Rio Grande republican. (Las Cruces, N.M.) 1881-1914, 1889-02-02
AN ACT

uHleE elN pShSiVA VI AHI Eb'Sst S~h7
uary 2sta:
AZ ACT
TO PRoBIBIT cEETAis PERSONS FROM
s9EcpLATiyG y TERRITORIAL, cory-
II on MUNICIPAL ISDEBTEDSEss,
AND Eos ofHER PURPOSES.
SEE l. From and alter the passage
Of ,h,s act ii shall be unlawful Tor
any touniy commissioners, sheriff,
treasurer, assessor, f7rUb1ts jadge,
probate clerk, or any otter person
who as principal or deputy holds any
county Office IN any county uI tbis
Territory 10, either dirsclly or in
direeily, buy. sell, barter, d6ai IN
or speculate il or with any ccriifi-
Gale, warrant, or ether evidence al
Indebtedness issued hr saeh comfy
or by the Territory New NIX 80,
except suth certificate. warrant, OF
Other evidence ri indrhiaAl44e- H. II. 4 !
have been lawfully issued 10 sneh
person IT II'TEy rTIpt, oi his saiary or in
cerpensatisat i1r serrisres rendered
hy saeh petsoa toF supplies iuraisllej
By hiEn % such county Or Territory.
SIC. That iiotn and after stie
passage ii tbs act, i; shall 10 unlAw-
isI for any mayor. eouEtcilman, col
ieetor, uaArsi,4i, clerk or other persor
i,oid;Hg aay oti,ee or appointment IN
and ti4s aisy Incorporated city or
town ID this Territory 10 s7Tber
'Itrec,ly or Indirectly bay, seli. barter.
'ie4i IN or speeglAis in or wiIh aav
certificate. warrant, or other evidence
't indebtedness Vi such Incorporated
c;ty or town, sxesp, such eeruheaie.
warrant, or other evidence oi isde5t-
edness shaii have been "a lawfully sffttssl.iy Is
suei 70 such person IN paymea: OF
his salary or IN compensation tor
services rendered by him or for sap
pics furnished by him 20 such IN
corpnra,cd city or town.
SEC. 3. any person who shall
yiolaIe- -any Of the provisions os the
proccediug sections IL this act. shall,
upon conyieijen thereof by any coart
o, competent jurisdiction be punish.
ed by fine OF ROT icss than fige
hundred dollars and not more than
one Thousand dollars, and by impris-
onmens as.t less than ono mouth and
not more than six m0n,bs Ia the
county iail. st the discretion of tLe
coaft trying the case, and in addition
thereto the person 80 convicted shall
be removed from office, and tor five
years thereafter be disqaasifirti from
holding any oeice Of trust or profit
under the laws OF this Territory.
SIC I. Upon the conviction OF
aay municipal officer under the pro
visions oftbis act, il sbali be, aad il
il hereby male the duty Of the clerk
Of the district court 10 which sael
person was convicted TO make $ re.
cord oi the cenyittian oi sgel, person
in the records Of said district court,
and iInmcaiaiely rerye. or caase ~
be served upon the bp=f.i oi county
eommissilsseF Of The county 10 watch
the person 50 convicted was an
officer. or upon the board OF council.
IncB Of The Incorporated town or
city Of which saeh person was aa
officer, as the case may be, eerli-
fed copy undsF the seal 81 -ssta dis
trIct coart. the record 0f the convle
ttoa OF such person 50 convicted, and
thereupon The person So conyietc1
shall rease 10 be an eliicer OF saifi
tounty or Incorporated city or town.
and the afIIee held by him shalt be
vacant, aud ihcreapon such vacancy
shall be hlie'i rs uew provided by
law, aud said certified cps Of the
conviction 81 saeh person sball be
Immediately recorded in the records
Of such couRly or Of such ihcoFppr.
ated city or bown.
SEC. 5. From and after the pass
Hgs Of this act, il shall be and Il il
hereby made unlanfn! for any elerk
or any deputy clerk of any district
rouri IN this Territory. either direct
ly or indirectly To buy. sell. hst,er,
deal in, or Speculate IN. N With apy
- e sssSTzrII ny SsIf'A elerk or
steIsnl niHtiS 70 Essy - itssc-s, jurur,
eeatt officer Of other person far The
fees, per di.ra. nsileage. az 9th, r conn
penEAtioB siiowed hv The e. uFt h
eurh Yitte teAn, innar 4oal4 .4ssssitt+F stt
other person. except such certificate
shall have been iifeuiiy Jssac,l BY
oftIr eF the eaprl % saeh clerk oE
detalF .t.ssFk rs rarr,r.f asaf filllsafssE