Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1895-03-08
THE LBGlsIATURB.

twenty resolutions ia each house. and
a half dozen memorials. or these
measures, about sixty bills passed the
two houses, although quite a number
OF them failed to reach the governor
in time, while perhaps a score OF joint
resolutions aud memorials ran the
gauntlet Of the two branches Of the
assembly.
Among what may be called general
laws are the following;
An act providing that attorneys may
be admitted to practice without bav-
Ing attained citizenship.
An act relating to the introduction
of diseased cattle into New Mexico so
as to give the cattle sanitary board
jurisdiction over cattle afflicted with
tuberculosis and other diseases.
An act establishing a weather and
crop service for the collection and
dissemination OF crop statistics and
Genealogical data.
An act prohibiting the sale or Civ
ing, to minors under IS years, by any
dealer in liquor, tobacco or merchan-
disc or any %barkeeper, bartender or
any owner of any saloou, Of cigars,
cigarettes, cheroots or tobacco in any
other form.
A bill changing the tests and fees
for oil inspection.
A bill repeating certain sections Of
the Compiled Laws so that a married
woman is not now compelled to live
with her husband irrespective of his
treatment of her.
A bill making the bond required Of
tax collectors and ex-oGicio collectors
only 100 per cent. of the amount of
collections instead of twice the amount
of collections rs heretofore.
An act repeating the law giving JUS
tices of the peace Jurisdiction in
habeas corpus cases.
An act allowing sheriffs for the feed
OF prisoners 60 cents per day each for
the first ten and so cents per day each
thereafter.
A bill for the protection Of game.
A bill regulating cattle brands and
preventing conflict in the same.
A act allowing the funding Of school
warrants.
A bill providing for the calling to-
gether of the supreme court to con-
slider questions Of law raised by joint
legislative resolution.
A bill regulating the practice Of
medicine, establishing a board of
health and making much more strin-
gent the law governing the medical
profession.
A bill providing for the appoint
ms15 OF sleep Inspectors and the
prevention of scab and other diseases
10 sheep.
An act for the publication of reports
Of decisions of the New Mexico SUI
prcme court.
An act regulating the pay of tax
assessors and collectors and allowing
each 1 per cent of all taxes and IL
censes collected.
An act regulating community
bitches and acequlas.
An act fixing in detail the fees to
be charged by sherilTs.
An act for the repayment of the sew
eral sheriiTs and eX-oficO collectors OF
the several counties of New Mexico OF
money by them paid into The terrific
rial taeasury.
An act authorizing the funding OF
outstanding Indebtedness. This bin
provides that counties, which have
not exceeded the 1 per cent. limit,
may issue 6 per cent. bonds.
An act providing for the probating
Of foreign wills.
An act allowing building and loar
associations to choose directors Sc
that only one shall go out Of Office al
a time.
An act requiring the newspaper ad.
J yertismenU of sale under legal process.
> of goods and chattels, lands and tene
ments where the amount involved il
over $500.
An act amending chapter 81 Of th'
laws OF the 18th assembly, so that nj
real property shall be sold under de
cree until ninety days after the dat
OF such decree.
The capitol rebuilding bill providing
for the erection of the capitol at Santl
Fe and allowing a $4,000 bond issul
. therefor.
: The bill authorizing a bond issue o
2 $50, 1000 for the enlargement of the 10
sane asylum at Las Vegas.
The bills allowing a $4,000 bond is
sue for the New Mexico institute a
Roswell; $40, 900 each for the Norma
; schools at Las Vegas and Silver Cit.
and $4,000 for the college at La
Cruces; and $4,000 for the %uniyersit
> at Albuquerque.
The resolution giving $1,000 to tn
; White Ash mine sufferers.
{ The bill appropriating 500 for tn