Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1906-05-19

tHINh W N"HN MNhM IT, NNENNM MW my
mind with satisfaction 20 myself.
"Aa 90 The validity OF the election.
N the ordinance q invalid. I incline
20 che belief that u the will OF the
VOTERS was fairly n8curtalnod. as pro
enmably 4 was. q ought not 30 make
any difference as 60 the town officers
elected from tho town az large, that
there we're iOGr voting places Instead
q two but the election Of the trua.
tees and members Of the board Of Cd.
ucation would be void, and probably
4 would be held that tho mon IN once
prior 20 the election would, Of noces-
sity. hold over. Yours truly,
FRANK w. CLANCY"
The territorial statutes upon which
the city was divided and the election
was held. and upon which u ~ pre-
aumod the opinion Of che district at
iorney d based are quoted below;
Laws Covering Case.
Chapter .. session laws OF l83. an
act Ia relation 20 mayors 0f cities and
other officers. approved February Is,
1908.
Section 4. Hereafter IN the cities
the term Of Office ol mayors. clerk and
treasurer shall he two years. the
term Of Office OF the alderman Of the
council OF cities shall be two and four
years, and the terms OF once of meme
hera OF the board Of education OF cities
shall be two and four years.
Sec. 2. The mayors. clerks and
treasurera OF cities, the aldermen Of
the council OF cities, and the members
Of the boards of education OF cities. |
now IN once, shall remain In Office |
until their successors are elected and |
qualified at the annual election 20
be- held on the FIRST Tuesday IN April, i
1904. and there shall be no election /
held for the election Of any of the |
above named officers In any city IN |
the territory oi New Mexico. on the /
first Tuesday OF April, 1903.
"Sec. 3. The qualified electors OF /
cities shall on the fret Tuesday of /
April, 1904, elect one mayor. one clerk /
and ono treasurer Tor the term Of two /
years. and two aldermen Of che city 4
council from each ward. one OF whom /
in each ward shall be- elected for the /
torn OF two years. and the either for /
the term uf four years, and shall elect /
two members uf the board OF oduca- 4
tiun from each ward, one of whom 4
each ward shall be elected for the /
term of two years and the other for 4
four years.
"scc. g. This act shall take effect /
and be in full force from and after its /
passage
Chapter g3 session laws ol 1903. ON /
act amending an act entitled an act /
la relation % mayors OF cities and 20
other officers.
Section l. That section J Of an act /
entitled an act Ia relation 10 mayors |
OF cities and 20 other officers. 40 /
proved February IS. 1908, be and Il u |
hereby amended 80 as 10 read as fol-
lows:
"seo. l., Hereafter In cities the term /
OF ONCE Of the mayor clerk and treas |
urer shall be two years.
Sec. g. That section Of said ACT be /
and & ~ hereby amended hy adding |
thoroto the following
"And on the nrat Tuesday Of April, /
1905, and each two years thereafter /
the qualified voters OF cities shall
elect one alderman and one member |
of the board OF education from each /
Ward. who shall hold their 0lhcea for |
q period OK four years.
"'rhe provisions of this act shall APP /
Tly 20 an cities In the territory /
whether Incorporated under general or
special laws.
"sec, 8. AN acts and parts OF acts IN i
cordict herewith are hereby repealed, /
and this act shall be- IN full force and /
effect from and after lts passage"
Chapter 81. session laws Of 1905
Section ] Hereafter an trustees, /
mayor and other officers Of incOr- 4
poratod towns and villages now elect
ca by law shall he elected on tho first /
Tuesday az April of every two years. 1
"soc. n am mayors. trustees or \
other officers Of incorporated towns OF
villages having a population not exc /
cooding 1000 shall hold thoir Offices
for d term OF two years. and the pro-
Visions of chapter 2 OF the laws Of
1908, approved February rs. 1903, ID
hereby extended and made applicable /
20 such towns aud villages; and such 4
trustees shall hol dand bo elected 20
once for the same term and Ia the
same manner as provided Tor the olec-
tlon Of aldermen la said chapter 9 Of
the laws OF 1898.
"sec. 3. an acts and parts Of acts
tM NNNHttN HNftMttN NNF NFNHHiNhs
Clerk and Treasurer Stick.
While che chairman Of the old
board seems ready 20 rollnquish tho
city government. turning Il over 20
the nov board, the clerk and treasurer
under the old board hesitate about do
Ing 10. They are under bond aud re-
apon8lDlo for the cliyG licenses and
funds. IL the election Was not legal.
they would still be responsible Tor che
clty'a funds. However. these funds are
not considerable, the general fund be-
ing almost completely empty. and the
bond roiunding funds Oontaining but a
few thousand dollars.
While the faction supporting the old
board claims those things. the OK.
ponenia Of the new board say that
there are other reasons why some
mombefa OF the old board oOyet the
feihs Of city government Tho city
some time ago voted $50 900 worth ID
bonds 90 improve city we'll These
bonds are now on the market A mcm-
Der ~ the new board said that private
parties Of Gallup covoled the city
well, and a contract 90 furnish the
city water. and hat the scheme was
20 create un impression that tho city,