Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-01-18
NEEDED LEGISLATION.
Sontinueu FROM Secono rage.
Law
The First Writer To Suggest a Law
For the Prevention OF Cruelty.
To the Editor OF the Optic.

To the Editor Of the Optic.
SANTA tE, N. NJ, January 18th
1897 Your card Of inquiry as to the
most needed legislation, is in my pos
session. I shall say, in answer to the
same, that many parts Of our lawl
ought to be repealed and Others
amended; for instance, the peace pro-
ceeding law should be amended SO that
! appeal may be granted from Justices OF
the peace, tho same a. 10 other cases,
provided that appellant may pay the
costs for approving appeal bond and
NO other costs-and that no peace
proceeding case shall be received by .
justice Of the peace, unless party COM
plainant pays all costs, In advance,
which shall be returned by the justice
to complainant, and the same may be
adjudged against defendant, after the
disposition Of the case, il complainant
proves his charges.
The oad-supervisor law ought to be
repealed, or amended, because as it is
Ut present, 1t Is nothing but . piece of
speculation to favor friends With, and
to bring the counties into bankruptcy
The jury law before justices Of the
peace should be abolished entirely or
provision made for jury fees before
justices. because business men are
constantly annoyed and troubled be.
fore justices OF the peace. They are
made to neglect and abandon their
business, In order to listen 10 q mo.
notonous case Of comadyes' %chicanery,
tribes, etc.
Although l have q high regard for
the distinguished members OF the Ter.
ritorial bar association, 1 cannot agree
with them in mending the pas
sage OF the "code OF practice BILL"
that was introduced before the thirty.
first legislative assembly, because it
will not facilitate our mode of practice,
but, on the contrary, will complicate
1t, and will be more of an imbroglio
than simplifying, for our common law
practice substitutes our laws in cases
Of deficiency.
Our injunction law ought to be look
ed after. An injunction form, for
different kinds of cases, ought to be
prescribed by our lawmakers.
A law that is much needed Is one
requiring the teaching Of the English
language In all the public schools in
the Territory, and make it a compul-
sorry act for the teachers to know, as
much as possible, the English language
ut least. The need of the hour is to
know the business language Of the
The fee system for compensation OF
all county officers should be repealed,
and fixed salaries provided by law
should be substitut ed therefor.
Our seduction law may be made
ample and intelligent for enticing
away or ~seducing a young lady or girl,
by promises, inducements or other wise,
be it by deceiving or threatening.
Scarcely a day passes without the
citizens of this Territory having their
feelings shocked by being obliged to
the inhuman treatment of dumb
animals by drivers more british in their
instincts than the animals they drive.
Z GU have witnessed the famished little
,urro through the streets, urged with an
ron.pointed prod, until the blood flows
a str cams from the animals flank;
cam sters are seen daily to abuse their
half fed horses with instruments of
Our statute book contains a
trim gent law for the prevention OF
to animals, and here is where
join General Bartlett, when he says:
in my opinion, it is the lack OF en-
Of the laws which we already
rave, that causes the difficulties com
Of"
Very respectfully yours.
II. l., ORTIZ.