Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1892-12-28

which has made provision by law for the
safe operation OF the mines.
Under the national law, the president
mas appointed mine inspector for New
Mexico who has entered on the discharge
OF his duties. 1t has been held by some
that tine existence OF our law of 1882
rendered the I. >. law imperative here
but ON the other hand 1T Is said that the
territorial law Is OF no practical value and
snouia not prevent our receiving the
penents Oh the congressional act.
~ Is certain tha1 the miners should be
iully projected IN some way; mine owners,
ike many othef large mployers OF labor,
are 700 apt TO neglect proper precautions
winch may be expensive 1t seems,
therefore, eltne[ Ihat our own law should
pe nlaue luily euectlVe by proper amend
menus OF shoulu De repealed SO as not to
interfere WIN the dement's now secured to
Us uhoer INC u o. statute
LEGAL oATHs'
Among other minor matters which
think should engage vour attention is
+ho forn, and ,,ornor afoa,,;,;..o.;~
''''n' ''''' 'e iiiS
legal oaln. AL present we nave no legis-
-
TWO SPeclnc caSes' AS TO al ordinary
ouvns' IN cur ana InS othef"1Se' our
statutes are slleht' "het oathS are re-
Iu'reu 'herelofe' we are thro"h PACK on
'ilo ooihn'"n ID" uS 10 'helr iofm' An
oa'h' py 'lie EhBIiSh common law must
Dc 'aNel On the biDle OF the holy Evan
eellSts' ana Such Is DelleVea TO be the
Pi1,,,,,,,, l,,,, - ~ ''io
not been modified by statute. This was
the uniform custom in the conrts of the
nlHI uls'llG' , some years ago out u Is
MANY norts ~ tLa tarritar,. H., ' .h' "a
lifted hand. and without the use of q
Bible or Testament. This presents n
very grave doubt as to the lcpnlitv of
such oaths and rs to the possiblity of
convictinc aay one of periurv who Inns
sworn falsely by such a form. Tho oath
by the uplifted hand is EMPLOYED in many
states, but it is made LEGAL by statute. and
usually tine language emplovcd is differ
ent from that used in the common law
oath. In New York, for eynmpIa. the
| form of oath on the Bible is IT do solemnlv
swear, &c" while the form with tho mn.
| lifted hand is " / do solemnlv swcar in
the presence of the ever livinr God. Sc >
The form is not specially materinl if
the solemnity and obIiuation are in some
way presented, but it is very imnortnnt
that there should be no ouast on M tn tho
| legality of the oath ITSELF md 4Loroforo
recommend such legislation rs will leave
no doubt on this subject.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Another point of importon,e in con.
nection with real estate titles, is the leopl
form of an Acknowledgement The rsro,
form in the east, and that which conso.
quently appears on most nripted n,onl,s
after noting the personal apnearanco Of
the party before the officer is 'acknoWl-
eeuSeu Una. ne executed 1he same This
tho nortv ovao,+iol, t,o ir,4a.'.4 VI
to certify his signature, which are the oh.
jects OF the formality. The form pre-
scrlDeu ny our present statute adds the
"oroS as MS lree act and deed" thus
ih 'i'ein eSSeitlal 10 the Valdlty OF
'Ae encouragement ana debarrlng from
u Iecolo any instrument NOT containing
tueln' recommend that the statutory
language o9 fe1lced To the simplest form
% "S nov 10 a"'c1 tne Vaiidity OF any
rI;od VIII MI ,,,L,ial, H. ~" l', o'ii'
knowledged according TO the customs nj
other localities.
oui laws MAKE no provision Tor the
a-..--.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS VT bEEDS
u "c' III ioreiSh countries. Several ap
pllcatlons have been made for their APP
pointment, but in the absence of lega
onthoritv this wos IF corrso ir,no,a;l,,a
''i' '',''''i'
i leopnillehu tna' thiS omission IN oul
r,,y
The jury law passed at the last session
(Chapter $50 is certainly an improvement
on the previous system, but experienct
has shown tbo+ il rac,riro, ,ooaieootio.
'''' ~ ~ 'ite' '1io0ii0"'l"'
III certain particulars to secure bette
Pi"'tical reSul'h, ana especially IN tn
ProVlsiohs fela'i'e TO htllng Vacancle
; ana drawing 'aleSmeh, winch nave en-
'alieu great oelay ana unnecessary eX
PenSe III Vhc operation OF the courts. Ih
prophet Oh sucn amendment Is submit
teo 10 your consideration
BRIBERY.
By SINGULAR omission onr statrtes con
+oin M law o;,,. ,u:,..
s'''i nv ~" 's"in'' oilpely eAoeP' Ill
le" specihed cases. While the absence
l of statute may be in some degree RENE
, died bv recourse TO the Common law vo
there can he no donht That we shonl,
d, have a pronerlv constructed law IN th,
q, subject, which will cover all closses n
bribery and esneciallv th.t If oricio1S
and the subject is resnectfnlly snhmitte,
for vour action.
CONTINGENT EXPENSES.
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