The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-03-01

WHEREAS, There has never been
any legal revision OF the laws of the
Territory of New Mexico, and
WHEREAS, Said laws are conflict
ing. unsatisfactory end uncertain in
many parts making a thorough revis-
ion of the same an imperative neces-
sity, therefore
BE 1T ENACTED BY THE LEGIS-
LATIVE ASSEMBLY OF THE TER
RITORY OF NEW MEXICO:
Section 1 That there is hereby ap-
pointed a commission of three per-
sons learned in the law, consisting of
Geo. W. Pricnard. E. C. Champion and
Frank w Clancy, to revise the gener-
al laws of this Territory.
Sec. 2. Said commission shall enter
upon its duties within thirty days af-
ter the passage of this act, and shall
complete its work within twelve
months therefrom. 1t shall meet in
the city of Santa Fe, and at its first
meeting shall elect one of it's memb-
ers as chairman, and said commission
is hereby authorized to select some
suitable person as secretary at the
rate of five dollars per day. and shall
also select a translator at the price
of five dollars per day for each day
such secretary and translator are ac-
tually engaged in their respective du-
ties during the sessions of said com
mission.
Sec. 3. Said commission shall pro-
eed to make a careful and accurate
revision, both in English and in Span
ish of all the general laws of the Ter
ritory which were in force on the first
day of January, A. D.. 1907, and, of all
the general laws that have been O
may be passed by the Thirty-Seventh
Legislative Assembly of said Terri
tory, and shall, in addition thereto,
include in said revision h Declare
ton of independence, the Constitution
of the United States, the Kearney
code, the organic act establishing the
Territory of New Mexico, and all laws
of congress especially applicable to
New Mexico the treaty of peace
between the United States and
Mexico. executed at the the city of
Guadalupe Hidalgo. February 2, 1S4S,
and the Gadsden Treaty between the
United States and Mexico executed
December 30, 1853. Said revision
shall be arranged in a concise and
compact form so as to have all the
laws of the Territory under proper
headings. Such laws shall be CLASH
fled and divided into appropriate
III pIClo I'LL NiO PAOPSL ~
of subjects. Each chapter shall be
headed with proper syllibi of its con-
tents. and shall have marginal or foot
notes of dates of orinigal enactmelts
and references to decisions thereon
by the Supreme Cour of this Terri
tory and the Supreme Court of the
United States. Suc revised statutes
be fully M accurately index
and croSs-indeXed. |
Sec. f.. When said commission
have completed the said revis-
ion the same shall be submitted to
the Attorney General of the Territory
and upon his certifying that h same
is correct and his been one in con-
formity with the requirements of this
act, Dr. in case he cannot or does not
such certificate, then to be sub
TO the President of the Coun
Gil and the Speaker of the House of
Representatives of the Thirty-Seven-
Legislative Assembly, and upon
their certifying to a correctness of
said revision, the commission shall
proceed to have said revision publish
ed by some competent printer who is
the lowest and best bidde, in boo
form, in both the English and Spanish
languages, and the volume so printed
shall be bound in law calf or sheep.
The English copies shall be bound
in one volume and h Spanish in 4
separate volume.
Sec. 5. Three thousand volumes
of the laws so revised shall be print
ed in the English language, Inc five
hundred volumes n the Spanish Ian
guage, bound as aforesaid and deliv-
by the printer aforesaid to the
Librarian on the order of
commission, L hundred copies
thereof nr Sn many of that nIImhnr |
as may be necessary, shall De placed
at the disposal of the Territorial Sec
by said Librarian, to be distri-
buted by said Secretary to the Libra
rian of Congress, to the President of
the United States, to the heads of the
at Washington, to the
President of the Senate, to the Speak
er of the House of Representatives of
United States, and to State and
Territorial libraries. The following
named persons shall each be entitled
to one volume of said laws free of !