Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1899-04-01


be, and the same is hereby amended so
that hereafter it shall read as follows,
to-wit:
1t shall be the duty of the county
commissioners of each county in the
territory, at the time of levying other
taxes, to levy a special tax of two mills
per head on each sheep within their re-
spective counties, to be known as the
sheep sanitary fund; such special tax
shall be collected in the several coun-
ties and paid to the territorial treasur-
err in the n provided by law for
the collection and payment of other ter
ritorial taxes. Such fund shall be kept
separately by such treasurer and shall
be used exclusively for the payment of
any expenses properly incurred by the
sheep sanitary board, and such fund
shall be paid out by the territorial
treasurer on the order of said board
only. Such special tax shall be assess
ed, levied and collected at the expense
of the several counties, and in case the
county commissioners of any county
shall fail or neglect to make the levy
provided herein, they shall, each, be-
come personally responsible to said
fund in an amount equal to % per cent
of said levy, to be collected from them
and their bondsmen for the exclusive
benefit of said fund.
Section 20. The secretary Of the sheep
sanitary board shall, before he enters
upon the duties of his office, qualify by
giving bond to the territory Of New
Mexico with good and sufficient sure
ties, to be approved by the president of
the board, in a sum Of not less h one
thousand dollars, conditioned for the
faithful performance of his duties UNI
der the laws and the rules and regula-
tons of the board, for the benefit of any
person interested. The secretary shall
keep the minutes of the proceedings of
the board at regular and special meet
ings, and also all record books, reports
and other papers and documents be-
longing to the board; he shall file and
securely keep all reports made to him
by the different sheep inspectors; he
shall keep a record showing the num-
Der of sheep in the different counties of
the territory as reported to him by the
different sheep inspectors, the names of
the different sheep wner and the num-
Der of sheep owned by each; from the
Of the sheep inspectors he shall
also keep a record of sheep shipped out
of the territory, and Of the number i'm
ported into the territory each year. He
shall keep a record of marks and brands
wherein he shall record and enter all
filed with him for record, which
said book shall show the date of record
of each mark, the name of the owner
and his postoffice address, and general
ly, he shall perform such other duties
and functions as may be required of
him under the rules, regulations and
of the sheep sanitary
board. The secretary shall be paid such
or compensation for his services
as may be agreed upon between him
and the board.
Section %. No moneys shall be paid
out of the sheep sanitary fund unless
such payment and disbursement has
been authorized by a majority of the
members of the sheep sanitary board.
Section "a. The sheep inspectors pro-
vided for in this act must be practical
sheep men, and before they enter upon
the duties of their office each shall give
a bond to the territory of New Mexico
IN the sum of five hundred dollars, con-
litioned for the faithful performance of
the duties of the Office, with at least
two sufficient sureties, to be approved
by the president of the board, which
bond may be sued upon in the name of
any person interested. 1t shall be the
especial duty of said sheep inspectors
to enforce all the provisions contained
n this act, and in the rules and regula-
lions of the sheep sanitary board, and
Tor the purpose of more effectually en-
them, the inspectors are hereby
given the same powers as deputy sher-
ifs, and they may make arrests without
Of any persons violating the
provisions of this act, or any of them,
Or any Of the rules OF regulations of the
sheep sanitary board; they shall make
against any such violators,
Ind in civil cases and in criminal prose-
that may arise under the pro-
visions of this act, or under the rules
and regulations of the board, the said
inspectors may serve all papers and
inal processes therein, in the same
tanner as the sheriff of the county may
,r can do, and he shall be entitled to
he same fees that the said sheriff would
,e for the performance Of similar SER
yices.
Section rs. Upon the receipt Of infor-
that any sheep in his county
ire affected with scab, or IL in his judy
they have been exposed to it, the
Inspector shall examine the case, and
( he find that they are infected, he shall
Immediately quarantine, under such