Said institution shall be forever strictly nonsectarian in its character and management, and no creed or system of religion shall be taught, practiced or exercised in it. History: Laws 1899, ch. 18, § 3; Code 1915, § 4983; C.S. 1929, § 120-1915; 1941 Comp., § 55-2112; 1953 Comp., § 73-22-12. Bracketed material. — The bracketed material was inserted by the compiler and is not part of the law. Cross references. — For prohibition of religious tests and services in schools, see N.M. Const., art. XII, § 9. For free public schools conducted in English, see N.M. Const., art. XXI, § 4. Am. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — 16 Am. Jur. 2d Constitutional Law §§ 465, 466, 481. Sectarianism in schools, 5 A.L.R. 866, 141 A.L.R. 1144, 45 A.L.R.2d 742. Validity and construction of public school regulation of student distribution of religious documents at school, 136 A.L.R. Fed. 551. 14A C.J.S. Colleges and Universities § 7; 16A C.J.S. Constitutional Law §§ 518 to 521, 523.
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