The Tucumcari news. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1906-04-14
BILLS INTRODUCED BY
DELEGATE ANDREWS
Appropriating $2OO.OOO for Public
Building at Albuquerque. Creates
Seventh judicial District


by Delegate w. II. Andrews in the House
OF Representatives and are now pending
in committees:
bill to provide for the erection of a
public building at Albuquerque, Territory
ol New Mexico.
BE it enacted by the Senate and House
of Representatives OF the United States
OF America in Congress assembled;
That the secretary oi the treasury be,
and he is hereby, authorized 10 contract
for the erection and completion on the site
already acquired by the government of the
. United States for the purpose of a suitable
building, including fre-prooi vaults, heat
ing and ventilating apparatus and APP
proaches for the use and accommodation
of the United States postoiiice and other
government Offices in the city of Albuquer-
que, Territory of New Mexico, the cost OF
said building, including said vaults, heat
ing apparatus, and approaches, complete,
not to exceed the sum of two hundred
thousand dollars. The building shall be
unexposed TO danger from fire by an open
space of at least twenty feet on each side,
including streets and alleys.
A bill to provide for an additional asso.
ciate justice of the supreme court of the
Territory of New Mexico.
BE it enacted by the Senate and House OF
Representatives of the United States OF
America in Congress assembled;
Tha, hereafter the Supreme Court of the
Territory of New Mexico shall consist of a
chief justice and six associate justices. any
five of whom shall constitute quorum;
Provided. That the judge who presided al
the trial of cause in the court below shall
not sit at the hearing of the same case on
appeal or writ of error in the Supreme
Court of the Territory.
Sec. 2. That it shall be the duty of the
President tc appoint an additional asso'
ciate justice of said supreme court in the
manner now provided by law. who shall
hold his office for the term of four years
and until his successor is appointed and
qualified.
Sec. ;. That the said Territory shall be
divided into seven judicial districts. and
a district court shall be held in each dis.
trict by one of the judges of the supreme
court at such time and place as is or may
be prescribed by law. Each judge, after
assignment. shall reside in the district tc
which he is assigned.
Sec. :. That the present chief justice
and his associates are hereby vested with
power and authority. and they are hereby
directed, to divide said territory into seven
judicial districts and make such assign
ments of the judges provided for in the
first section of this act as shall in their
judgment be meet and proper; Provided
That one of said judges shall reside anC
hold district court in the city OF So
zorro.
Sec. &. That the said district cour
shall have jurisdiction, and the same il
hereby vested TO hear, try, and determine
all matters and causes that the courts o
the other districts of the territory nov
possess and for such purposes two term
OF said court shall be held annually a
such places within the said district as ma
be designated by the chief justice and hi
associates or a majority of them, and gran
and petit juries shall be summoned there
in the manner required by law,