Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1901-03-27
REVIEW OF new
LEGISLATION.
A List of the Bills That We're Passed by
the 34th Legislative Assembly and
Have Become Law.
A DIRECT and THREE POCKET YETOES

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Of the bills introduced in the thirty
fourth legislative assembly, fifty-slS
council bills and fifty-three house bills
became law one of the latter by limita-
tion not having received Governor
Otero's signature within the time limit
prescribed by statute. or the memo
rials and resolutions, twenty-five were
voted upon favorably by both houses
and We're signed by Governor Otero,
One bill was vetoed outright, while
three failed to become law, not having
been signed by Governor Otero. The
reasons given for the three pocket We
toes are briefly these: Council bill No.
Y provided for an incrl - Of salaries
Of probate judges. Governor Oteio
deemed it bad policy to sign salary
increase bill for county officials to ap
ply to those holding office at present.
House bill No. 1856 was an act provid-
ing for the payment Of approved coun-
ty and municipal accounts incurred In
the past few years. Governor Otero
did not deem it right to sign bill that
was retroactive upon past indebted
ness incurred by counties and municl-
palities. Council bill No. S5. providing
that mayors and aldermen of cities
should be eligible for only two success
sive terms, was not signed by Governor
Otero, because he deemed the measure
inspired by personal and Objectionable
political feeling.
The following are the bills which
reached the executive office, and wera
signed and thus became law:
COUNCIL BILLS.
Council bill No. 1, an act for the pro-
lection of minors and pupils in schools,
prohibiting the sale of cigarettes. to-
bacco, intoXcants, etc, to minors.
Council substitute for council bill No.
2, regulating the assessment and taxa
ton of building and loan associations.
Council bill No. 3, to prevent the kill
ing of song birds
Council bill No. 8, an act relating to
elections, providing for the count of
votes in legislative districts of more
than one county.
Council bill No. 9, authorizing bono
issue for new buildings at the military
institute at Roswell, the interest as well
as the principal of the bonds to be pal 1
eventually from revenues derived from
the leasing and sale of lands granted
the institute by act of congress.
Council bill No. u, for the protection
of elk, antelope and deer.
Council bill No. 1S, an act attaching
Grant and Sierra countie to. Coma Ana
and Otero counties for district attorney
purposes.
Council substitute for council bill No.
IA, an act amending section s, chapter
%, of the session laws Of 1899 regarding
exemptions from taxation.
Council bill No. II, an act for the pro-
lection of public buildings and places
of entertainment, providing a penalty
for defacing such places or disturbing
public gatherings.
Council bill No. 10, an act to protect
public health.
Council bill No. %, amending sections
26 and q of chapter % of the session
acts of 1899, relating to delinquent
taxes, the new act reading as follows:
Section That section 26 of chapter
% of the session laws of 1899 be amend
ed by inserting after the word cash
in the seventh line of said section the
following: (Which in no case shall be
less than the amount of taxes due and
delinquent upon the property described
in said certificate"
Sec. 2. That section 81 of chapter q
of the session laws of 1899 be amended
by striking out the word purchaser" In
the second line Of said section, and in
serting in lieu thereof the following
words: "Original owner of said proper
ty or the person or corporation ir
whose name said property was listed or
the assessment roll"
Council bill No. %, the Springer edu-
cational bill.
COuHCll Dill ANO. dll d1l PioNiNiAS
for geological survey of New Mexico
Council bill No. 32, an act for the pur-
chase of filing cases for the supreme
court.
House substitute for council bill NO
"a, amending chapter so Of the Com
piled Laws of 1897 relative to militia.
Council bill No. 35 an act for the fill
ing of county offices by appointment in
case Of vacancies. giving the governor
of the territory the authority to fill
such vacancies by appointment.
Council bill No. Al, concerning the
method of procedure and administra-
tions of estates, and providing meth
DDS of appeal from probate courts tt
the district courts
Council bill No. 42, referring to tbs
inspection of cattle, etc.
Council bill No. 49, regulating the
practice of medicine and providing fol
territorial board of health.
Council bill No As, relating to assess
ments for the purposes of taxation an
for other purposes
Council bill No. As, an act repeating
chapter "a of the session laws of 1S9
relative to the salary of county schoo
superintendents.
Council bill No. Al, relating to thu
peddling of meats and the inspection
hides.
Council bill No. As. an act requiring
corporations to publish their incorpo
| ration notices.
Council bill No. 40, prescribing duti.
of sheriffs in regard to liquor and gam
| inc Licensees