Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1889-05-04
SOME NEW LAWS.


An act for the protection OF stock grow
ing Interests from wild animals.
Section l.-Thcrc shall be bounty
paid as hereinafter provided ior the kill
ing Of the following wild animals within
the boundaries Of any county in this ter
rt0ry, viz: For each ard every LYNX, II ;
coyote, 81 cents Wild cat. ~ GEMS; wolf,
the sum Of 70; for each and every panther
or bear, the sum of s.; and for each and
every mountain lion, the sum Of s..
Sec. THE person or persons killing
said animals designated in section | OF
this act, shall, and are hereby required
upon application for said bounty TO pro-
duce and present with his application the
scalp OF the animal killed, including the
two ears and face down the nose, the
same to be presented to the probate clerk
OF the county in which the said animal or
ANIMALS are killed. accompanied by salts
factory proof in writing under oath de-
scribing the same, when and where killed
the residence and postoflice address Of
the applicant or applicants, and his name,
or their names, in full, and that the same
were killed within the boundaries Of the
county where the application is author
lied.
Sec. 3.-The said probate clerk shall
file the said application in his office,
numbering the same in the order in
which said applications shall be received;
he shall indorse the name of the county,
the name and postotlice address of the
applicant, the date for receiving the same
for filing, and sign the statemC mt officially.
Thereupon he shall enter OF record, in
q book to be kept for that purpose, the
name or names of the applicants, the
date and number Of the application, the
and kind respectively of the
animals for which application is made for
Il bounty, the decision he shall arrive at
under the application, and, if certificate
shall be issued the fact of the cancella-
lion or destruction Of the scalp and which
shall include q cutting of the same in two
pieces, separating the ears. Thereupon,
the proof being reasonably satisfactory
under the application, he shall issue a
certificate under his official seal, bearing
the file number of the application, stating
the name or names of the applicants, the
number and kind of animals for which
The application shall be entitled to
bounty, and the total amount to which
he applicant is entitled, Us fixed in sec
lion | of this act provided always, that
he destruction of the scalp, or sraIps
presented, shall in all cases precede the
ssuing of the certificate, and shall be in
he presence of two witnesses The |
probate clerk shall be entitled to fee of
10 cents for each animal placed of record
lnder the application, including the is
suing of the certificate. The probate |
Jerk is hereby authorizedto have printed |
blank certificates, attached to blank stubs |
n book form, the whole in conformity .
With the requirements OF this act. The .
stubs when filled out, shall constitute the .
ecord herein contemplated.
Sec. 4.-That in any precinct, in any
county where the distance is too great
rom the postoflce of the probate clerk,
t shall be lawful for the applicant to APP
,ear before the justice of the peace Of his
and depositing any scalps Of wild .
lnimals named i'll section | of this act,
making affirmation to having killed the
nimal or animals represented by such .
calps, the justice of the peace will make
ecord of the same, mutilate the scaps as
provided for in section OF this act, and
onward a certified statement, together
With affirmation OF the applicant, to the
'robate clerk, who shall issue certificate
0 such applicant in the manner provided
or i'll section of this act, and for such
ervice the justice of the peace shall re-
GIVE 10 cents for each scalp presented for
ancellation.
Sec. 5.-Upon presentation of the GER
lficate provided for in section 8 to the ter
itorial auditor Of public accounts, it is
ereby made his duty to issue an order
pom the territorial treasurer for the
mount stated in the said certificate, pay
BILE out OF the G neral fund.
Sec. 6.-Any person or persons making
false statement under OATH as provided
n this act, shall be liable to prosecution
Or perjury and suffer the penalties Of the
anne, as provided by the laws of this ter
tory Any person or persons driving,
aiting, enticing, bringing from outside
he territory or for breeding, or taking
ny of the animals mentioned in this act,
Or the purpose OF procuring bounties
hereon, shall be deemed guilty OF mis-
emeanor and upon conviction thereof
hall be subject to fine not less than
30 nor more than 5000, in the discretion
t the court, for each and every oilense
0 committed.
Sec. All acts and parts of acts in
onfict with this act are hereby repealed
his act shall be in full force and effect
'om and after its passage.
Law by limitation Feb. 10, 1889.