Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1893-03-31
THE NEW LAWS.
Act in Relation to Live Stock-Fur-
thering the Interests of Terri
tOrial Institutions.
CHAPTER LxvII.

An act to amend an act entitled "Ar
Act in Relation to Live Stock" Approved
February H. 1891.
Be it enacted by the legislative assem-.
bly, of the territory of New Mexico.
Sec. lin order to provide the neces.
sary moneys for the payment of the e1.
penses incurred by the cattle sanitary
board of New Mexico, in the execution OF
the provisions of an act entitled "An Act
in Relation 70 Live Stock" approved
February IA, 1891, the said board shall
have power to borrow money and to issue
negotiable paper therefor, but the in
debtedness SO created shall not at any
time exceed the sum of Eve thousand dor
lars, and any indebtedness so created
shall be paid out of revenue accruing to
the cattle indemnity fund from taxes
leyied aud ;.sssss:s. s.r, hs levied End
assessed upon cattle only and from fees
arising from inspection of cattle and
hides as hereinafter provided and not
otherwise.
Sec. 2-The said board shall have
power by resolution to fix a fee or charge
for the inspection of cattle and hides in
spected under the provisions of said act
which fee or charge shall be uniform
throughout the territory, and shall he a
lien upon cattle and hides inspected Until
paid. The amount of such fee or charge
may be increased or diminished from
time to time as the exigences of the
business Of the board may require.
Sec. 3-All inspection fees and charges
shall be paid to the secretary of the said
board who shall transmit the same to the
territorial treasurer to be placed to the
credit of the cattle indemnity fund.
Sec. 4-Said board shall have power to
sell all unclaimed cattle which may come
into its possession and to make all nee
essary rules and regulations for the gov.
ernment of such sale as we'll as for the
disposition of the proceeds thereof, but
all moneys arising from the sale of un-
claimed cattle shall be paid into the terri.
torial treasury to the credit of the cattle
indemnity fund, and paid out as other
moneys in the said fund.
Sec. 5-All moneys arising from the
sale of unclaimed cattle remaining in the
treasury for tbs ths period of twelve months
snail be deemed forfeited to the said fund
by the owner or owners thereof, pro-
vided, that the said board shall be re-
quired to make reasonable rules and
regulations to enable the owners thereof
by the use of reasonable diligence tc
know of the existence of such moneys tC
claim the same.
Sec. 6-All acts and parts of acts in
conflict with this act are hereby repealed
and this act shall take effect and be in
force from and after its PASSAGE; but
nothing in this act shall be construed to
repeal the provisions of any existing act
authorizing the levy of special tax upon
cattle for the benefit of the cattle in
demnity fund.
Approved, Feb. 20, 1898.
CHAPTER LXVIII.
An act to enable the several territorial,
educational and charitable institutions
organized under the laws of the territory
of New Mexico, to acquire title to lands
by condemnation, and for other pur-
poses.
Be it enacted by the legislative assem-
bly, of the territory of New Mexico.
Section Thereafter whenever it shall
be deemed necessary by the board of