Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1891-09-29
COUNTY FINANCES.
A Batch of Timely Orders by the Ooun-
ty Board-A New Era Prompt
ly Inaugurated.
Golfer Bonds Refunded on Very Favor
able Compromise-Thirty Year b
Fer Cent Bonds Instead of
Per Cent Bonds.

The county board of commissioners re-
sumed their session yesterday afternoon
at 2 o'clock, when the following resou-
tons, introduced by Chairman Mayo,
were discussed and 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 public record.
Resolved, That County Conn. Max.
Frost be and he hereby is requested and
authorized to examine the several county
books of all county officials having the
handling of county funds and to prepare
for publication and for the information OF
this board a full statement of the coun-
tvs rec5ipts and expenditures during the
past two and one-ha!f years; also full list
of its outstanding Indebtedness; also the
delinquent tax rolls and such other Gnan-
cial Information as this board may
desire for public use; and he hereby is
authorized and empowered to employ
such competent clerical labor as he may
need at cost not to exceed IS per day
and in time not to exceed one month.
Whereas, 1t appears that large num-
, Der of merchants licences and licenses for
the sale of liquor, which latter were is
sued 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 pos
sble effort to collect the amounts due fol
sad licenses, and in the event of his
failure so to do on or before November
1891, said sheriff is hereby further in
structed to take proceedings against sale
delinquents under and pursuant to the
provisions of sections 1905 and 2907, Com
piled Laws, 1884, said sheriff being in
structed to collect the penalty of so pc
cent due and to distrain and sell the per
sonal property of said delinquents u sait
amounts are not paid.
Whereas, 1t has come to the know
ledge of this board that certain count,
property is in the hands of private indi
viduals, now, therefore, the sheriff is in
structed to give notice to all such person
} to return said property at once and if no
done said sheriff is hereby instructed t.
take possession of said property and brin
the same to the county court house ant
make report to this board of his doings il
this regard at the next meeting of tn
board.
Whereas, 1t has come to the know
ledge of this board that during the pas
two years certain individuals have beel
permitting gaming tables to be run in tn
premises owned and controlled by them
without the licence therefor having beel
paid, and that certain persons have beel
keeping and running gaming tables with
out the license therefor having been pai
as provided by law, now, therefor. tn
district attorney is hereby notified of SAT-
tact that he may bring said matter to til
attention of the next grand jury sitting il
this county, or file information agains
said persons as in his judgment is bes
and proper.