Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1901-02-16
SANTA FE, n M, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 16 1901.
LEGISLATIVE
POINTERS.

says he will make fight to the finisl
to have the bills now pending to benef
the newspapers in the territory become
laws.
The council committees on judiciary
and finance have given considerable at
tention this week to Mr.. Fielder's bill
to pay the district judges IS, 900 per an
mum. The judges now receive 81, 800 a
year, $3,o 900 Of which is paid by the
United States and $500 by the territory
1t is understood the committees have
reached an agreement to report back to
the council measure increasing this
latter amount to 81 800, so that should
| their recommendations become law the
district judges would receive salary oil
VA 800 per annum each.
PROTECTION OF BIRDS.
Mr.. Cruickshanks measure for the
protection of certain birds, as amended
and passed in the council yesterday
provides that it shall be unlawful to
wantonly shoot, snare or entrap, or in
any manner destroy any Song bird, or
birds, whose principal food consists OF
insects; comprising all the species and
several families of blue birds, including
the western and mountain bluebirds;
also, road runners, woodpeckers, night
hawks, humming birds, phoebe birds,
fly catchers, pewees, pinon jays, ana
other varieties of the jay family; black
birds, meadow larks, orioles, Mexican
ojolotles, Arizona gold finches, swal-
lows, yellow throa'ts, thrashers, wrens,
mocking birds, Rocky mountain Creep
ers, nuthatches, robins, chfckadees,
gnat catchers, thrushes, THE Oregon or
denny pheasant" and all other species
and varieties of birds, regarded as
harmless in their habits, and whose
flesh is unfit for food; except such as
are destructive to orchards, gardens
and fields, or crops of fruit, berries, or
grain. Provided, that nothing in this
act shall be construed to prohibit the
killing of any such birds for scientific
purposes.
COUNTY INDEBTEDNESS
"A bill authorizing the compromise
and adjustment of existing legal in
debtedness of counties, which Council
man Easley will introduce ON Monday,
provides that whenever an arrange
ment shall have been effected between
boards of county commissioners and the
owner of any bonds, together with any
past-due and unpaid coupons thereon,
the interest on such coupons and any
recovered for such past due
coupons and interest thereon, to COM
promise the same and to receive there
for upon surrender of bonds for a less
sum than the Indebtedness surrendered, !
it shall be lawful to make such ex-
change; provided, such compromise and |
county to warrant boards of commis- |
;ioners to adopt this course. Then the |
lew bonds shall be of the usual coupon I
'orm, dated September 1, in the year
If issue, payable in lawful money, ETC.,
'orty years after date, with option to
he county to pay them at any time
lfter twenty-five years; interest pay
lble semi annually at a rate not ex-
eeding per centum per annum. Due
md sufficient provision by the county
authorities for the payment of the SEMI
interest shall be made each and
very year, and in case of failure sucn1
authorities shall Immediately make a
peichal tax levy for the purpose. Should
my officer fail legally and equitalbly to
lssess property and collect taxes for
Meeting such int terest, the district court
hall nominate and authorize some per-
ION or persons to perform this duty,
md the court Is empowered to immedi-
Ltely enforce compliance with this pro-
aision of the law. And all taxes col
ected for such interest shall constitute
special fund, not to be diverted for
my other purpose. Any officer who
shall wilfully or against his duty re-
use to levy, collect or pay over the M
crest moneys shall be punished by
Inc not exceeding $1,000, and by i'm
orisonment in the penitentiary for one
year, and the official bond Of every such |
officer shall he collateral security for
he payment Of such fine and costs Of
prosecution.
The interest coupons maturing dn any |
year shall be payable and receivable in
leu of cash from the holder and own
,r of said bonds, for like amount in |
payment of any taxes due by said hold I
,r and owner of said bonds, payable In
hat year, and pertaining to the treas
Try Of the county issuing such bonds.
The bill further provides that, begin
hing with the twenty-fourth year after
he date Of such bonds, or until money !
or the purpose shall have been proviI-
ID, the county authorities shall provide |
/ sinking fund for such payment Dy
evying tax equal to at least per
,ent Of the amount of such bonds. and
% be sufficient to pay and retire Z per
,ent of the total issue Of such bonds
lurimg each year, after the said bonds
rave been outstanding for the period Of
twenty-five years, for the term of fif-
cen years; and shall apply the pro-
.eds of such tax to the payment of such
ponds as soon as the twenty-five year
yption therein allows them to do 50.
This bill, which is particularly inn
,ortant to Santa Fe county, has the
approval of the board Of trade and citl-
.ens generally, and Mr.. Easley will
,rests it's passage through the legisla-
ure, with the object of providing some
financial relief from the present oner-
,us burden now resting upon the tax
,ayers of Santa Fe county.
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