Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1897-02-23
THREE NEW LAWS.
Two Council Bills and One House Bill
Signed by the Governor.

elers upon the railroads operated in New
Mexico. The bill as it passed the legis.
Iature and received the governors sigma
ture, reads:
Be it enacted by the legislative assem-
bly, of the territory of New Mexico:
Section THAT any person or persons
who shall unlawfully and without authori-
ty remove, take, steal, change, add to-,
take from, or in any manner interfere
with any journal bearing or brasses OF
any, of the parts or attachments of any
tender or car or any fixture
or attachment belonging thereto, con-
nected with or used in operating any To-
connective, tender or car, owned, leased or
used by any railroad, railway or trans
portation company in this territory,
shall be deemed guilty of felony and
upon conviction thereof before any court
or competent tribunal, shall be subject
to imprisonment in the territorial peni-
Tertiary for not less than one year nor
more than five years;
Provided, That if the malicious and
unlawful removal of any such journal
bearings or brasses, fixtures or attach
ments, or the unlawful and malicious
change thereof or interference Herewith,
shall be the cause of wrecking or derail-
ing any locomotive, car or cars, shall re-
suit in the injuring or death of any en-
ploye, passenger or other person, such
person or persons guilty of such removal,
change, alteration, or interference with
such journal bearing or brasses or other
parts of attachments of any such locomo-
tive, tender or car, or any fixture or at
tachment belonging thereto, connected
with or used in operating such locomo-
tive, tender or car, shall be deemed guilty
or an assault with intent to commit muir.
der, or guilty of murder as the case may
be, and upon conviction thereof shall be
punished as in other cases of assault with
intent to commit murder and murder.
Sec. Amy person or persons who
shall unlawfully and knowingly bay, re
ceive, or aid III the concealment of any
link, pin, bearing journal, or other ar
ticles used exclusively for railroad pur-
poses without the consent in writing of
the president, general manager, or super
intendent of the railroad owning such
property within this territory, such per-
son shall be guilty of receiving stolen
property knowing the same to be stolen,
and be subject to the penalties prescribed
under the laws of this t territory n other
cases OF kno ..%fa sgiy receiving, buying OF
connecting stolen property. And any
suc1 property 30 purchased, received or
Concealed by any person or persons with
I'm this territory upon which 10 stamped
the name or the initials of any railroad
company operating railroad within this
territory, shall be prima facie evidence
on the trial of any such offense Of the
true ownership of any such property and
Of knowledge on the part of any such
person or persons buying, receiving OF
aiding in the concealment Of the same,
that the same was or had been the prop
erty of the railroad company the name or
initials of which is or are stamped or
marked on such property.
Sec. 3.-Any person who shall unlaw-
fully and without authority, remove any
waste or lubricating packing from the
journal boxes Of any engine, tender, pas.
senger coach, freight or way car of any
railroad operating lines in this territory,
shall be deemed guilty Of misdemeano1
and upon conviction thereof shall be
fined in sum not less than IS, nor more
than 1875, or by imprisonment in the
county Jail for not less than ten days, mol
more than thirty days,or BY both such
fine and imprisonment.
Sec. Amy person or persons who
shall unlawfolly or maliciously remove.
carry away, destroy, break, or injure any
switch lamp or signal lamp or shall un.
unlawfully change or extingulsh the same
whilst in place and being used as sigma
along the line or at the switches or side
tracks of any railroad company operat-
ing railroad in this territory, and with
in this territory, shall be deemed guilty
of misdemeanor and upon conviction
thereof shall be punished by fine Of moi
less than IS, nor more than 800. or tt
imprisonment in the county Jail for moi
days, or by both such fine and imprison
! ment.
This act shall take effect and be in forc'
from and after its passage.
Council bill No. 80, also introduced b!
Councilman Martin, amends section ~.
of the Compiled Laws Of 1884, and relate
to the protection Of railroad cars ant
their contents. II is as follows:
Be it enacted by the legislative assem-
bly, of the territory of New Mexico:
That section III Of the Compiled Law
of 1884 of the territory Of New Mexico
be and the same is hereby amended !,
read as follows:
"Section 77l.-Any person who shall
in the day or night time, enter, by fore
or otherwise, any car Of any railroa,
compan operating q railroad within thi
territory, with intent to steal any valuabl
thing then and there being, or that shal
I willfully or wrongfnlly break any sea
placed upon any car BY such rRilroa,
com pany, shall be deemed guilty Of
/ burglary, and npon conviction thereof
shall be punished az in other cases Q
burglary.
"A seal, within the meaning Of this act
! shall be any strip Of tin, zinc, lead, irol
/ or other metal attached to any Of th
doors, windows or openings Of any sucl
car, ia such manner that to enter sucl
door, window or opening IT shall be neces
sary TO break, remove or open such seal
sAnd any person who shall have unlaW
fully entered any such oar with intent q
steal, or who shall have willfully an
4 wrongfully broken any seal placed upol
any such car, may be prosecuted and con
victed for said offense in any county y
this territory where any such party ma
have been found in said oar, or any prop
srty taken therefrom found Ia his pos
session, whether the original breaking 9
entering Of such car, or the breaking 9
the seal upon any such car, occurred 4
said county Or In some other county 9
this territory"
Il This act shall take effect and bein fofc
from and after its passage.
i House bill No. 80, introduced by Hor
Larkin g. Read, 81 SANTA Fe, provide
for the opening Of two streets IL thi