White Oaks eagle. (White Oaks, N.M.) 189?-190?, 1897-04-01

huHudl III MAY, a ~ loJt' u oiUIl nc
their respective duties to publish or
cause to be published in some weekly
newspaper in the county for two con-
secutiyo weeks. and if there is no weekly
newspaper IN the county, then in some
/ paper having general circulation in
I the county, statement to the effect
that on the first Monday in May, A. D.,
/ 1897 proceedings will be commenced
! for the purpose OF ascertaiuing and de-
termiaing such indebtedness, as place
to DO named, which shall be the county
scat Of said county, and that at such
time they will continue IN session for a
sufficient length Of time to transact the
/ business before them
1t shalt bs the duty OF tho several
bodies above named to consider and
pass upon the claims Of creditors, as
vel as those not present as those pres.
ent, either IN person or 10y attorney.
| Their proceedings shall be made Of rec
ord in a book provided for the purpose,
in which shall be entered the names OF
all creditors, the nature and character Of
the claim made, and when and in what
year, the Indebtedness was contracted,
regardless Of the time Of issuance of any
certificate or other instrument of indebt-
edness or when the account was APP
proved.
The creditor claiming an indebted.
ness to be due sha make out his clam
in writing stating the nature and origin
thereof and when It accrued and shall
accompany the same 10y any instrument
Of Indebtedness. certificate or voucher
upon which his claim is based, or an
itemized account, if his claim is based
bereon.
In the event that any party shall
claim to be creditor Of any OF the said
bodies in this section mentioned, upon
instruments of indebtedness, that are
lost or after due diligence cannot be
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secretary Of any one OF said bodies, a
copy Of the instrument lost CT unpro
luced, on a desert i9tion, in the eYeHt a
copy cannot be furnished, us near as
may be, and such copy or description
shall be taken and passed upon as II the
original instrum mt hal been produced
and ii ed; provided, he shall file with
the said clerk or secr,tary a bond il
double the amount of that mentioned
in id ins rum MT, which bond shall bt
signed by two Or more good and sufli
Gent sureli,s, conditioned to Indemnit,
the SAID body before whom it is pro
duced, against any loss by reason OF tht
claimant not b ing the owner or entitle,
to the benefit Of said instrument or Oh
account Of said instrument having beel
paid, such tord to be approved by saiC
clerk or secretary.
On the hearing any competent testi
mony may be introduced in support o
or in rejection Of any such claim, au,
tho said body before whom any sucl
claim is presented shall proceed to pas
upon the merits Of the case before then
and allow or reject said claim as tn
evidence before them shall warrant,
Sec. .. Any claimant, tax payer o
party interested, feeling aggrievcd b.
any action Of any of said boards befor
which any claim may have been passe,
upon, shall have the right TO appeal t
the district court having jurisdiction i
the county where the clam is pending
, and tho same shall be set down by TIA
court for hearing at the earliest conven
lent date. On the hearing Of such az
peal the claim shall be tried de nov
and an appeal may bc had from tht
district court to the supreme court q
appeals are now allowed IN equit
} cases, except the same must be take
aud re'fectel within sixty days afle
the decision Of the district court,
Sec. 3. 10 be entitled to take sue
, appeal the person or persons desirin
the same shall within thirty days afte
the decision Of the body before whor
the claim is presented, tile statcmer
in writing, with copy Of his claim i
). substance to the effect TINT he desir,
the claim 20 he rchcard by tic distrl,
court. with the clerk or secretary Of tn
: boiy. aud IN said statement shall s,
out as fuI ly aud clearly as Practical
the extcnt and nature o' his claim. III
lmoun, claimoj, and The amount q
lowed hy the body before whom it ";
. presented. giving the time and place ,
such allowance, and shall at the time ,
taking such appeal, deposit with ii
clerk or secretary the sum ~ one doll,
as Zee to ogaid clerk or secretary. au
shall ut the same timc hlc boud, to 4
approved 10y the said clcrk or sepreint
Z with at least two good and sulliciel
q surcties, residents of said county, in II
i sum o. ono hundred dollars, payable
1 the territory Of New Mexico, condition
ed that the said party 50 appealing vi
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