Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1899-01-14

Santa Fe, N. M, Jan. 2, 1SS9.-The
honorable board Of county commission
ers of Santa Fe county met at 10 o'clock
a. M, according to law, for the purpose
of organization and for the transaction
of any other business.
Present: Hon. Charles w. Dudrow,
J. T. Mclaughlin and Agustin Maestas,
commissioners, and Atanasio Romero,
clerk.
1t appearing from the previous rec
ords of the board that the foregoing
had been duly elected to the offices
named, at the general election held No
vember 8, A. d. 1898, and it further
appearing from proper evidence that
the bonds and oaths of office required
by law had been filed by each Of the
newly elected officers named and that
the bonds had been duly approved by
legal authority, the board proceeded to
organize by the election of Hon. Chas.
w. Dudrow as temporary chairman.
In the matter of the petition of John
Krick, Warren Graham, Ross Griffiths
and Louis Daras for reduction Of Ii
cense, this matter coming OF to be
heard this I'd day Of January, A. D.
1899, and it appearing to the board Of
county commissioners of Santa Fe
county, after due consideration and up
on the representation of Mr.. A. B. Rem
| chan, attorney for petitioners, that this
matter is peculiarly in the jurisdiction
of the board Of trustees of the town Of
| Cerrillos, and said attorney further
making known that as the said petition
| ers have been accustomed to pay liquor
license to the county clerk, it is advisa-
| BILE to have an order from this board as
a matter of direction to the clerk of this
board for future guidance, and whereas
it appears from the law as found at
section 4124 Of the Compiled Laws of 1897
and from an inspection Of the census of
the United States Of the year 1890, that
| LIQUOR license tax for the said town of
| Cerrillos should not exceed 500 per
year; now, therefore, 1t Is ordered by
the board of county commissioners Of
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matter is peculiarly within the prov
ince of the town trustees of said town of
| Cerrillos, that the clerk of this board is
hereby directed to decline to receive
liquor license tax from applicants for
license to deal in wine or liquors in the
said town Of Cerrillos, and he shall re-
fer such applicant for license hereafter
to the said board Of trustees Of said
town of Cerrillos, and 1t is 80 ordered.
CHAS w. DUDROW,
Chairman.
In accordance with law the period Of
two days was fixed as the time for work
on public roads In the county by all
persons required to do and to furnish
teams for such purpose during the year
1899.
The matter of the petition Of Victor
| Jiron and others vs.. Jesus Ma. Montoya,
in regard to a public road in precinct
No. /, the whole matter was stopped,
the board having received an official
opinion of the district attorney Of the
county and the same approved by the
solicitor general Of the territory Of New
Mexico, In regard to the Jurisdiction Of
this board on that matter.
The board then proceeded to the ex-
animation Of the accounts for the year
1898 Of II. B. Cartwright, county treas
urer. The examination was in progress
when the board adjourned till tomorrow
at 10 o'clock a. m.
c. w. DUDROw,
Temporary Chairman.
ATANAsIo ROMERO,
!. Clerk.