Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1897-07-29
CATTLE INSPECTION FEES
Albuquerque Butchers Will Not Pay
the Fees Prescribed by Law.
The LAW BELIEVED TO BIZ JUST AND GOOD
The Members of the Cattle Sanitary
Board Consider the Law Sound and
Just and They Propose to Make
a Strong Legal Fight.

buquerque Is up IN arms against tne pay
ing of fees for the inspection of hides and
cattle by the territorial cattle sanitary
board, and proposes to resist the further
payment of such fees, provided the butch
ers il the other parts of the territory will
;'whack up" towards court expenses. In
order to test the matter the following
notice and appended opinion rendered by
Judge Fl. l.. Warren, have been served
upon the members of the cattle sanitary
board
Cattle Sanitary Board Las Vegas:
Albuquerque, N. NJ, July ~, 1S97.-We
enclose herewith an opinion by Judge H.
L. Warren on the right of the cattle SAM
tary board to tax the butchers on their
beef hides and live cattle.
The butchers of Albuquerque have de-
cided, provided the butchers from other
parts of the territory will join in with
them, to refuse to pay the above inspec'
tors.
1t will not cost each butcher in the
territory over $40 to test the validity OF
this law, and probably not more than S.;
this last amount you are requested to
send to VIM. Farr, president of the Albu-
onsroue Retai Rutcbers, association. and
at once. in order that we NAV oct the
Supreme court to Issue writ of prohibit
tion AGAINST the sanitary board, prohibit
ipo them from collecting the insr cotton
fees,
1t is for the interest of all the butchers
in the territory for Won 70 give this
nrom nj attention
VIM. FARR.
President Albuoueroue Retail Butchers'
Association.
Messrs Frank Wilson and VIM Forr Com.
mittee:
Alhnoueroue. NM. Univ 3. ,97.-Gen.
tlemen. Tn accordance with vour reouest
7 have examined the laws nnder which
the cattle sanitary hoard. as constituted
IN This territorv hava asanmad tn estah.
lish fee or charge Of 3 cents for inspeo.
tion of each head of cattle and of 10 cents
for the manhattan of each hide. which
shall he a lien or charge mon cattle an d
hides insnected bv the several insnectors
annointed nv that bodv throughout the
tarr;torv
without at this time undertaking to
discnss thu yarions acts of the legislative
assembly. bearing on this sub iect, en-.
acted April l. 1884: February 28. 1891
and February 81. 1893. which embodv the
len,slation constituting ana controlling
the sanitary board. il Is evidenG ~. Axe
mower TO make and collect these charges or
fees ia claimed nnder the act annrovea
February %. 1898. entitled an act TO
amend an act entitled. San art in relation
to live stock" approyed February "a.
1891. which repeals all prior conflicting
acts.
II ia NV onlnion that the act in ones.
tion ia in contravention Of the Organic
es II attemnts 70 delegate 60 the sanitary
hoard mower to arbitrarily fix. increase.
and diminish the amonnt to he charged
and Maid for each head of cattle and each
hide insnected. and T nnhesitat,nulv ad
v;ae Won 10 refuae navment Of these
cbaroas which ora in tba natnra If n tax
and r. test The constitntionalitv of the
act in onestion in the conrts
Yours respeotfullv.
W.RRpN. FppeussoN q G1r1prr.
n. r. WARREN.
Tn 1891 the laoialatnre nassed an ant
nrovid;no for tho insneot;or ~ tho brands
of all cattle Skinned or driven ont Of the
TERTIARY. the insnection of all hides and
cattle AZ slaughter houses: in fact the act
provides for . rioid insnection of all not.
tie coming into or going ont of the terri-
torv or To he k;lled and tho hidas ~ mi.
mails that have been slaughtered bv
butchers. Tn 1899. in order 10 provide
the necessary monev In nav for this in.
snection. the lep,slatnre nassed an act.
the second section of which reads.
"The said board shall have mower bv
resolution to fix a fee or charge for the
inspection of cattle and hides under the
proyisions of said act. which fee or
charge shall he Uniform throuohont the
TERRITORY. and shall be a lien mon cattle
ora bidas rnt;I mia TIE omornt 80
anch fea or CHARGE nav a incraosad ~
diminished from time TO time. IA the exi.
oencies of the bnsineas If tba hoard NAV
reouire.n
At present the foe for insnection Of
cattle il 3 cents ner head. and for The in
spection of hides. 10 oents each. and ID ia
20 this fee the Albnonerone organization
obiects.
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