Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1904-03-12
SIXTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT
Bll Passed By House Providing for
Another Territorial AssO-
elals luslles,
STRONG ARGUMENTS IN FAVOR


A biIl 90 p ovldo Tor an additional
associate Justice OF tho supreme court
II tho territory OF Now Mexico
BE 81 enacted by the senate AM
house of representatives OF tho Unit
Cd stntos OF America IN congress as
somblod That hereafter the supreme
court of the territory of New Mexico
shall consist of chief Justice and ave
associate Justices. any four ~ whom
shall constitute a quorum. Provided
That tho judge who presided at The
trial ul u cause ln tho court below
shall nos sit ~ the hearing OF the
same case on appeal or writ Of error
in Ga, supreme court OF The territory
Section 2. That lt shall be the duty
10 The resident t0 appoint ono add.
tiOna, associate Justice OF said GA.
premo court ln manner now provided
by law, who shall hold bis once Tor
The term of four yoam and until his
successor is appointed aud qualified
Section 8. That the said territory
hall ho divided Into ok judicial dis.
riots and a district court shall Do
held i1 each district by one Of The
Justice 1f tho supreme court nt such
slime Uui place as Is or may be- pre-.
scrlbod hy law Each Judge. after as.
Ignmont shall reside in the district
to which be- ls assigned.
Section a THAT the present chief
Justice and his associates are hereby
vested with power aul authority. and
they are hereby directed. Co divide
tald territory into HIN judicial districts
and make such assignments of th8
isdg,H provided for in the nrst section
of ths act as shall .u their judgment
bc mcet AND proper
Section , That the said district
court ' h1ga Jurisdiction and the
-Hmr Nr.DY, vested tH near. try
and %, ,Hu.rc ail matters and casoI
that the .HuHa Oi the other districts
~ tho t'r fIf now possess and for
such purposes tuo terms off ssid court
hau d.. a..l annually 40 such places
within said district as may boz dcslg.
mated hy the chief justice and bio as
socioto7 or a majority OF them; and
rrand and petit jurors shall De sum.
monod therein in the manner now rc.
quircd by law
Section g. That an ononsos commit.
led before the passage OF this act
shall be- prosecuted. tried aud deter.
mined in the same manner and with
che same encct lexcOpt as 20 tho mum.
her Of Judged ,s II this act had not
passed
The report Of The house committee
'n judiciary, sums up the necessity
Tor The measure as follows
Tho committee on the Judiciary 10
whom was referred the bill CH. r..
1852 GO provide for an additional ne.
sociato Justice OF the supreme court
ui tho territory OF New Mexico. beg
leave 20 report that they have had tho
same under consideration. that II was
referred 70 a subcommittee who re-
ported unanimously in favor Of the
passage of tho same 90 the whole
committee ami the whole committee
now respectfully reports 90 the house.
That they have examined into the
question OF tho necessity FOR an addl
uoual associate Justice OF me supreme
court and ln tho examination had De.
fore thcm, not only many cltlzons of
sald territory who were well posts
upon conditions therein. but the dele
safe In congress a7 we'll. and also hal
Hoforc them maps showing me slro
and b0uniafict uf tho now existing
Fifth judicial district OF said territory
and also had loiiors from the govern
ur and many other prominent citizens
~ tho territory os well as OF the ius'
''ary thereof. an iavurIug and advocat
'ng The passage oi the hlll lu question
lt appears that The territory S. now
divided into Eve districts. the section
= country Intended 90 be benefited boz
ihis hill comprising The central portion
NJ the territory clear across from All.
10na to Texas The committee exam
med iu great detail the Jury lists an 8
reports of the United States marshal
Tor said territory and me d0ckots OF.
the several district courts az also inc
governors report which furnishing q.
complete synopsis OF the judicial as.
uIcts and the business dono therein
% the whole territory.
Tho committee has ascertainod that
the central portion Of the territory.
east OF the Rio Grando. consisting OF
many countIos. O. enduring practical
denial OF Justice. ANA such condition
has existed Tor several years last past.
owing 90 tho fact that the I'VE Judges
who now hold courts IN tho districts
n tho territory are so busy in the soy.
eral other districts that Il o. utterly
Impossible FOR them % give proper az.
tention 20 the central and eastern por.
lion OF tho territory. An examination
" the doCkCIs OF The courts 10 said
central and eastern portion OF the ter
rltoy shows that thore Is business
enough there a. keep one court going
She entire time and that tho necessity
FOR a Judge who can be- assigned %
that section of tho territory la very
pressing indeed The committee has
calculated that " the headquarters N
tho district ls put ln the pocoa valley.
70 will save 10 the United States every
year in Witness fees and travelling e.
uonsos. which now have % bo paid BY
iho United states. several times more
Than SUFFICIENT Co pay the salary and