Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-02-24
LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS.

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Animais-ResoIutions Of Respect in
Memory of a Member Of Last Leqis-
Observation-Disclosures Of Or. w. r.
Upton and chas. A. Spiess az Nor
nal Regents Confirmed.
SANTA FE, N. NJ, Febb. 23.-The
house held a short session today meet
ing at 2 o'clock and adjourning at 1920
Seventeen members were present, and
they passed H. B. No. SO, by a unani-
nous vote. This bill was introduced
by Speaker Montoya and is an act to
amend chapter Is of the laws Of 1901.
The bill provides that a board OF
health shall be established and be
known as the New Mexico board OF
health. 1t is to be composed of seven
reputable physicians of known ability
who are graduates of medical schools
of good standing and who are register
ed practitioners in the, Territory. The
governor is to appoint the members
for a term of two years and the board
is to hold meetings in Santa Fe in the
capitol on the first Mondays of each
and every June and December. The
duties of the board will be to license
any reputable person who is a gradu-
ate of a medical college in good stand
ing to practice medicine, and
obstetrics in New Mexico, and look
after frauds, etc. Every applicant for
q license shall pa ythe secretary of
the board a fee of $25. The bill had
the endorsement of nearly every physi-
clan in New Mexico.
Senator M. s. Quay telegraphed
President Chaves Of the council the
following which was read in both
branches Of the legislature: Il have
the honor to mention the receipt OF
your telegram of the goth and beg
you to convey to the legislative coun-
Gil and through them to the legislative
assembly of New Mexico my acknowl-
edgement of their kindness which I
sincerely appreciate
A message from the council was re-
ceived stating that it had passed C. s.
for C. B. No. A, an act in relation to
mayors of cities and other officers;
amended C. B. No. 81, an act requiring
peace officers to enforce the law in re-
gard to Sabbath observance, and to
prohibit the sale of liquors and gamb-
ling on Sunday: amended C. B. No.
AZ, an act repeating chapter 10 of the
session laws of 1901, regulating the
bounties to be paid for killing wild
animals and providing for the payment
thereof; C. B. No. 35, an act authoriz-
ing the consolidation of benevolent,
charitable and scientific associations;
G. b. no. Al, an act to prohibit the des-
ecration of the American flag; G.. B.
No. As, an act with reference to taxa
tion by municipal corporations, Civ
ing to cities and towns the power to
levy a SPECIAL tax for water<and light
purposes; amended c.. b. No. 552, an
act to regulate the admission of for
eign corporations and providing a pen
atty for corporations failing to comply
with the law; No. "a, an act providing
for the annexation of contiguous terri
tory to cities, towns, villages; No. GA,
an act to amend the election laws of
the Territory; No. 65, an act to amend
section Z of chapter XLVII of the
session laws of 1901, being an act
entitled, "An act to provide for the
appointment of a police force in unin-
corporated county seats, having a pOpu-
lation of more than 5000 and for other
purposes; No. 6S, an act to prevent in
jury to bitches, pipe lines, reservoirs
and the taking and ~befouling of waters
therefrom; G. j. r. No. IL, an act au-
thorizing necessary corrections in the
engrossed and printed copies of bills,
resolutions, etc.
The following reports werereceived;
The committee on stock and stock
raising reported that H.. B. No. 62, be
not passed. This bill was introduced
by Mr.. Turner and is an act to amend
section l of chapter 10 of the session
laws of the Saith legislative assembly,
approved February 9th, 1901, entitled
an act relating to bounties on wild
animals. The same committee recon- 4
mended that H. B.. No. "a, introduced
by Mr.. Stockton, be passed. This bill,
relates to bounties on wild animals
The following batch of bills were
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