Board of Education v. Citizens' Nat. Bank

Citations

• 23 N.M. 205
• 167 P. 715

Syllabus

<p>SYLLABUS OP THE COURT.</p> <p>1. Sections 4901 and 4902, Code 1915, construed. Held, that such sections prescribe the procedure to be followed by both rural school districts and municipal school districts in the issuance of bonds for the school buildings. • P. 213</p> <p>2. In repealing or amending a statute the Legislature may save the old statute for specified purposes by an appropriate saving clause in the repealing or amending act. P. 220</p> <p>3. In elections held for the purpose of determining whether' a municipal school district shall issue and sell bonds no registration of voters is required. P. 221</p> <p>4. The statute (section 1977, Code 1915), which requires notice of an election to be given by publication “ten days before the election,” is directory, and such notice is sufficient, even though the first insertion of the same is made more than ten days before the election. P. 222</p> <p>5- Under section 4902, Code 1915, the election for voting upon school bonds should be called, held, and conducted in the same manned as school officials are elected, in so far as such procedure is applicable. P. 223</p>