Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1903-02-11
FIFTEENTH DAY, TUESDAY, FEB
RUARY 10, 1908.
The Council.

Mr.. Andrews. excused, was the only
absentee when the council met at 10
o'clock this forenoon
Mr.. Spiess of the judiciary commit
tee, reported council bill No. 80. with
the recommendation that it do not pass
and that the substitute prepared by
the committee on judiciary be passed.
The report was adopted. The bill had
been introduced by Mr.. Spiess and is
an act declaring certain statutes of the
territory of New Mexico, regulating
the practice and procedure in certain
classes of cases to be in force and for
other purposes and relating to real es-
tate Of infants and married women
and perpetuating testimony.
Mrfi Hawkins, of the committee on
education, favorably reported council
Joint resolution No. s.
The following bills were introduced: !:
Council bill No. 80, by Mr.. Duncan,
an act to sell copies of the Compiled
Laws of 1897. Referred to the commit
tee on Libraries.
Council bill No. 40, an act provid-
ing that If any appropriation be not
made by the legislative assembly for
the expenses of the territorial govern
ment, the appropriation Of the prev
ious legislature shall be regarded as
covering the necessity. Referred TO
the committee on finance
Council bill No. Al, by Mr.. Duncan,
an act to prohibit the desecration OF
the American flag. The bill prohibits
the use of the flag as an advertisement
and imposes a fine not to exceed 500
or Imprisonment not to exceed 100
days for the violation of the act. The
use of the flag as political emblem is
permitted Referred to the committee
on territorial affairs.
Council bill No. AZ, by Mr.. Albright,
an act to provide for a home for chill.
dren. Referred to the committee on
public institutions.
Council bill No, Is, by Mr.. Martinez,
an act to amend the law providing for
the publication and pay for the publi-
cation of the delinquent tax list. Re-
ferred to committee on private and
municipal corporations.
Council oil No. 40, by Mr.. Pinard, by
request. an act giving cities and towns
the power to levy tax to build water
and light plants. The tax for water Is
not to exceed four mills on the dollar
and for light plants not to exceed two
mills. Referred to committee on muni-
cipal and private corporations.
Council bill No 46, by Mr. Pinard.
an act regulating uniform assessment
and increasing the powers of the board
of equalization. 1t provides that prop
erty shall be returned for taxation at
not less than 70 per cent of its actual
value. Referred TO committee on terri.
torial affairs.
The council then accepted the sub
stitute bill for council bill No 80, re
ported by the committee on judiciary,
The original bill was tabled.
Council joint resolution No. 8, ac-
cepting the Rhodes scholarships,
which had been reported favorably by
the committee on education, was pass
ed unanimously 1t reads as follows:
Joint Resolution No. 8.
Formally accepting the tender of
Oxford University scholarships by the
late Cecil John Rhodes.
BE 1t resolved by the council of the
Thirty-ffth legislative assembly. the
house concurring, that,
Whereas, Under the provisions ofthe
will of the late Rt. Hon. Cecil John
Rhodes of South Africa, relating to the
establishment of scholarships at Ok
ford University from the British Colo
nies and the United States of America,
New Mexico is granted two free schol-
arships in this ancient and honorable
institution of learning, and