New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-06-01

BE IT enacted by the Legislature OF me State OF Ne10 Mettc0
Section I. That for the purpose of further extending
the cooperative work provided by Chapter 2o of the SEES
sion Laws OF New Mexico for the year 1915, entitled "An Act
to Provide for the Maintenance of the Cooperative Agricul-
tural Extension Work provided for by the Act of Congress-
entitled AN Act to provide for cooperative agricultural extern
sion work between Agricultural Colleges in the several states
receiving the benefits of an Act of Congress approved July
g.. 1862, and all acts supplemental thereto, and the United
States Department of Agriculture, approved May 8, 1914,
in any county Of this state employing a county agent or
agents under the terms of said acts, the board Of county COM
missioners of any such county shall be authorized, upon pet
ition of at least one hundred bona fde taxpayers within such
county, to provide and appropriate such funds as are neces-
sary for maintenance Of cooperative extension work in agri-
culture and home economics within such county, such funds
to be provided by special levy made at the same time as other
tax levies for county purposes, and the proceeds of such
special levy shall be covered into a fund hereby created to
be known as the agricultural Extension Fund" of such
county
Sec. 2. For each dollar so provided by said coun-
ty there is hereby appropriated the sun of one dollar, to
be paid out of any funds in the State Treasury except money
set aside for the payment OF interest or sinking fund on the
public debt, and the State Auditor is hereby authorized and
directed to draw his warrant for the payment of monies so
allotted to any such county upon the certificate of the board
of county commissioners of such county, countersigned by the
NN>H'NO IN VI tN ~ IAAlAO SCISSC - ElRANuuulC
and Mechanic Arts, certifying that a stated amount of money
has been SO provided by said county and that an agreement
has been entered into between such county and said college for
such cooperative extension work; provided, however, that in
no case shafthe total amount SO allotted to any one county by
the State exceed the sum of two thousand dollars ($2ooo)
during any one year.
Sec. g. All funds appropriated by this act, and by
the boards of county commissioners under authority Of Sec
ton I hereof, shall be paid over to the treasurer Of the
Board of Regents of the New Mexico College of Agriculture
and Mechanic Arts, upon warrant drawn by the State Audit
or, as to state funds. and by the County Treasurer, as to
county funds, and shall be expended under the supervision
of the extension service of said college solely for the purposes
contemplated by this act, and the Treasurer of the Board
of Regents of the New Mexico College of Agriculture and
Mechanic Arts shall file with the State Auditor copies of
all vouchers covering the expenditure of all such monies ap-
propriated by the State.
Sec. 4. Every such agreement made relating to
county demonstration work in agriculture and home econo-
mics shall continue in full force until the Board of County
Commissioners, or the New Mexico College of Agricu1-
ture and Mechanics Arts, shall terminate the agree
ment by notice to the other party or parties, such
notice to be in writing delivered at least three months prior to
the time fixed for termination OF the agreement, and at the
~lationship between said parties shall cease, unless otherwise
agreed upon between the several parties.
Sec. S. The county agents to be appointed in pursuance
of this act, shall be selected by the extension service of the
New Mexico College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts and
a committee appointed by the boards of county commission
es of the respective counties from nominations made by
the extension service of said College. The said county agents
shall work under the direction of the extension service of
said college and shall devote their entire time to the discharge d
of their duties under this act. 1t shall be their duty to de-
nonstrate as far as possible the improved agricultural and
home economics practices and systems of farming and home
making, so far as the Same may be applicable to local con-
ditions, which have been developed by the Investigations of
the United States Department of Agriculture and the Agri- {
cultural Colleges and the experiment Stations; to aid in the +
organization and direction of agricultural work and home
making in the several counties; to cooperate with agricul- Il
tural and home economies clubs and other associations and
organizations having for their object the betterrnent of agri-
culture and home and rural conditions. :"
Sec. 6. In order to obtain the advantages or to in E
crease the benefits to be derived from the provisions of this "
act any two or more contiguous counties may, subject to the
approval of the extension service of the New Mexico Col I
1ege of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts, unite in the EN-
ploynent of a county agent or agents under an agreement
between the Board of County Commissioners of each of said
counties and the extension service of said college. which