The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1903-09-29
y By Proclamation of Governor
Otero Roswell is a City.
THE FIRST TO APPLY.
The Board of Trustees will
Proceed to Organize the
Town into a City.

Governor Otero has issued the pro
.clamation asked for by our board OF
Trustees, and under Chapter Ill OF
the laws of the Thirty-ffth Dsglsla-
tive Assembly, which enables towns
to change the character of their mu-
nicipal government, has proclaimed
that Roswell may proceed to organ
.ize the town into a city, and after
such organization shall be city with
all the powers, privileges, duties and
liabilities of cities in the Territory
of New Mexico
The full text of the proclamation
is as follows:
Territory of New Mexico. Executive
Office.
Proclamation
Whereas, The town of roswell. an
incorporated village in the territory
of New Mexico, has appl1ed tnrougn
its hoard of trustees to the Governor
of the Territory to make. issue anu
publish a proclamation OF the TACT
ihat such village is entitled to sano
desires to become a Gsdy; and
Whereas, There has been filed IN
this Office, as required by law a.
sworn statement in writing. MADE
kand executed by the chairman ol
+ho hoard of trustees of said town OF
Roswell; and
Whereas, Said application and
sworn statement are deemed to pc
in proper form and are accompanied
bv 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:
That the town of Roswell is now
an incorporated village heretofore
orean1zed and now existing under the
laws of the Territory of New MEXICO
. That SAID town desires to change
tho character of rs munfn1pal gov
a-,men+ to that OF city as now
! provided by law;
2. That said town has a eona noe
nonu1ation of more than two tnou-
sand;
That a board of trustees OF the
town of Roswell has heretoloie
tablished a center to such proposeo
oitv and the boundary lines thereof
which said boundaries do not exteno
+o axceed one mile and hall eaeh
way from such center. and
:. That the assessed valuation ol
all property situated within the ilnf-
it's of such proposed city for the year
1ooa as the same appears from the
rolls of the assessor OF the county
of Chaves is $914,S49;
Now. Therefore, l. Miguel A otero'
Governor of the Territory or Ne"
Mexico, by virtue of the autnorl'y IL
me vested by the laws OF SAID Ter
ritory, do proclaim and declare:
/ That under and by virtue OF
the provisions of Chapter III OF the
laws of the Thirty-ffth Legislative
: Assembly of the Territory OF New
Mexico. entitled AN act to enaDle
towns or villages in the Territory OF
New Mexico to change the cnaracter
Of their municipal government, ana
for other purposes approved Marcn
10 1903 the town of Roswell is EMU
fled to become city.
2. That the name of such city snall
be The City of Roswell.
8. That the center OF sucn propos-
ad citv shall be at point heretofore
established and ordained by the
hoard of trustees of the town OF hos.
we'll and designated as the center oi
tbe intersection of Main and fllth
streets in said town.
That the boundaries OF such pro-
rosed city. as the same have peen
heretofore established and ordained