Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1899-01-30

IcLiteu. All sdleS vi ldHu snail Uc Hiuoo
at the county seat of the county in
which the lands are situated after go
days notice of publication in one news
paper of general circulation in the
county and one in Santa Fe. The sales
are to be made at public auction to the
highest bidder, but no lands will be
sold for less than their appraised value.
The territory shall in no case, part with
the title to any lands until full payment
has been made therefor. Lands desig-
mated for sale and not sold within two
years shall be reappraised. Lands of
the fourth class may be sold in sub
divisions of not more than five acres:
those of the first class in tracts not eX-
ceeding II section, and those of the
other classes in tracts not exceeding
100 acres. The legislature may provide
for leasing the lands for periods not
exceeding five years and in quantities
not exceeding one section to any one
person or company. Such leasing shall
be to the highest bidder at public auc-
ton and all rents are to be paid an
nually and in advance. The custodian
of the funds derived from the sale and
renting of land shall not use or loan any
portion of the funds derived for any
private purpose, or deposit the same
with any bank or person. corporation
or association, otherwise than in the
name of the territory of New Mexico.
Any violation of this provision or failure
to pay over, produce or account for the
funds entrusted to such custodian, shall
constitute embezzlement.
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| RECORDING OF CATTLE BRANDS.
A bill introduced by Hon. James S.
Duncan at the request of the cattle san
itary' board provides that the sanitary
board shall have power to record all
brands in actual use. Owners must re-
| cord brands, both old and new, with
the board and all brands not recorded
within 80 days after the passage Of the
act shall be stricken from the records.
| Brands will be recorded free Of cost to
the owners except for the internal reve-
nue. stamp required and the sanitary
board shall have power to reject
$4,000 brands in the territory, many of
which are obsolete and should be ex-
plunged.
Hon H. 0. Bursum, Saturday MORN
ing, introduced a bill in the council to
designate the funds into which moneys
collected on territorial judgments shall
be paid. The money received on for
feited penal bonds and recognizances
shall be paid to the court or school
funds and the collections on delinquent
taxes shall go to the court or general
county fund.
Grant county has good cause to be
proud of her representatives in the leg
islature. Hon. J. A. Ancheta, the "lit-
tie Republican giant of Grant," is MAX
ing a record in the council with which
his constituents are highly pleased and
! of which they are very proud.-Silver
City Enterprise.
Hon. G.. A. Richardson, leader of the
Democratic forlorn minority, is doing
everything in his power which tends to
clean and good legislation. His con-
stituency is we'll satisfied with him re-
CARELESS of political ~ties.-Silver City
Enterprise.
Hon r. p. Barnes has proven his
great fitness and ability as a legislator.
His speech in the Sanchez contest case
was one of the most magnificent exhibit
tons of eloquent oratory to which an
audience was ever treated in the legis-
lative halls of New Mexico.-Silver City
Enterprise.
Mayor W. H. H. Llewellyn is max
ing a noble fight for the best interests
of his own constituents as we'll as for
the territory at large. 1t is a repetition
of doing his part nobly, as at San Juan
legislature it is a fire of oratory instead
of bullets with which he has to contend.
Smokeless ammunition is used by the
enemy in both cases, unless the legis-
Silver City Enterprise.
The bill providing for a division of
school districts or creation of new ones
on the petition of Is resident heads of
families, instead of Is, was killed in the
house.
The horticultural Society this morn
ing petitioned the council to exempt the
fruit preservation and canning estab-
lishments from taxation and assist in
protecting trees from the d%epredations
of animals running at large and do
something toward putting down the
~coddling moth.
Hon. G. A. Richardson introduced a
bill in the council this morning to pro-
vide for the establishment and main
tenance of q reform school at Eddy, an
institute for the blind at Alamogordo
and a miners hospital at White Oaks.
A branch penitentiary at Deming was
the fourth provision Of the bill.
BY request, Hon. I. B. Catron this
morning introduced a bill to fix the
liquor tax at 800 per annum i'm towns
of less than 500 population, 5000 in
towns of less than 1000 population, and
$500 in towns of more than 1000 popula-
ton.
Hon. I. B. Catron demanded that the
Of Fridays council proceedings
be revised this morning to include his
to the coal oil inspection
law. He desired to 60 on record as OPP
the bill.
Prior to adjournment, the council this
morning accepted the invitation Of the
W. b. I. to visit the deaf and dumb
institute and set tomorrow at 2 o'clock
as the date for the event.
Hon. j. A. Ancheta introduced q petit
ton in the council today to reduce the
gambling license to 800 per annum,
payable quarterly.
The Republicans Of the legislature
held a joint caucus this afternoon for
The purpose Of discussing matters of
The president of the council has
signed G. B. No. 20, for the creation. of
Otero county.
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