Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1889-06-04
SOME NEW LAWS.


Il An act relating to the collection Of DO
d TAX ana the disposition of the same, an
S Tor other purposes
\ SECTION thereafter in this tprritor
+ ne assessor OF each county shall be re
quIred to make separate lists OF all person
SUBJECT to pay poll tax according to la,
'ur e'til school district in his county, II
SlHII certify that the same is true, fuI
ana correct list, to the best of his knoNl
edg9 aud belief, Of all persons subject t.
7"Gh TAX III any such district, and shal
Ihdorse such certificate under his hand OF
each OF said lists. Such lists shall be st
maze and certified and delivered to the
PROBATE clerk OF his county on or before
me lrst day OF May in each year. The
county assessor shall receive Il fee o
$40 Tor each and every list so made, t.
oe pad out OF the treasury on the order
OF the county commissioners, whose duty
1t Is hereby made to audit the same.
Sec. Any assessor who shall neglect
or refuse to made such lists on or before
sad date and deliver the same to the
probate clerk, as in section | provided
shall be deemed guilty OF misdemeanor
and on conviction before any Justice of
| the peace Shall be fined in a sum not less
tileh 900 nor more than 800, or by impris-
| ohmeht IN the county jail not less than
twenty nor more than ninety DAYS, or
DOTH, IN the discretion OF the court or Jury
trying the case. Such prosecution NAV be
commenced by any citizen in the name
OF the territory.
y
provided IN section | Of this act, the
probate clerk shall indorse under his hand
the date OF so receiving the same upon
each OF said lists, and shall forthwith
deliver the same for collection to the
several cOnstables Of the county for the
precincts where the majority of the persons
named In any such lists reside, first TAX
ing Il good and sufficient bond, with two
or more good and sufficient securities to
the territory, from said constables, in
double the amount OF such lists. con.
ditioned for the faithful performance OF
MS duties IN the premises and the faithful
accounting Tor all money so to becollected
according to the provision Of this act.
Sec. 4.-The constable to whom any
such list is delivered as foresaid, shall .
nave the right and it is hereby made his
duty to add to such list the name or names
VI any person or persons who may by law .
De liable to paypOlltaX in any such school .
llStrlct, and such name or names when so
ldueu snail become a part of said list the
same as II the assessor had placed them
hereoni in the first instance.
sec. 5.-W henever such lists shall come
nto the hands OF any constable. as Dro.
,lded III this act, the same shall have oll
he binding force and effect of an execution
sSued out OF a Justices court, and in case
my person whose name is on said list
ans or refuses to pay his poll tax after
lemand, sad officer may levy upon his
meets by virtue OF said list, and sell the
anne or so much thereof as NAV be neces-
ary, IN like manner as provided by law
nder executions issued out of iustices'
oufts, except that the officer shall not
e required to make any return of his
olngs to any court, but shall nav the
i9nHy az ,qislr8ipe1. fot over. as. in. this
lstices' executions for so distraining.
dvertising and selling, and shall turn
yer to the defendant any surplus received
t said sale; provided, that he shall
ndeavor to levy only upon sufficient ,
flpcts of tba 6afan1opt +n co,;cf,. co;I Ill
* and costs '"'O po''
Sec. G.--Such constable shall be en-
tied to receive as his full compensation
Dr collecting said poll tax, 10 per centum .
or rentnm he nav ratoin fno," "N'u;' niI 9"i' i
,rtions before nnving ,1 nrnr i'tnn tha S"iu ooi-
eraimnrtnr nrolijoJ b ''e' 'i'o S''''ie as
eor iIl nnnnor I so .o,,,,o.o, !,
onstnh,e shal ON ~ U hotoro "'tette' tLo ny any
+ tho month in wh;,I, ~ t',o e. We ~ r"9' u"y :
avo Lonn rnIIantoI w. ,niJ t''J a"iiie may
ver hy such conStohIo W. pit,, Inaa ""t ~: 'ulle"
'issioH oS ofarosniT ~ k,e'a MS COM
hn school Istrrt v,born;, rm1 'tt'S'nei tta % oi
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