White Oaks eagle. (White Oaks, N.M.) 189?-190?, 1895-10-10
HARDLY TAIR.

might a. well ASK tnAt hAs1achusotu De kickcu
ont Of the sisterhood of states because these
vicious laws so long dissrscsd her records, and
We doubt not but that II vigorous research
were made many Of the acts now ornamentins
the statutes Of other states could be found that
would make anything but welcome reading for
the citissns OF those states. We In New Mexico
certainly need to have these vicious and obso-
lete acts wiped out, but how can we accomplish
Il and 60 further in our forward step than By So
curing statehood i-lHsw Mexican.
II the statutes tho EAGLE has been
digging up were like the "blue laws"
Of Massachusetts. laid away in some out
of,the way corner snd tong since forgot
ten. we could agree with the New Mea-
lean that it would be unfair to expose
them to the light only for the purpose Of
showing why New Mexico should not
be admitted to statehood. But the stat
utes from which the EAGLE has quoted
were. in effect, re.enscted only eleven
years ago, and the laws published by US
are live ones and the only ones. on the
subjects treated, now on tho statute
books. 1t ia not because these laws were
once enacted that we cite them, but for
the reason that we havo had, in later
years, nothing better to offer in their
stead. But rather than have it thought
that the EAGLE has been unfair in this
respect. We will publish some Of the
moro recent onactments TO show how
New Mexico has improved on the "blue
laws" referred to by our contemporary
Take. for instance, chapter 81. ON page
105, session laws OF 1891, which reads a.
follows:
Section 1. That the inhabitants Of the differ
ent precincts in this territory be hereby author
lied to build reservoirs at such places where
needed 70 deposit the water that shall run
through tubcR so that the masses OF tho people
may use tho Same for the use Of families.
Section 2. That whsnevor said inhabitants
shall have necessity TO build such reservoirs or
ponds Of water thsy shall make petition To
no loss than 100 signatures, which shall be con.
| shsuseu ihto ID SotpofAtion 10 Duilu buch k~set'
voir or pond.
Section 3. That said commissioner, In view OF
said petition, shall allow said reservoir TO be
made, and shall furnish, at the expense Of the
couuty, She necessary tools 70 do the work, which
shall consist Of rock and mortar.
Section 1. That every petitioner shall have tc
work on said reservoirs or ponds until the worl
IL completed.
bsctien5 5. When said reservoirs or ponds shsl
have bcen completed the county commissioner
shall enter into an annual contract with the own
ers Of said water tubes for the permanent hAv
ing OF the water in said reservoirs.
Section 8. That said wat0r company shall
contract with the said commissioners, which
contrset shall be for the term of two years from
the date of the contract, thus continuing from
period TO period until the preiont law is re
pealsd.
| Section 2. BY virtus OF said contract the com
missioners shall issue warrants for the pAymon
OF the sum necessary to pay equitably upon tn,
county treasurer where said contracts shall b,
made; and the tbsssursr shall pay from th,
funds OF said oonnty not appropriated for othe
purpofss.
Section 8. All acts In conflict with this &C
arc hersbg repealed.
Then. on page lS9. laws OF 1891. tn,
following appears:
bection 1. Hereafter Il shall be prohibited I,
elect or appoint as mayordomo Of acequiss o
public road supervisor all person. Of i'll health
of a notable mslady, or who are dementcd or o
unsound mind, or who are lame In either ON
leg or both, or one arm or both, and further
more all persons who are exempted by law iron
paying road taxes.
Section !. That all appointments made In con
Hiet with section 1 Of this act .rs hsreby de
eisSed void and of no effect.
Those cannot be said TO be "ancien
territorial statntes," and are no bettc
proof Of our fitness for statehood thai
thoAs the New Mesican charges US wit
having "dug up"
Then, too. we find . trife OF amuse
ment in reading the act on page 81 Of th
session laws Of lS95-section I Of char
ter 2l-which Ia AZ follows:
Section /. That when, In ,he opinion OF an
legislative assembly Of this territory, as .,
pressed through . Joint resolution Of said ~
ssmby any question Vt law may arise bsfoi
: the legislature While In sosrion, nocessitatin
the opinion VI the justices Of tho suprem
, court, upon the eerGhcation Of such question
By the speaker Of the house and pres dent Of u
couneil TO the chief justice, the latter may Ca
together all the associate justices " meet ,
once in the eity OF Santa Fc, W consider and d,
| eide such question and motif, the two houses
said assembly of their decision thereon.
And. for instance. you may take tn
Law Of 1895 at page GA OF tho ssssio
laws. "for the appointment Of sheep Ia
, spoctors." &c. Under the provisions {
this act tho owner or posscssor Of foe
. OF sheep. which become diseased wit
q scsb is required to keep them at certain
, in most cases, impossible distances ffol
other focks. or TO remove them from th
, range. under restrictions which max,
this impossible unless II were accon
!. plished by means OF a balloon.
In section 10 OF this act and soctio
10 Of the neat cattle act. on page -
the same session laws, the IegislatuI
= hiss completely repealed. nullifsd an
) wiped of the face Of the earth the A
amendment TO the constitution OF n