Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-07-10
Regulations for Government and
Protection Of The Las Vegas Grant
Practice of Allowing Stockmen from Other Coun.
ties Pasturage Privilege on the Grant to be
Discontinued-Las Vegas for Las vegans to
Be the Rule.
Las Vegas, N. NJ, July 10, lo5.

Las Vegas, N, NJ July 10, l05.
Editor Optic:
Dear Sir,-For the information OF
those who reside IN the Las Vegas
Grant, allow me to say the date of the
patent issued to the town, or com
munlty OF Las Vegas, is June Z, 1903
Soon after The patent was issued the
trustees appointed by the court, to.
VII, Jefferson Reynolds. Eugenio Ro.
nero, Elisha V. Long, Charles Ilfeld,
Fred II. Pierce, Jose S. Esquibel. Isl.
dpr V. Gallegos, to take charge of the
grant, under the direction of the
court adopted rules and regulations
relating thereto and among them a
rule on the subject Of pasturage, with
the understanding, however, on the
part OF the trustees, that such rules
might be changed whenever it was
found by experience that they could
be made better.
The idea on the part of the trustees
was and Is to manage the grant for
the best interest of all those living
in good faith on homes within the
grant at the date of the patent. One
rule provides that the ~pasturage
within the grant shall be held for
the exclusive use of those so residing
on the grant June Z, 1903, and for no
other persons. Such persons are al.
lowed to pasture their own animals
but are not permitted to take the
animals of other persons en- partido,
or contract, or, in any way for pas
turage inside the grant is to be pro-
tected and preserved for those en-
titled to the same.
Persons living outside the grant are
required to keep their animals off
the grant lands.
Persons outside desiring to bring
animals inside the grant for dipping
or shipment will OF application be
allowed to do SO, but they must not
make this privilege an excuse to I'M
necessarily delay in coming or going
SO as to pasture, but will be required
in all cases with reasonable expedi-
ton to come in, dip or ship, and re-
turn.
Persons wishing to arive animals
In to ship or dip, must get permission
or the inspector, who at present is
Pablo Jaramillo, and arrange with
him as to the time they may remain
for SUCH purpose. Heretofore numer-
Gus bands of sheep have been driven
In from Taos, Bernalillo and other
counties to the disadvantage OF the
Las Vegas grant.
This is now to be prevented. The
trustees ask the cooperation and as
sistance of every person within the
grant in the enforcement of this rule.
+ outside herds or animals are
driven in for pasturage please report |
TO the inspector, or some trustee. |
Already under the operation of this
regulation the p~asturage is improving
and will continue to do so IL those
within the grant will cooperate with
the board.
1t is not sufficient that one owns |
land within the grant. If this were
allowed outside persons would ac- |
quire tracts of land inside and send |
In animals in such numbers as to de |
stroy the pasturage.
If persons inside were allowed to |
take animals en- partido, or for pas
turage, the same result would follow. |
We will try thoroughly the rule
adopted and continue It if it works
well, but If experience proves that
something better may be done, the
board will make any needful change.
T.. V. LONG,
Sec'y Board of Grant Trustees. 1