Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1889-02-26
THE OMNIBUS BILL. ~

| LIE UMSlBCo BILL.
The bill creating the university, agri-
cultural college, etc, passed both branches
of the assembly yesterday with several
amendments to the measure as originally
presented by Mr. King in the senate, the
chief one being the omission of the pro-
posed normal school, which was to have
| been located at Bernalillo. The bill was
enrolled and presented to the governor
last night, but in compliance with long
established rule the chief executive de-
clined to receive it at that time. Gov.
Ross said he could receive no official COM
munications from the assembly outside
OF "office hours" Accordingly the bill
did not reach the governor till he arrived
at his office in the capitol about 10 o'clock
this morning Appended are the chief
provisions Of the measure;
| Section says in substance there is
hereby created and established within and
for the territory Of New Mexico, an insti-
tuition of learning to be known as the
university of New Mexico. Said institu-
ton is hereby located at or near the town
Of Albuquerque in the county Of Bernali-
| Ito. Also an institution of learning to be
known as the agricultural college and
agricultural experiment station of New
Mexico. Said institution is hereby locat ed
at or near the town OF Las Cruces in the
county of Dona Ana. Also an asylum for
the insane to be known as the New Mex
leo insane asylum. Said institution is
hereby located at or near the city OF Las
Vegas in the county of San Miguel. Also
an institution of learning to be known as
the New Mexico school Of mines. Said
institution is hereby located at or near the
| city of Socorro and within three miles of
said city of Socorro.
Section 2 To provide fund for the
erection of the necessary buildings, and
the support and maintenance of the sew
eral institutions thereby established,
there shall be assessed and levied annually,
including the year A. D. 1889, upon all
the taxable property in this territory one
mill on each dollar of the yearly assessed
value of such property, which shall be
known as ''the territorial institution
fund" and shall be levied and collected at
the same time and in the same manner
as provided by law for the assessment
and collection of territorial taxes; and it
shall be the duty of the territorial
auditor yearly Gncluding A. D. 1880 to
notify the different assessors of the differ
ent counties of this territory, to levy, and
upon such notice it shall be their duty to
SO levy, the tax provided for by this act.
Sec. 3. 1t shall be the duty OF every
| collector of taxes in this territory to col
lect such taxes so levied, ETC., and the
territorial treasurer shall place the same
to the separate account of these institu-
tons.
Within six months the people of the
towns where these institutions are located
shall deed to the territory by donation
land as follows: For the university
twenty acres for the agricultural college
| 100 acres; for the insane asylum five
acres; for the school of mines twenty
acres. These institutions shall be estab-
lished and managed by boards OF regents
consisting of five members, to be appoint
ed by the governor not earlier than Sept
ember l nor later than October l next,
and they shall hold office for one, two,
three, four and five years, according to
their appointment.
The warden, manager or superintendent
of the penitentiary of this territory is
hereby authorized and required to sur
render to any contractor for the construc-
ton of any building or buildings or other
Improvements contracted for by any of
the boards of regents or management of
any of the several institutions created by
! this act, any number Of convcts not ex-
| ceeding fifty, to be used upon the said
work of construction, and said contractors
shall have preference right to the use of
the labor of all convicts subject to be used
under this act, while any of the buildings
provided for III this act shall be in process
| of construction, and provided further that
no such contractors shall be required to
pay anything for the services of such con-
victs while actually engaged in the work
called for in their several contracts, and
provided for in this act. Such contractor
or contractors shall, before receiving such
convicts, enter into bonds to the territory
Of New Mexico in the penal sum of at
least $40 900, to be approved by the gov
ernor, conditioned that he or they will
safely and securely guard said convicts 80
that they can not escape while under his
control; that he will provide safe and
comfortable lodging and wholesome food
in sufficient quantity for the needs Of such
convicts, will treat them in q humane
manner, and safely return them to the ter
ritorial penitentiary when their services
shall be no longer required in the execu-
ton OF such contract and provided further,
that no convict whose unexpired term OF
service in said penitentiary shall exceed