Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1899-04-05
COMPILED LAWS FOR COUNTIES.
Justices of the Peace to Be Supplied
Volumes to Remain Property of
Counties.

The law passed by the last legisla-
ture supplying acting justices of the
peace with copies of the Compiled Laws,
reads as follows:
Section /. That there is hereby set
aside from the number of copies of
Compiled Laws of 1897 in the hands of
the territorial librarian and donated to
the various counties a sifficient num-
Der to supply one to each qualified and
acting justice of the peace IN the va
rious precincts of this territory. The
volumes shall be the property Of the
counties, for the sole use only of the
justices of the peace of the respective
precincts therein. They shall be ship
ped to the probate clerks by the terri
torial librarian upon a requisition from
each probate clerk, setting forth under
oath the number of qualified and act
ing justices of the peace in his county,
and the librarian shall take credit for
the number so shipped and file the req-
uisition in his office as his receipt there
for. Provided, that the justice Of the
peace so having received a copy of the
Compiled Laws may deliver the same to
his successor in office and take his re-
eeipt therefor, and said receipt may be
received by the probate clerk.
Section 2. Upon receipt Of the vol
umes the probate clerk shall notify the
different justices of the peace that he
has the volumes for delivery, and he
shall deliver one to each qualified and
acting justice of the peace, upon re-
ceipt from such officer of the pro rata
amount of the express of freight
charges upon such volume, and upon
such officer giving receipt to the coun-
ty that he has received the same in good
condition, which receipt the probate
clerk shall take and file to be returned
to the justice of the peace as hereinafter
provided
Section 8. Each justice of the peace
shall be responsible under his official
bond for the safe and proper keeping
and the return of the volume so deliv-
cred to him. At the expiration of the
term of office of each justice of the
clerk of his county such volume in good
condition and withdraw receipt for the
same; provided, that if the book so re-
turned has become mutilated or disfig-
ured while in the hands of said justice
of the peace, as to be practically of no
further use, the probate clerk shall re-
fuse to receive the same or surrender
the receipt, and the justice of the peace
shall pay the probate clerk the amount
charged by the territory for such laws.
Upon receipt of such amount, the pro-
bate clerk shall deliver to him both the
volume and his receipt and forward the
amount so received to the territorial
treasurer for the credit of the library
fund, and the treasurer shall notify the
librarian Of the receipt of the same and
the librarian shall forward the probate
clerk, sending the amount, another
copy of the laws. Provided further,
that if the volume has become worn or
dilapidated through having been in long
and constant use and parts of it are not
torn out and missing, and the probate
clerk is satisfied that the condition of
the book is not the fault Of the officer
returning it, then he shall surrender the
receipt and accept the volume and for
ward the same to the territorial libra
rian and receive new one in return
therefor, the county of such probate
clerk to pay the carrying charges on
both volumes. If in the judgment of the
librarian the book is worth binding, he
shall have the same rebound and pay
for it out of the library fund.
Section 4. That so much of chapter 43
of the session laws of 1897 as is in con-
flict with the foregoing sections of this
act is hereby repealed
Section 5. This law shall be in full
force and effect from and after it's pas
sage and approval