Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1907-02-19
SANTA FE, N. M, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 49, 1907.
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ZeT anu Sargent USlHS III OppoSitiUH'
Council Petition Number s was pre-
sented by Mr.. Martinez. 1t asked fol-
the repeal of Section Of Chapter q
of the School Laws of 1905 relative tc
the granting to school teachers by
county superintendents of temporary
teachers certificates. The petition
was read and referred to the Commit
tee on Education.
Council Petition Number G was pre-.
sented by the chair 1t was a commune
cation from the grand jurors OF Tor.
rance County asking that the county
seat of that county be located at VII.
lard instead of at Estancia as at pres.
ent. AS the council had already
passed upon Council Bill Number Is,
providing for the change, the petition
arrived too late to materially benefit
Willard, but 1t was read In full by
request.
Council Bill Number 81 was intro
duced by Mr. Martinez, an act to re-
peal Chapter of the Laws of 1901
relative to the filling of vacancies in
county offices and giving that power
to the Board Of County Commission.
ers, excepting, however, any vacancy
on such board in which case the power
to fill the vacancy was left in the
hands of the Governor.
The bill was read the first time and
upon motion of Mr.. Martinez duly
seconded and carried, the bill was
read the second and third times by
title preparatory to its passage, under
Of the rules.
Mr.. Martinez moved that the "bill
do now pass The roll was read and
the bill passed the Council by vote
of II ayes | nay--Mr. Duncan casting
the dissenting vote.
The Committee on Municipal and
Private Corporations. Mr.. Chayes
chairman reported fayorably on Coun.
ell Bill Number 80, an act relative to
the construction of sidewalks in cit
les, towns and villages. The bill came
up In regular order for third reading
preparatory to its passage. Mr.. Muir
ray then moved that the bill "do now
pass The Chief Clerk read the roll
and the bill passed the Council with.
out dissension the vote being IL ayes.
0 nays.
Mr. Dalies then announced that the
Committee on Judiciary would meet at
1:3O o'clock this evening at the Pal
ace Hotel, room 81.
President Spiess then asked Mr..
Miera to take the chair while he took
he seat of the gentleman from San
ioval on the floor The Council then
'esolved itself into committee of the
Whole to consider Council Bill Number
'3, al act relative to taxation.
At l1:3O o'clock the reading of
'ouncl Bill Number 33 was completed
md the title and enacting clause were
adopted
Mr.. Dalles asked permission to take
Up Section II on page IL of the bill,
IN amendment taxing sheep in the
counties where the owners reside. He
objected to the amendment as a great
Injustice to the counties he repre.
'ented.
President Spiess defended the
on the ground that sheep
'eing migratory, fed on the public do.
main in all counties.
Mr.. Dalies moved to strike out the
The motion was lost by vote of
line to three, Messrs. Dalies, Murray
md Richards voting yes.
President Spiess moved that the re-
lort of the Committee of the Whole
which had considered Council Bill
Number 33, be accepted and recon.
nended the passage of the bill as
The Council was called to order at
en- minutes to twelve and Mr.. Miera
eported Council Bill Number 33 from
he Committee of the Whole and rec
the passage of the bill, |
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