Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1899-03-07
LEGISLATIVE
PROCEEDINGS
Bills Passed and Introduced Measures
Signed by the Governor-Full Proceed
ings of Yesterdays Sessions.
THE COUNCIL.
MORNING SESSION. MARCH g..

MORNING SESSION, MARCII 6.
The council met pursuant to adjourn
ment, with the president in the chair.
A message from the house announced
that it had passed substitute for c. b.
No. ,, with amendments, An act for the
protection of game and fish in the terri
tory of Now Mexico: that it had passed
substitute for H. b. No. 81. An act for
the protection of stock raisers and to
prevent butchers from paying a COM
pensation for the robbery of stock; that
it had failed to ono in the passage OF
C. B. No. AZ, An act in relation to the
shipment of cattle and the inspection of
hides, but in lieu thereof had passed
house substitute for same: and that it
had passed substitute for II. b. No. rs.
An act relating to pawn brokers.
Amended G. b. No. %. An act fixing
the liquor and gambling license in the
| territory of New Mexico. being special
order for the hour, the same was taken
| up for consideration. After the adoption
Of IN amendment the bill was placed on
its passage and passed.
A message from the governor an
nounced that he had signed G.. B. No.
50, An act granting the purchasers of
| tax sales heretofore made the lien of the
county and territory for such taxes, and
| that same had been filed with the secre-
tary of the territory,
Mr.. Duncan presented a petition from
| the citizens of Las Vegas, endorsing the
| substitute for the building aud loan bill.
| Same was referred to the committee on
judiciary.
Reports from standing and special
committees were received.
Mr.. Bursum introduced c. B. No. 116.
An act to provide for the assessment of
property in the territory of New Mexico.
Ordered translated, printed and refer
red to the committee on finance.
Mr.. Romero introduced G. B. No. III,
| An act to establish and provide for the
| maintenance of a reform school and for
other purposes. Ordered translated,
printed and referred to the committee
on public institutions.
Mr.. Finical introduced G. B. No. lis,
An act regulating the doing of bust
| ness by fire insurance companies and
for other purposes. Ordered translated,
| printed and referred to the committee
| ON insurance.
Mr.. Valdez. by request, introduced G..
B. No. 119, An act for the purpose of
dividing and making two counties out of
the present county of ColfaX. New Mex
leo. Ordered translated, printed and
referred to the committee on counties
and county lines.
Upon motion Of Mr.. Hughes, the
council took a recess until 3 o'clock
p. m.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Council met pursuant to recess, with
the president in the chair.
Mr.. Martinez, with unanimous con
sent. introduced a petition from citizens
of Rio Arriba county, asking that the
boundary line between Rio Arriba and
Taos counties might be changed. Same
was referred to the committee on coun-
ties and county lines.
Mr.. Catron introduced G. B. No. 100.
An act to amend section 21S6 of the
Compiled Laws Of the territory of New
Mexico, relating to titles to real estate.
Ordered translated, printed and referred
to the committee OF judiciary.
Mr.. Catron introduced c. b. No. l21,
An act in relation to sentence and to
penitentiary and to authorize and regu-
late penalties. Ordered translated, print
ed and referred to the committee on
judiciary.
Mr. Catron introduced G. b. No. 122.
An act to provide for the punishment of
habitual criminals. Ordered translated,
printed and referred to the committee
on judiciary.
Mr.. Ancheta introduced G. B. No. 1923,
An act regulating the doing of business
by fire insurance companies. Referred
to the committee on insurance.
Bills on second reading being in order,
c. b. No. 1902, An act to provide for the
issuance of bonds in the towns or vii
lagos which have been or may hereafter
be Incorporated under chapter ii. of
the Compiled Laws of 1897 and for other
purposes, was taken up, the amend
ments offered by the committee were
adopted and the bill passed.
G. b. No. 81, An act to repeal, amend
and harmonic certain sections of the
Laws of 1897 in accordance
with the recommendation of the solicit
tor general, vas recommitted to the
on judiciary.
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c. b. No. 81, An act in relation to re-
wards for the arrest and conviction of
criminals and to regulate the payment
the same, was taken up and passed, as
amended.
House substitute for II. b. No. A, An
act to prevent the. running at large of
animals in the streets of villages, incor-
porated cities and towns of the territory
New Mexico, was taken up and tabled
indefinitely.
II. b. No. Al, an act to amend section
2a00 of the Compiled Laws of 1897, rela-
tive to the salary of the territorial libra
rian, was passed as amended.
c. b. No. ", An act to encourage and
protect the clay-working industries of
New Mexico and for other purposes, was
taken up and passed.