Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1893-04-11
THE NEW LAWS.
Some Of the Acts Of the Legislature.
CHApTFR xxx.

CHAPTER xxx.
An act 10 provide for the cleo
ton Of a board Of education in
incorporated towns not laid off in
wards.
BE it enacted by the legislative
assembly Of the Territory Of New
Mexico:
Sec. l. That section II of chap
ter LXXVU Of the acts of the Doth
Legislative assembly, providing for
the election of a board of educa-
ton, etc, be further amended:
That all Incorporated towns in
the Territory not laid off in wards
shall at the next municipal cleo
ton elect a board Of education
consisting of three members, one
OF whom shall serve for a term OF
three years, one for the term of
two years and one for the term of
one year, and thereafter at each
allual election there shall be
elected one member of the board
who shall serve for the term of
three years; each member of the
board of education shall be a quail
fled voter Of the Territory of New
Mexico, and shall have resided IN
tho district at least two years next
preceding the election, and shall
be a taxpayer.
Sec. 2. All acts and parts of
nets in conflict with this act are
hereby repealed.
This act shall be in force from
and after its passage.
Approved, Feb. %, 1893.
CHAPTER XII.
An act relating to the forging
of railroad tickets, checks and
passes.
Be it enacted by the Legislative
assembly of the Territory of New
Mexico:
Sec. l. Every person who shall
falsely make, alter, forge or coun-
terfeit any railroad ticket, check
or pass, with intent to injure or
defraud, shall be punished by i'm
prisonment in the Territorial peni-
Tertiary for not more than five
years nor less than one year.
Sec. 2. Every person who shall
utter or publish or attempt to
utter or publish any false, forged
or altered railroad ticket, check or
pass, knowing the same to be false,
forged or altered, with intent to
injure OF defraud, shall be pun
ished by Imprisonment in the
Territorial penitentiary for not
more than five years nor less than
one.
Sec. 3. Every person who shall
have in his possession any forged,
counterfeited or altered railroad
ticket, check or pass, with intent
to utter or publish the same and
injure and defraud, knowing the
same to be forged, counterfeited
or altered, shall be punished by
Imprisonment in the Territorial.
penitentiary for not more thar
five years or less than one.
Sec. T.. This act shall take eff
feet and be in force from and afte.
its passage.
Approved, February 20, 1898.
CHAPTER XII.
An act for the establishment
maintenance and control of tn.
New Mexico military institute a
Roswell, N. NJ.
CHAPTER XIII.
An act prescribing the lega
form of oaths and afhirmations.
Be it enacted by the legislativ
assembly of the Territory of Ne
Mexico:
Whenever any person shall b
required to take an oath befor
he enters upon the discharge o
any Office, place or business, or o
any other lawful occasion, an
person swearing shall do 80 in tn
following form, viz; The perso
swearing shall with his right han
uplifted follow the words require
in the oath as administered begir
ming Il do solemly swear an
closing $50 help me God"
Sec. 2. Whenever any perso
is required to take or subscribe a
oath and shall have conscientiou
scruples against taking the sam
he shall be permitted, instead
such oath, TO make a solemn a
frmation with uplifted hand i
the following form, viz: "You