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The Organization, Powers, And Administration Of The District Attorney's Office In The Second Judicial District Of New Mexico, Harold R. Goff

Political Science ETDs

The district attorney is one of the most important law enforcement officials in New Mexico because the laws he enforces touch upon every phase and life of the community. The purpose of this study has been to determine the function and powers of the district attorney, and how they are administered, as well as the organization of the district attorney's office.

Material for this study was obtained from the laws passed by the legislature of New Mexico, leading writers on the subject, civil and criminal dockets of Bernalillo and Sandoval counties, interviews with an assistant district attorney, district clerk, and …

School Revenue From The Oil Industry Of Lea County, Jesse B. Harwell

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

In this study the following questions will be investigated:

1. What is the history of the oil industry in Lea County

2. What are the constitutional and statutory bases of school revenue from the oil industry in New Mexico?

3. What has been the annual income, both direct and indirect from the oil industry in Lea County in 1927 to the school year 1937-1938?

a. What percent of the state's total revenue for each of these years has been from the oil industry of Lea County?

4. Is the oil industry of Lea County producing a satisfactory portion of school …

Counting Systems Of North American Indians, Helen F. Stevenson

Anthropology ETDs

The following paper is a study of the numeral systems of North American Indian tribes. Not only the basic systems of counting are considered but, also, the recording devices, the words used for basic numbers with their concrete meanings, "magic" or "pattern" numbers and their relationship, if any, to the system of numeration. Not all of this material is recorded for every tribe; therefore only in so far as material is available is the study complete.

The object of the study is to examine the recorded data on numeration systems and to show the extent of correlation with linguistic and …

Development Of The Partido System In The New Mexico Sheep Industry, Ralph Charles

Economics ETDs

One of the institutions extending widely among the Spanish-Americans in northern New Mexico in the past was a livestock leasing arrangement known locally as the partido system. While it has long been recognized as a legitimate business custom, in the past few years it has been severely criticized by certain public agencies which are active in behalf of the subsistence class of native people.

A Preliminary Sketch Of Keresan Grammar, Robert Francis Spencer

Anthropology ETDs

It will be well here to outline briefly Keresan grammar before embarking on a more detailed technical discussion. I do not and cannot hope to present a full grammar of a highly complex linguistic system. There are many points in the grammar of the language which must remain obscure or at which I can merely suggest. A good many more years of field-work would be necessary before even a partially complete analysis could be presented; I attempt to offer only an outline, thereby suggesting and discussing the more salient grammatical features, and presenting a shell of what I consider to …