Rio Grande republican. (Las Cruces, N.M.) 1881-1914, 1889-04-06
SOME NEW LAWS.
Aets Of the 2Sth Assembly Of
Interest to the People.

An act 20 repsAt aud amend cor
tain sections OF Ibe Compiled Laws
OF 1884 in accordance with the re-
commsniAIio MS -ef the commissioners
appointed 10 compile the Laws.
Section That sections 900, s0l,
ZOE. 903 and 9O4. OF the Compiled
Laws OF 1883, relating 10 vagrAnt-,
be and the same Is hereby repealed.
Sec. 2.-Thai seetieR 20l4 OF tho
said Compiled Laws be amended BY
striking out thereirom the words.
s.or any two justices Of the peace OF
the conniy who're the penIianer shail
be in jad."
See. 3.-Tha, section 1882 Of the
said Compiled Laws be and the Same
Is hereby repealed.
Sec. 4.-Tbat seelion Il5T Of the
eAId Compiled Laws be amended by
inserting therein, altAr the words
prescribed elections IN the fourth
line OF said section the word .ssseh
person" and also by aiding Ailer the
words six months, al the eud OF said
section, the words '.and shall be for.
ever disfsauehisei and disqualified
from voting or holding Office in New
Mexico" ~ that the said section Ss
amended shall read - follows: II
any perron offers or gives any
money, property or other bribe TO
aaF voter oil HAS territory To induce
him 10 vote for or against any per
son or question, or abstain IRON
voting al any Of the prescribed elee-
tlons, such person aud The persons
receiving said bFIbe or indsccment,
on eonyicaion, shall be sentenced
to pay fins OF not lees than $50. or
be imprisoned for term not less
than SIX nonths. and shall be forever
disiranehised and disqualified iron
voting or holding Ottioe in New
Mexico.
Sec. 5.-That session IS Of the said
Compiled Laws be and the same Is
hereby repealed.
Sec. 6.--That section 4S5 of the
said Compiled Laws be aud the same
IL hereby repealed.
Sec. s.--fhai section 67T of the
said Compiled LASs be and the same
is hereby repealed, and in lieu theI e
Of the following language be adopted
- section 677 Of said Compiled Laws,
to-wit: ain all cases OF imprison-
ment IN the county jails Of this terri
tory il shall be laxfal for the jailers
to compel prisoners alter conviction
to labor at some useful employment,
and TO secure snch eonviels so as Il,
prevent their escape during the
period Of their confinement"
Ssc. S.-That section 419 and $50
of skid Compiled Laws be aud The
same is hereby repealed.
Sec. 9.-Th1t section Sli of said
Compiled Laws be and the same is
hereby repealed.
Bee. l0.-That section $50 Of said
Compiled Laws be aud the same il
hereby repealed.
Sec. u.--That section 500 Of said
Compiled Laws be amended By
striking out the words 10 any couaty
Offices, aud inserting in their ssead
"ih any board of county commits
saonefs," 50 that said section n
amended shall read as follows
Where any vacancy may exist II
any board Of county commissioner
within this territory, the governor
shall appoint and oil such vacancy
until their snccesser or successors bS
elected and qualified" ~
Section l2.--That soctian al o
the eald Compiled Laws be anendec
so that tie aanao shall read as fol
loxsi .In the event Of any vacancy
10 any county Office now existing, oi
which may hereafter occur. in any
county Except boards of eoant,
ssmmissionersl or IN any preeinet ol
demarcatioa in any county, by reason
Of death, resignstion, remo3nl- ol
otherwise, The conaiy commissioner
oi said couaty shall hare power Il
hlI such vacaney by appointment
until 40 election can be hold as Bov
provided by law .
Sec. H.-Tha8 soction 1913 OF th,
SAID Compiled Laws be and the sam
is hereby repeated.
See. 4.--Thal section 1924 o
said CQmpiled Laws be amended b,
adding after The words respeetiy,
counties in the tith line of aald see
uon, the following saEda, at iaAa
ooe of whom stall beIpag 20 differ
gel political party from that OF III
majority 81 fhs sald board 0. eeaai,
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