Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1901-03-30
LEGISLATIVE BILLS

fourth legislative assembly, ffty-six
council bills and fifty three house bills
became law. one OF the latter by limi.
tation, not having received Governor
Otero's signature within the time limit
prescribed by statute. OF the memo
rails and resolutions. twenty-five we're
voted upon favorably by both houses
and were 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.
~ provided for an Increase Of salaries
Of probate judges. Governor Otero
deemed IT bad policy to sign a salary
increase bill for county officials to ap-
ply to those holding office at present.
House bill No. 1856 was IN act provid-
ing for the payment OF approved coun.
ty and municipal accounts incurred In
the past few years. Governor Otero
did not deem IL right to sign a bill that
was retroactive upon past indebted.
ness incurred by counties and munich
palities. Council bill No. IS, providing
that mayors and aldermen OF cities
should be eligible for only two success
sive terms was not signed by Cover.
nor Otero. because he deemed the mea.
sure inspired by personal and objec.
tionable political feeling.
The following are the bills which
reached the executive office and were
signed and thus became law:
COUNCIL BILLS.
Council bill No. 1, IN act for the pro
lection Of minors and pupils In school
prohibiting the sale of cigarettes. to
bacco. intoxicants. etc, to minors.
Council substitute for council bill
No. 2. regulating the assessment and
taxation OF building and loan associa
tons.
Council bill No. 3. to prevent the
killing OF song birds.
Council bill Nos. an act relating to
elections. providing for the count OF
votes in legislative districts OF more
than one county.
Council bill No. 9 , authorizing a
bond issue for new buildings at the
military institute at Roswell, the inter.
est as well as the principal Of the
bonds to be paid eventually from rev,
enues derived from the leasing and
sale Of lands granted the institute by
act OF congress.
Council bill No. IL, for the protection
/ VI GIN, dlttloBt anu uttl.
Council bill No. 10, an act attaching
Grant and Sierra counties to Dona Ana
and Otero counties for district attor'
ney purposes.
Council substitute for council bill
No. IA. an act amending section s
chapter 22, of the session laws of 1899
regarding exemptions from taxation,
Council bill No. II, an act for the
| prAtpgtfnn nf nnhlip hniIHinuQ md
places of entertainment, providing a
penalty for defacing such places OF
disturbing public gatherings.
Council bill No. 10. an act to protect
public health.
Council bill No. 22, amending sec.
tions 20 and "a Of chapter % Of the
session acts OF 1899. relating to delin'
quent taxes, the new act reading rs
follows:
Section |. That section 26 Of chap
ter % of the session laws Of 1899 be
amended by inserting after the word
cash" in the seventh line OF said sec
ton 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 q Of chapter
% Of the session laws OF 1899 b'
amended by striking out the wore
purchaser" in the second line Of sale
section and inserting in lieu thereo
the following words: Original owne'
OF said property or the person Or cor
poration In whose name said propert!
was listed on the assessment roll.
Council bin No. 20, the Springer ed
u%cational bill.
Council bill No. 81. an act providing
for a geological survey OF New Mex
leo.
Council bill No. 80. an act for tn,
purchase of filing cases for the su
preme court.
House substitute for council bill
No. "a, amending chapter so OF thu
Compiled Laws of 1897, relative I,
militia.
Council bill No. 80, an act for tn,
filling of county Offices by appointment
in case of vacancies, giving the gov
ernor of the territory the authority I,
All such vacancies by appointment.
Council bill No. Al, concerning tn,
method of procedure and administra
tons of estates, and providing meth
DDS of appeal from probate courts 4
the district court.
Council bill No. AZ. referring to tn
inspection OF cattle, etc.
Council bin No. AZ, regulating tn
practice OF medicine and providing 70
a territorial board OF health.
Council bill No. As, relating to az
sessments for the purpose OF taxation
and for other purposes.
Council bill No. 46, an act repealinI
chapter "a Of the session laws of 1879
relative to the salary OF county schoo
superintendent.
Council bill No. AZ, relating to tn
peddling Of meats and the inspection
OF hides.
Council bill No. As. an act ~requirinI
corporations to publish their incorpc
ration notices.
Council bill No. 40, prescribing d.
ties of sheriffs In regard to liquor an
gaming and licenses.
Council bill No. so. to protect chi
dren and others attending publ
school.
Council substitute for council bi
No. SO, an act to create the county {
Luna. and providing for the govern
ment thereof, and to readjust tn
boundaries OF Grant and Dona An
counties.
Council bill No. "a, an act to repe,
~subsections 81 and 80 OF section FAC
of the Compiled Laws OF 1897 regar,
ing fire limits and building regulation
. in incorporated cities.
Council bill No. 81, creating u di
trict attorney district OF Socorro, Lii
coin. Eddy and Chaves counties.
I Council bill No. So, providing for III
! survey of lands during 1901 and 19C
by counties, for assessment purpose
Council bill No. 50, fixing the tim
for holding court in the Fourth jud
q Cial district.
Council bill No, 60, an act to preveI
a droves, herds, or focks OF ANNA
from trespassing upon private lanC
and waters,
, Council bill No. SO, extending II
> provisions of section 10, chapter 2
Of the session laws of 1899, to citi'
end towns.
Council bill No. Ga. an act to amer
section 1910 Of the Complied Laws
1897, IL provides the following ado
ton to the section named pr
S vided. that any railroad corporate
whose railroad shall have been or mi
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