Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1893-06-15
OFFICIAL DOINGS.
New ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
School Matters.
An interesting Resume of What is
Going in Official Circles in
the Territory.
INCORPORATION MATTERS.

INCORPORATION MATTERS.
The following new corporations have
filed their articles or other papers con-
nected with their organization:
The Bank of Roswell by Nathan Jaffa,
vice president, certificate of paid up stock
of $4,000; fled June 2, 1893.
The Latlr Land & Irrigation Company
Incorporated by Chas. Q. Cotton, DO
seph A. FERGUSON, Henry j. Young, Eu-
gene s. Counselor and Lewis s. Riley, for
the purpose of maintalng reservoirs
canals, ETC., in the Taos and San Luis val
leys, supplied from the Rio Grande and
Cabresto rivers and Ell Latir, Primer and
Rita creeks, for irrigation and to induce
colonization; with a capital stock OF
100000, divided into 5000 500 shares
The principal place of business shall be
Cerro, Taos Co, N. M; filed June 8, 1898.
The Pecos Company-Incorporated by
James j. Hagerman, Chas. A. Otis, Rlch-
ard j. Bolles and Thomas II. Edsall, to
promote and invest in such corporate OF
other enterprises undertaken for the de-
velopment of the Pecos valley. This
company practically absorbs the various
irrigation and railroad interests hereto
fore under separate control In and around
Eddy. The capital stock is $5,O00,000 in
$4,000 shares of 500 each. The princi-
pal Office is Jersey City, N. j.; but Chas.
i. Eddy, at Eddy, N. NJ, is appointed
agent for for New Mexico; filed Juno S,
1898.
The New Mexico Savings Bank & Trust
Company, of Albuquerque-D. l.. Sam
mis- and s. M. Folsom, president and
treasurer, has filed certificate Of paid
up stock of $4,000; filed June 8, 1898.
The Santa Fe Water Company-Incor-
po.ated by Julius M. Howells, Jessie S.
Howells, Samuel Fl. Day, Levi A. Hughes,
Max. Frost, j. D. Hughes, John w. Akers
and Edward i. Bartlett, for the purpose
of constructing reservoirs. canals, ETC.,
to supply water for irrigation, mining,
domestic and other uses, and colonizing
and improving lands in connection there
with; tho beginning of their canal or pipe
line to be on the Nambe, one mile above
the Salto del Aqua, thence in a southerly
direction on suitable route to the foot
hills reservoirs. The capital stock is
100000, divided into 5000 shares of 800
each, and the principal business place is
Santa Fe.; filed June s, 1898.
The A. o. U. w. Real Estate ~ Invest
ment company--1ncorporated by Chris
tian Wiegand, Asmus G. Schmidt, John K.
Martin, Charles H. Sporleder and Gustav
A. Ruthgeb, all residents of San Miguel
county, for the purpose of conducting a
building association business; with a
capital stock of $25,000, divided into 1000
shares of 1926 each. East Las Vegas is
the principal place of business; filed
June -, 1898.
The Oroquay Mining & Milling COM
under the laws of
West Virginia, designates George w.
Kuaebel as resident agent IN New Mexico
at Santa Fe in place of Edwin B. Seward;
filed June IL, 1893.
The New Mexico Investment company
Incorporated by Jefferson Reynolds, John
w. collars, Alfred B. Smith and Andrews
A. Jones residents of the San Miguel
county, to conduct building ASSOCIATION
and loan business, with a capital stock of
$4,000, divided into 500 shares of 500
each. The principal place of business is
Las Vegas; filed June ii, 1893.
SCHOOL DIRECTORS AND ELECTION.
At request of Hon. Amado Chaves, ter
ritorial superintendent of public instruc-
ton, the solicitor general has rendered
the following opinion;
Your favor of this date, requesting my
opinion with reference to the validity of
an election held for school directors, in
Sierra county, under the circumstances re-
cited by you, is received, and in reply
would say, that on July 8, 1892, advised
you as follows: "Sectiop 10 of chapter
20. laws of 1891, the school law, simply
provides for an election for school direc-
tors, at which the old directors were to
act as judges of election and certify the
result to the county superintendent.
There is no provision for canvassing the
vote or for counting the ballots, or for a
contest, and no means under that act for
going behind the certificate of the judges.
The county superintendent is not author
lied to impugn the certificate of election
given by the directors; there is no pro-
vision for the disposition of the ballots,
and the whole law is very defective in
this particular, and it should be amended
at the next session of the legislature. The
only remedy any person aggrieved by
the result, would have, would be by GO
ing into the district court in civil ac-
ton, or by criminal proceeding against
the board of directors, if they have will
fully neglected their duty or violated the
oath of Office" And I see no reason to
change that opinion then given.
In regard to the appointment of judges
by the county superintendent, think
that is irregular; for while the school law
is silent as to the method of fl ling vacan-
cies for that purpose, the general law Of
elections, section 1886 would govern, and
that provides for the selection of such
judges by majority of the qualified
electors present. But as / have stated
above this would not invalidate the cleo
ton of itself.
In regard to woman holding the office
of school director, if the case were tested
in the courts, do not think, she could re-
tain the Office, although. there is wide
difference of opinion on this subject but
the ques ton can not be raised, except by
a direct proceeding to test her right, and
if she appears to have been regularly
elected, she had better qualify and act.
Very respectfully yours.
EDWARD l.. BARTLETT,
Solicitor General, etc.
NEW U. Q. ASSISTANT ATTORNEY.
The efficient U. s. attorney for New
Mexico, Hon. E. A. Fiske, was quite sur
prised this morning when he received
official notification from Judge A. B.
Fall, of tho Sd district, that the commits