Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1895-03-12

at albuquerque.
Among the local laws passed, or
those which are temporary In their
application are the following.
A bill fixing the term Of courts in
Dona Ana, Grant and Sierra counties.
A bill extending the time for the pay.
mont Of taxes now due to July 1. 1895.
A bill liking the location Of the nor
NAL school al Las Vegas.
A bill proving for the printing in
Spanish Of blls, etc, at this session.
A bill fixing the western boundary Of
the county Of Eddy.
A bill providing forthe readiustment
and reapportionment Of the property
aud debts OF the counties Of San Miguel
and Guadalupe.
An act defining the northern boun.
Diary OF Bernalillo county and deter
mining to be in that county instead Of
Rio Arriba, the Nacimiento La lara
and Los Gonzalitas precincts.
An act amending section 40 Of the
laws OF the Thirtieth Legislative assem-
bly, and defining the boundaries OF
Union county.
An act providing for q district
attorney for the county Of Lincoln.
The district courts came in for atten.
ton in three very important bills, two
relating to their support and II a. to
practice in cases before such courts.
The last one provides for service Of
process in suits against non.residents
by publication, such advertisements to
run for four consecutive weeks and to
close at least two weeks before the
return Of the day Of the court.
The first are as follows:
A bill allowing the several Judicial
districts to pay witnesses and jurors by
issuing warrants in the sum of about
$4,000 for each district against the
funds locked up in the Albuquerque
National bank; and a bill providing
that half Of the delinquent territorial
taxes, amounting to about S4O0, 600,
shall, when collected, be utilized for
court purposes, the rest to go to the
payment of interest on county bonded
debts, and after that has been satisfied
into the general fund.
l. OF the three election laws that got
through both houses, only one became
a law. slThis was the bill to allow cleo
ton judges to sign poll books Of cleo
ton where Che. signatures have been
omitted. The two other bills, on pro.
hibiting boards of canvassers from
issuing second or amended certificates
of election, and the other the Desma-
rails election law, failed to become
laws, the latter because it reached the
governor after adjournment.
Among the other bills which failed
to become law either because of adj
iournment or because Of the lack Of
executive approval werethe following.
An act for the election by the people
OF marshals in cities and towns.
The bill fixing the compensation Of
probate clerks as the ex officio clerks
Of the board of county commissioners
An act authorizing the city of So
zorro and Candelario Garcia TO dispose
of certain real estate.
An act prohibiting the sale of animals
by justices OF the peace.
An act fixing the time of holding dis.
tIict court in the several counties oil
the 4th judicial district.
The act amending the complied laws
on the subject of mercantile licenses.
The bill relating to the duties of col.
l%ectors Of school funds and providing
for their removal for malfeasance in
office.
The ~Larragoite bill affecting the quail
fcation of jurors.
Besides the foregoing the Legislature
passed a number of joint resolutions
and memorials, among the most
important being those affecting the
employees pay question; the Navajo
irrigation work; the removal of the
Jicarilia Apaches, and the providing
for the investigation of the White Ash
mine disaster.
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