Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1897-03-12

tanning ana ueberInlnlDS SUCH luueopou'
ness, at a place to be named which shall
be the county seat of such county, and at
such time they will continue in session
for sufficient length of time to transact
the business before them.
tt shall be the duties of the several
bodies above named to consider and pass
the claims, of all creditors, those not
present, as we'll as those present, either
in person or by attorney. Their pro-
ceedings shall be made of record in
book provided for the purpose, in which
shall be entered the names of the credi-
tors, the name and character of the claim
made, and when the indebtedness was
contracted regardless of the issu-
ance of any certificate or other instru-
ment of Indebtedness or when the &C.
count was approved. The creditor claim
ing indebtedness to be due shall make
out his claim in writing stating the ma
ture and origin thereof and when it &C.
CURED, and shall accompany the same by
any instrument of indebtedness, certif-
cate or voucher upon which his claim is
based, or an itemized account, if his
claim is based thereon.
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 pro.
duced, he shall file with the clerk or sec
rotary of anyone OF said bodies, copy OF
the instrument lost or unproduced, or a
description, in the event copy cannot
be furnished, as near as may be, and such
copy or description shall be taken and
passed upon as if the original instru'
ment had been produced and filed. On
the hearing, any competent testimony
may be introduced in support of or in re-
lection of, any such claim, and the said
body before whom any such claim is pre-
sented shall proceed to pass upon the
merits of the case before them and allow
or eject said claim as the evidence before
them shall warrant.
! Any claimant, taxpayer, or any person
interested feeling aggrieved by such ac
ton of any of said bodies before which
any claim may have been passed upon
shall have the right to appeal to the Dis
trict court having Jurisdiction in the
county where the claim is pending, and
the same shall be set by the court TO,
hearing at the earliast convenient date.
Section seven provides for the issuance
of bonds as follows: 1t shall be the duty
of the board of county commissioners OF
! the several counties of the territory, and
also that of boards of education, school
districts, and all municipal corporations
of whatsoever kind or class, to issue
coupon bonds of said county board OF
education, school district or municipal
corporations Of whatsoever kind or class
and they are hereby respectfully author.
lied and empowered to issue said bonds
to any claimant, proving to be such for
the amount and in the manner hereinbe-
fore provided.
Bill provides that the current year fol-
counties and municipalities shall begin
on the first day of January, and end on
December 81 of each year; that the cur.
!, rent year for school districts and boards
of education shall begin on September
lst and end on the last day of August OF
each year; also designates what shall con-
stitute the fund belonging to any current
year; also provides that nothing in the
bill shall be construed to forbid the is.
suance of any bonds as Is now provided
for by law; it is the intention of the bill
that counties shall make quarterly settle
ments and distribute quarterly the money
actually on hand among the different of.
ficers and creditors alike--in the event
there is any indebtedness, at the end OF
the year, such shall be void for the reason
that money has not been collected to pay
the same, it shall remain valid for the
sole purpose of receiving afterwards
pro rata part OF any money collected and
belonging to that current year.
Section Is provides that it shall be IN.
lawful for any board of county commits
sioners, city council, town trustees, board
of education, board of trustees, or board
of school directors of any school district,
for any purpose whatever to become in.
debted or contract any debts of any kind
or nature during any current year which