Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1897-02-13

in towns and cities in the territory o
New Mexico and to provide for their con
troll and government, with an amend
endment striking out in lines 4 and
of section 6, the words zone mill" and in
serting in lieu three of the words zone
half MILL"
The president annouced that he hat
signed q. j. NJ. No. 3, g. B. 3S, referred
to in above paragraph, and H. R. No. 2
same being properly sttested by th'
chief clerk.
Mr.. Duncan presented the following
report:
Mr.. President Your committee on en-
rolled and engrossed bills to whom was
referred G. B. No. 81, An act to amend
sections 1893, 1901 and 1902 of the Com
piled Laws of 1884, have had the same
under consideration and | am directed tc
report said bill as properly enrolled and
engrossed.
Upon motion of Mr.. Chaves tho report
was adopted
Mr.. Curry, of Chaves county, presented
the following report:
! DMr. President--Your committee on
finance to whom was referred H. B. No
| 18, An act to amend An Act entitled An
act providing for board of equalization
and prescribing it's duties, have had the
same under consideration and I am
directed to report said bill to the council
with the recommendation that it be
passed.
! Upon motion of Mr.. Fall, of Dona Ana
county, the report was received and laid
upon the table to await regular order.
Mr.. Duncan introduced G. B. No. 6s,
An act relating to misdemeanors of per-
sons practicing medicine and surgery with
out certificate.
The bill was read the frat time by title,
and upon motion of Mr.. Miera, of Union
county, the rules were suspended and the
bill read second time in full.
Upon motion of Mr.. Duncan, OF San
Miguel county, it was then ordered
translated and printed and referred to the
committee of judiciary.
Mr.. Miera, of Union county, introduced
G. B. No. So, An act amending section
2817 of the Compiled Laws of 1884.
Same was read the first time by title and
upon motion of Mr.. Miera the rules were
suspended and the bill read the second
time in full and ordered translated, print
ed and referred to the committee on judi
ciary.
Mr.. Finical, of Bernalillo county, in
troduced g. B. No. 70, An act providing
funds and making an appropriation to
defray the expenses of the New Mexico
display at the Tennessee Centennial Ex-
position of 1897. The bill was read the
first time by title and upon motion of
Mr.. Duncan the rules we're suspended and
the bill read the second time in full, or
dered translated, printed and referred to
the committee on appropriations and
finance.
Mr.. Archuleta, of Rio Arriba county,
introduced c. B. No. II, An act entitled
An act for the removal of county seats.
The bill was read the first time by title
and upon motion of Mr.. Miera the rules
we're suspended and the bill read the SEQ
ond time in full.
Upon motion of Mr.. Chaves it was then
translated printed and referred to the
committee on county and county lines.
Bills on their second reading being in
order q. r. No. 4 was read and upon mo-
tion of Mr.. Chaves same was referred to
the committee on rules without transla-
lation or printing.
Bills on their third reading being in or
der Fl B. No. 1S, An act entitled An act
providing for board of equalization
and prescribing its duties, approved
February 25, 1893 was taken up for con-
sideration and the report of the commit
tee on finance recommending its passage
was read.
Upon motion of Mr.. Martin the report
was adopted. At the request of Mr.. Fall,
of Dona Ana county, said bill was read in
| full for information and laid upon the
table to afford an opportunity for further
investigation.
Message was received from the house
of representatives announcing that the
speaker of that body had signed Il. B. No.
SO, An act amendatory of an act entitled
An act creating the county of Guadalupe
out of portion of San Miguel county and
defining the west boundary thereof, and
req Nesting that the signature of the Off
GERS of the council be also affixed thereto.
Business on the presidents table being
in order, H. B. No. G2, An act authorizing
railroad companies to construct and ex-
tend their lines of railroad into or through
other territories or states, and to pur-
chase and lease other railroads and to sell
and lease railroads, was read the first
time by title.
Upon motion of Mr.. Curry the rules
were suspended and the bill read the Sec
ond time in full and referred to the COM
mittee on railroads.
H. B. No. SO, An act for the distrib u
tion of the common school fund, was read
the first time by title and upon motion of
Mr.. Martin the rules we're suspended and
the bill read the second time by title and
referred to the committee on education.
OBJ. No. Z, An act to encourage the
establishment, development and main
tenance of parks in towns and cities in the
territory of New Mexico, and provide for
their control and government, was read
by title; also amendment thereto adopted
by the house of representatives, striking
out in lines and of section 6, the
words zone mill" and inserting in lieu
thereof the words "one.half mill"
Mr.. Duncan moved that the council
concur in said amendment which motion
prevailed.
The president announced that he had
signed @. B. No. 81, An act to amend sec.
tions 1899, 1901, and 1902 of the Com
piled Laws of 1884, and H. B. No. 80,
An act amendatory of an act entitled an
act creating the county of Guadalupe out
of portion of San Miguel county, and
defining the west boundary thereof, same
being properly attested by the chief clerk
Unfinished business being in order the
consideration of H. B. No. 4S, An act to
create the county of Washington and to
fix the boundary lines of the county OF
Grant, was resumed.
The president announced the same was
pending upon motion of the gentleman
Of Santa Fe county, that the report of the
special committee be adopted.
tion and the vote resulted in tie and the
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