Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1895-01-29


kle insurance bin, has been made q npo-
oial order Of business for the committee
81 the whole for tomorrow.
In the matter Of house bin No. %, on
titlod al act Tor the relief o. tax pay
tho Governor exercised hia pre-.
goeatys and returned &c 70 the body IN
which it originated With bis veto for
good and sufficient aus Following
ia the veto:
EXECUTIVE OFFICE,
TERRrroRv or NEW Mexico,
SANTA En-, N. b., Jan. %, 1885
To tie House Of Reptatives. Santa Fe.N. X.
Gontiemen-t respectfully ketufn 70
the house II. B. No. 20 entitled san act
Tor the relief Of Taxpayers" yours being
the house IN which Il originated, nnap-
proved, believing that the same wa
passed without your honorable body be-
lng informed Of its e1ect upon the hnan-
cen Of the various counties ia this Ter
ritory.
By an act Of the last legislature Il was
provided, with reference 10 the payment
81 taxes, that Ron the 1at day Of Janua-
~ Of each year one-balf Of the unpaid
taxes for the year last passed, and on
the Lat day Of July Of each year, the re-
manning one. half Of the unpaid taxes Tor
the year last passed. shall become delin-
quent.H
The object Of that law was TO relieve
the burden Of the Taxpayer, by defer
ring the day Of payment Of one-hali Of
his taxes for gx montha-the theory be-
ing that Che taxea levied we're sufficient
80. a. - A. .aaawaar nmA
Territory for Che entire yenr, and TINT
tho public service would not be injured
By the delay. Experience has shown
that this was a mistake, and tho county
hnances have greatly suffered as q 70
cult Of this delay; but The act which I
herewith return is still more radical,
and II 10 become q law will work great
injury to the various counties through
out the Territory. ] have already called
| the attention OF your honorable body 10
the financial condition Of tho counties
There Is scarcely a Jail Ia the Territory
that Il not today crowded. with prison
ers, charged with the commission Of
crimes, who are held there Tor trial, Tor
no other reason than that there are 90
means available for the purpose Of hold
ing courts, and this condition must con.
tinue until funds are provided for this
purpose. Nearly all the county treaeu-
rias are empty; there are no funds 70
pny the county officials for the perform.
ance 81 their duties; the Justices Of the
peace for the examination and commit.
ment Of prisoners; for the repairing ol
! roads; 10 fact, there arc no funds fOl
any purpose, not even O dollar M some
Of the counties 70 pay for tho feeding 81
the prisoners that are Detained 10 the
iails awaiting trial, and this condition
muet remain until the taxoe gre collect
ed and paid into the treasury by the
taxpayers. You can, therefore, see how
absolutely necessary it Ii, unless we de
| sire that that the courts stand still fol
| six months, .hat the county oiiciall
should 20 without their pay and I'll,
prisoners ia our jails be turned loose fol
want Of means to feed them, that thu
taxes be collected at once.
The effort Of this act, which ] here
with return unapproved, would be to dc
Law for elk nnonths the collection Of thi
much needed fund. Daring this timl
the condition Of the county affairs mus
remain as they are; our criminals re-
main untried; and all the machinery o
Justice at a stand still.
I can not believe that u was the 10
tenti0n Of your honorable body to brinl
about this condition Of affairs, thus do
ing a great injury to the people you reE
resent; but rather the act was passed b
you without a full knowledge Of is 81
feet
Again, under The Law, it Is The duty q
the collectors TO advertise the delinquen
{ taxes on or before the first day o. Marc
: OF each year. BY the proposed AGA, thI
taxes would not BECOME due until Ga
1 July following. and, therefore, thel
would DO no law 10 existence by who
the collectors could forco the coiieetio
Z OF the delinquent taxes until March
o the following year.
call your attention 70 the very SCI
Gus dofeota 10 this bill hoping and p
lieving that after due confederation yo
win not allow 10 20 become q law.
. Respectfully,
d, ~. n. IHuREr0N,
o Governor 81 New Moxic
Al O. b. No. sc, repeating chapter ga
the laws Of 1890, waa introduced by n
p Larraq0ila This biIi o intonded
9 abolish the territorial board 81 equaliz
: ti0n. This bin wis. after c~onaiderab
) discussion % to the proper disposition
q Il, referred % The COMMITTEES Of q
whole by q vote Of 7toa.
' q b. No. 90. wac introduced by d
J. Porea. Tins bill dedneu the norths
boundary o. Bernalill0 county dxil
e the limits between that county and R
y Arriba 70 as 10 include % Bsrnnlil
4 county beyond further qnostl
"a the Nocimiento precinct. The bll We
&c to the comnitise On county ard coun
I. hnea
e. q b. No. 81. relating 10 cruelty 70 Z
imala was introduced BY M. Larfaaol
This bill provides hat nols d orue
3 therein fully sot forth and others o
81 similur kind shall % punlaned BY ~
90 not 10 oxceed go and i~mpriaonment ]
4. 70 exceed thirty days Ibo bin y
Nj sent 70 The committee "a territorial
d fairs.
NIB No A. BY Mr.. sovsrino so.
&. nan % fund county indebtedness .
81 iof other purposes. This on oll|
pV countea b fund their debia by d.
b. bonds 10 fhe denomination Of elo0 .
'a6 llooQ respectively 81 b Iele 81 lnte.
noi % exceed 8 rsr cent Territorial