Santa Fe daily New Mexican., 1897-01-27
SOME EXCELLENT MEASURES
A Purity Of Election Law-Corpora-
tions to Be Required to Publish
InfOrmatiOn-A Well COnsid-
cred Bill for the Distribu-
tiOn of Waters.
A GOOD MEASURE FOR TnE MINERS
Four Meritorious Measures Worthy of
Consideration and Passage
Should Become Law.

OF the many excellent measures intro !
duced al the present session, Hon. W. II.
Fl. Llewellyn's house bill No. 10, entitled
Gan act requiring corporations to pub
lish certified copy of their articles of
is entitled to a careful
consideration. Under close analysis it
will prove to be measure intended for
the protection of the public-a proteo-
ton by the by, which every state in the
American Union has seen fit to give to it's
people. 1t would be difficult to say why
a law of this kind has not long ago been
given to the people of New Mexico, so
apparent is the object and 80 clear is the
necessity of this timely bill.
The first section of the measure pro-
vides that every corporation organized
under the laws of the territory, or doing
business pursuant to the laws of the terri
tory, shall publish for six consecutive
days, in some daily newspaper printed in
the county in which the principal place
of business of said corporation is located,
or works established, or operationa con-
Quoted, four consecutive publications IN
some weekly newspaper, printed IN the
county in which the principal place OF
business of said corporation is located,
or works established, or operations con-
Quoted, if there be such newspaper
published, and if there be no such news
paper printed in said county, then such
publication shall be in some newspaper
having a general circulation in such
county, and published in the territory of
New Mexlco.
Section 2 provides that every corpora
tion hereafter organized, or doing busi-
ness pursuant to the laws of this terri
tory, may at once commence business in
this territory, upon the filing of its
articles of incorporation with the secre-
tary of the territory, and in the office of
the probate clerk of the county wherein
is located the principal place of business
of said corporation: Provided, That
within sixty days from the filing of it's
articles of incorporation with the secre-
tary of the territory, it shall cause to be
filed with the secretary OF the territory,
and probate clerk of the county wherein
is located its principal place of business
of the corporation, certificate properly
executed by the president and secretary
of the corporation or other officer or
agent, showing thut such publication
specified in section of this act has been
made.
1 No law of the character outlined above
exists in New Mexico at the present time,
notwithstanding the fact that every state
has legislated on this subject, with the
result that in some sections of the coun-
try the lines are much more closely drawn
as to the requirements of corporations in
the matter Of publishing notice Of in.
corporation, than in the measure as given
above, which certainly deserves place
on our statute books.
BILL TO AID THE MINER.
Another. bill introduced by Speaker
Llewellyn on last Saturday is intended at
stimulus to the mining industry, which
could not receive TOO much fostering al
the hands of this legislature.
1t provides that ore specimens, wher
taken to the county clerk of the county
wherein they are found, shall be certified
to by that official, together with the own
er's name and place of discovery, whicf
certificate shall then be transmitted tx
the secretary of the territory, who, afte
recording the same, shall send the ore tt
the School of Mines, where it shall be as
saved, and returned to the owner, with ad
vice as to the best methods of working
the same. This law is intended to appl.
to all minerals, and has in view the dis
semination of knowledge, which can no
but prove useful in many cases. If
man has ore of which be is in doubt, un
der this provision he will have the benefi
of the best advice to be had in the terri
tory as to how it ought to be worked
The bill also provides that the territoria
secretary shall issue from time to tim
bulletins, giving accounts of the result
obtained by analysis at the School O
Mines.
ANOTHER TIMELY MEASURE.
@. B. No. Is, introduced by Judge Fal
relates to candidates and voters at elec
tions, and to use rather hackneyed ez
preston fills long felt want. It pro
vides that any officer who aspires to an
territorial, district, county or precinC
Office, and who shall offer money or an
other consideration, to voters for thei
support or suffrage, shall be debarre
> from holding said office, although electe
thereto.
Section provides that any vote
who shall inform against such ofice-seel
er, shall not be punished for sellin
his vote at an election.
Section absolves from punishmer
any candidate, or other person VIII
gives evidence against voter for accep
ing bribe or rselling his vote at an ele'
tion