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

The good roads bill introduced in the
council by Hon. G. A. Richardson pro
vides that hereafter all persons subject
to road tax shall be required to do three
days work on the roads in their respec.
tive precincts or in lieu thereof to pay
SO in currency. A tax of 81 for each
double vehicle and so cents for each
single vehicle shall be levied and col
lected by the road supervisor on each
vehicle owned in his precinct. Such tax
is payable only in currency. Each per-
son owning a team of horses, mules, or
other work animals, shall be required to
furnish said team for one days work or
pay in lieu thereof 81 in currency. Any
person refusing to do the required work
or pay the tax prescribed shall be fined
double the amount of his tax by the JUS
tice of the peace in each precinct. The
county commissioners shall appoint a
road supervisor for each precinct, who
shall receive 20 cents per day for each
day every person works, payable from
the tax collected in their respective pre-
cincts. Supervisors are required to give
| bond in the sum of $500. In incorporat-
| ed cities or towns the work and tax re-
quired shall be expended for street inn
provement under the supervision of the
mayor.
LANDS GRANTED NEW MEXICO.
Hon. T. A. Finical, of Bernalillo
county, has introduced a bill in the
council authorizing the territory to is
sue bonds in the sum OF $25, 900 for the
purpose of handling the lands granted
the territory by the United States gov
eminent. The measure provides that
the bonds shall run not less than 10 nor
more than 30 years and shall bear in
terest not to exceed 5 per cent per an
mum. The bonds shall not be sold for
less than par, the proceeds to be used
for payment OF the lawful fees and
commissions Of the officers of the land
department of the United States, for
the entry of the lands donated. The
governor and secretary of the territory,
auditor Of public accounts, solicitor
general and superintendent of public
instruction, shall constitute a board
styled the territorial board of public
lands, which shall have control of all
the lands, appraisement, sale, rental and
disposal thereof, and investment of the
funds accruing. The proceeds arising
from the sale or rental Of the lands
shall constitute q permanent fund, OF
which the interest and income, but no
part Of the principal, shall be used for
educational purposes. The principal of
the funds shall be invested In United
States bonds, territorial bonds or the
bonds of counties and cities, whose in
debtedness does not exceed the limit
authorized by law. No part of the
fund shall be diverted from its desig-
mated object. The lands are to be clas-
sified as follows: l. Lands which are
valuable only for grazing purposes. 2.
Lands which are valuable principally
for timber, salt lakes or springs, stone
or other minerals. 8. Agricultural
lands. 4. Lands within the limits Of
any town or city or within three miles
of such limits. Any lands q be re-
classified whenever the increased facili-
ties for irrigation, discovery Of min
erals, location OF towns OF cities may
necessitate II. sworn appraisers, part
1f whom shall be residents OF the coun-