Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1903-02-13
SandOvaI County Bill
Los corrsies to be fhe County Seat

An act to create and establish the
county of Sandoval, fixing the boun-
daries thereof and providing for its
government.
Be it enacted by the legislative as
sembly of the territory of New Mex.
leo:
Section /. That a county be and the
same is hereby created and establish
ed in the Territory OF New Mexico, to
he known as the county of Sandoval,
which county is bounded and describ-
ed as follows:
Beginning at the closing corner of
township twenty-four, between range
C and I east, on the fifth standard par.
allel north, thence south along the line
between ranges 6 and Z east of the
New Mexico principal meridian, to the
center of township IL north, thence
west through the center of said town
ship II north, to the boundary line be-
tween the counties of Bernalillo and
Valencia, thence in a northerly direc-
ticn along the boundary line of said
Valencia county to the third standard
parallel north, thence west along said
third standard parallel north, to the
corner of township 10 north between
ranges I and s west, thence north on
the line between ranges z and s west
to the northwest corner of township %
north range Z west of the New Mexico
principal meridian, thence east on the
line between township 23 and "a north
to the New Mexico principal meridian,
thence south along said principal
meridian, thence south along said prin-
cipal meridian to the corner of town
ship 90 and q north. and thence east
between townships 20 and 81 north,
a long the 5th standard parallel north,
to the place of beginning.
Sec. 2. The county seat of said coun-
ty of Sandoval shall be and the same
is hereby located at the village Of Los
Corrales or Sandoval, now in the linn
its of Bernalillo county.
Sec. 8. The county officers for the
said county Of Sandoval and their du-
ties shall be the same as those pre-
scribe1 by law for officers of other
counties in the Territory of New Mex
leo. and they shall be elected at the
same time and in the anne manner as
the officers of other counties in New
Mexico. On or before the first day of
August, 1904. the governor of the ter
ritory of New Mexico shall appoint
@Aroa nua1;6,d narcopc uho ch.ll he
legal voters within the limits of said
county of Sandoval, as an election AID
returning board. The members of said
returning board before entering upon
the discharge of their duty shall take
an oath before some officer duly quail
fed to administer the same, which
cath shall be, that now prescribed for
county commissioners, and shall be in
writing, and afterhaving executed the
same. it shall be filed by the members
with the secretary of the territory,
who shall thereupon send the said re-
turning board registration lists, poll
books and all other blanks which are
sem by him 10 county commissioners
OF organized counties, for the purpose
of conducting elections therein. 1t
shall be the duty of such returning
beard to appoint boards of registra-
ton, judges aud clerks of election, and
to call and give notice of the holding
OF a general election at the time and
in the ann now prescribed by law
and qualified as herein provided. shall
have the same power and authority as
to receiving, canvassing and certifying
of the returns of the general election
to be held on the first Tuesday after
the first Monday of November, 1904. as
is now conferred by law upon the
boards of county commissioners Of the
several counties of the territory. Such
members of said returning board shall
serve as such without compensation
and their functions shall cease with
the election Of a board of county com
missioners of said county of Sandoval,
Sec. 4, The said county of Sandoval
with reference to the salaries and com
nensation of officers shall be a county
of the third class as defined in and pro-
yided for in chapter 60 of the session
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laws of 1897, compiled in the compiled
of 1897, at pages 309 and SOi. and
the emoluments of the officers OF said
county shall be the same as are now
provided for officers of counties be-
longing TO said third class, as they are
now or hereafter may be provided by
law.
Sec. 3. For legislative purposes, the
said county of Sandoval is hereby at
tached to and made part of of the hfth
council and he ninth legislative dis
trict and jointly with the county OF
Befualillo shall elect n councilman
and sandoval county alone shall elect
one representative to the house OF rep
resentatives of the territorial leglsla
ture.
Sec. 6. The said county of SandoVa
Is hereby attached for judicial pur
poses TO the second judicial district
and a district court for the trial o
causes arising under the laws OF TN
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