New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-04-27
tor before the first day of September Of each year make an te

Tor before the first day of September Of each year make an
enumeration of all unmarried persons between five and
years of age, giving the names, ages and sex OF
such persons in full, and shall report the same in writing.
(which enumeration list shall be signed by all the directors, to
1.-THE county superintendent within fifteen days thereafter. 1t
shall be the duty of the clerk of said school directors to
correctly enumerate or cause to be enumerated all unmar'
]ried persons of the respective school districts as specified
herein. For said enumeration he shall be paid from the funds
lin the hands of the county board of education to the credit
of the district, the sum of one dollar and fifty cents for each
lone hundred names or fraction thereof, thus enumerated. En-
meration list and the forms for enumeration herein provid-
led shall be specified by the State Superintendent of Public
instruction.
Whenever a petition signed by one hundred qualified
voters shall be presented to the board of education or school
trustees of any incorporated city, town or village in this State
praying therefor, any such board to which such petition is
presented shall require the person appointed to make the schoo
census at the time of making such school census to also as
certain and enumerate the number c. persons residing in any
such city, town or village. All resident unmarried persons
between said ages shall be entitled to attend the schools of
their district.
Sec. 10. That Section 1890, Code Of 1915, be and it
hereby is amended so as to read as follows: The respective
County Board of Education having jurisdiction of the various
school districts shall procure at the expense OF their respective
districts. towns or cities, for every public school not provided
Herewith, a United States flag not less than five feet long.
together with a flagstaff. and the necessary appliances there
for; and whenever the flag, flagstaff or the necessary ap-
lpiances therefor of any such school shall from any cause
become unsuitable for further use such boards of education
shall in the same manner purchase others in place there
lof.
Sec. 20. That Section 4S9o, Code of 1915, be and
lit hereby is amended so as to read as follows: The res
lpective county boards of education are hereby required to in
Isure all school property in rural districts and to pay all pre-
bmiuns thereon from the funds credit to such districts over
(which they may have control.
Sec. Fl. That Section 1900, Code Of 1915, be and
bit hereby is amended SO as to read as follows: Any failure
|of any of the officers mentioned in the preceding sections of
this article to carry out their provisions in the letter and
spirit thereof, shall subject such officers to removal and
tO 2 forfeiture Of their Officia1 honi for the henaft of the
school district SO injured thereby.
Sec. 22. That Section 1901, Code of 1915, be and
lit hereby is amended so as to read as follows: For the pur-
of erecting or completing school houses the county boards
educational shall have power and authority to borrow
money, by issuing negotiable bonds of the district wherein
such buildings are to be erected or completed, said bonds to
run for a period of not less than twenty years nor more
than thirty, to draw interest at the rate of not to exceed six
per centum per annum, with interest payable semi-annually
or annually, but such bonds shall not be sold for less than
ninety per centum of par, with accrued interest.
Sec. 20. That Section 1902, Code Of 1915, be and
it hereby is amended SO as to read as follows: Before any
bonds shall be issued under the foregoing section the county,
board of education, through the directors Of the school dis
trict, shall submit to the voters OF tnei district at the regular
or any special election called for that purpose, the question:
of issuing bonds, giving the same notice of such meeting
as is now required to be given for the election of directors.
the amount proposed to be raised by the sale of such
bonds, which question shall be voted upon by the qualified
electors of the district, and if a majority of all the votes
upon that question, be in favor of the issue of SUCH
bonds, then said board shall issue bonds to the amount voted
in denominations of not less than twenty-five dollars, nor
exceeding five hundred dollars, due not less than twenty
nor more than thirty years after date, and redeemable att
the pleasure of the district at any time after ten years,
which said bonds shall be given in he name of the district
issuing them and shall be signed by the president of the'
board of directors, countersigncd by the president of theI
county board of education and attestcd by the secretary
thereof. Said bonds shall be delivered to The county treas
taking his receipt therefor; and said county treasurer
shall advertise for the sale Of said bonds to the highest
bidder, in at least -four issues Of some weekly paper %pubishI
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