Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1903-02-07
FOR BETTER
QUARANT|NES
Cattle Sanitary Board Heard
Arguments by Repre-
sentative Cattle
Raisers.
IN SESSION This SAFTERNOOM
Will Urge the Passage Of a Bill
Which Has Been Drafted and
Approved by Those
Interested.


Interested.
The Cattle Sanitary Board met this
afternoon in the capitol to hear the re-
quests for amendments to the existing
cattle laws as presented by influential
cattle growers. The members of the
board present were President Martin
Lohman Of Las Cruces, Secretary J. A.
LaRue of Las Vegas, Col. e. G. Austen,
Las Vegas, M. N. Chaffin Of Las Vegas.
c. L. Ballard Of Roswell, and W. G.
Barnes Of Dorsey. The cattlemen pres
snt who represented owners of many
thousands Of livestock. asked the
amendment OF the present laws SO that
a more efficient quarantine could be
maintained in case Of emergency and
those who appeared before the
board in support Of the request were:
W. H. Greer Of Deming, l.. H. Brown Of
Deming. Richard Roberts of Gold Hill.
e. e. Everhart of the Ratchet Cattle
Company, Ira Baker Of separ, and w.
G. Wamel of Deming. These cattle rais-
ers met this morning informally and
agreed upon a bill which embodied the
necessities Of the situation. Their ar
guments were in favor Of the recon-
mendation to the governor by the
board. Of this bill with the request that
1t be transmitted to the legislature for
passage. The bill agreed upon Is as fol-
lows:
An act relative to the duties of the
cattle sanitary board.
Be 1t enacted by the Legislative As
sembly Of the Territory Of New Mexico.
Section /. That Section 200 of the
Compiled Laws Of New Mexico of 1897.
be and the same Is hereby amended so
as to read as follows, to-wit:
'Sec. 200. In case any epidemic or con-
tagious disease including Texas or
splenic fever shall exist or shall be like
ly to exist or shall be threatened in any
portion Of this territory and the fact
shall become known to the governor Of
the territory, and to the cattle sanitary
board, and It shall be deemed necessary
to take steps to ward Off or stamp out
said epidemic or contagious disease. and
the board may deem it necessary for
that purpose to expend more money
than the annual lawful assessment now
provided by law may yield, then and In
that event the said board together with
the governor, treasurer and auditor of
the territory SHALL upon notice from
the governor, meet at Santa Fe, and II
1T such meeting 1t shall be so determin-
ed, said board may order levy suffi-
Client for the purpose intended upon the
assessable valuation of all cattle with
In the territory. or said board may issue
bonds in the denomination Of 500.
bearing interest not to exceed per
cent, payable annually, at the First
National Bank of Santa Fe. N. M.
which said bonds shall run from five to
ten years and shall be payable at any
time after five years. Said bonds shall
be signed by the president Of the cattle
sanitary board and by the treasurer Of
the territory and by the latter register
ed In a book to be provided by the cat
tie sanitary board. which book shall be
continued IN the possession Of the trea-
surer Of the territory and his SUCCESSORS.
The governor Of the territory will pre-
side at all such meetings Of the terri
toriat cattle sanitary board and rec
ord Of each meeting will be made by the
secretary OF the cattle sanitary board.
All bonds issued under the provisions OF
this section shall be sold at the highest
obtainable price. Whenever the terri
torial cattle sanitary board shall think
best, they may order levy not to ex-
ceed one-eighth Of one per cent OF the
assessed value Of all cattle within tine
territory, and shall continue said levy
yearly until q sufiicient sum is realized
to pay said bonds and the annual inter-
est thereon Said levy shall constitute
a sinking fund for the payment Of said
bonds and for no other purpose, except
the payment Of interest thereon, and
said sinking fund shall be deposited
with the territorial treasurer, who shall
give a good and sufIicient bond. to be
approved by the governor. for . sum
equal to the bonds and interest. The
leyles provided for by this act shall be
made by the several county commits