Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1889-03-22
SOME NEW LAWS.



the People.
Among the acts Of the 18th legislative
assembly which became laws, the fol
lowing are of interest to the general
public:
An act 10 prohibit certain persons spec
ulating in territorial county or municipal
indebtedness, aud for other purposes.
Section THAT from and after the
passage Of this act it shall be unlawful for
any county commissioner, sheriff, treas
urer, assessor, probate judge, pro ate
clerk or any other person who az princi-
pal or deputy holds any county office in
any county in this territory, to either di-
rectly or indirectly buy, sell, barter, deal
in or speculate in or with any certificate,
warrant, or other evidence of indebted
ness issued by such county or by the ter
ritory OF New Mexico, except such certifi-
cate, warrant or other evidence OF in
debtedness shall have been lawfully issued
to such person in payment OF his salary
or in compensation for services rendered
by such person or for supplies furnished
by him to such county or territory.
Sec. THAT from and after the pass
age of this act it shall be unlawful for any
mayor, councilman, collector, marshal,
clerk or any person holding any office or
city or town in this territory to either d.
rectly or indirectly buy, sell, barter, deal
in or speculate in or with any certificate,
warrant, or other evidence of indebted
ness of such incorporated city or town,
except such certificate, warrant or other
evidence Of Indebtedness shall have been
lawfully issued to such person in pay
ments of his salary or in compensation
for service rendered by him or for sup
plies furnished by him to such incorpor-
ated city or town.
Sec. 3.-Any person who shall violate
any OF the provisions Of the preceding
sections of this act shall, upon conviction
thereof by any court of competent juris-
diction, be punished by fine OF not less
than $500 and not more than 81 900, and
by imprisonment not less than one month
and not more than six months in the
county Jail, at the discretion of the court
trying the case and, in addition thereto,
from Office and shall for five years there
after be disqualified from holding any
office or trust Of profit under the lrws OF
this territory.
Sec. Upon the conviction OF any
county or municipal officer under the pro-
visions OF this act, it shall be and it is
hereby made the duty of the clerk OF the
district court in which such person Was
convicted to make record of the convic-
ton of such person in the records of said
district court, and to Immediately serve
or cause to deserved upon the board OF
county commissioners OF the county in
which the person so convicted was an
officer, or upon the board OF councilmen OF
the incorporated town or city Of which
such person was an officer, as the case
may be, certified copy under the seal OF
said district court, OF the record of the
conviction OF such person 80 convicted,
and thereupon the person 80 convicted
shall cease to be an officer of said county
or incorporated city or town, and the
office held by him shall be vacant and
thereupon such vacancy shall be filled as
now provided by law, and said certified
copy OF the conviction Of such person shall
be Immediately recorded in the records of
such county or of such incorporated city
or town.
Sec. 5.--From and after the passage OF
this act, ii shall be and is hereby made
unlawful for any clerk or and deputy
nes~ttrr,u d jatr riot canrt in this territory
barter, deal in or speculate in or with any
certificate issued by such clerk or deput,
clerk to any witness, juror, court office,
or other person, except such certificate az
shall have been directly issued by orde,
OF the court to such clerk or deputy clerk
as compensation for his services, and any
such clerk or deputy clerk who shall vio-
late any OF the provisions of this section
OF this act. shall, upon conviction thereof
before any court OF competent jurisdiction,
be fined in the sum OF one thousand dol
lars, and imprisoned in the county Jail of
the county i'll which such conviction was
had for not less than thirty nor moro than
ninety days.
Sec. 6.-That this act shall be espe-
cially given in charge to the grand Jury at
each and every term OF the district courts
held in this territory.
Sec. THAT this act shall take effect
and be in force from and after it's passage,
and that all acts and parts Of acts in con.
tlict with the provisions of this act be and
the same are hereby repealed.
Approved by the governor, January
81, 1889.