Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1903-09-26

Roswell is a city.
The citizens of the seat of Chave;
county were the first to avail them
selves of the advantages afforded by
chapter Ill, of the laws of the Thirty
fifth Legislative Assembly, which Ell
ables towns to change the character OF
their municipal government.
The proclamation making Roswell 9
city has been given under the hand
and seal of Governor Otero, and Ter
ritorial Secretary ]. w. Reynolds. The
full text of Governor Otero's proclama
tion follows:
Territory of New Mexico, Executive
Office.
Proclamation.
Whereas, The town of Roswell, an
incorporated village in the Territory
of New Mexico has applied through its
board of trustees to. the Governor OF
the Territory to make, issue and pub
lish a proclamation of the fact tthat
such village is entitled to and de
sires to become city; and
Whereas, There has been filed IN
this Office, as required by law, a
sworn statement in writing, made and
executed by the chairman of the
board of trustees of said town of Ros.
we'll; and
Whereas, Said application and
sworn statement are deemed to be in
proper form and are accompanied by
an accurate map or plat of showing
the boundaries OF the proposed Gil !,
and the center thereof as established,
and
Whereas, 1t appears from said state
ment and application and the offic--4l
data and information submitted here
with.
/. That the town Of Roswell is now
an incorporated village heretofore or
ganized and now existing under the
laws of the Territory OF New Mexico.
2. That said town desires to change
the character of it's municipal govern
ment to that of city as now provid-
ed by law.
3. That said town has bona fide
population OF more than two thou
sand.
4. That a board of trustees of the
town of Roswell has heretofore es-
tablished center to such proposed
city and me boundary lines thereof,
which said boundaries do not extend
to exceed one mile and half each
way from such center, and
S. That the assessed valuation of
all property situated within the limits
of such proposed city for the year
1908 as the same appears from the
rolls of the assessor of the county of
Chaves is $914,849.
Now, therefore l, Miguel A. Otero,
Governor OF the Territory Of New Mex
leo, by virtue of the authority in me
vested by the laws of said Territory,
10 proclaim and declare:
l. That under and by virtue of the
provisions of Chapter Ill of the laws
# the Thirty-fifth Legislative Assem-
,ly of the Territory of New Mexico,
entitled can act to enable towns or
7illages in the Territory of New Mex
CO to change the character of their
government, and for other
approved March 10, 1908,
he town of Roswell is entitled to be-
,ome city.
2. That the name of such city shah
'e The City of Roswell
3. That the center of such pro-
,osed city shall be at a point hereto
ore established and ordained by the
'oard of trustees of the town of Ros
veil and designated as the center of
he intersection of Main and Fifth
treets in said town.
A. That the boundaries of such pro-
'osed city, as the same have been
heretofore established and ordained by
he board of trustees of the town of
loswell as follows:
Beginning at the southeast corner
f section 33, in township 10 south, of
ange "a east, New Mexico meridian) |
hence north along the section lines |
0 the one-fourth section corner, situ-
ted between section ~ and % in
10 south, Of range "a cas-.
hence west through the centers of
ections % and 20, in township 10l
outh, of range "a east, to the one
3urth corner between sections 20
nd 80, township 10 south of range "a