Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-01-26
TERMS OF COURT.
Time They shall be Held In the
Counties Comprising the Fourtn
judicial District.


Ollin Z. Smith, Of Union county,
as introduced the following bill In the
lower house OF tie Territorial legisla-
ture at Santa Fe:
Be IL Enacted by the Legislature Assem-
blu of the Territory Of Ncw Merico;
Section THAT the counties OF
Union. Mora, Guadalupe and San MI
puel shall be and constitute the our'h
judicial district Of the Territory OF New
Mexico. 80
Sac. 1.-That the terms OF the dis.
trict courts in and for said fourth judi
cial district, shall be held as follows;
Ia the county Of Union, commencing
IN the third Monday OF February ana
third Monday of September OF eacn
wear. In the county OF Colfax com
menciog on the first Monday OF Msrcn
and first Monday of October. La me
county of Mora commencing on the
third Monday Of juno and third MOD
dsy Of January. In the county OF SAD
Miguel commencing on the second
Monday of April and second Monday
Of November. In the county OF uuaaa
lupe commencing on the first Monday
Of May and first Monday Of September
Sec. 3-All bonds. rscognizances
and processes of whatsoever nature OF
kind that may be returnaDle at INT
regular term of the district court OF
either OF the aforesaid counties as now
provided by law, shall be returnable to
such term of said district court as
herein provided and fixed for such
county and are hereby declared ! DC
and are returnable at the terms OF laid
district court for such counties at the
time herein above provided.
Sec. 4-rhat section D OF chapter
Sc of the laws of 1891, approved
February 10th, 1891, being an ac'
to amend section 8 OF chapter
Sc of the acts OF 1889. relating to dis
trict attorneys. is hereby amended a
follows: That SO much OF said section
5 chapter SO of the laws OF 1881, ap-
proved February 16 b, 1891 as provides
for the appointment OF a district at
~torney for the counties OF Colfix ana
Taos Is hereby repealed, and there
-hall be q separate district attorney
for the counties of Union and Colfax'
who shall be nominated by the gov
erpor and confirmed by the legislative
council, who shall hold his ohce iof
the period Of two years and until MS
successor be in like manner duly nomi'
mated and confirmed by the legislative
council of the Territory, who shall per-
form all the duties of the office OF ais
trict attorney for the said counties OF
Uoion and Colfax as provided by law
for district attorneys, and who snail
receive the compensation and fees as
now provided by law for the district
attorney of the counties of Coliax ana
Taos before the passage OF this act ana
who shall be the county attorney Tor
said counties of Union and Colfax.
And the county Of Guadalupe Is al,
tached to the counties Of San Miguel
and Mora for district attorney purposes
aud the district attorney OF saio count
les OF San Miguel and Mora shall also
| be the county attorney for SAID county
of Guadalupe and receive from said
county of Guadalupe as such county
attorney a fee OF $500 per annum pay
able by the board of c1uniy commis
~sioners OF said county, from the fund'
of SAID county IN the manner now
provided by law for the pay ment o
district attorneys for the couotles o
this Territory. And that the county o
Taos is attached for district attorne.
purposes, to the first judicial distric
Of said Territory and that the dis'ric
attorney as now provided by Jaw 10
the counties of Santa Fe, no Arrioi
and San Juan shall be this district at
tornsy also for the said county OF laos
Sec. 5. That this act shat TAX
effect and be In force from and ate
ia passage, and all acts and parts Q
acts in conflict with this act ara hereo
,onaatod