Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1903-03-06
THE COUNCIL.
Morning SesSion.)


1O:3O and prayer was offered by Rev.
w. A. Cooper. The journal was read
and approved. Ae Republican caucus
was at once held
The Council rose from executive ses-
sion at 1890 and at once went into q
committee of the whole By unanimous
consent to consider the Sandoval coun-
ty bill. The only changes in the bill
are to put the line of Bernalillo county
three miles further north and the peo-
pie of the new county shall select their
officers and select their own county
seat. Mr.. Hawkins was given unani-
nous consent to report from the COM
mittee on privileges and elections on
the kissing bill. The report recommen-
ded the senior senator from Bernalillo:
kiss and make up" with the junior
senator and the report was received
with much laughter. The only change
from the original bill, heretofore prin-
ted, are as follows:
Section /. That a county be and the
same is hereby created and established
in the territory of New Mexico, to be
known as the County of Sandoval,
which shall include all that portion OF
the present county of Bernalillo lying
north Of a line beginning at southeast
corner Of township 12 north, range b
east of the New Mexico principal mer-
idian, and running thence due west on
the township line between townships II
and 12 north to the boundary line be-
tween the present county of Bernallllo
and the county of Valencia.
Sec. g. The county officers for the sald
county of Sandoval and their duties
shall be the same as those prescribed by
law for officers of other counties in the
territory of New Mexico, and they shall
be elected at the same time and IN the
same manner as the officers OF otner
counties in New Mexico. On or before
the first day of April 1908, the governor
of the territory of New Mexico snail
appoint three qualified persons VINO
shall be legal voters within the limits
of said county Of Sandoval, as an cleo
tion and returning board. The MEM
bers of said returning board be-
fore entering upon the discharge OF
their duty shall take an oath pe1ore
some officer duly qualified to administer
the same, which oath shall be that now
prescribed for county commissioners
and shall be in writing, and after hav-
ing executed the same, 1t shall be hled
bv the members with the secretary OF
the territory, who shall thereupon send
the said returning board registration
lists, poll books and all other blanks
which are sent by him to county COM
missioners of organized counties for the
purpose of conducting elections therein.
1t shall be the duty of such returning
board to appoint judges and clerks OF
election. and to call and give notice OF
the holding of special election, to be
held on the 14th of April, 1908, and said
persons so appointed shall have the
same power and authority as to receiv-
ing. canvassing and certifying the re-
turns of the said special election to be
held on the said 14th of April, 1908, as
ia now conferred by law upon the
boards of county commissioners of the
several counties of the territory. Such
members of such returning board shall
serve as such without compensation
and their functions shall cease with
the election of board of county COM
m,ssioners of said county of Sandoval.
Sec. 2. On or before the 1st day OF
April. 1908, the county commissioners OF
the present county Of Bernalilio snail
give notice of an election to be held on
the 18th day of April, 1908. within the
county of Bernalillo as the same VIII
be constituted after the passage OF TINS
act. for the election Of two county COM
missioners, one probate judge and one
assessor, to serve until their successors
are elected and qualified at the nex'
general election. Said officers so nance
in this section to be at the time OF sale
election actual bona fide residents o.
the said county Of Bernalillo as tn
same shall be constituted after the pas
sage Of this act. The returns OF sale
election to be made as the returns O
general elections are made.
Sec. 4 Tie reeistration lists of tn