Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1895-01-11
THIS FoRENooN's SESSION.

business incident to the organization of
the house, Speaker Dame announced that
he had signed H. B. No. 4, defining the
western limits of Eddy county.
MIR. Locke reported that the joint com
mlttee on compensation of employees
would not be ready to report until this
afternoon. The committee was given
further time.
H. B. No. II was introduced by Mr.. D.
P. Carr, prohibiting prize fighting,
knock outs, glove contests, and defining
the penalty for killing therein to be that
provided under the present law for mur-
der in the first degree. Any engaging in
| such fight or contest shall be subject to
q penalty of from two to ten years in the
;; penitentiary and fine Of from 1000 to
$1,000.
Mr.. Martin inquired whether Mr.. Carr'E
bill WAS intended to cover cock fshting
stating that he had met bought two gaffs
Mr.. Martin was assured that this WAS no,
the pr. pose of the bill and he smilingl,
took his seat.
Quite Aood of new bills found thei,
way to che clerks desk and were each reac
the first time.
i. B. No. IS was introduced by Mr.
Hinkle, providing for the appointment
of a superintendent of insurance and fol
more complete insurance laws. Under
this law the compensation of the super
intendent is to be paid entirely out of the
fees of the office, the remainder to be
turned into the territorial treasury.
H B. No. II was introduced by W. A
Thr>p r,f Hmm r1ar r.
define the limits of the county of Union
and to correct errors in section Of chap.
ter 49, of tho last assembly relating
thereto.
H.B. No. 18, introduced by J. E. La.
come, provides that no man in this terri
tory shall BIO authorized to marry partiea
where The male is not Is years OF age aud
the female 10; and that marriages where
the male is less than Is and the female
less than IL shall be absolutely invalid
This bill amends section 1898 of the COM
piled laws of 1884.
Il. B. No. 10, introduced by Mr.. Pine,
| affecting theterms, amount and conditions
of the bonds to bagiven by tho sheriff
and he ex-officio collector or the col
lector of the several counties.
IL Ds wv @p was iuVIouuCCo ny Aui
Pine hy request. 1t provides that the
time for the payment Of taxes now due
and unpaid be extended until July l,
1898, up to which date they shall bear no
Interest. This will not, however, relieve
delihquents from costs already accrued
on past due taxes. This hill was read in
full on request of Mr.. Chrlsty, who stated
that he was taxpayer who would like
very much to be relieved.
II. B. No. 81, by Mr.. Miguel Martinez,
of Mora, was introduced by request. 1t
is entitled "An act to permit women to
vote and to hold certain offices within the
territory of New Mexico" 1t allows any
female over the age of go to hold the Of
flee OF school director, school superin.
tepdent and to serve as a member of the
board of examiners of teachers rs pro-
vided for in section IL, chapter 20 of the
laws of the Goth legislative assembly.
Females under this law have the same
privileges Of suffrage "a males.
H. B. No. %, by ]. G. Clancy, has the
following purpose: To give the county
assessors as compensation 2 per cent of
the total amount OF taxes levied on prop
erty assessed by them for taxation.
II. B. No. 23, by J. g. Clancy, repeats
in toto an act Of the last legislature en-
titled AN act relating to exem ptiou from
taxation" and being chapter 6 of the
printed laws of 1893.
H. B. No. "a, by Mr.. Miguel Martinez.
of Mora, repeats section OF cha ter Is
of the laws Of the 29th legislative assem-