Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1893-03-07

Some Of the Acts Of the Legislature.
CHATTER J.

tions Of ell public officers Of the
Territory Of New Mexico, and Of
every county. thereof
Belt enacted, by the Legislative
assembly Of the Territory Of New
Mexico:
Sec. ]. That hereafter no per-
son who Is a holder or receiver of
public moneys of this Territory,
or Of any county thereof, shall be
eligible to any public Office in this
Territory or any county thereof,
until the same is accounted for
and paid into the treasury, and
such public officer in addition TO
the oath Of Office already pre-
scribed, shall make oath that he is
not the holder of any public mon
eys due to this Territory or any
county thereof, which is u-naccount-
ed for; and all holders, receivers
OF collectors Of any public money
of this Territory OF any county
thereof, who have refused when
called upon, or failed after reason-
able opportunity to account for
and pay over such public moneys
to the proper officer, shall be held
and deemed Ineligible TO hold any
civil Office in this Territory or any
county thereof, and it shall be the
duty of the Governor to forthwith
vacate the commissions of all de-
faulting tax collectors or Of tax
collectors or receivers, or of any
other persons in whose hands pub
lie moneys shall come, who shall
fail to do their duty in any respect
rs prescribed by law. The vaca-
tions of such commissions to be
done in a summary manner after
notice to the defaulting officer
sufficient to give him an opportu-
nifty to be heard in his defense,
and in such event the vacancy
shall be filled in the manner pre-
scribed for other vacancies. and
these proceedings shall not be re.
viewabie by any court of this Ter
ritory.
Sec. 2. This act shall not be
construed to repeal any other acts
providing other qualifications for
public officers of the Territory of
New Mexico, and of the counties
thereof. but as furnishing other
and additional qualifications for
such officers and shall be in full
force and effect from and after
thirty days after its passage.
Approved Jan. 4, 1893.
CHAPTER ii.
An act to amend Chapter 25 and
n of the Goth Legislative assembly
and to prescribe the qualification
of voters.
Be it enacted by the legislativ,
assembly Of the Territory of New
Mexico.
Sec. l. That all of section 4 o
Chapter n and so much of section
36 of Chapter Is of the acts of tn,
29th Legislative assembly Of tn,
Territory of New Mexico as pro
vides chat it shsll be illegel 70
any person to vote at any election
who has not paid his poll tax TO
the current year and said paymen
must be paid in case of a genera
election II day previous to sucI
election day." be, and the same il
hereby repealed.
Sec. 2. Prepayment of poll ia.
shall not hereafter be n prerequi
site or qualification of the right +
vote at any election in this Terri
tory.
Sec. 3. This act shall be i
force and effect from and after il
passage.
Approved Jan. 8, 1893.
CHAPTER III.
Provides for printing bills, etc
in Spanish.
CHAPTER ~.
Provides for appropriation fC
contingent expenses of executiy
Office.
CHAPTER V.
An act to prohibit the release {
delinquent public officials.
BE it enacted by the legislati,
assembly of the Territory of Ne
Mexico:
Sec. /. 1t shall hereafter
unlawful for any Territorial of
cial, district attorney, board
county commissioners or 9th
official charged with the c~ollectic
of any indebtedness, or to the pro
III n