The purpose of Sections 22-14-24 through 22-14-29 N.M. Stat. Ann. is to provide blind persons with remunerative employment, to enlarge the economic opportunities for the blind and to stimulate them to greater efforts in striving to make themselves self- supporting, by authorizing blind persons licensed in accordance with the provisions of those sections to operate vending stands on any state property where vending stands may be properly and satisfactorily operated by blind persons, by granting blind persons a preference in the operation of vending stands on state property, by authorizing cooperation with the United States government in the administration of the vending stand program for the blind on federal property and by authorizing the commission to establish, maintain and operate a vending stand program for the blind.