The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1903-10-08
OFFICIAL PUBLICATION.
Territory of New Mexico, Executiv,
Office.

Territory of New Mexico, Executive
Office.
Proclamation.
Whereas, The Town of Roswell, an
incorporated village in the Territory
of New Mexico, has applied through
its Board of Trustees to the Cover
nor of the Territory to make, issue
and publish a proclamation of the
fact that such village is entitled to
and desires to become a city; and
Whereas, There has been filed in
this office, as required by law, a
sworn statement in writing, made
and executed by the Chairman of the
Board of Trustees of said town of
Roswell; and
Whereas, said application and
sworn statement are deemed to be
in proper form and are accompanied
by an accurate map or plat showing
the boundaries of the proposed city
and the center thereof as establish
ed; and
Whereas, 1t appears from said
statement and application and the
official data and information submit
ted Herewith,
1. That the Town Of Roswell is
now an incorporated village hereto
fore organized and now existing I'M
der the laws of the Territory of New
Mexico,
2. That said town desires to
change the character of its munich
pal government to that of a city as
now provided by law,
3. That said town has a bona ide
population of more than two thous-
and,
4. That the Board Of Trustees of
the Town of Roswell have hereto
fore established a center to such pro-
posed city and the boundary lines
thereof, which said boundaries do
not extend to exceed one mile and
a half each way from such center,
and
5. That the assessed valuation of
all property situated within the linn
it's of such proposed city for the
year 1903 as the same appears from
the rolls of the assessor of the u
ty of Chaves, is $914,849.00:
Now Therefore, |, Miguel A. Otero,
Governor of the Territory of New
Mexico, by virtue of the authority in
me vested by the laws of said Terri
tory, do proclaim and declare:
That under and by virtue of the
provisions of Chap. Ill of the laws
of the Thirtyfifth Legislative Assem-
bly, Of the Territory of New Mexico,
entitled AN Act to enable towns or
Villages in the Territory of New
Mexico to change the character of
their Municipal Government, and for
other purposes" approved March
18th, 1903, the Town of Roswell is
entitled to become a city.
That the name of such city shall
be
THE CITY OF ROSWELL.
III.
That the center of such proposed
city shall be at a point heretofore
established and ordained by the
Board of Trustees of the Town of
Roswell, and designated as the cen
ter of the intersection of Main and
Fifth streets in said town.
w.
That the boundaries of such pro-
posed city, as the same have been
heretofore established and ordained
by the Board of Trustees of the
Town of Roswell, shall be as fol-
lows:
Beginning at the southeast corner
of section thirty-three, in township
south of range twenty-four east
New Mexico M%eridian), thence
north along the section lines to the
one-fourth section corner, situated
between sections twenty-seven and
twenty-eight in township ten south
Of range twenty-fOur east, thence
west through the centers of sections
twenty-eight and t~wenty-nine, in
township ten south of range TWEEN
east to the on%e-fourth corner
between sections Twenty-Five and
thirty, township ten south of range
twenty-four east, thence south along
the section lines to the o~ne-fourth
corner between sections thirty-one
and thirty-two, in township ten
south of range t~wenty-four east,
thence west along the center to Sec
ton th~irty-one to the northwest cor
ner of the northeast quarter of the
southeast quarter of section thirty
one in township ten south of range
twenty-four east, thence south along
the subdivision line to the southwest
corner of the northeast quarter of