Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1890-12-05
THE CANVASS COMPLETED.
Justice Prevails and the Certificates OF
Election Are Issued at O'clock
this Afternoon.
G. W. North and Frederick Grace APP
pointed Commissioners and
Take their Seats.
They Act in Accordance With Law and
RightA Greatly Needed
Lesson
Administered to the Lawiess and Law
Defyng officials of Santa
Fe County.

Upon the application of b, NJ. Read,
through his attorney, J. II. knaebel,
ESQ.,, the following order was issued in the
district court this forenoon:
The Territory, ex-rel. Benjamin NJ.
Read, VS.. John II. Sloan, George l..
WHY'S and Teodoro Martinez, District
Court, County of Santa Fe, Territory OF
New Mexico.
1t appearing to the court that John ii.
Sloan, chairman OF the board of county
commissioners of the county of Santa Fe,
upon being arrested under the order OF
recommittal heretofore made in the above
entitled matter, has declared and
still declares his willingness to obey
the command OF the peremptory
writ of mandamus herein; therefore, it
is ordered that the said John Fl. Sloan,
as such chairman, forthwith convene
the said county commissioners as board
of canvassers of election at the Office of
the said board on the 9Th day of Deem
Der, 1890, and then and there the said
board duly canvass the returns OF election
OF the said county, as heretofore required
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upon issue proper certificates of election
accordingly, and make return before this
court on the next following day at cham
bers held in the federal building in the
said county at 10 o'clock in the forenoon
Of their doings in the premises.
Signed EDWARD p. SEEDS,
Associate Justice, etc.
Dated Santa Fe, Dec. :, 1890.
ad canvass vote
The above order was placed in the
hands of the chairman and clerk OF the
county hoard at an early hour this morn
ing. At II 80 no action had been taken
toward com plying with the order of the
court, and it being notorious fact that
Commissioners WHY'S and Martinez had
left the country, two additional orders,
one from the executive and the other
from the judicial head of authority, were
served upon the chairman and clerk.
These proved
vERITADLE BOMB SHELLS.
One OF them reads as follows
TERRITORY OF New MEXICO,
Office of the Governor,
Santa Fe, Dec 5, 1890.
Ii appearing that Teodoro Martinez and
George /. WHY'S, two OF the county
of the county of Santa Fe,
have abandoned their Office and func-
tons as such county commissioners,
and that two vacancies therefore
exist in the board OF county
Of said county;
and public exigency demanding the
filling of the said vacancies
for the purpose OF Canvassing the votes of
the people OF the said county cast at the
last general election;
Therefore, I. Benjamin M. Thomas,
acting governor OF the territory of New
Mexico, do hereby appoint and commits
sion George W. North to be county COM
missioner of the county of Santa Fe from
the I'd district in place of Geo. L. Wyllis,
and Frederick Grace from the Sd district
in place OF Teodoro Martinez.
This commission to continue in force
from date of qualification during the time
prescribed by law.
in testimony, whereof, have heieunto
set my hand and caused to be affixed the
great seal of the territory OF New Mexico.
Done at Santa Fe the capital, this 5th
day of December, in the year of our Lord,
1890, and OF the territory The 4lst and
Of National Independence the ll5th.
BENJAMIN NJ. THOMAS.
Acting Governor.
Messrs. North and Grace were lmmedi
ately notified of their appointment, sp-
peared and took the oath of office and
filed their bonds.
A copy OF the above was secured by
Mr.. Reads attorney and
LAID BEFORE JUDGE SEEDS,
when the following was issued:
The Territory, ex rel, Benjamin NJ.
Read, vs.. John Fl. Sloan, Geo. L. WHY'S
and Teodoro Martinez, District Court,
County of Santa Fe, Territory OF New
Mexico.
1t appearing to the court that Frederick
trace and G. w. North have by execu-
i've action been duly appointed to the
offices of the county commissioners of the
county of Santa Fe, in place of Teodoro
Martinez and Geo. l.. WHY'S respectively,
who appear to have vacated their said
offices by abandonment and removal, it
IS thereupon ordered that the board Of
county commissioners OF Santa Fe county,
of John II. Sloan, chairman,
and Frederick Grace and q. W. North,
convene forthwith as board of canvass
ers of election OF the said county and
hen and there complete the canvass
If election returns OF the said
county in conformity with the command
If the peremptory writ OF mandamus
herein, and declare the result of such
election and issue certificates of election |
and make return of their |
proceedings in the premises before this
court at chambers to be held at the feder-
ii building in said county on the 9th day
ii December, 1890, at 10 o'clock in the
orenoon.
And it is further ordered that the said |
ohm II. Sloan, and also Marcelino Gar
ia, clerk Of the said board, recognize and
,ct with the said Frederick Grace and &.
W. North in the organization of the said
BOARD, and in the proceedings aforesaid,
md that the said clerk upon their de.
nand produce and deliver into the custody
If the said John H. Sloan, Frederick
Grace and G. W. North, or any two Of
hem acting as such board, all the rSturns
If election Of the several precincts OF the
,aid county, including the certificate re.
ating to the election held in precinct No.
3, described in the said writ of manda-
nus and also all archives, books, records
md papers pertaining to the said canvass
md to the said board OF county commits
,ioners, and permit and assist the men,
,ers of the said board last above named
o enter at all reasonable times the said
,fice and the vault and desks and other
tbo~a;p in tho diorh yoo NJ