New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-03-21
boundaries, in which interested part
les presented their views to legisIa
tive committees, the bill had lit.le
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A plan to make Melrose the sea
of county to be called Larrazol,
failed as did project to make
new county out of a part of Tor
rance. though its authors proposed ,
give it the same name. Talk c
dividing Socorro county early in tn
session did not result in the intro
duction Of a bill.
Mining Industry
A state laboratory and chemist al
provided for in senate bill 49, an
house bill 1856 requires the state t.
retain its mineral and oil rights whei
disposing Of state land. The min
tax commission already alluded tc
is designed to arrive at a Just ia.
basis that will not injure develop
ment.
H. B. 207 gives preferential right
of way to ore shipments.
add laws affect counties
H. B. rs places the maximum cx
Nense for feeding Jail prisoners a
IS cents day.
Laws Affect Counties
County administration is affected
by H. B. ll3, to pay county salaries
monthly; No. 81. relating to the Civ
ing of bonds by county clerks; No
20 fixing the time for holding cour
~ the seventh judicial district; ant
S67 prescribing a court house build
ing fund.
Educational Msasurss
A healthy progress in educationa
matters 10 reflected in the schoo
laws that were passed. The free tex,
book bill desired by the governor
was not enacted at this session, es.
Inmates running from $4,000 tc
twice that figure as the probable
first years cost to the state. An
existing law was found to provide
books for children actually destitute
through the country boards.
Teachers pay has been raised, and
the use of the bilingual method is
established. however, and other pro-
gressive school laws are in effect.
Children between 6 and l6 must go
to school, H. B. l02; adjoining rural
school districts may consolidate
ties r r 81 and he,i,h lo cord;,;nms IGa
bv regulations wb;ch we're ;u,rn'
duced as separate laws and have
been carried into the public health
Teachers comnct.pt n rive inc
truction in Snan;sh aud rna,;sh s nro
required in Snan;sb sneat;na schools
hat the nup;Is NAV ,nore reaJ;ln
learn ENGLISH. Fl + IS5. in the
high schools and colleges, four wears
Spanish courses must be offered and
are of course optional with the nunil
Night schools must be established
by concerns employing 10 or more
illiterates to be conducted by conn
ty school authorities H. B. is2.
The teachers salary bill Introduced
by DeVargas. raises holders of third
Grade certificates from $50 to SIS a
month; second grade SIS to SlOO and
first grade teachers to 500 and over.
Senate bill Is paws the railroad
fare of certain students desiring to
attend the normal schools of the
state. continuing an established
practice.
The people will vote on the pro.
position of amending the constitu-
t;on so as to place the control OF
,ll the states ;nst;tut;ors IN N.
1ands of a board of three. begin
ling in 1920 by the terms of s. + R
which passed. which Indicated that
here is sentiment favorahIe m
loser coordination Of the states
higher educational resources.
Law. R.f.r "a n. S....
Laws that relate to III. st.te oov-
.rnment include 6 r 70 ~ % ad;Met 81 ~
BOUNDARY line between Taos md P;o
\rr:ba counties A nronos,i % 80 ,>,ano
in m.rv resns..s ,ndos
loser suncrv;s;on m ,bs 49,, -
he state cornor,t;or ~ compn;ss;o p ~
vas voted down '0"
T,us. III, ,, :,
ID MOUSE fnr ahsrl oil, ~. proy'des y les, tor man.
. res;or .he v,o.no;a ~" 81 s:,1i
" The oowsrrar ~ 'M.s ~ &c .n.e. .eu
Imonp game laws 10 one .,,ow;nn
he % "se s So n,,hi.u r~S s,,nds IS one rs. s.'ow,ng ~
hs s,ro, p a. ""us " 'es'oeA
Ecr,n.i ro,or,s ssu ~ A..
,rnd.rv co,pu,;ss;on ; aa 'M nc s:st ate
,av commission wers % c.i,.d % sor s" H.,
g;sIs TO-. ,asni,,,;ene eu lo' Wy
ion.
A detailed report of TN. state
ouncil of defense ia also asked
While four direct primary laws
,ere introduced in the house thew
,erc so championed nv Their auth.
rs that none passed. However
sllot reforms are registered in n
!. 228 which prescribes a s;mnlc
,ethod for marking ballots. r r.
y. rules for seaI;n9 them. and ia.
n their care and disnosit;on
H. B. creates the office of u,t.
counted police who are 70 he n.;d
v the state direct. and not hv ths
little sanitary board or anno;nted nv
,em.