Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1903-03-14
Sand0vaI County Bill

| county, within the limits of said San
doval county, and the sum thus obtain
ed shall constitute the amount of such
Indebtedness to be assumed and paid
by Sandoval county: and any money.
bonds, securities or promises to pay
issued by Sandoval county, for the pay
ment of said portion of said indebted
ness, shall be applied solely to the pay
ment of the bonded Indebtedness Of
the county of Bernalillo. The said com
mission shall keep record OF It's pro.
ceedings, and shall furnish a certified
copy thereof to each of said counties,
and tue award of said commission
shall be final and conclusive on both
counties.
Sec. s. For legislative purposes the
said county oil Sandoval shall have
one representative alone; and the
county OF Bernalillo as herein constl.
tuted one representative alone; the
county OF Bernalilu as q same will
be constituted under the provisions OF
this act. with the county of Mckinley
shall have one representative: the
counties of Bernalillo, Sandoval and
Mckinley shall have one councilman
| Jointly, and the county of Bernalillo as
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shall have one councilman.
Sec. 9. The said county of Sandoval
liz hereby attached for judicial pur-
poses to tne second judicial district
and a district tourt for the trial OF
causes arising under the laws of the
territory shall be held twice year by
the Judge of said court. at the county
seat of Sandoval county. at such time
as the Judge MAJ determine until reg
ular terms of court therein shall be
prescribed by law, and the district at
| torney for the counties OF Bernalillo
Valencia and Mckinley. shall also act
as district attorney for said county OF
Sandoval. and his appointment shall
incluGe said county, and his salary
from the county of Sandoval shall be
the same as that paid by the county Of
Mckinley.
Sec. 10. The precincts and school
districts now existing in the territory
included in the counties OF Sandoval
and Bernalillo, respectively, shall re-
main the same as now constituted
until changed as provided by law, and
the respective district and precinct off,
GERS shall continue in office until their
successors are elected and qualified
under he general laws OF the terri
tory.
Sec. II. For the purpose of enabling
Sandoval county TO pay 10 Be.nalillo
county the amount OF It's obligation
and debts as found and ascertained by
the commission provided for In section
seven OF this act. the board OF county
commissioners OF Sandoval county is
/ ha nhx nj IN ic
sue its coupon bonds of that county.
which shall bear interest at the rate
of five per cent per annum, evidenced
by coupon bonds. payable semiannual-
ly: such bonds shall be payable abso-
lutely twenty years from their date,
and at the option of said county after
ten years from their date. ihey sha"
be In sums OF one hundred dollars, or
some multiple thereof; they shall be
signed by the chairman OF the board
OF county commissioners. counter
signed by the clerk OF said board, at.
tested by It's seal and endorsed by the
treasurer of the county, and shall be
in form to be approved by the district
attorney OF the Second judicial dis
trict
Sec. ~. Such bonds may be sold
for cash, at not less than par and the
proceeds turned over to the said coun-
ty OF Bernalillo In full settlement OF
said debt; and II such sale can not be
made by the first day of January, A. ID.
1904, then and In the case the said
bonds and coupons attached shall be
turned over to Bernalillo county In full
settlement OF said debt, but In no case
shall said bonds and coupons ever be
sold for less than par. And II shall be
the duty OF the board of county com.
missioners of Sandoval county to an
nually levy tax sufficient to pay the
interest coupons coming due semi-an.
nually upon said bonds, and In addition
a sufficient amount to create a sink.
ing fund to pay said bonds when they
become due. Said bonds shall be the
first issued by said Sandoval county,
and the levy for the payment Of inter.
est and to create a sinking fund shall
be the first made. and such bonds shall
he known and designated as "Sandoval
County Establishment Bonds" Such
bonds shall be dated the LIST day of
January. 1904. and the coupons due
payable semi-annually thereafter.
The debt ascertained TO be due from
Sandoval county to Bernalillo county
on the first day of January, A. D., 1904,
shall bear interest at the rate of five
per cent per annum from Date until
the payment of the same in cash or
the taking OF the bonds provided for
and tLis amount of interest shall be
added TO the debt evidenced by the Is
suance OF said bonus. and be included
therein and from January 1, 1904, and
the five per cent additional interest due
to July /, 1905, shall b. considered and
treated as current expense OF San
doval county and paid as such.
Sec. i3.-Sandoval county shall be
entitled to have and receive from the
county of Bernalillo all unpaid taxes
from the year 1903. which taxes have
been levied upon or against property
within the former limits OF Bernalillo
county and which by this act are cut
OF from Bernalillo and became a pro
ton OF Sandoval county; and the treas
urer and collector OF said Sandoval
county shall collect and receipt for the
same to the same extent as the treas
urer OF Bernalillo county might have
| dona had aaid nronarty remained