Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1899-04-28
SUPREME and DISTRICT COURTS.
The Law Fixing the Time Of Holding the
Supreme Court and District Courts.


The act which sets the time for hold
ing sessions of the Supreme court and
district courts, read as follows:
Section /. The regular term of the
Supreme court shall be held at the city
of Santa Fee commencing on the first
Wednesday after the first Monday in
January Of each year: and all appeals,
writs of error, bonds, summons, cita-
lions, and other process which would
otherwise be returnable at a different
time hereafter are hereby made returna-
Bile on the first day of said term in Janu-
AIRY A. d. 1900, but this section shall not
be construed to prevent the holding of
an adiourned term of said court which
has already been fixed by said court.
Sec. .. The terms of the District
courts for the various counties and for
the various districts hereafter shall be
held and commenced as follows:
In the first judicial district and in the
county of Santa Fe, at the county seat
of said county, commencing on the first
Monday of March and September in
each year; in San Juan county at the
county seat of said county, commencing
on the third Monday in April and Octo-
Der in each year: in the county of Rio
Arriba, at the county seat OF said coun
ty. commencing on the second Monday
of May and November. in each year; in
the county of Taos at the county seat of
said county, commencing on the first
Monday of June and December of each
year.
In the second judicial district and in
the county of Bernalillo at the county
seat of said county, commencing on the
third Monday of March and September
of each year: in the county of Valencia
at the county seat of said county, COM
mencing on the first Monday of March
and September in each year.
In the third judicial district and in the
county of Dona Ana, at the county seat
of said county, commencing on the first
Monday of April and October in each
year; in the county of Grant, at the
county seat of said county, commencing
on the first Monday of March and Sep
TENDER in each year, in the county of
Otero, at the county seat of said county.
commencing on the first Monday of MAY
and November in each year; in the
county of Sierra, at the county seat of
said county. commencing on the fourth
Monday of May and November in each
year.
In the fourth judicial district and in
the county of San Miguel, at the county
seat of said county, commencing on the
second Monday of May and November
in each year: in the county of Union at
the county seat of said county COM
mencing on the first Monday of March
and September in each year; in the
county of ColfaX, at the county seat Of
said county commencing IN the third
Monday Of March and September in
each year; in the county of Mora, at the
county seat of said county. commencing
on the third Monday of April and Octo-
Der in each year: in the county of
Guadalupe, at the county seat of said
county, commencing on the fourth Mon
day of June and December in each year.
In the fifth judicial district and in the
county of Socorro, at the county seat of
said county commencing on the fourth
Monday of April and second Monday of
November in each year; in the county of
Eddy vt the county seat of said county
commencing on the fourth Monday Of
February and second Monday of Sep
TENDER in each year; in the county of
Chaves at the county seat of said county
commencing ON the second Monday in
March and fourth Monday of September
in each year; and in the county of Lin
coin at the county seat of said county
commencing on the first Monday Of April
and third Monday of October in each
year.
Sec. 3. Every writ, summons, bond,
recognizance, subpoena or other process
whatever which has been issued or taken
out from any district court for any dis
trict or county shall be returnable at the
times and places designated in section 2
of this act and shall have the same force
and effect as if the same had been made
returnahle at the times and places men
toned in said section 2 of this act.
Sec. 4. Should any other counties be
hereafter created and organized in this
territory and no time fixed for holding
terms of a district court therein, the
judge of the district court of the district
to which said county may be annexed
shall fix the time of the commencement
of a district court therein, which shall
be held by him at the county seat there
of.
Sec. 5. This act shall take effect
from and after its passage and all acts
and parts of acts in conflict herewith are
hereby repealed.