Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-03-21
IMPORTANT MEETING
The Cattle Sanitary Board Held a
Session At Las Vegas On
Monday.
A DIFFICULTY AT MESCALERO
A Territorial Brand Book Is to Be Issued
Upon the Request of Stockmen
In All Parts of New
Mexico.

Las vegas, MdTcn ~, lSuU.-lne DOarQ
met at o'clock a. m, and all the mem
bers were present. Inspector Hendrix
reported Irregularities in the matter of
receiving beef cattle and the disposition
of hides at the Mescalero agency in that
he is not permitted to verify the bills of
sale for cattle (said to be purchased and
delivered by the contractors for issue
to the Indians), in compliance with the
instructions of the cattle sanitary board
of New Mexico, and as required by law.
The agent claims that he, being an off,
Ger of the United States, is not bound
to respect their regulations, and that
the contractors who furnish the cattle
to the said agent for issue to the In
dams also claim that they, having CIV
en- bond to the United States govern
ment, are outside the jurisdiction Of the
board in the matter, and refuse to pro-
duce bills of sale showing their title to
the cattle they deliver when called up
on by him as Inspector to do so. Cattle
owners in that section are making COM
plants, and the inspector has respect
fully asked the agent to notify him
when such deliveries are about to be
made, in order that he might be able to
perform his duties as inspector, and
that his requests have been ignored.
The board, having reason to believe
that the statements of their inspector
were correct, instructed the secretary
to present the facts to the department
at Washington.
A MATTER OF FEES.
The matter of the collection of fee
by the state sanitary board of Colorado
on all New Mexico cattle (healthy) from
below this point that pass through any
portion of that state was then inquired
into, and finding that no regulations in
the matter had yet been issued for 1900,
the matter was laid over for further in
formation and consideration.
A LAWSUIT.
A suit having been brought against
the board by William Farr, butcher
of Albuquerque, N. NJ, for not having
authorized the Introduction Of some
very ticky cattle from southern Texas
into the territory, A. A. Jones, Esq, was
employed to represent them in the case.
TERRITORIAL BRAND BOOKS.
e. G. Austen, M. N. Chaffin and Sec
retary La Rue were appointed to take
up with the public printer the matter
of getting out a territorial brand book
for general circulation, in compliance
with requests received from all parts Of
the territory for the publication of the
same.
APPOINTMENTS.
Messrs. j. F. Hinkle and M. N. Chat
fin were appointed a committee to aud
it the secretary's accounts and report at
the next meeting.
Appointments Of inspectors made
since last meeting were approved and
allowed.
Hon. Malaquias Martinez was re-
quested to name suitable person to be
appointed as inspector for Taos county,
and Hon. James F. Hinkle was author
lied to readjust inspectors districts in
Lincoln and Otero counties.
NO 1urtner business appearing, tHe
board adjourned to meet again on the
first Monday in June.
MEMBERSHIP.
The members of the board are: Will
liam H. Jack, Silver City, president; e.
G. Austen, Mora county; M. N. Chaff1n,
San Miguel county; James F. Hinkle,
Chaves county; Malaquias Martinez.
Taos county. J. A. La Rue, Of Las We
gas, Is the efficient secretary Of the
board,