Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1903-03-14
THE BILL.

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BE IL enacted by the legislative Assem-.
ly OF the Territory Of New Mexico.
Section 1. That county be and the
same In hereby created and established
In the Territory OF New Mexico, to he
known as the county OF Sapdovai,
which shall include all that portion of
the present county of Bernalillo lying
north OF line beginning at the south.
east corner of township twelve t12)
north, range six 90 east Of the New
Mexico principal meridian, and run
ming thence due west on the township
line between townships eleven (1D
and twelve 12) north to the boundary
line between the present county OF
Bernalillo and the county OF Valencia.
Sec. 2. The county officers for the
said county Of Sandoval and their dU-
ties shall be the same as those pre-
scribed 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 same manner as
the officers OF other counties In New
Mexico. On or before the first day of
April, 1908. the governor OF the Terri
tory OF New Mexico shall appoint three
qualified persons who shall be legal
voters within the limits of said county
of Sandoval. as an election and return
ing board. The members of said re-
turning board before entering upon the
discharge of their duty shall take an
oath before some officer duly qualified
to administer the same. which oath
shall be that now prescribed for county
commissioners, and shall be In writing.
and after having executed the same. II
shall he flied Ivy thg members with the
secretary of tie territory. who shall
thereupon send the said returning
board registration lists. poll books and
all other blanks which are sent by him
to county commissioners OF organized
counties for the purpose OF conducting
elections therein, 1t shall be the duty
of such returning board to appoint
judges and clerks of election, and to
call and give notice of the holding of
a special election. to be held on the
fourteenth day of April, 1903. and said
persons so appointed shall have the
same power and authority as to receiy-
ing, canyassing and certifying the re-
turns OF the said special election to be
held on the said fourteenth day OF
April. 1908. as is now conferred by law
upon the boards OF county commission.
ers Of the several counties of the ter.
ritory. Such members of such return
ing board shall serve as such without
compensation and their functions shall
cease with the election of board OF
county commissioners of said county
OF Sandoval.
Sec. 3. On or before the first day OF
April. 1908. the county commissioners
OF the present county OF Bernalillo
shall give notice of an election to he
held on the fourteenth day OF April,
1903. within the county of Bernalillo as
the same will be constituted after the
passage of this act, for the election OF
two county commissioners. one pro.
bate judge and one assessor. to serve
until their Successors are elected and
qualified at the next general election.
Said officers so named In this section
To be at the time OF said election actual
bona fide residents Of the said county
of Bernalillo as the same shall be con-
stituted after the passage OF this act
The returns OF said election to be
made as the returns of general cleo
lions are made
Sec. T. The registration lists OF the
last general election held In the county
of Bernalillo shall be used In the spe
nalillo and Sandoval. herein provided
to be held.
Sec. 8. At said special election, to
be held as hereinbefore provided, in
the county OF Sandoval on the four
teenth day Of April. 1903, there shall
also be held an election for the selec-
ton OF county seat for said county OF
Sandoval, and upon the tickets used at
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printed the words For -. as
county seat" and the place In the said
county OF Sandoval receiving the ma
jority OF said votes at said special cleo
ton shall be and remain the county
seat OF said county OF Sandoval.
Sec. 6. The said county of sandoval
with reference to salaries and COM
pensation OF officers shall be a county
OF the third class as defined in and
provided for In chapter 60 OF the SEES,
sion laws OF 1897, compiled In the com
piled laws OF 1897, at pages 500 and
304, and the emoluments of the officers
OF said county shall be the same as are
now provided for officers Of counties
belonging to said third class. as they
are now or hereafter may he provided
by law.
Sec. 7. The auditor, treasurer and
solicitor general OF the territory shall
constitute commission for the pur-
pose OF ascertalning what portion OF
the public debt Of Bernalillo county
shall be assumed and paid by San.
doval county. They shall meet for that
purpose not less than thirty nor more
than sixty days before the date upon
which the new county Is to come into
existence, and shall proceed to ascer-
tain,l first, the total Indebtedness Of
Bernalillo county; second. the amount
OF money on hand applicable to the
payment OF any portion of said In
debtedness: third. the value of all per
manent pablo improvements, the prop
erty OF the county. which will remain
In Bernalillo county; fourth, the value
| OF all permanent public improvements
| The property OF the county, which will
be within the limits of Sandoval coun-
| ty; fifth. the total amount OF the valua-
| ton OF property. for purposes OF taxa
ton. as shown by the assessment rolls
for the year. 1902, which will remain
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