Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1905-04-15
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CHAPTER 100


CHAPTER ioo.
An Act entitled an Act 70 amend
section ! OF chapter ~ OF the Session
Laws Of 1908. "A y. No. 50.
The act provides that any school
district upon a majority vote OF the
legal tax payers. az An election for
that purpose. may have power 60 levy
for school purposes not 10 exceed 10
mills.
CHAPTER ITO.
An Act entitled An ACT to amend
section 1870 of chapter ! of the Com
piled Laws Of the Territory OF New
Mexico relating TO the Bureau % I'm
migration.A. "a. ~ No. ia0.
The act provides that the Bureau
Of immigration shall consist OF six
members 10 be appointed by the gov.
ornor and confirmed by the council. 10
serve two years Appointments 10
vacancies shall be only for the I'M
expired term. The members are 10
serve without compensation. but may
DO reimbursed for Astuai expenses
incurred IN attending meetings OF the
board and Incidental expenses incur.
red In the discharge Of their duties.
CHAPTER III.
An Act To provide for the leasing.
sale. management and control OF all
lands now owned OF hereafter &C.
auired BY the Territory Of New Mex.
leo, 20 create a territorial land 0flco
and commissioner thereof aud 10
prescribe for tho care. custody, dis.
position and Investment ~ moneys
derived from the leasing and sale OF
all territorial lands and for ether
PURPOSES a. G. 49, No. 1903.
Tho act creates territorial land
Office az the capital TO have manage.
ment OF all lands now owned or here.
after acquired by the territory. The
Commissioner OF public lands A. made
the executive officer OF this office.
He shall give a bond OF $4,000 TO be
paid for by the territory end 10 be q
surety company bond. His salary n
10 be $4,000 and he may employ such
clerks as he may need. He IL 70 have
an Official seal. Section describes
his duties. Two thousand dollars
por annum are allowed him for con
tingsnt expenses and clerk nire. He
Il IN addition to be allowed actual
and necessary expenses when he Ia
required 90 go 90 different arts of
the territory In the performance OF
ofhcial duties. The commissioner Is
to recommend to the United States
land commission the selection aud To-
cation OF indemnity and other lands.
He Is 20 make an Investigation OF all
salt lands In the territory and TO
make contracts for the sale and hand.
ling OF The salt output He Ii 10 70.
ceiye and Investigate applications.
under the act granting certain lands
10 New Mexico for the establishment
OF water reservoirs and for the i'm.
provement Of the Rio Grande. such
Investigation to be under a competent
engineer. Separate accounts are TO
be kept for each institution, for each
purpose. All lands now owned or
hereafter acquired by tho territory
shall be subject 10 lease al an annual
rental OF not less than 2 cents per
acre fOi dry grazing land: not less
than 5 cents per acre for grazing
land with water for lrrignting, no
lease 90 be longer than five years.
No lands shall be sold except such
rs are under. permanent water roser-
vOirs or are capable OF being used
for farming purposes, or for the pur.
pose OF erection thereon OF school
buildings, colleges. churches. hoapi.
tails, benevolent Institutions or laying
out cemeteries. NO land 20 be- sold for
less than its appraised value or less
than $500 per acre and not more
than forty acres shall be- sold 20 one
institution and not more than one
quarter aection 10 any person for
farming pursosea. All rentals are 20
be payable In advance on the FIRST OF
October OF each year. Lessees are
not 10 remove timber, stone or min
eral unless such removal Is provided
for In the lease The commissioner
may sell matured aud fallen timber
but NOT az less than s2.O0 per acre.
i.essees may use dry and down tim
bog for fuel, and stone aud timber
for erecting buildings and fences, pro.
vlding that proper consent u granted
by the commissioner and that ali Inn
provcments revert TO the territory.
The penalty for wrongful use OF ma.
terial IL fine OF from $500 10 81 900 or
imprisonment Of from six months 70
lone year. All lands on which leases
are about 20 expire are TO be APP
praised from personal knowledge UNI
DER the direction Of the commissioner.
ANY person over n years OF age or
the head Of a family shall be a quail
tied lessee. but not more than one
section OF land Is 10 be leased 70 any
one person. The renvis 70 be the tirst
lien ON all improvements aud crops
improvements are 10 be purchased by
the new lessee AT the appraiaed value.
Lessee may, however. remove Inn
provcments within thirty days after
the termination of his lease. The
commissioner may grant iiyeyear
pastuage permits al cost OF not
less than cents per acre. The com.
missioner shall Immediately publish
IN pamphlet forms rules and regula-
lions covering the management OF his
office, covering also applications and
appralsements Of lands and ali other
matters pertaining 10 the handling OF
territorial lands. The commission OF
irrigation shall constitute board OF
control, the commissioners TO DO ex-
ofici0 secretary OF the board. The
members Of the board are to receive
$500 per day while actually perform
Ing duties All funds derived from
the leasing and sale OF lands shall be
Deposited In the depository Offering
the highest rate OF interest. The
board Of control h authorized TO con
struct irrigation works and may
cause Investigations 10 be made to
improve tho water supply Of the Rio
GTande. Fac. member Of the United
afateu Land commission IA To receive