The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1897-03-05
Text of a New Law.

Az att pioNlulllB % th6 pay neLb OF
miners In lawful money.
Be II enacted by the legislative assem-
bly, of the territory Of New Mexico:
Section lit shall be unlawful for
any person, firm company or corpor-
alton, owning or operating coal or 9TH
er mines or transacting any kind Of
general mercantile business in the ter
ritory of New Mexico to sell, give, de-
liver, or in any manner directly or in.
directly to any person employed by
him or it in any payment for wages
due for labor or as advances on wages
OF labor not due any scrip, check,
draft, or order or evidence of indebted
ness payable or redeemable otherwise
than their face value in money and
such person, acting member, or agent
of any firm, acting agent or agents OF
officers of any company or corporation
firm who shall violate any of the pro-
visions of this section shall be deemed
guilty of a mlsdemeanor and upon
conviction thereof shall be punished
by fine not exceeding five hundred dol
lars nor less than two hundred and
fifty dollars and the amount Of any
scrip, token, check, draft, or order or
other evidence of Indebtedness, sold,
given. delivered or in any manner is
sued in violation of the provisions of
this act shall recover in money at the
suit of any holder thereof against the
person, firm, company or organization,
selling giving, delivering or in any
manner issuing the same.
Sec. 2.-Whoever compels or in any
manner seeks to compel or cOerca an
employee or any person, firm, company
or corporation 10 purchase goods or
supplies from any particular person,
6rm, company or corporation shall be
deemed guilty Of a mlsdemeanor, and
upon conviction thereof shall be pun
ished by "A fac not exceeding five hun
dred dollars or Imprisonment in the
county Jail net exceeding sixty days or
both, at the discretion of the court.
Sec. 3-The district attorney Of any
county in the territory of New Mexico,
upon complaint being made to him Of
the violation of any of the provisions
of this act in said county shall cause
such complaint To be investigated be.
fore the grand jury Of TIE county
where such wrong has been complain.
ed of its next seSslsn following the
time such complaint is made. That
all of chapter 26 of the Goth Legislative
} assembly of the territory Of New Mex.
leo and all laws and parts of laws ii
I conflict with the provisions of this ac'
r be and are hereby repealed.
! The following bill, providing for the
4. encouragement of beet sugar factories
= wooden mills. and smelters, passed TIT
house last Friday:
Section THAT all factories anC
plants heretofore erected in this ter
ritory for the manufacture Of suga
and other products from the sugl
beet shall be exempt from taxation To-
j a period of six years after the passag'
of this act.
Sec. 2-That all sugar beet factories
wooden mills. smeIters. refining and re
y duction works or plants hereafter ere
Il cted for the purpose of treating oresil
the territory of New Mexico, togethe
t with all machinery and fixtures apper
n tanning thereto and used therein, in
? GLIDING real estate, not exceeding 10
acres for each factory or mill and upo
which such factory or mill is cor
structed, shall be exempt from taXatlo
as follows, to-wit:
Those factories, mills, smelters an
reduction works which may be con
u menced IN good faith and in a snbstal
tlal manner on or before the first da
o of January, 1898. shall De exempt trot
taxation for a period of six years attf
- completion thereof and all said fa'
" tories which shall be erected and ope'
~ ated in good faith and in a substantli
10 manner before the first day Of Januar.
1899, shall be exempt for a period
y five years after The day of their con
" pletion.