Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-04-17
SCHOOL MEASURES
UP TO DATE
State Department Of Educas
ton Issues Bulletin on Bills
So Far introduced in the
LegislaturE.

The state department 81 education.
in order TO keep al friends Of cdu-
cation IN New Mexico fully posted on
the progress o. school legislation or
legislation indirectly affecting the
schools IN tho state assembly. has
issued the following bulletin;
Tho revision OF tho school laws e.
progressing rapidly IN the hands Of
the committee appointed By the state
board o. education. When completed,
this revision win be q complete code
covering public elementary and high
schools in city and rural districts and
state educational institutions. The
committoe's efforts are confined 10
rewriting the laws relating 20 rural
schools and 90 harmonizing al laws
with reference 10 education. Those
laws which govern city schools and
educational Institutions have not
been materially changed. w the
matter OF rural schools tho effort
has been to eliminate waste OF time.
effort and money In mnnugoment and
90 formulate a rational. equitable plan
for raising and distributing school
revenues
several bills on education have
been introduced ana referred 20 COM
mitteca Below we attempt to give
briefly the purport OF each Of these.
As we now have numerous women's
organizations who are deeply INTEREST
"a IN schools and IN the Improvement
81 the ie8nf status Of women. We IN
clude references 70 two or three bills
now pending which have this Inn
proyement Ia yiow.
HOUSE Joint Resolution no. Z. now
pendlna, provides for an amendment
20 the constitutions striking out the
language qualifications OF state Off
GERS and members Of the state legls-
iature. That Is. IL the resolution car
ries and the amendment Is adopted
BY the voteraJof New Mexico. II Will
not be necessary for such officers 20
be able 20 read, write. speak and un-
ders;and the English language sur
ficlently well to conduct the duties
81 the office without the aid or an
interpreter
House Joint Resolution No. 3, now
pending. provides for the donation 20
-. Michael's college. Santa Fe. thirty
desks used heretofore BY various
Legislative assemblies and which have
been replaced by desks purchased for
use by the constitutional convention.
senate BIN No. 81, now pending.
provides for the establishment OF a
system Of free travelling libraries 20
include books In English and books
IN spanish. This system "a 70 be OPP
Grated under the department of edu-
cation hy trained librarian appoint
ed by she state superintendent Of
public instruction. Two thousand
dollars Is asked 20 be appropriated
FOR the operation OF the system.
Senate BIN No AZ. now pending,
provides for fixing The tfue Of hold
Ing elections for members al boards
" education in Incorporated cities:
said elections Ia 1912 10 ba held on
this second Tuesday ia May. blennlally
thereafter on the fourth Tuesday IN
April.
senate Bin No. SIS, now pending,
provides for the exemption from tax
alton Of property OF churches, eeme-
terIos. public hospitals. public llbrar-
les. secret societies and other char
table and benevolent Institutions.
Senate Bin No. 81. now pending, |
exempts fre@ taxation the property
81 widows and orphan children not
10 exceed tho amount Of one thousand |
dollars 10 any family.
Senate Bin No. 50, now pending |
provides fer granting equal property /
rights 70 women and defining the lia-
biilties OF married women and relat- /
Ing 20 tho rights 81 married persons
generaily. All real ard personal prop !
erty acquired by either husband or
wife during marriage shall be deemod !
common property Married women |
over IS years shall have exclusive \
control ~ their separate property aud /
shall have same legal rights as man /
over "a. without the right TO vote and
hold office except as provided BY /
law. Earnings OF the wife and her
minor children while living separate
~ from her husband 90 be separate
property OF wife Separate property
OF one not Liable for debts az thu i
other community property 20 be lia-
bic for community debts contracted
by either. Wife may contract debts
for necesHaries for herself and chile
dren upon husbands credit.
House Bin No. az. now pending.
praYidoa for tho creating OF a normal
school "a Artesin. The control Of this
school Is similar 90 that Of nslitu-
lions now In existence. Tho bin proc
gides that school section lG. town
ship n south. range 26 east shall be
for the purpose OF COM
the necessary BUILDINGS and
,uuinning them. The c0mmiaai0nof
81 public lands IA directed TO convey
his school section to the hoard 81 re-
gents TO be sold and disposed OF ~
said board. the proceeds 10 be used
- stated above.
House Bill No. n, now pending,
for the creating OF a nor-
NAL school AZ Clayton. r8r erecting
buildings and for maintaining same
he auditor Of the state shall cause q
nx OF two-fifth Of one mill 90 be lew
cd.
House Biil No. 30 provides n tho
appointment Of q board OF trustees az
NE state library. 90 consist Of tho
.hief Justice OF the state. the attorney