Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1902-02-25
c-'T.e:aL c:'se:::asL MATTERS

| NOTARY PUBLIC APPOINTED.
Governor Otero today appointed Al
cadio Sais of Sabinal, Socorro county
a notary public.
CHANGE IN INSPECTORS.
The New Mexico Cattle Sanitar
Board has appointed Samuel Locke O
Magdalena, Socorro county, inspector
to succeed A. B. Baca of San Marcial
In the same county Locke is a Dem
ocrat and Baca a Republican.
| COURT OF PRIVATE LAND CLAIMS
Chief Justice Reed of the United
| States court of private land claims
| has informed the officials of the cour
| in this city that the next term of cour
at Santa Fe has been postponed from
March to April l, 1902.
TERRITORIAL FUNDS.
Territorial Treasurer J. H. Vaughr
today received from nj. Field, treasur-
er of San Juan county, $156.S1 of 1906
taxes, and $60302 Of 1901 taxes. From
Higinio Sanchez, treasurer of Taos
county, 40 cents Of 1898 taxes, 76 cents
of 1899 taxes, $7O.19 Of 1900 taxes, S3,544.-
80 of 1901 taxes.
LAND LEASES APPROVED.
Land Commissioner A. A. Keen re-
ceived today from the secretary of the
interior, 120 approved leases of terri
torial school lands covering 76,SOO acres.
Most of the leases are in Lincoln, Cha
yes and Eddy counties, while the re-
mainder are scattered over the other
parts of the territory.
SHEEP GRAZING ON FOREST RE-
SERVES.
Superintendent of Forest Reserves, I.
Il. Hanna, today received from the De-
partment of the Interior, the regula
tions which are to govern tho grazing OF
sheep on forest reserves Oh which sheep
grazing is to be permitted, in the case
of New Mexico that being only the Gia
reserve. The matter of making allot-
ments is to be left to the Wool Growers
Association OF the district Interested.
but as New Mexico has no Wool Growers
Association, the matter is left in the
hands of the forest supervisors and
superintendent. The rules governing
the making of applications and allot-
ments can be procured from Mr. Hanna
whose office is in the federal building at
santa Fe. The number of sheep to he
permitted upon the Glla River reserve
1902 but not more than 100000 shall be
sheep of owners LIVING outside Of the
reserve, the other $4,000 being reserved
'or actual residents within the reserve
The actual residents will have the pre-
erence whether they represent over or
lnder $4,000. In other words, outsiders |
cannot have more than 100000, no |
natter how few are owned on the re-
erve. and if the reserve residents own
moro than $4,000 then the 100000 for |
outsiders must be reduced so that the
ota number applied for by residents |
Ind the outsiders combined shall not
'xceed 100000. The reserve residents
,eing provided for at not less than 50,-
100, then the persons who own perma-
rent ranches within the reserve but who |
eside outside, come second for consi-
GRAFTON. Then the persons who own
10 ranches or farms in the reserve, but
1ho live neighbors to the reserve come
bird, and all other persons who have
ONE equitable claim to the use of the
eserve are to be considered last
The following penalties are imposed
pom the holders of permits for grazing
n the reserve for a violation of the
ules: For obtaining or attempting to
btan permit on false representations;
or wiful trespass upon areas where not
either on closed areas or the
ange of others; for setting out fires to
lear range; for wilful negligence in
saving camp or other fires; for refusing
0 observe pronply any direct order
rom the department requiring an obser-
ance of any rule, the permits to be
anceled or refused.
The penalty of reducing fifteen per
ent the number of sheep covered by
ny permit will be imposed for the
blowing causes: For crowding onto a
eighbor's range without the consent of
aid neighbor; for bedding sheep more
han six nights in succession in any one
lace, except when bedding bands of
ives during lambng time; for enter ng
he reserve prior to the date authorized;
Or remaining on the reserve after the
ermit has expired; for corralling with
, 500 yards of a running stream or
wing spring, for gross carelessness in
paving camp fires; for failure to aid in
fire occurring within
ne range occupied when possible so to
o; for failure to remove sheep promptly
pom order of forest officer when damage
being done to the range; for failure Of
erder to corral for count, upon order
forest officer or ranger. when number
sheep appears to be greater than the
umber covered by permit; for such
inor violations of the rules as may
sour.
On the Pecos river forest reserve no
razing of Sleeps and goats will be per-
itted under any circumstances.
coused of Cutting of His Wife's Head