White Oaks eagle. (White Oaks, N.M.) 189?-190?, 1895-09-12
FOR INSTANCE.

unuer her arm presents nerseN 10 tue |
congress OF the United States and asks
for admission into the union OF states. |
and in proof Of her capability to govern
herself, freed from any restraining infiu-
ences by the general government. sup
pose the Compiled Laws Of 1884 should
open at page 430. aud section No. 7S0 be
presented as the first Witness as follows:
Section $50. 1t being matter Of great i'm
portancs, in consequence Of the many frauds on
property hired, well as loaned, principally In
goods and animals. having been suffered rs also
under the pretense Of hiring and borrowing, In
| q great measure many goods are received by
mon of vicious and bad intentions; therefore.
he who shall be guilty Of such ofense, whether
by selling, transferring, or pledging, without
the manifest will Of the proper owner, in writ
ing, any property without the express consent of
| the owner shall DO convicted in the case of
petty larceny and shall be held responsible for
all the injuries and costs. upon conviction be-
fore any justice Of the peace: and the article or
property 30 obtained, or in any other manner
alienated, shall be returned to its legal owners
This is section enacted in 1854, but
was included in the compilation of 1884,
and thereby practically re.enacted by
the legislative assembly Of that year. OF
which the present delegate to congress
from this territory, Mr.. T. B. Catron, was
a member and the ruling spirit, and no
subsequent legislature has attempted to
repeal or amend the section which we
now offer as witness on behalf OF state
hood.
Then, for instance, the volume Of local
and special laws as compiled by the same
Legislature should fall apart at page 162,
and expose the law relating to animals in
Dona Ana county, enacted in 1876, com.
piled in 1884, and still in force. Sections
and are as follows:
Section 1. That during the months Of March,
April, May, june. July. August, September and
October, Of each year, nll owners Of hogs and
chickens. males and females, large or small, Of
one and the other species, are hereby prohibited
to permit them TO run at large
Section 2. That it is hereby made tho duty
Of the justices Of the pence of the different pre-
cincts of the county Of Dona Ana. each ono in
his precinct, to enforce the provisions of tho
first section of this act, and issue an order to
) the constable Of his precinct, commanding sv-
J cry person, owner of hogs and chickens as above
stated that within the term of four days from
the date on which the order was given to close
up his hogs and chickens, mae or female, large
or small, in pens or coops, we'll secured, that
they cannot got out and damage the inhabitants.
Now, il this law should be repealed by
some legislature which happened to lose
sight OF the dangers which might result
t to the good people OF Dona Ana county,
' or il the owners OF "hogs and chickens
: male or female, large or small, OF one and
the other species" should fail to close
! them up, and the congressional restraints
q should be thrown of, there would bt
nothing left for the damaged inhabit
ants but to make their wills. a plan fol
!. which is fortunately prescribed by the
G statutes, sections 1879. 1880, 1881, 1873;
and 1884, Compiled Laws 1884, as follows
Section 1879. Any person capable of making
will would do better by making IL in wrtin.
than verbally, but verbal will may be valid, OF
condition that in either case they give It all tn
: validity possible. as well as tho freeness of tn
o will, the proof Of soundness Of mind and sntir
/. judgment.
Section 1880. The will shall have all the valid
ity required in the previous section, when mad
> in writing, It shall be signed by the testatoi
y who, IL unable or not knowing how TO sign, shal
/. request some reliable person to sign for hin
= and shall be sttested BY three or more able an
qualified witnesses as provided by the laws pre-
y scribing the qualifications of witnesses TO Civ
II evidence In court or out Of court In this terr
q tory.
Section 1851. A verbal will shall be atteste
By the same number OF witnesses required fo
u tho written ones, and besides two witnesse
)f there being no more, possessing the same quail
fcations a required for the written will. to tel
tify that the testntor. male or female was
possession of . sound mind and entire jud
ment.
Section 1928. All Wills, TO be valid, aceordir
to the provisions OF the preceding sections, sha
y posssss uniformity Of context in its vsrio'
Is, parts, the Witnesses shall be present, see al
n. hear the testAtor speak, and each and every oi
:, VI them shall uuderstand clearly and distinct
every part Of the will.
s' Section 1885,. All written Wills shall be pe
10 manent and irrevooable but should the testst'
10 desire 10 revoke same, he may do 10 only By ma
ing special mention of the 0rst will, and In ea
y this should no, he done or should have escape
% his memory, ho shall refer to It in the followiI
r. manner, That II is revoked, aud that II wou
n have been repeated, verbo ad vorbum, could
!, have remembered IT,"
"" "" The territory has great number
= other witnesses TO introduce to pro
- her claims to admission. which will
introduced later on and before che res
hor case. The testimony OF those 1
ready introduced will bo ample for col
n' siderstion during tho ensuing week.
p' the meantime the EAaLE will summ
GO some additional ones.