Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1899-02-02
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LEGISLATIVE GOSSIP.



PROPOSED NEW COUNTIES OF
LUNA AND COLFAX.
The bill which was introduced in the
council to create the county of Luna.
provides that out of the present county
of Colfax is taken a new county, which
is bounded as follows: On the north
and east by the present Colfax bounda-
ries $50 far as the same shall apply from
boundary of the created new county,
and on the south, beginning with the
township line between townships 81 and
28, at the eastern boundary of the pres
ent ColfaX county, thence west over 4S
miles to a point where the range line be-
tween ranges 10 and 20 cross the town
ship line, thence north three miles to the
middle of township %, thence west to
the western boundary of the present
county.
The remaining portion of the county
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county seats shall be Ration for the
county of Luna and Springer for the
county Of Colfax. All officers of the
present county of Colfax now residing
within the new county of Luna shall re-
main as officers IF Luna county, acting
in the same capacities for which they
were elected. The officers residing with
in the boundaries of the newly created
county of Colfax will act in the capaci-
ties for that county to which they were
originally elected. The offices remaining
a special election, would be filled by ap-
pointments made by the governor of the
territory within 30 days after the pas
sage Of this bill. The appointed officers
are to enter On their duties Immediately
after having qualified.
Taxes due before January l, 1899, are
to be divided between the two counties
as follows: On all personal property
paid by persons residing within each of
the said counties and all real estate To-
Gated in each of the counties, shall be-
long to the counties in which each is sit
uated. The same rule applies to the fut-
ure collection of taxes.
The county commissioners of each
county, when qualified, shall have pow
er to provide such real and personal
property as shall be necessary in the ad-
ministration Of the business of their
counties and for the purpose of raising
funds may issue certificates of indebt-
edness, which shall be redeemed as soon
as funds shall accumulate in the re-
spective treasures not otherwise ap-
and applicable. No certifi-
Gates shall be issued after six months
from the date of passage of this act.
The court house nov located in the
city of Ration shall belong to the new
Springer shall belong to the county Of
together with the furniture, fix
lures, books and effects of the present
county Of Colfax, including all records,
but the records of property pertaining
to the said county created at Luna shall
be transferred in suitable books at the
cost of both said counties. The COM
missioners, if they desire, may trans
cribe all of the records, in order to SIM
plify matters.
The county commissioners of both
counties shall, within 80 days after they
have qualified, hold point meeting and
shall ascertain the total Indebtedness of
both counties and the value of all taxa
BILE property and shall pay their pro-
rata share of said debt, including the
bonded debt, and in estimating the as
sets of said counties the court house
shall be considered to offset each other.
Each of the counties shall levy a tax to
their portion of the interest and
principal of the debts.
Until the officers of each Of the new
counties shall be appointed and quail
fed, the officers of the present county
If Colfax shall exercise the function of
their several offices over both of the
counties, without extra pay.
The terms of court in the new county
shall be held in the spring and
of the year unless the legislature
Shall authorize otherwise. All suits
in the county of Colfax as 1t ex-
SITS shall be tried in the new county of
unless the defendants and
plaintiffs reside in the county of Luna
desire a change of venue. If the
notions of the plaintiff and defendant
themotion of the plaintiff shall
in civil cases and the plaintiffs
n criminal cases, unless the court or
lers otherwise. The present district at
orney for the county of San Miguel
hall act for the new county of Colfax.
For legislative representation the
shall Jointly elect members,
me for thecouncil and one for the
louse. The new counties shall form a
of the districts now composed of
Mora and Union counties.
The county commissioners Of each Of
he newly created counties shall have