Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-04-15

ritory, who shall fail to furnish all
reasonable and needed facilities to
said travelling auditor and bank ex-
aminer, as hereinbefore provided,
shall be deemed guilty Of a misde-
meanor and upon conviction, shall be
punished by a fine of not less than
five hundred dollars, or by imprison-
ment for not less than six months,
or by both such fine and imprison,
ment.
Section 8. Whenever in the laws
of New Mexico, reports are required
to be made to the secretary or treas
urer of the territory, by any banks,
savings banks or institutions, loan and
made to the travelling auditor and
bank examiner, and all the duties con-
nected with such institution prescrib-
ed for the secretary of the treasur-
travelling auditor and bank examiner,
who shall and perform the
same as though he were specially
named in said laws instead of the
secretary and treasurer; n he
shall do and perform all and each Of
such duties, in addition to those here
prescribed, as a part of his official
duties hereunder. And all certificates,
reports and other documents and pa
pers relating to banks, or loan COM
panies, now on file with the secre-
tary, auditor or treasurer of the terri
tory, shall be al once transferred to
the travelling auditor and bank exam
liner, who shall thereafter have the
control and custody of the same.
Section 10. The travelling auditor
and bank examiner may issue sub
poenas, and administer oaths in the
same manner, n with the
same power. to enforce obedience
thereof, in the performance
of his said duties, as belong
ing and pertaining to courts of law
in this territory. Any person refus-
ing access to the travelling auditor
and bank examiner to any such books
or papers, or any trustee, manager, OF
any officer, agent. clerk, employee, or
other person aforesaid, who shall i'll
any manner hinder the full and COM
plete examination required by this act,
of the officers, or of the books, ac-
counts, papers and finances Of such
money, banking, and rawlings institu-
tons, or pertaining to the county OF
ficers aforesaid, shall be deemed gull
ty Of a misdemeanor, and Upon con
viction thereof shall be fined not less
than five hundred dollars, or imprison-
ment in the ~penitentiary for a period
of no less than six months.
Section II. The travelling auditor
and bank examiner shall make a sep
arate written report to the governor
OF all his official doings as bank ex-
aminer and shall embody therein an
abstract Of the condition, assets and
liabilities of the several institutions
separately by name; with the sugges-
tons and recommendations as he may
deem necessary to carry out the OBJ
jA.t and intent of this act more effect
lively.
Section II. All delinquent taxes
hereinafter collected on account o.
taxes levied prior to and including
the rear 1901, shall be by the several
county collectors and treasurers turn
ed into the general county fund and
the general school fund of the various
counties in which the same are collect
ed, and all such taxes SO collected
shall be equally distributed for the
credit of such funds and the auditor
Of public accounts is hereby directed
to balance and close the accounts OF
the territory with the various sheriffs
and ex-officio collectors, ~treasurers
and collectors of the territory, for
such territorial taxes levied for such
years and to give full credit and com
plete discharge, in The name OF the
territory, to such collectors and
sheriffs and ex-oficio col
lectors, and to make the proper emit
tries thereof upon his books.
Section IL. All acts and parts cI
acts in conflict herewith are repealed
and this act shall take effect and be
in force from and after its passage.