Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1897-02-05
FEW LEGISLATIVE MEASURES
An Act Introduced by Mr.. Miera, of
Union County, Defining the Duties
of Sheep Inspectors.
BILL CREATING WASHINGTON COUNTY
Worthy Changes Made in the Burea,
of immigration.

CouDcll Dill NO. 81, introduced by MT.
p. Sandoval, of San Miguel county, is An
act to provide for the exemption of prop
erty from forced sale under execution.
Section 1.-Provides that the provis-
ions of chapter 81 of the Laws of 1887, APP
proved February "a, 1887, shall not enure
to be made available for the benefit of
any person not bona flde resident of
the territory of New Mexico.
Section Amy resident of the territory
of New Mexico who shall be guilty of Sc
cretly disposing of his property, or con-
cealing, or secreting his property, or re-
moving, or attempting to remove his
property ont of the territory of New Mex
leo, for the purpose of defrauding credit
ors, or who shall be guilty of any acts
provided by the laws of the territory, as
the ground of attachment, shall not be
entitled to the benefit and provision of
the exemption as specified and set out in
said chapter 81, of the Laws of 1887 of
the territory of New Mexico, approved
February "a, 1887.
All acts and parts of acts in conflict
with this act are hereby repealed and this
and after its passage.
INTEREST TO sHEEPMEN.
Council bill No. 40, introduced by Mr..
f. Miera, OF Union county, is an act to
amend section and section of chapter
2S of the acts of the 31st legislature of
the territory of New Mexico, approved
February 81, 1885.
Section l provides that section 3 and
section Of the 2Sth chapter of the acts
of the 31st assembly of the territory of
New Mexico, entitled An act for the APP
pointment of sheep inspectors and the
prevention and cure of scab and other
diseases in sheep.
Section 3 makes it the duty of the
sheep inspectors to inspect all sheep in
the county, and in case the same are not
diseased he shall give certificate OF
such fact, but if the same or any of them
be diseased the regulations for their hold
ing and quarantine shall at once be made
by him, and if in his judgment it shall
be necessary, he shall personally super.
wise the dipping of scabby sheep.
He shall report in writing any scabby
sheep, or diseased sheep inspected by him
to the clerk of the probate court of his
county, to be filed by such clerk for ref
erence and Information of the board Of
county commissioners, or any party con
cerned, an6 if he deemed the same neces
sary once in every two weeks thereafter
to re-inspect any flock of sheep infected
with scab or other contagious disease I'M
til said disease is cured, and report in
writing to the board of county commits
sioners, as the result of saiu treatment Of
the flock, provided, that in case of re.
moval and isolation of such diseased flock
range of any other sheep he shall make
such inspections every two months. Il
shall be the duty Of such sheep inspectors
to inspect all focks of sheep in his county
or passing through his county, as pro.
vided by section 8, and if any such flock
is found infected with scab or other con.
tagious disease, or if in his judgment
such sheep have been exposed to scab the
said inspector shall quarantine them to
be held within certain limit to be de-
fined, and they shall be so held until
the owner, renter, or person in charge
shall have eventually eradicated such dis
ease. All expense shall be paid by the
owner, renter or person having the sheep
in charge.
IRRIGATION CANALS.
H. B. No. 10, introduced by U. s. Bate.
man, is an act to repeal certain exemp.
ton laws relating to irrigation canals and
bitches. 1t reads as follows:
Section THAT all of section l, OF
chapter %, of the 3Oth legislative assem-
bly, of the territory of New Mexico, APP
proved February Is, 1888, except the fol
lowing part, to wit: "That all irrigation
bitches, canals and reservoirs hereafter
constructed for the purpose of storing or
conducting water for irrigation purposes
shall be exempt from taxation for the
period of six years from the commence
ment of such construction" and that the
same is hereby repealed.
QUALIFICATION OF WITNESSES.
Larkin Tread, of Santa Fe, by request,
introduced Fl. B. No. 30, An act relating
to evidence and the qualifications of wit
nesses in the district court.
Section l provides that, "If witness
shall be called in cause In trial, and it
shall appear that such witness has been
convicted of a crime, such conviction
shall not disqualify the witness from Civ
ing evidence; but he shall be permitted
to testify; provided, however, the court
and jury may consider such conviction as
bearing on his credibility and as affect
ing the weight to be given to his testi-
mony.
AS TO THE MINES.
An act providing for the protection of
mines and mining properties, known as
@. B. No. Al, introduced by Ohas. A. Spiess,
of Santa Fe, reads: