Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-06-10

A Special Tar 60 be Levied on all
CATTLE In tho Several Counties
of the Territory.


uAlnk tno rates OF u lerrltOrihl take
to be levied upon all the taxable prop
erty Of the Territory assessed by tn
o unity assessors In the year 1897, I
defray the expenses OF the forty. mint
fiscal year:
For Territorial purposes (section 2
chapter ~, laws OF $780, mills Of
the dollar.
Tor Territorial institutions (~sscticI
8. chapter ~, laws OF 1890, 2 $1,000
l mill on the dollar.
For special tax for the forty-pinti
fiscal year (section z, chapter ~, law
Of 1877, Ia mills on the dollar.
For capitol contiuYent sinking fund
(section 8, chapter 46, laws of 1870
one-half mill on the dollar.
For cattle indemnify fund, az pro,
vided by section 23. chapter LOG, laws
of 1889.
For the support OF the public schools,
q levy lie made by me in conformity OF
can act 10 establish public schools in
the Territory. etc., approved Febru-
airy 12tA, 1891, of 2 50-100 Of / mill
on the dollar, upon all the taxable
property 10 the Territory, to be col
lected and paid into the different coun-
ty treasures as provided by law.
| beg to call your attention to section
8. chapter So. page LOG Of the laws of
1897, which makes it your duty to levy
a special tax in your respective counties
to bs known as the 'ssheep sanitary
fund"
Also to section /. chapter 68, Of the
laws Of 1897, page las. which provides
for a special tax upon all cattle in the
several coun ties in this Territory, q
copy of tho order of the governor,
auditor and treasurer, is hereby attach
ed for your information.
The abova levies have been submitted
by me to the solicitor general OF the
Territory for his advice, and a copy OF
his. opinion is herewith enclosed for
your Information, in order that your
honorable board may issue it's orders to
the assessor of your county to make
the entries Of said levies and the dis.
tribution OF the same upon the tax roll
accordingly, and that you also direct
the collector of your county to proceed
to the collection Of said taxes in &C
cordance with the law.
Very respectfully yours,
MARCELINO GARCIA,
Territorial Auditor.
NJ u Rorr ottortson e ha~ohu cell |
ed to section. 8, chapter 12, page 80, of
laws Of 1897, wherein 1t is required
that the assessment roll shall be sent to
this office by the first Monday Of Sep
Hon. Marceiino Garcia, TERRITORIAL
AUDITOR, Santa Fe, N. N.
SANTA FE. N. NJ, May 22nd. 1897
Dear Sir: Referring to your letter of
Nay goth, in which you submit the
'ates of taxation for Territorial pur-
roses for the 10Th fiscal year, l beg to
that the same meet my approval
With the following suggestions:
In communicating with the county
you should call TO their atten.
ion the levy to be make for public
Ichoois, which under the Law you are
TO fix, and should also call to
heir attention the provision. as to
Iheep inspection fund on page LOG OF
he laws Of 1897. and also the provis-
on IS to cattle indemnity fund on page
I45 OF the laws of 1897.
] also beg to call your attention to
he necessity Of making a levy sufi-
,ient 70 realize the sum Of 5000 on
he capitol contingent bonds issued
inder the laws Of 1887, page 88.
Very truly yours,
ALBERT B. FALL,
Solicitor. General of New Mexico.
SANTA Fe, N. M, May %, 1897
On this the 28sh day of May. A. D.,
1897, at the Office of the Territorial
there assembled the Acting
Governor Lorion Miller, the Territorial
Auditor Marcelino Garcia, and the Ter
Treasurer Samuel Eidodt, who
q compliance with chapter LXVIII of
he laws of 1897, fixed q special tax to
,e levied upon all cattle in the several !
counties of the Territory at l mill on
he dollar according to the provisions
4 section 20 Of chapter CYL Of the I
Acts OF the twenty-eighth legislative :
Issembly of the Territory of New
dexico; and it was ordered that the
notify the boards Of county
commissioners Of the several counties
il the action Of the said above officials.
LORION MILLER, !
Acting Governor of New Mexico.
SAMUEL ELDODT, /,
Territorial Treasurer. ]
MARCHING GARCIA, 4.
Territorial Auditor.