Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-06-20
s MONTHS SCHOOL
ASSURED IN ALL
DISTRICTS
Bill Passed by Legislature and
Signed by Governor Of
Great Importance to Rural
Education in State.

one Of che most Important laws
passed hy the recent Legislative SEES
sion and signed Dy the RoVCrunr ~
one providing for school udministrn
ton whose ohief feature is "a provis-
ion for reserve fund 20 assure q
minimum term Of five months school
in every district Ia the state, aid 20
be furnished from this reserve fund
when shown to be needed. Yhe bill
which has other features of interest
h as follows:
senate nIYI No. f72 as Amended.
An act REGARDING the revenues for
the public schools, and repealing Seca
ton 20 81 Chapter ~, Laws OF 1907.
Be a enacted BY the legislature OF
the state 90 New Mexico.
Section 1. That the board Of
county commissioners OF each county
shall annually levy and collect a tax
of one-half Of one mill on the dollar
upon al taxable properly la the coun-
" for the maintenance OF the pnbllc
schools tho proceeds whereof shall be
paid over 90 the state treasurer as
are other state taxes and shall ce 20
the current school fund
Ser 3. Tibet ON the hrst Monday Of
March, june, September and Deem
her In each year. the state treasurer
shall credit 0nc-hnlf Of the current
school fund 10 a aeRara1e fund 20 DO
known as the reserve fund which
shah be used FOR the maintaining %
a school for The FUN period 81 i've
months. The treasurer shall make a
complete statement Of all the monies
in said current school ana reserve
fund and certify the same 70 the SUI
ucrlntcudcut OF public Instruction.
See 2. Within twenty days there
after. the 8nid superintendent shall
make an app0rtionmcns OF the money
in the said current school fund among
the several counties pro rata Accord
ing 90 the enumeration OF children OF
fchoui age IN each county, as shown
by the latest returns from ,ac county
superintendent 90 schools and shall
certify the superintendent for eaeh
county 60 the state treasurer and aud
itor and 90 the treasurer and super
intendent ui schools IN each county
and the said auditor shall draw hia
warrcnt on the state treasurer IN IA
vor al the proper county treasurer for
the amount appprtloned 20 his county.
and said mNtey shall become a part
OF the general county school fund. and
shall be npportiOned as other monte.
in said fund.
Sec. 1. That tho reserve FUND 81
Section 81 this act shall he distrib-
uted among scAoul districts sn which
the income from the annual special
school tax ~ fifteen mills nins the
regular aportionmcnt from the county
general school fund shall not he sum
cient for the maintaining of school for
the fun period ~ livo moslths and the
reserve FUND shali bo So distributed
among such districts as 10 enable each
district 10 hold school for the said
period THAT tor the purpose ~ this
act the words district or school dis.
trici' shall include cities. towns and
villages. and districts outside 81 such
municipalities
Sec. 8. Whenever Che income Of 4
school district as hcreinnefore sci
forth is not sufficient for Tho main.
tulnur OF a school Tor che full tern
Of I've months. tho county Hupcrin
tendent Of sehoolD 20 the county 81
which such district "a situated, shat
furnish the state superintendent witt
evidence satisfactory tn him 1T N,
existence az such fact Upon beinf
satisfied thereof the state suncrin'
tendcnt shHil make requisition upoT
said reserve fund through tho stat,
auditor Ia favor OF the treasurer %
anid county. 90 be hy him credited s,
the proper school district for suci
amount az will be sufficient together
with such income for the malntaininl
~ school FOR the full term OF Nv
months in said district. Provided
aci the amount which any school dis
trict shall oxpcnd for maintaining
school for the fun term of 1--WE month
shall not exceed tho sum OF three hun
bred dollars FOR each school room. ant
that fos the purpose OF this act. NJ
school district shall be entitled q
moro than one school room for eacl
Atty children OF school age or Fraction
in such district.
AZ the end OF each Hscni year. IN
state treasurer shall return the bal
ance remaining IN said reserve fun
"a the current school fund
Scc g. The school directors o
eoch school dlsttiet and the boards o
education 81 citieg, towns and vi
iaEoE whether incorporated unde
general or special law, shall nav
power and are hereby required 90 pro
vide hy purchase or lease suitabl
school houses, 90 keep said Soho,
houses ia repair 10 provide sam
with necessary furnitus@ and fuel,
provide for tho payment of teacher