Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1897-02-17
The Council.
4.
TUESDAY MORNING.

Council met pursuant to adjournmen
at 10 O'Clock, with the president in tn
chair and all members present. Th,
journal of the previous days session wal
read and approved.
The president announced that he hal
signed O. B. No. Z, An act to encourag.
the establishment, development ant
maintenance of parks in towns and cities
in the territory of New Mexico and tc
provide for their control and government
and II. B. No. 43, An act to amend an act
entitled, An act defining the manner in
which the waters of Rito Colorado, IN the
county of Rio Arriba, shall be assigned
to fields, same being properly attested by
the chief clerk.
Mr.. Duncan, of San Miguel county,
made the following report:
Mr.. President: Your committee on en-.
rolled and engrossed bills to whom was
referred @. B. No. 80, An act to amend
section I'll of the Compiled Laws Of
1884, have had the same under considera.
tion and am directed to report said bill
to be properly enrolled and engrossed.
JAS. 8. DUNCAN,
Chairman.
Upon motion of Mr.. Chaves, of Va
lencia county, the report was adopted.
Mr.. Duncan also presented the follow
ing report:
Mr.. President: Your committee on
enrolled and engrossed bills to whom was
referred @. B. No. 80, An act for the
greater safety and protection of en-
ployes and travelling public upon the
railroads operated within the territory of
New Mexico and to prevent the unlawful
and malicious interference with the
engines and cars of any such railroad
company, have had the same under con-
sideration and l am directed to report
said bill to be properly enrolled anl en-
crossed. JAS. 8. DUNCAN,
Chairman.
Upon motion of Mr.. Chaves the report
of the committee was adopted.
Mr.. Sandoval presented the following
report:
Mr.. President: Your committee on
militia to whom was referred Q. B. No. 33,
An act for the relief of certain members
of the territorial militia, have had the
same under consideration and I am
directed to report said bill to the coun.
Gil with the Recommendation that it be
passed. PLAoIDo SANDovAL.
Chairman.
Upon motion of MIR. Ohaves, report
with bill to which it was referred, was
laid upon the table to await its regular
order.
Mr.. Sandoval also made the following
report:
Mr.. President: Your committee on
militia to whom was referred O. B. No.
81, An aot to provide for the organiza.
tion, discipline and regulation of the
militia of tine territory of New Mexico,
have had the same under consideration
and I am directed to report said bill
to the council with the recommended
that it be passed.
PLAoIDo SANDovAL,
Chairman.
Upon motion of Mr.. Chaves, report
together with bill to which 1t referred,
was laid upon the table to await regular
order.
Mr.. Spiess made the following report:
Mr.. President: Your committee on
judiciary to whom was referred @. B. No.
"a, An act relating to practice In the dis
trict court, have had the same under con-
sideration and I am directed to report
the said bill to the council with the rec.
ommendation that IL be amended by in.
.sertiug section one" after the enacting
clause and In the fourth line after the
word "costs" and before che" insert "and
IL shall appear to the court that such
person has no property" and in tho same
fine strike out the word "cost" and insert
"court" in lien thereof, and that 90 amend.
ed 10 be passed. CHAs. A. SPIxss,
Chairman,
Upon motion OF Mr.. Chavss the report
was received, and together with the bill