Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1898-08-29
February. 13, 1898.

bVJOSeG Gabriel Montana II lof winch he
had no right to draw. Amount, 1901. o."
What law is there to authorize the
board to pay the treasurer money which
he had wrongfully paid out to another
official. It was Mr.. Goke's business to
secure this money from Mr.. Montana in
order to save himself the loss, and the
board had no authority to make a pres
ent to Mr.. Coke of the amoun named.
A demand should be made upon Mr..
Coke for this money, and if not paid
within a reasonable time he should be
removed from Office, as having funds in
his hands not accounted for.
Page 81 of the record:
Felix Martinez, collector, commission
on 81. 1O2. IS attachments made by cancel
lation by order Of the board of county
commissioners,
''For 1896, 8 per cent being al
lowed makes. .Sla3 %
"For 1895, 8 per cent being al
lowed makes. ~ 10
Here is found a violation of the law
not to be imagined except by voracious
officials bent upon plundering the coun-
ty. What authority in law or reason
had the board to pay Felix Martinez
$232. 90 on taxes, by their orders abated
and paid in certificates or accounts.
Did Martinez collect the money? Wa
any money collected? The law gives
the collector a specific per cent upon
sums collected by him. In these cases
he never collected q cent upon which
the commissions were allowed, and Mar
tinez should be compelled to pay back
the money thus wrongfully paid to
him by virtue of this and other similar
orders.
Page 81 of record, June IA, 1897.
"Warrants Nos. 6,s22 and 6,s23 for the
amounts of..................$ l22 80
II S2'
respectively were issued to Felix Mar
tinez as payment for Attachments made
by the board.
On page 90 of the record, July 6,
1897:
s'It is hereby ordered by the board OF
county commissioners that Felix Mar
tinez, the collector Of this county, be
and he hereby is allowed 4 per cent on
all taxes paid in certificates of indebted
ness or accounts due and allowed by
this board or any former board of county
commissioners, as his compensation and
fee to which he is entitled for the col
lection of said moneys"
Here it is found that the board OF
county commissioners is directly violat.
ing the law and actually passing laws
for the compensation of the collectors
in the county of San Miguel. Rather
an original sort of a legislature, but one
apparently competent to meet any emer'
gency when it to paying out
money belonging to the people of the
county.
On page 100 of the record, July 6,
1897:
1T is hereby ordered by the board
| that Amador Ulibarri, county coroner
be and he is hereby duly appointed as
special police for Las Vegas at a salary
OF $45 per month, commencing or the
LIST day of May, 1897"
This action was taken by the board in
direct violation of the act of abolishing
the Office of chief of police in count,
seats and is nothing but an evasion OF
the law. There is absolutely no author.
ity for the payment of Ulibarri of the
salary called for by the resolution. We,
each month the amount has been paid,
lut UOdFu uHS NO more .duUuUTlIy W tp'
point and pay a special police in Las We.
gas than it has in East Las Vegas or in
Pecos town or in any other precinct in
the county wherein the duly elected
peace officers provided by law, con
stables, are in the discharge of theil
duty.
On page 1876 of the record, August IA
1897:
"The following bills were approved:
"Felix Martinez, commissions on
Attachments, taxes of 1895. ....$ 80 10
"Felix Martinez, commissions on
ATTACHMENTS, taxes of 1885,. 267 49,
Warrant issued to Felix Martinez fOi
above amounts, No. $685."
On page TT of the record, March O.
1898:
ct. Labadie, commissions on re-
demption ATTACHMENTS, 1897. SAG 70
"Felix Martinez, commissions On
Attachments. 80 M
"Adelaido Gonzales, assessor,
CONS. on Attachments ........ "a IS
81. G. Montana, ex-assessor,
CONS. on attachments. ,....... 4 81
Z 62
3 65'