The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1903-02-06
The Legislature.

Among the bills introduced in the
New Mexico Legislature at the present
ssesion, We notice;
An act, repeating the ONCE OF coal
oil inspector.
An act to compel attendance at
government and territorial schools,
This is bill for tho compulsory attend
ence Of IndiaBs at schools provided for
Tor them.
An act relating to proceedings 10 con-
dsmnation. Defines how land can be
condemned for railroads, bitches etc.
An act to establish reform school at
Wagon Mound.
An act to protect public worship and
prevent the desecration Of Sunday,
An act to abolish the ofnce Of county.
superintendent,
An act to prevent the presence OF dis
orderly and drunken persons at dances,
House bill No. 9, an act 10 prevent
wasting Of water, Section !, 1t is
hereby made the duty Of all persons
who defect the waters Of any stream in
this Territory from theil natural chan
mel for irrigation or other purposes,
upon the expiration Of the time in
which such person or persons may have
the right to use the same, Immediately
to turn said waters back into their
natural channel, Sec. 2. Any person
who shall violate the provisions OK Sec
tion / OF this act shall be deemed guilty
al nisdemeanOr. and upon conviction
thereof shall be fined in any sum not
less than twenty-five nor more than one
hundred dollars or by imprisonment IN
the county Jail for a period OF not less
than thirty days, or by both such fine
and imprisonment.
Sec. 3. That all fines derived in this
act shall 90 into the road fund in the
county 10 which such otfense is commit.
cd.
Sec. 4. All laws aud parts OF laws 10
conflict with this actare hereby repealed
and this act shall be in force and effect
from and after its passage.
We print the above bill in full as it is
one that directly concerns all Of our citi-
gems.
House Bill No. II is an act repeating
tho law relative to persons over GO years
old NOT serving ou jurieS.
House Bill No. 20, is ono to prevent
porsons from allowing his or her cattle
horses or other animals from going up
on the lands Of the Territory OF New
Mexico, or Of any person in the territory
for purpose OF grazing OF watering
This seems to be poor law in its present
form and should be looked after.
House Bill No. 2l is bill creating the
flee Of Territorial engineer and for
ther purposes. 1t has some very good
features and some very bad, People
eh7r4 'tpd. ihir caI7iU'l src .1sEs
their wishes known to our representa-
tive. Our irrigation laws, as they now
stand lave 3 grevt deal of equity and
justice 10 thom and are left in such
shape that the courts can take the de-
cisions Of other states, as a guido, ap-
ply ing them az seems best in individual
cases. The Legislature should consider
we'll the matter OF irrigation law before
creating laws relating to water and its
uses. 1t is much easier to mako poor
laws on this subject than good ones.
Council Bill No. 6 is an act to provide
for the burial OF Honorably discharged
Ex.U Union soldiers, sailors or marines.
Council Bill No. 7, an act to prohibit
and punish treapasaors upoL the
school and other lands OF the Territory.
This bill has some very bad features and
might be killed without doing as much
injury as to allow it to pass. 1t is one
OF those laws that will will be a dead
letter, only to be used in cases Of
spite ana malice.
House Bill No, n limits the terms Of
all county commissioners to two years,
Repeating the present law and virtually
establishing the old law.