The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-03-07
HOUSE BILL NO. 1os.

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An Act Authorizing the Construction
of an Addition to the Territorial
Capitol, at Santa Fe, and to Provide
the Necessary Means Therefor and
a Board With Authority to Build
the Same, and for Other Purposes.
introduced by r. l.. Baca, February
10Th, 1907; e a first and second
times by title, ordered translated
and printed and referred to Com
mittee on Finance.)
BE 1T ENACTED BY THE LEGIS-
LATIVE ASSEMBLY OF THE
TERRITORY OF NEW MEXICO:
Section l.. That for the purpose of
constructing and furnishing a wing
or addition to n Territorial Capitol
building at Santa Fe, the Governor
is hereby authorized to nominate aad,
by and with the advice and consent
of the Council. appoint three reputa-
bic citizens of the Territory of New
MeXlcO, and to be known as the Cap
itol Building Board, n not more
than two of whom shall belong to the
same political party, n neither of
whom receive any pay or COM
~pensation either directly or indirectly
for any services that they may per
form as such members of said board,
either from the Territory of New Mex
leo or any county thereof; that no
member of said board shall hold any
office under the government of the
United States, the Territory of New
Mexico, or n county or city there
of for which he may draw any salary,
and no member of said board shall
be or become in any manner, either
directly or indirectly interested in
any contract for the employment of
men or the supplying of material of
any kind whatsoever for, in or about
the construction of said wink or ad-
dition to the capitol building, or in
furnishing the same; and in the event
that any member of aid board shall
become interested, directly or indi-
rectly. in the employment of men, fur
nishing of supplies, material or fur1i-
ture OF any kind whatsoever, it snail
be the duty of the Governor ami he
shall be required on sufficient proof
of such facts mad to him, to Summa-
rily remove said member; and in
case of any vacancy occurring on such
board in any manner the Governor
is authorized to fill sue vacancy by
appointment in such manner as is
now provided by law.
Sec. 2. The capitol building board,
created by section one hereof, shall
organize the first Saturday in April,
1907. AID the members thereof shall
hold offices until their duties as pro-
vided herein are completed, unless re-
moved by the governor as herein pro-
vided, and until their successors shall
have been appointed and qualified;
the officers of said board shall consist
of a president and a secretary, who
shall be members of said board and
two members of the board h con-
stitute a quorum for the transaction
of all business, except for the letting
of contracts and the approval of es-
Inmates, when the entire board shall
be present.
The Secretary shall make and pre-
serve a record of the proceedings of
all meetings of The board, which shall
be signed and counter-signed by the
officers of the board respectively, in
a we'll bound book to be furnished
by the board, and shall keep on file
il his office all books, bonds. o
tracts, bids, estimates, plans, reports
and specifications, and a list of all
vouchers presented to the board for
approval, showing the number and
amount of those approved and those
not approved, which shall at all reas-
enable times be subject to the inspec-
ton of the public, and all of which
shall be, at the expiration of the Of
fetal life of said board, by him deliv-
cred to the Secretary of the Terri
tory, to be by him kept on file il his
office.
Any member who shall absent him
self for two consecutive meetings of
the board, of which he shall have
notice, shall be deemed to have aban-
doned his office, and upon he certi-
ficate of the president and secretary
RI that pffnof delivered IN the 0OVar-
nor the governor may at once ap-
point his successor.
Sec. 3 The said Capitol Building
Board shall have full power and au-
thority to construct, build and furnish
said wing in addition to the Capitol
building, which said wing and addit-
ion shall be built and joined to the
eastern front or exposure of the pre-
N building, and in such construc-
ton shall have full power and authori
ty to do and perform any and all
things necessary and roper for such
purpose n for The best interests of
the Territory and most convenient
adaptable to the building a. at
present constructed.
Sec. 4. The said board snail en-
ploy a skilled and competent archi-
tect, if possible the same architect
employed by the board which construc
tea Tile present CdplJOl DulluIHS, WHO
hall give his personal attention to
and who shall be the superintendent
of the construction and building of
said wing or addition, VINO shall ap-
prove all contracts for material, labor
supplies and estimates before the
same shall be approved, allowed or
paid for by order of the said board,
and after the approval by the arcni-
tect, as superintendent, of any ac-
or vouchers for supplies of
material of any Kind the board shall,
by its president and secretary, if il
the judgment of a majority of the
board it is deemed best to allow and
approve the same, and the Territorial
Auditor shall issue his warrant upon
the proper fund, and the Territorial
Treasurer shall pay such warrants
when so presented, for all accounts
so approved and allowed, n said
shall purchase and put in place
all necessary carpets, furniture and
fixtures leedful and proper, when said