Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1891-04-28
Election Proclamation,

Whereas, Pursuant to statute, the in
habitarts of the territory to be embraced
within the limits of the proposed city O
Santa Fe, in the county of Santa Fe ant
territory of New Mexico, have expressed
their desire to organize into city. b,
petition in writing signed by over 200 O.
the qualified electors, permanent residents
OF the said territory to be embraced with
in the limits of said proposed city, anC
who had, at the time of presenting sale
petition, resided therein not less than six
months (the name of said city to be the
CITY OF Santa Fe") and
Whereas, Said petition has annexed
thereto an accurate description and man
or plat of said territory to be embraced
within the limits of said proposed city
and which said petition together with
said accurate description and map or plat
was, pursuant to law, on the 9Th dav OF
April, A. d., 1891, duly presented to the
board of county commissioners of said
county of Santa Fe, at session of said
board held on said day in said county.
and was duly filed on said day in the
office of the clerk of the probate court of
said county; and
Whereas, The said territory to be EN-.
braced within the limits of said proposed
city is accurately described in said petit
ton and upon said map or plat annexed
thereto, rs follows, to-wit:
All that certain tract of land situated
in the county of Santa Fe, territory of
New Mexico, beginning on the west side
at stake marked No. 20, which ia
situated 200 feet west of the northwest
corner OF Irvine and Dunlop streets, and
running thence north fifty chains to a
stake marked No. 80, which is the north
west corner; thence east 100 chains to a
state marked AZ, which is the northeast
corner; thence 1913 chains and Is links
to stake marked No. AZ, which ia the
southeast corner; thence west 1870 chains
10 stake marked No. "a, which is the
southwest corner, and thence north 76
chains and 70 links to the said stake No,
70, the point of beginning. The center
point is ia chains and IA links due
north OF point upon the south boun-
diary, which is 6 chains and 46 links west
OF stake marked No. 10; and, where
as, upon the receipt of said petition
duly and properly signed and filed, as
aforesaid, the said board of county com
mlssloners, pursuant to law, did order
the sheriff of said county to take an
accurate census of all the permanent
residents who have resided within the
said limits of said proposed incorporated
city, not less than six months prior to
the said presentation and filing of said
petition and said accurate description and
map or plat as aforesaid; and, where
as, said petitioners have paid the expense
OF making such census or enumeration
and, whereas, the said sheriff did &C.
cordingly take an accurate census as
aforesaid and return the same to the said
board OF county commissioners, on lists,
as provided by law, and which said re-
turn was duly presented to said board,
at session thereof held on the Goth
day OF April, A. D., 1891, at Santa Fe.
N. NJ. and was duly filed in the said
office OF the probate clerk of said county
on the same day; and, whereas said
census shows that there are $3.50 in
habitants within said limits of said
proposed city, an amount amply sufficient
under the law to entitle said proposed city
to be incorporated.
Now therefore, In pursuance OF the
statutes in such case or cases made and
the said beard of county COM
nissioners for the county and territory
Aforesaid, do hereby call an election of |
all the qualified voters residing within the |
said territory embraced within said limits. |
as described and plated as aforesaid, said |
election to be held on the second day of
June, A. d., 1891, from the hours of s
o'clock a. m. to 6 O'Clock q. M, at the
county school house, situate in precinct
No. 3 of said county, and at the coun-
~ school house situate in precinct No. 4
Of said county (such polling places being
within the territory embraced within the
limits OF said proposed city as aforesaid).
And in further pursuance of the statute
in such case made and provided, the said
board OF county commissioners do here
by divide said territory to be embraced
within the limits of said proposed city,
into two wards and which said board
hereby names and designates, as the
First Ward" and the "Second Ward;"
The said lst ward to embrace within it's
limits all that portion of tine present pre-
,inct No. 3, of said county of Santa Fe,
which lies within the said limits of said
proposed city; and the I'd ward, to en-
,race within its limits, all that portion of
he present precinct No. 4, of said county,
Which lies within the said limits of said
proposed city. And, in further pursuance
# the statute in such case made and pro-
,ided, the said board does hereby appoint
4arkin e. Read, Sol. Spiegelberg and
lpifanio Vigil as judges of said election,
md Jose I'D. Sena, jr., and Samuel d.
Baldwin, as clerks of said election for said
st ward, and Aniceto Abeytia, Charles
}. Probst and Marcelino Garcia, asjudges
# said election, and Perfecto j. Gonzales
nd Adolfo p Hill, as clerks of said cleo
ion for the said I'd ward, and said judges
nd said clerks shall qualify as required
" law for judges and clerks at general
lection, and shall report the result of the
,allot to the said board of county COM
nissioners. The ballot used at said cleo
ion shall be "for incorporation" or
against incorporation"
Dated, Santa Fe, N. M. April 20, A. D.,
1891.
Attest. The Board of County Commits
sioners of Santa Fe, by
[SEAL] G. M. DREAMER, Chairman,
PEDRO DELGADo, Clerk,
Pv p OpT1z " TucRpo Oanuty Glark |