Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1891-05-20
PROCLAMATION


Whereas, Pursuant to statute, the in
habitants of the territory to be embraced
within the limits of the proposed city of
Santa Fe, in the county of Santa Fe and
territory of New Mexico, have expressed
their desire to organize into a city, by
petition in writing signed by over 200 of
the qualified electors, permanent residents
of the said territory to be embraced with
in the limits of said proposed city, and
who had at the time of presenting said
petition, resided therein not less than six
months (the name of said city to be the
Getty OF Santa Fe'') and
Whereas, Said petition has annexed
thereto an accurate description and map
or plat of said territory to be embraced
within the limits of said proposed city,
ard which said petition together with
said accurate description and map or plat,
was, pursuant to law, on the 9Th day of
May, 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 the 9Th day OF
April, A. D. 1891, 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, as 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 a stake marked No. 49, which is
situated 200 feet west of the northwest
corner OF Irvine and Dunlop streets, and
running thence north fifty chains to
stake marked No. 80, which is the north
west corner; thence east 1870 chains to
stake marked AZ, which is the northeast
corner thence 1913 chains and rs links
to stake marked No. AZ, which is the
southeast corner thence west 100 chains
to stake marked No. 81, which is the
southwest corner, and thence north rs
chains and % links to the said stake No.
20, the point of beginning. The center
point is "a chains and IA links due
north of point upon the south boun-
Diary, which is chains and 46 links west
of stake marked No. Is; and, where.
as, upon the receipt of said petition
duly and properly signed and filed, as
aforesaid, the sheriff of said county did 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
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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 9th
day Of May, A. d., 1891, at Santa Fe,
N. M. and was duly filed in the said
office OF the probate clerk of said county
on the goth day; Of April, A. d., 1891
and, whereas this board has duly ratified,
confirmed and approved the filing of said
petition, and said accurate description
and map or plat and the taking OF said
census and filing of the return thereof as
and, whereas said census
shows that there are $3.50 inhabitants
within said limits of said proposed city, an
amount amply sufficient under the law to
entitle said proposed city to be incorpor-
ated.
Now therefore, In pursuance Of the
statutes in such case or cases made and
provided, the said beard of county COM
missioners for the county and territory
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 8
o'clock a. m. to 6 O'Clock .. M, at the
county school house, situate in precinct
No. 3 of said county, and at the coun-
ty school house situate in precinct No.
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 LIST ward to embrace within its
limits all that portion of tine present pre-
cinct No. 3, of said county of Santa Fe,
which lies within the said limits of said
city and the I'd ward, to en-
brace within it's limits, all that portion of
,he present precinct No. 4, of said county,
which lies within the said limits of said
city. And, in further pursuance
Of the statute in such case made and pro-
vided, the said board does hereby appoint
Larkin G. Read, Sol. Spiegelberg and
Epifanio Vigil as judges Of said election,
and Jose D. Sena, jr., and Samuel D.
as clerks of said election for said
LIST ward, and Aniceto Abeytia, Charles
Q. Probst and Marcelino Garcia, asjudges
Of said election, and Perfecto J. Gonzales
and Adolfo p. Hill, as clerks of said cleo
ton for the said I'd ward, and said judges
and said clerks shall qualify as required
by law for judges and clerks at general
election, and shall report the result of the
ballot to the said board of county COM
missioners. The ballot used at said cleo
ton shall be "for incorporation" or
against incorporation"
Dated, Santa Fe, N. M , May 6, A. D.,
1891.
The Board of County Commissioners of
Santa Fe county, by
JOSEPH B. MAYO, Chairman.
JUAN GARCIA Commissioners