Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-03-17
COUNTY UNIT ACT
IS APPROVED BY
. CHIEF EXECUTIVE
Governor Signs Important
School Bill Sponsored by
Romero in House and Hi0kIe
in Senate,


Santa Fe. March 1G.-Governor Nc
Donald today signed the county unit
school bill and presented the pen with
which he signed it to State senator IT,
feld The bill was introduced by
sneaker Romero but is similar to that
introduced by senator Ilinkle and
nassed by the senate. The bill signed
NV the governor is house bill 232 and
~ object is to equalize the income Of
tbe rural school districts and to do
away with special school levies 50 that
tho entire county bears equally the
sypcnsu of the rural schools as a
county unit.
Tho governor also signed house bin
q22 by Renehan, amending section 81,
rhaptcr 10, laws of 1905, regulating
me formation and government Of
generations for mining, manufactur-
ing Industrial and other purposes.
House bin 252. by Davies, amending
cbapter 81, laws of 1907, prescribing
proecdure in criminal and civil cases
Also was signed as was house bill 369,
M Davies, to amend section 3S, chap
fer "a. laws of 1913, relative to tax
sale certificates.
Senate bill 1875 by Pankey, establish
ing a state highway from Malaga ON
the TeXas-New Mexico border in Ed
DIV county, TO santa te and Albu-
oleraue Via Carlsbad, Roswell, Enclno
and Vaughn, was signed by the gov
crnor. who also signed senate bill 81
by Clark, limiting the annual tax for
state purposes and limiting the eX-
penses OF counties, cities and villages.
t.,.4 nod 10 Of tho utmost inn To-
portance for IL reads:
Tax Rate Limited.
"The total annual tax levy for all
state purposes. exclusive of necessary
levies for the state debt. shall not eN-
coed three and one-third mills on
each dollar for the assessed valuation
Of the property Of the state.
THE total amount authorized 30 be
expended and the total tax that may
be levied in year 1915 by any coun-
w. city. town or school district in this
state. exclusive of the necessary lev
les for tile bonded Indebtedness shall
not exceed by more than five per cent
either the total expended or the total
levied in the year 1914; and the total
authorized annually thereafter Shail
not exceed by more than five per cent
either the total expended or the to-
tai levied in the year preceding eN-
cept as hereinafter provided.
I'm case the amount of tax desired
to be levied is more than five per cent
greater than i'm the year preceding
such fact shall be set forth in the form
Of special request or petition signed
M an the members of the board OF
county commissioners, city or town
council, or board of education OF
school directors setting forth the spe-
clal reason for such request, and llled
with the tax commission. In case
the state tax commission approves
such proposed levy if shall specifically
authorize the same; if it disapproVes
il shall 80 state with its reasons there
for, ana its decision shall be final
County Unit Bill.
The county unit school bill Is equal
ly important and reads;
The board Of county COMMISSION
ers shall annually at the time OF levy
Ing other taxes levy special school
tax upon all the property of such
county which together with the other
revenues provided by law shall be SUI e.
ficient to support the schools of Sucll
county as hereinafter provided. In
all districts under a town, city or
village board of education the sums
estimated and provided shall be SUI
ficient to maintain a school for the
period of nine months and in all other
districts sufficient to maintain a
school for a period OF not less than