Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-03-19
THROUGH.
Mills Passed In santa Flo Yesterday
and Those Approved by the
Governor.

IRON Tue NOW uttAiVouf Aot"s
House bill No. IA. an act In refer
ence to the duties Of police at county
seats, passed the house, this forenoon
but the council refused to concur.
House bill No. 1866. q bill to secure
the payment OF wages Of certain EN-
ployes twice 10 each month. was passed
by the house, but rejected 10 the coun'
Gil.
Council bill No. II, the bill for the
| establishment of o code OF court pro-
cedure. was taken up inithe house, THU
morning, and the bill under the sus'
pension OF the rules was passed. Gov
ernor Thornton signed It, this after
noon.
The house, this morning, passed the
following bills: House bill No. LOG,
an act to secure prompt payment Of
wages to certain employees twice 10
each month; council bill No. IL, an
act to simplify procedure In civil cases
council bill No. SO, an act to enable
cities and towns to regulate the prices
of gas, electric lights, and water
furnished TO either cities or towns or
the Inhabitants thereof; house bill No.
144, an act with reference to the duties
of police in county seats OF the differ
emit counties; council bill No. 147s an
act In relation to municipal corpora
lions; house bill No. 109, an act re-
ouirino officers 10 administer 0aths
and acknowledge pension papers with
out compensation council bill No.
1873, an act providing for the reclama.
ton of arid land and to enable counties
to vote bonds for sinking experimental
wells; council bill No. 1913, an act re-
quiring coal oil companies doing bust
ness IN the Territory Of New Mexico IA
be licensed.
BILLS APPROVED M SIGNED.
Governor Thornton to-day approved
and signed the following bills: House
bill No. 81, an act requiring deposits
BY fire insurance companies doing
business in the Territory Of New Mex
leo; house bill No. SO, an act In rela.
ton to pleadings and practice In oil
the courts house bill No. 86, an act In
relation to mining CLAIMS; house bill
No. 81, an act for the prevention OF
contagious diseases among cattle
council bill No. 1876, an act o provide
for a dormitory for the university Of
New Mexico; conference substitute for
house bill No. 166, an act providing
for funds and making appropriations
for the 48th fiscal year, and supplying
deficiencies In former appropriations
council bill No. IL, an act to simplify
procedure IN civil cases; council bill
No. sc, an act relating to community
land grants; house bill No. 1874, an acl
to establish county normal institutes
council bill No. lat, an ac'
in relation to municipal corporations
house bill No. 103, an act referring 70
bridges and bitches; council bill No.
1870, an act to provide for the compen.
sation OF county officers; council bill
No. 1877, an act to amend an act en-.
titled an act authorizing the rebuilding
of the Territorial capitol OF Santa Fe;
council bill No. 1877, an act creating Q
commission on irrigation and water
rights !; house bill No. AZ, an act to
prevent the introduction and spread Of
disease among sheep in New Mexico.
and providing remedies therefor house
substitute for house bills Nos. lis and
1926, providing for the proper exhibi.
ton Of the products and resources Of
New Mexico at the Tennessee Centen'
NAL exposition In 1897, and the Trans
Mississippi exposition at Omaha In
1898; house bill No. "a, an act refer
ring to the construction of foundries
council bill No. 1873, an act amend.
ing chapter 81 Of the session acts o.
1889.