Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1899-02-15
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motion the house adjourned.
THE COUNCIL.
FORMING SESSION. FER. IA.
Council met pursuant to adjournment
with the president in the chair.
A message from the house announced
that it had passed H. B. No. So, An act
entitled, An act for the supplying of the
counties with copies of the compiled
laws of 1897, for the use of justices of
the peace: Ii. j. R. No. 4, relative to
printing report of the superintendent of
public instruction to the governor, with
amendments; H. b. No. So, An act to
promote and encourage the discovery
and development of the mineral resour-
ces of the territory of New Mexico; H.
b. No. SO. An act to repeal section 739
OF chapter II of the compiled laws of
the territory OF New Mexico, relating to
sheriffs; and H. B. No. "a, An act to
amend sections 2299, 1909, 1910, 23l2,
2314 and 1915 of the compiled laws of
1897, relating to mineral claims.
Mr.. Catron, with unanimous consent,
called up the motion made on the pre-
vious day to reconsider amended C.. &.
No. 43, An act to increase assessed
values, facilitate the collection of taxes,
and to repeal and amend certain sec
lions of the revenue law. The motion
prevailed and the bill was read by title.
Mr.. Martinez offered the following
amendment, to be inserted at the end of
section 8: Provided. further, That in the
event any head of the family residing in
this territory should not be the owner of
any real estate as a homestead as afore-
said exempt under the provisions of
this section, then he shall be entitled to
an exemption out of the following prop
erty, not exceeding, however, in value,
the sum of 5000, to-wit: Farming i'm
PIGMENTS, wagons, n team, either of
horses, mules, burroS or one yoke of |
oxen, or n milk COW, or he may have
such exemption in the absence of such
personal property, out of goats, house,
hold or kitchen furniture; it being the
intention and meaning of this proviso, |
in the event the homestead and real es-
tate herein mentioned does not equal in
value said 5000, the remaining part of
the exemption to which such head of a
family may be entitled shall be allowed
out of the personal property herein de-
scribed. Upon motion Of Mr.. Duncan,
the amendment was adopted. Upon
motion of Mr.. Finical, the bill as amend
ed passed.
Upon motion of Mr.. Catron, the bill
was considered %engrossed and forward
ed to the house of representatives with
out delay.
Reports of the standing committees
were received.
The chair announced having signed
c. b. No. 80, An act for the encourage
ment of industrial development in the
territory of New Mexico, and c. B. No.
40, An act in relation to brands.
Mr.. Richardson introduced G.. B. No,
81, An act to repeal, amend and har-
certain sections of the Compiled
of 1897, in accordance with the
recommendation of the solicitor gen.
eral. Ordered translated, printed and
referred to the committee on judi
ciary.
Bills on second reading being in order,
G. B. No 80, An act to complete and
the New Mexico Normal School
ut Silver City and providing for the
of the same, was taken up.
Mr.. Duncan moved that the report of
the committee be adopted. Mr.. Catron
moved that the bill be re-committed to
the committee on education. The mo-
tiOn was lost, The question recurring
upon the motion of Mr.. Duncan, the
prevailed, and the report of the
was adopted. Upon motion
Of Mr.. Finical, the bill was read q third
time preparatory to its passage. Mr..
Martinez moved that the bill do now
pass. The motion prevailed and c. B. i
No. 80 was duly passed.
Substitute for G. B. No. go, An act to
for the sale of personal prop !
erty under process of any OF the courts !
the territory of New Mexico and un- !
der chattel mortgages in the territory !!
Of New Mexico, was read in full. Upon :
of Mr.. Richardson, the rules {
we're suspended in order that the SUBJ !
might be read a second time in ! :
full. Upon motion OF Mr.. Martinez, '
rules were further suspended in !
order that the substitute might be read
third time preparatory to its passage.
Upon motion of Mr.. Richardson, the !,
passed. I.
G. B. No. As, An act in relation to the :
shipment of cattle and the inspection of 9
lides, was read in full. Upon motion of
Mr.. Richardson, the report Of the COM
nittee was adopted. The bill was re-
to the committee on terrific l
ial affairs. q
G. b. No. 81, An act to dispense with 8
he necessity of seals and scrolls on y
leeds, bonds, releases and other legal =
Instruments and to cure defective ac- :
;nowledgments, was taken up. Upon F
notion Of Mr.. Flnical, the report of the
ommittee was adopted. Upon motion
+ Mr.. Richardson, the same was or +
cred to lie upon the table, to be taken
p 4 Immediately after the reading of the .
on the. following day.
Business on the presidents table being