Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1903-01-22
R;ll Completed for Introduction in the Legisla
ture. Bonds Authorized to Pay Guadalupe
and Chaves Counties to Build Court
House and Jail and to Pay
Expenses.
ADDED TO THE FIFTH
JUDICIAL DISTRICT

The bill has been drawn that will be
introduced in the legislative assembly
to create the county Of Roosevelt from
Chaves and Guadalupe counties and
with Portalcs ae the county seat The
people of the proposed county are unit
ed in favor Of the proposition and tfa
limits of the new county have been fix
ed in accordance with the desires of the
people of Chaves and Guadalupe coun-
ties and it is believed there will be no
opposition from them to the new coun-
ty. The bill in full is as follows:
An act to create the county of Roose-
welt.
Be it enacted by the legislative as
sembly of the Territory of New Mexico:
Section 1. That there be and hereby is
created a county, to be known and call
ed Roosevelt County, out of that por-
ton of the Territory of New Mexico in
cluded in the following boundaries as
indicated by the United States survey,
to-wit: Commencing at the southwest
corner of township 2 south, range ~
east of the New Mexico principal base
and meridian; thence north along the
range line between 26 and 27 east, to
the northwest corner of township 5
north of range 27 east; thence east
along the north line of townships 5
north (projected) to it's point of inter-
section with the Texas-New Mexico
boundary line; thence south along the
Texas-New Mexico boundary line to
the point of it's intersection with the
first standard parallel south (projected
EASTWARD; thence west along the first
standard parallel south to the south
west corner of township south, range
81 east; thence north along the range
line between ranges 30 and 81 east to
the southwest corner of township
the south line Of township south,
range 80 east, to the southwest corner
of township south, range 80 east;
thence north along the range line be-
southwest corner of township south,
range 30 east; thence west along the
south boundary lire Of townships 2
south to the point of beginning.
Sec. 2. That the county seat Of the
said county of Roosevelt shall be es-
tablished at the town of Portales in
ho hn
county commissioners of said county
Ito be appointed or elected as hereinaf-
ter provided) shall select and designate
the most proper and convenient place
in said town for the erection Of the
public buildings of said county Of
Roosevelt.
Sec, 8. The county commissioners ap-
pointed or elected under this act, are
authorized and empowered to divide
said county of Roosevelt into precincts
and to appoint in each precinct the Of
ficers provided by law.
Sec, A. 1t shall be the duty of the gov
ernor Of the Territory of New Mexico
on or before the first day of April, A
D. 1903, to appoint for the said county
Of Roosevelt the county officers nov
provided by law for the counties in tn
territory, and the officers SO appointed
4 shall Immediately thereafter qualif,
and enter upon the discharge of theil
duties as such officers. And the officers
so appointed shall serve until the cleo
tion and qualification of their success
sors, who shall be elected at the mex
general election for such officers, ant
the governor shall likewise appoint OF
f1cers to fill any vacancies caused b,
the failure of any such appointees t
qualify as required by law.
Sec. s. 1t shall be the duty Of the au
ditor, treasurer and solicitor general Q
the territory, to assemble as commits
sion for that purpose and ascertain, O
or before the first day Of June, A. I
1908, the total separate indebtedness
both Chaves county and Guadalup
county. from which Roosevelt county
segregated less cash on hand to NEE
such indebtedness, and the value of a
permanent public instruments remain
ing in said counties Of Chaves an
Guadalupe; and also to ascertain froi
the assessment rolls for the year 19t
the value of all taxable property en-
braced within the limits of Rooseve
county so taken from Chaves an
Guadalupe counties: and thereupon
determine the amount Of such indeb
edness that may be due from Roost
velt county to Chaves and GuadaluI
counties respectively. less the amour
OF cash on hand In each Of said coul
ties to meet such Indebtedness. as sue
conditions existed on the first day
January, 1903; and the amounts
found to be due from Roosevelt count
to Chaves and Guadalupe counties re
pectively. by said commission, shall
final and conclusive on each of sa
counties. VIZ
Sec. 8, For the purpose Of enabltr
Roosevelt county to pay to Chaves al
Guadalupe counties the amounts Of !
obligations and debts to them respe
& lively. 81 found and ascertained by Il
cornmission provided for IA Section 5