Section 21-11-6 - Powers and duties of president of board of regents; president pro tem. - New Mexico Statutes

21-11-6. [Powers and duties of president of board of regents; president pro tem.]

The president of said board shall be the chief executive officer, shall preside at all meetings thereof, except that when he is absent the board may appoint a president pro tem, sign all instruments required to be executed by said board; he shall also direct the affairs generally of the said school of mines [New Mexico institute of mining and technology], shall nominate and, by and with the advice of said board of regents, appoint all professors, instructors, tutors and other employes necessary to the proper conduct of said school of mines [institute], and in like manner shall determine the amount of their respective salaries.