Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-02-25

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SANTA FE, N NJ, Febb. "a. 1903.-
The pendulum of time licked off some
business in the house today. All
members answered the morning roll
call except Messrs. Llewellyn, McIvers
and Sanchez of Taos.
The committee on stock and stock
raising reported favorable on II. b.
No. "a and it was passed by unani-
nous vote The bill was introduced by
Mr.. Stockton of Colfax county and re-
lates to bounties on wild animals. 1t
provides that the county commissions
ers shall levy annually special tax
on horses, bovine cattle, sheep and
cattle that might be found in their
respective counties to any amount not
exceeding four mills, on the assessed
with which to pay bounties for-t the
killing of wild animals. The cOlleE
ton of this money shall be in the man.
ner provided by law for the collection
of other county taxes and paid into
the county treasury as wild animal
bounty fund to be used exclusively for
the payment of bounties for the kill
ing of wild animals at the following
rates: For each coyote or wild cat, So;
lynx, So; gray wolf, lobo, panther or
mountain lion, $40; bear, $40.
Mr.. Pendleton moved.that Fl. B. No.
81, be recommitted for the purpose Of
correcting the bill as he had made an
error in compiling it by having refer
red to the wrong section in the Com
piled Laws. The bill was then tabled
indefinitely as the best thing to do un-
der the circumstances.
H. B. No. 60; was recommended to
pass by the education committee and a
unanimous vote followed. This bill
was introduced by Mr.. Dalies and pro-
vides that the directors in the several
school districts in the Territory shall
on or before the first day of September
of each year cause to have made an
enumeration of all unmarried persons
between the ages of 5 and 81, giving
their names, ages and sexes, in full
and the list shall be signed within fif-
teen days after by the directors and
given to the county superintendents.
The clerk of the board is to do the
work receiving 81 for every forty
names. Any fraud by placing fictitious
names on the list is punishable by q
fine of not less than $40 nor more than
$50 which fine shall when paid be
placed in the school fund of that dis
trict The education committee report
ed adversely on HI. B. No. Z, by Girls
tObal Sanchez, an act to abolish the
Office of county school superintendent
and have his duties devolve upon and
be performed by the judges of probate
court in their respective counties. The
bill was killed. H. B. No. 81 was also
killed as the contents relating to the
building of school houses in school
districts, are fully taken care Of In
Fl. B. No. 81. No SO was reported adj
versely, but passed the house by Is to
Q. This is a measure requiring county
school superintendent to furnish their
Official bonds within thirty Days after
having received their certificate Of
election or appointment Any super
interdcEt failing to comply with this
law shall be summarilyy removed by
TIL, governor who shall fill such va
cancy as now provided by laws. H. B.
No. 81, an act to provide public school
funds. was passed as amended.
The judiciary reported favorable on
H. B. No. Is, an act in relation to ap-
peals from the courts of justices of
the peace. This was passed by unan-
imous vote. It provides that from
and after the passage of this act no
appeals shall be allowed from the
courts of justices of the peace to the
district court in the Territory in GRIM
inal cases in which the fine imposed
by justice does-not exceed SIS and in
civil cases appeals shall only be al
lowed in cases in which the Judgment
rendered against the defendant, ex-
elusive of all costs. shall exceed So.
No. "a an act relating to amending
in part section / and of chapter No.
AZ of the laws of 1901, was killed,
III. B. No. 90, an act In relation to
trespass upon Territorial and private
lands, was tabled Indefinitely. No. 81,
an act relating to bounties of wild
animals, was also killed. No 25 an act
relating to judgments and proceedings
In the courts of this Territory. ~
ssA-- :, Is passed.
H. J. r. No. Z, by Mr.. Sanchez OF
Mora, providing fox the payment OF
employees and contingent expenses of
the legislative assembly for the second
twenty days, was passed. 1t carried
$4,640 for the house and $2,35O for the
council.
No. A, by Mr.. Pendleton, an act
providing for the use Of emblems or
devices upon ballots for voters, was
favorably reported and passed.
1t was reported in the lobby today
that the Sandoval county bill will be
brought up again.
Council.
The council did all their work at
the morning session today and in the
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