Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1891-05-02
Election Proclamation.

Whereas, Pursuant to statute, the il
habitants of the territory to be embrace
within the limits of the proposed city
Santa Fe, in the county Of Santa Fe an
territory OF New Mexico, have espresso
their desire to organize into city, b
petition in writing signed by over 200 {
the qualified electors, permanent resident
OF the said territory to be embraced with
in the limits of said proposed city, an
who had, at the time of presenting sal
petition, resided therein not less than 81,
months (the name of said city to be tn
City of Santa Fe"); and
Whereas, Said petition has annexed
thereto an accurate description and ma,
or plat of said territory to be embraced
within the limits of said proposed city
ard which said petition together witt
said accurate description and map or plat
was, pursuant to law, on the 9Th day O.
April, 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 said day 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 peti.
ton and upon said map or plat annexed
thereto, as follows, to-wt:
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. 80, 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 a
state marked AZ, which is the northeast
corner; thence 1913 chains and % links
to stake marked No. AZ, which is the
southeast corner thence west 100 chains
to stake marked No. "a, 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 Ga 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 said board of county com
mlssioners, pursuant to law, did order
the sheriff of said county to 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 goth
day of April, 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 same day; and, whereas said
census shows that there are 3, $50 in
1abitants within said limits of said
city, an amount amply sufficient
lnder the law to entitle said proposed CITY
o be incorporated.
Now therefore, In pursuance of the
tatutes in such case or cases made and
the said beard of county COM
nissioners for the county and territory
f resaid, do hereby call an election of
IL the qualified voters residing within the
aid territory embraced within said limits,
s described and plated as aforesaid, said
lection to be held on the second day of
une, A. D., 1891, from the hours of 8
CLOCK a. m. to 6 O'Clock p. M, at the
ounty school house, situate in precinct
10. 3 OF said county, and at the coun- .
Y school house situate in precinct No. 4
f said county (such polling places being
'ithin the territory embraced within the
mits OF said proposed city as aforesaid).
nd in further pursuance of the statute
l such case made and provided, the said
GARD OF county commissioners do here
y divide said territory to be embraced
thin the limits of said proposed city,
lto two wards and which said board
ereby names and designates, as the
First Ward" and the "Secon6 Ward"
le said LIST ward to embrace within its
mits all that portion of the present pre-.
met No. 3, of said county of Santa Fe,
hich lies within the said limits of said
roposed city; and the I'd ward, to EN-.
race within its limits, all that portion OF
le present precinct No. 4, of said county,
hlch lies within the said limits of said
'oposed city. And, in further pursuance
the statute in such case made and pro-
ded, the said board does hereby appoint
arkin G: Read, Sol. Spiegelberg and
pifanio Vigil as judges of said election,
I'd Jose D. Sena, jr., and Samuel D.
aldwin, as clerks of said election for said
1t ward, and Aniceto Abeytia, Charles
Probst and Marcelino Garcia, asjudges
said election, and Perfecto j. Gonzales
I'd Adolfo P. Hill, as clerks of said cleo
On for the said I'd ward, and said judges
I'd said clerks shall qualify as required
Y law for judges and clerks at general
ection, and shall report the result of the
lllot to the said board of county COM
issioners. the ballot used at said cleo .
IN shall be "for incorporation" or
against incorporation"
ated, Santa Fe, N. M E, April 20, A. D.,
1891.
Ittest.l The Board of County Commits
sioners Of. Santa Fe, by
[SEALl G. M. DREAMER, Chairman,
EDRo DELGADo, Clerk,