Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1904-10-01
SYLLABl OF OPINIONS
Handed Down By Supreme
Court of New Mexico at
Recent Session.
SEVEN INTERESTING CASE


the most important are published by
The Cul2on herewith MS amrly.
The regents of the Agricultural
College. appellants. VS. y 30 Vaughn
treasurer of Now Mexico This was
on mandamus originally brought hy
the board of regents OF the Agricul.
mrai college Of New Mexico. against
ID Vaughn. treasurer of New Mex.
leo. by which the petitioners sought
to compel the treasurer io pay 60 them
the suns ut s25 600 out of the Temper
airy Provisional Indebtedness Fund
aud lhn supreme court decides. Chief
Justice Vs. ! Mills writing opinion.
that when legislature passes an
act creating fund Co bo known as
The Temporary Provisional Indebted.
ness Fund. and orders the territorial
treasurer to transfer to @ The several
sums which are to the credit of Ger.
tain designated funds. mnudamus glu
not lio 'o compel thc treasurer to
transfer poo f other moneys han those
ln the funds named IN the acU'
90 tho territory of Sow Mexico ey
rol y ~ saudoyal. appellee. an ap.
peal from 'ho district court of Ror.
uall'o county. Judge John o. Merle.
WRITING fHu opinion. the supreme
court H reversing 'ho court below.
decides I1 hrIef FIRST that tha I.e.7.
latur. s hy section @ OF Emo Orrlnic
Act clothed with power t0 create ODE
oN.r. of county ossussur and tu pre-
scribe o. one of Die qualifications. Tor
office Chat ho shall reside lu the coun
ty for which nu Is elected o. serve
huf BOO .Hr 1af creating thp office
thor, a ul residence qualification pro
gidDI rnr Second That tuo manner
of filling vacancies Goo county officers
was ghaurod hv chapter % Laws of
1907 'Hu power bUHT vested u tho
governor bH .hIs does NOT include
residence 0ullIfca. Ion Third Chap
frr ALSO provide. That fho officers to
Pc. elected h1Il reside .n th. county
of n.uluIu hur chapter in OF tho
same 'Hva does mot ao provide, the
\ court therefore. cannot nnEuH uuln
thn statute nv construction and O 0u1'
iOol..u wHrh ue legislature with
ff' power FOB 1rf. has soon if f0 omit.
Fourth a residence 0f an officer Of
t#. county uHI .IU Uf fhr county hUt
Within .N. territory Hn. mon IHIn1N
fr arrr officer from continuing 90
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r"' T rHrIn d. roll appellants. VS.
IEun o. Gutierrez OFF 60. appellee.
uEH.. ". f'.n nf holding 'N"
olHr. .' county commissioner 'uiro
John p Nrr. writing opinion .n ra.
'or.'"H .". n"nr. below l'r'I'H THAT
N'''." 'NIN'.r ~ LAW. ot I'N',
'f '' '"' .F 'h1H'"r '' In. laws.
is 'H.' ...nf Zoo nu...c' Win i0n Act
OF Go. approved July BOD INN0 na
amended nF An' of Congress annr1F.
rd IN.N '' l'N. prohibiting local 'nI
special IHr.sHN un roe1'a'.nr county
HnN Hsn.p affairs and therefore
#a.i .un 0H.r" void n follows as q
r."" CON n,nc. oboe anun'nn.H
riahf Iu hn'1 fho offices 0f county
comm .uu.r must ho denied
r.r..f.r o. Clr1u o. aI appellants
81 T,. DIf peIf,hI. Cold Mining com
MANY rup.r... r.rr "rr rfs Ierr.
r.rr probate courts arc without lUrs
dicU0u r1 determine contested claims
of uNa f1 property as between an
usfaf. 8uH 70 stranger" Second.
"Th1. mo proceedings bod tho district
r0ur. .l yacuto at urIcr of tro pro-
haf. ruur. uduIfraHug RIGHTS ho.
iVenr au nsIatr and STRANGER win
Dr.. dismissed because tho Indictment
a.. Do nr1Uafa court is mot "a cloud
uron mo tHlr."
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