years and not more tllan seven 'e"io
u a charge of rape. lnls Case "i1'
prob,hiv he anneaIad lalso.
Oeosion BY supgeme court
Case No.1443. JAMES W. Rrlce, ap-
pellant, VS.. h,pene A.. HardWlck, ap-
pellee, appeal Inn the district court
OF Chaves county. Judgment of the
lower court affirmed. Opinion by
Chief Justice C. j. Roberts, Judges R.
H. Hanna and Frank w. Parker con-
curing. The syllabus OF the case is
as follows:
/. A promise, though in form to
pay the debt of aLother, and although
its performance may incidentally have
the effect TO eXtinguish that liability
is not within the statute Of frauds
if the main purpose and object is not
to answer for another. but to sub
serve some pecuniary or business pur-
pose of his own, involving either a
benefit to himself or damage to the
other contracting party.
2, Evidence examined and held to
show sufficient consideration for the
contract.
Educational Legislation.
The following bulletin has been is
sued by Alvan n. White, state superin-
tendent of public instruction showing
the concrete result of the boards ef-
forts along the line of school legisla-
ton The following bills touchir :
schools and libraries have been intro
duced
H. B. No II. An act creating a Nor
NAL School to be established at Clay
ton, N. NJ, and providing for the sup
port and management thereof.
H. B. No. 70. An act for the promo
ton of Education in New Mexico
H. B. No. 20. An act in reference 10
the management, control and supervi-
siOns of the state library of New MeXi-
Co
S. B. No. 10. An act for the promo
ton of education in New Mexico, pro,
viding for the selection of students
from the several counties OF the state
for the several state educational insti
tutions of learning, the selection to be
made by the several .Jards of county
commissioners and county superln
tendents.
S. B. No 81. An act for the estab
lishment of county high schools and
providing for the maintenance thereof
Senate Memorial No. 2. Memorable
ing Congress to pass Senate Bill No
g. encouraging instruction in agricul
ture. domestic science and other indus
trial subjects.
A committee of the State Board o
Education is at work preparing an Ell
tirely new code of school laws for The
state. which will be introduced afte
careful preparation, to take the place
nj, bat following closely, the territori
al school laws heretofore existing.
Recruits for the Penitentiary.
Warden J. B. McManus received th
following prisoners from Sheriff Nc
Grath of Grant county: Jose M. Fern
andez. 80 to 80 years for murder; Ra
mon Miniaris, one to two years for as
sault with intent to KILL Paul Johl
Kirsch, three to five years for as
sault with intent to murder; Jose Hell
nandez, one year to eighteen month
for drawing, flourishing and dischars
ing deadly weapon; Bedford F. Mar
.asco, 10 to II months for perjury; Dc
mingo Madrid, IS to 25 years for mul
der: Emelio Casanova, two to thre
years for larceny; Ladislo JuareZ, !
months to two years for assault wit
a deadly weapon; Tomas Fields, II t
Is months for drawing and handlin
in a threatening manner deadl
weapon; Pedro Basure, two to thre
years for larceny: and George ROM
u to IS months for wife beating.