Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-02-04
LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS.
New Bills introduced In Both Houses
The Coal Oil Law.

New Bills introduced IN Both Houses
The Coal Oil Law.
At the morning session Of the coun-
ell, q memorial was presented by Mr..
Fall from the Mesilia chamber Of com
merce for the repeal Of the coal oil
inspection law.
Council joint memorial No. 3. peti.
tioning for the right and authority to
refund legally the bonded indebted
ness Of $4,000 and the floating In
d~ebtedness of $1,000 of Taos county,
was introduced by Mr.. Martinez.
Council bin No. %. was introduced
by Mr.. Martinez, an act to amend
sections 1924 and 1925 Of the compiled
laws Of 1897, fixing the time for select
ing Justices Of the peace at the gen
eraI election.
Council bill No. 20. to amend sec
ton 2 of Chapter 80 of the session
laws of 1901, relating to the refundine
of any Territorial bonds that have be
come optionally due. 1t was introduc
ed by Amado Chaves, upon request Of
the Territorial treasurer. and referred
/ to the committee ON finance.
Council bill No. "a. by Mr. Chaves
an act to amend Chapter AZ of the
| acts of the thirty-third legislative as
sembly. relative to the asylum for the
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appropriation Of $4,000 to complete
the interior of the new asylum at San
IA Fee and provides that until a Terri
torial asylum for the blind is ready
to take pupils. blind children be ad
mitted to the deaf and dumb asylum
Council bill No. rs. by Mr.. Hughes
an c in relation to the coal oil law
The bill provides for a flash test o.
| 160 degrees. An attempt was made t.
pass the bill on the third reading
but it was vigorously opposed by MI
| Spiess who said that he would intro
| duce in committee a substitute fOl
| all coal oil legislation on the statutes
that would prevent New Mexico from
being made the dumping ground OF the
| Standard oil company.
Council bill No. 26. by Mr.. Pinard
| an act to establish a miners hospita
| at Ration.
Council bill No. q. by Mr.. Pinard
an act to compel peace officers to en-
| force the Sabbath observance and tt
| inspect saloons and gambling pla>as
| on Sunday; to prevent the sic of Ii
| Quors and gambling on Sundays. Re
| ferred to the committee on Territorial
| affairs.
Mr.. Hawkins presented council
| Joint resolution No. z. to secure publ
| city through the public press Of the
| Territory of the proceedings OF thu
| thirty-ffth legislative assembly.
At the afternoon session of ths
| council. the committee on private and
municipal corporations reported couL
| Gil bill No. 5 with the recommendation
| that 1t pass. The bill provides fol
| comforting additional duties and pow
ers upon mayors of cities and town.
/ giving the mayors the right to veto
| the acts of the city and town councils
1t provides hat such q veto can BIZ
| set aside by a two-thirds vote of tn.
| city and town councils. The bill was
amended by setting the time limit
/ Of three days in which the mayor cal
| veto the action of the council and re
| stricting the time in which a council
can pass al ordinance owe the mayors
| veto. 1t must be at the next regular
meeting at which q quorum is pres
ent. The bill as amended was passed
unanimously.
Mr.. Fall introduced council bill No
| %, by request. an act to provide the
necessary buildings for the New Mex
leo college of agriculture and mechan'
ic arts. The bill carries $4,000 and
was referred to the finance committee
Mr.. Spiess introduced, by request,
council bill No. 20. an act requiring
insurance companies to file an annual
report with the Territorial auditor
The bill "a referred to committee on
insurance.