Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1889-03-28
SOME NEW LAWS.
Acts Of the 28th Assembly OF Interest to
the People.

An act to repeal and amend certain
sections Of the Compiled Laws Of 1884 in
accordance with the recommendation Of
the commissioners appointed to compile
the laws.
Section THAT sections 900, 90l, 902,
903 and 904, OF the Compiled Laws of
1884, relating to Migrants, be and the
same is hereby repealed.
Sec. 2.-That section 20l4, OF the said
Compiled Laws be amended by striking
out thereirom the words "or any two jas
tees OF the peace of the county where
the petitioner shall be in jail"
Sec. 3-That section 1892 Of the said
Compiled Laws be and the same is here
by repealed.
Sec. THAT section ll57 OF the said
Compiled Laws be amended by inserting
therein, after the words prescribed cleo
tons in the fourth line of said section the
word "such person" and also by adding
after the words six months, at the end OF
said section, the words land shall be for
ever DISTINGUISHED and disqualified from
voting or holding Office in New Mexico"
so that the said section rs amended shall
read as follows: III any person offers or
gives any money, property or other bride
to any voter Of this territory to induce
him to vote for or against any person or
question, or abstain from voting at any OF
the prescribed elections, such person and
the persons receiving said bride or induce
ment, on conviction, shall be sentenced
to pay fine of not less than $50, or be
imprisoned for term not less than six
months, and shall be forever DISTINGUISHED
and disqualified from voting or holding
office in New Mexico"
Sec. 5.-That section IS OF the said
Compiled Laws be and the same is here
by repealed.
Sec. 6.-That section 1856 OF the said
Compiled Laws be and the same is here
by repealed. 1891. -.
Sec. THAT section 677 Of the said
Compiled Laws be and the same is here
by repealed, and in lieu thereof the fol-
lowing language be adopted as section 677
of said Compiled Laws, to wit: "ln all
cases OF Imprisonment in the county jails
of this territory it shall be lawful for the
jailers to compel prisoners after convic-
ton to labor at some useful employment,
and to secure such convicts so as to pre-
vent their escape during the period OF
their confinement" --.-.
Sec. S.-That section 479 and 480 OF
said Compiled Laws be and the same is
hereby repealed.
Sec. 9.-That section 8l4 Of said Com.
piled Laws he and the same is hereby
repealed.
Sec. lO.--That section S59 OF said Com.
piled Laws be and the same is hereby
repealed. ...g..
Sec. l1.-That section 500 OF said Com
piled Laws be amended by striking out
the words in any county offices, and
inserting in their stead ''in any board of
county commissioners" so that said sec.
ton az amended shall read as follows:
Where any vacancy may exist in any
hoard of county commissioners within
this territory, the governor shall appoint
and fill such vacancy until their successor
or successors be elected and qualified.
Sec. l2.-That section 81 OF the said
Compiled Laws be amended 80 that
the same shall read as follows: I'm the
event OF any vacancy in any county Office
now existing, or which may hereafter &C.
cur, in any county Except boards OF coun-
ty commissioners or in any precinct or
demarcation In any county, by reason OF
death, resignation, removal or Otherwise,
the county commissioners Of said county
shall have power to Ill such vacancy by