Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1891-05-06
Election Proclamation,
CALL FOR ELECTION ON INCORPORATE,


habitants of the territory to be embraced
within the limits of the proposed city O
Santa Fe, in the county Of Santa Fe anc
territory of New Mexico, have expressed
their desire to organize into city, by
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, 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 Fen 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 stake marked No. 20, 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 100 chains to
state marked AZ, which is the northeast
corner thence 12S chains and 2S links
to stake marked No. At, which is the
southeast corner; thence west 100 chains
to stake marked No. "a, which is the
southwest corner, and thence north 76
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 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 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
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 a 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 10th day OF April, A. d., 1891
and, whereas this board has duly ratified, |
confirmed and approved the fling 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
amply sufficient under the law to
entitle said proposed city to be incerpor-
ated.
Now therefore, In pursuance of the
statutes in such case or cases made and
provided, the said card of county COM
missioners for the county and territory
at resaid, 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. of said county, and at the coun-
" school house situate in precinct No.
If 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
n such case made and provided, the said
BOARD Of county commissioners do here
1y 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"
he said LIST ward to embrace within it's
limits all that portion of the 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
II the statute in such case made and pro-
'ided, the said board does hereby appoint
4arkin G. Read, Sol. Spiegelberg and
1pifanio Vigil as judges of said election,
md Jose 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, May 6, A. D.,
1901