Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1903-02-14
BETTER GUARANTEES.

Inc thltlc Shni'dlS Boulu met at
Santa Fe last Saturday 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
Lehman, OF Las Cruces Secretary j.
A. LaRue, of Las Vegas, Col Il. G..
Austen, OF Las Vegas NJ. ~ Chafiin. of
Las Vegas; G. l.. Ballard. of Roswell,
and w c. Barnes, of Dorsey. me cat
tlemen present who represented own
ers of many thousands of live stock,
asked the amendment of the present
laws so that a more efficient quaran-
tine could he maintained in case of
emergency and those who appeared be-
fore the board in support of the re-
quest were: w. ii. Greer, of Deming,
L. ii. Brown, of Deming; Richard
Roberts, of Gold Hill; f. f. Everhart,
of the Ratchet Cattle company; Ira
Baker, of Spear. and w. c. Wamel, of
Deming.
These cattle raisers met informally
and agreed upon bill which embodied
the necessities OF the suitation. Their
arguments were In favor of the rec
ommendation to the governor by the
board. of this bill with the request that
II be transmitted 10 the legislature for
psssaSe. The bill agreed upon is as
follows:
An act relative to the duties of the
cattle sanitary board.
Re II 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:
Section 200. In case any epidemic
or contagious disease including Texas
or splenic fever shall exist or shall be
likely 20 exist or shall be threatened
in any portion Of this territory and the
| fact shall become known to the gov
ernor Of the territory, and to the cattle
sanitary board. and 1t shall be deemed
necessary to take steps to ward OF
or stamp out said epidemic or contag.
ious disease. and the board may deem
Is necessary for that purpose to expend
more money than the annual lawful as
sessment 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 at such meet
ing II ehail be so determined, said
board may order a levy sufficient for
the purpose intended upon the assessa.
| BILE valuation OF all cattle within the
territory, OF said board may issue
bonds in the denomination of 500
bearing interest not to exceed s per
cent, payable annually, at the First
National bank OF Santa Fe, N. NJ.
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 treas
urer of the territory and by the latter
registered In a book to be provided by
the cattle sanitary board, which book
shall be continued in the possession OF
the treasurer of the territory and his
successors The governor OF the ter
ritory will preside at all such meetings
OF the territorial cattle sanitary board
and a record 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 territorial cattle SAM
tary board shall think best they may
order "a levy not TO exceed one-elghth
of one per cent of the assessed value
OF all cattle within the territory, and
shall continue said levy yearly until O
sufficient sum is realized to pay said
bonds and the annual interest thereon
Said levy shall constitute a sinking
fund for the payment of said bonds
payment of interest thereon, and said
sinking fund shall be deposited with
the territorial treasurer. who shall give
q good and sufficient bond TO be ap
proved by the governor, for a sun
equal to the bonds and interest. The
levies provided for by this act shall be
made by the several county commits
sioners OF the different counties at tn,
expense OF such counties making such
levies. The territorial treasurer shall
pay said bonds in their numerical or
der and notice of payment shall be-
posted in the First National bank oI
Santa Fe. N. NJ, sixty days before pay
ment. The bonds when paid shall b,
destroyed as now provided by law. Il
shall be ne duty OF the governor to de
mand OF and cause to be executed 4
bond by each Of tho members OF tho
cattle sanitary board to the territor,
Of New Mexico with two or more sum
cient sureties, and in such sum al