Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1893-04-04


torney TO appear and defend said
suits for the county, and the school
districts, or either or any Of them
shall be allowed to employ addi-
tional counsel.
Sec. 3. The county shall be de-
scribed as the board Of county COM
missioners thereof and process
shall be served upon said board as
now prescribed by law, and the pro
cess upon school districts shall be
served by delivering a subpoena or
summons issued as in ordinary
cases upon the school superintend-
ent of the county and the respect
i've chairmen of the school boards,
whose duty it shall be TO at once
notify the proper district attorney
who shall enter his appearance in
answer to said subpoena or summons
and defend such suit as hereinbe-
fore provided.
Sec. A. The proceedings in said
cause shall be the same as in ordi-
nary chancery cases, and upon a
statement of account by the master
in chancery a decree shall be rem
dered therein determining the
amount of such indebtedness, who
is entitled to receive the same,
whether the original persons to
whom said warrants were issued
or by whom such services were
rendered, or supplies furnished, or
the assignee thereof, and how much
the holder thereof is lawfully emit
tied to recover for the same, and
thereupon a decree or judgment
shall be rendered in favor of said
persons for the amount of the
i Indebtedness so m e d
against the county or district
liable, and the amount of such de-
cree shall be paid out of the coun-
ty school fund, where the warrant
is a county debt, or out Of the
proper district fund where the war;
rant represents a district indebt-
edness, and if the same are INSULT
cient 1t shall be the duty of the
county commissioners or district
school directors to levy a sufficient
tax at the time the generel taxes are
levied and cause the same to be
levied in like manner and collected
at the same time that general tax
es are collected for the purpose of
satisfying and paying off such de-
cree or tax.
Sec. 8. The holders of any such
warrants, who may procure any
such decree in their favor, may at
their option accept bonds, interest
bearing obligations, to bear interest
at the rate of-6 per centum per an
mum, and due in ten years, payable
in five years, in satisfaction of such
indebtedness, in lieu of causing
the amount thereof to. be levied and
collected as provided for in the
foregoing section.
Sec. 6. The costs of any such suit
authorized by this act shall be di-
vided equally by the court between
the compliments in such suit and
the defendant, not including attor-
ney's fee, but including the fee of
the district attorney, who shall be
allowed such reasonable compensa-
ton as the court may in its discre-
ton fix, not to exceed 5 per cent.
of the amount recovered or involv-
ed in the suit; Provided, however,
that if no Judgment or decree
should be rendered in favor of the
complainant or complainants, then
the whole of the costs of such suit
shall be paid by the complainant
or compliments.
Sec. Z. This act shall apply t.
suits now pending or any which
may be hereafter brought.
Sec. g.. This act shall be in fore,
and effect from and after it's pas
sage.
Approved Feb. q, 1893.
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