Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1891-10-02

Session of the Board of County Commits
sioners, Santa Fee, N. NJ, Sept.
rs, 1891 Continued.
The board met at p. m.-All men,
bers present.
j. A. Jones resigned as road overseer
from precinct No. 7, and Mr.. Tony Neis
was appointed as such road overseer.
Francisco Cienfuegos was appointed
constable for precinct No. IL.
Mr.. Walter M. Tabor resigned as justice
OF the peace from precinct No. 10, and
the same was accepted.
The following resolutions were unani-
mously adopted:
Resolved, That the collector of this
county be and he hereby is requested
and directed to furnish this board on the
10th day OF each month with statement
showing all cash collections from licenses
and taxes and all amounts paid over to
the county and territorial treasurer for
each and every month as prescribed by
law. This statement to be filed with
the probate clerk and to be a public
record.
Whereas, 1t appears that large num-
Der of merchants licenses and licenses
for the sale OF liquor, which latter were
issued prior to the passage of the act
known as the "high license law" are
long past due and unpaid, now therefore,
be it
Resolved, That the sheriff of this coun-
ty is hereby instructed to make every
possible effort to collect the amounts due
for said licenses and in the event OF his
failure so to do on or before November |,
1891 said sheriffis hereby further instrucG-
ed to take proceedings against said delin-
quents under and pursuant to the provi-
sIons of sections 1906 and 2907, compiled
laws Ct 1884, said sheriff being instructed
to collect the penalty of SO per cent due
and to distrain and sell the personal prop
erty of said 1elinquents if the amounts
are not paid.
Resolved, That County Commissioner
Max. Frost be and he hereby is requested
and authorized to examine the several
county books of all county officials hav-
ing the handling of county funds and to
prepare for publication and for the infor-
nation OF this board full statement
of the county's receipts and expenditures
during the past two and one-half years;
also full list of its outstanding indebted
ness; also the delinquent tax rolls and
such other financial information as this
board may desire for public use and he
is hereby authorized and empowered TO
employ such competent clerical labor as
he may need at a cost not to exceed SIS per
day and IN time not to exceed one month.
Whereas, 1t has come to the knowledge
of this board that certain county property is
tr,f l0 hnv, do Of
therefore, the sheriff is hereby instructed
to give notice 10 all srch pcrsons to return
said property at once and ii not done said
sheriff is hereby instructed to take pos
session of said property and bring the
same to the county court house and make
report to this board of his doings in this
regard at the next meeting of this board.
Whereas, 1t has come to the knowledge
of this board that during the past two
years certain individuals have been per-
hitting gaming tables to be run in the
premises owned and controlled by them,
without the license therefor having been
paid, and that certain persons have been
keeping and running gaming tables with
out the license therefor having been paid
as provided by law now, therefore, the
district attorney is hereby notified of said
fact that he may bring said matter to the
attention of the next grand jury sitting in
this county or file infermations against
said persons as in his judgment is best
and proper.
Resolved, That the rooms in the court
house now occupied by the city council
and by the county surveyor will be used
hereafter by the clerk Of the district court
and the room called as the room of the