Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1891-05-08
PROCLAMATION

| whereas, pursuant 10 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 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
City 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.
and 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 a
stake marked No. 80, which is the north
west corner; thence east $50 chains to |
stake marked AZ, which is the northeast
corner; thence 12S chains and 2S 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 76
chains and % links to the said stake No,
70, the point of beginning. The center
point is 81 chains and IA links due
north OF point upon the south boun-
Diary, which is chains and 46 links west
of stake marked No. 49, and, where.
as, upon the receipt of said petition
duly and properly signed and filed. as
the sheriff of said county did take
an accurate census of all the permanent
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
rs, said petitioners have paid the expense
of making such census or enumeration
and, whereas, the said sheriff did &C.
cordlngly take an accurate census as
and return the same to the said
BOARD OF county commissioners, on lists,
10 provided by law, and which said re-
urn was duly presented to said board,
It session thereof held on the 9Th
lay OF May, A. D., 1891, at Santa Fe,
Y. NJ. and was duly filed in the said
ffice of the probate clerk of said county {
n the Goth day; of April, A. d., 1891;
nd, whereas this board has duly ratified,
onfirmed and approved the filing of said
clifton, and said accurate description
nd map or plat and the taking OF said
ensus and filing of the return thereof as
foresaid; and, whereas said census
bows that there are $3.50 inhabitants
thin said limits of said proposed city, an
mount amply sufficient under the law to
little said proposed city to be incerpor-
ed.
Now therefore, In pursuance of the
atutes in such case or cases made and
'ovided, the said beard of county COM
customers for the county and territory
oresaid, do hereby call an election Of
the qualified voters residing within the
I'd territory embraced within said limits,
described and plated as aforesaid, said
ectlon to be held on the second day of -
Inc, A. D., 1891, from the hours of 8 -
clock a. m. to 6 O'Clock p. M, at the
unity school house, situate in precinct =,
0. 3 OF said county, and at the coun- r
school house situate in precinct No. ]
said county (such polling places being
thin the territory embraced within the .
nlts OF said proposed city as aforesaid).
nd in further pursuance of the statute
such case made and provided, the said
'ard of county commissioners do here
: divide said territory to be embraced
thin the limits of said proposed city,
to two wards and which said board
,reby names and designates, as the
First Ward" and the Second Ward"
Q said LIST ward to embrace within it's
nits all that portion of the present pre-
act No. 3, of said county of Santa Fe,
lich lies within the said limits of said
opposed city; and the I'd ward, to en-
ace within it's limits, all that portion of
g present precinct No. 4, of said county,
llch lies within the said limits of said
opposed city. And, in further pursuance
the statute in such case made and pro-
led, the said board does hereby appoint
'rkin G. Read, Sol. Spiegelberg and
'lfanio Vigil as judges Of said election,
d Jose D.. Sena, jr., and Samuel D.
Ildwin, as clerks of said election for said
ward, and Aniceto Abeytia, Charles
Probst and Marcelino Garcia, asjudges
said election, and Perfecto J. Gonzales
d Adolfo P. Hill, as clerks of said cleo :.
n for the said I'd ward, and said judges 4
d said clerks shall qualify as required ]
law for judges and clerks at general -
action, and shall report the result of the
Hot to the said board of county COM
ssioners. The ballot used at said cleo
n shall be ''for incorporation" or
gainst Incorporation"
tied, Santa Fe, N. M. May 6, A. D.,
1891.
70 Board of County Commissioners OF
Santa Fe, by
JOSEPH B. MAYO. Chairman.