Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1907-01-31
BUSY SESSIONS
BOTH HOUSES
Council | Passed Jury
Commissioners
Bill.
NUMBER OTHER MEASURES
Introduced Compel Offic-
ia1s to Open Offices in
County Seats.

The Council of the Thirty-seyenth
Legislative Assembly held a session
this morning convening at 1880
o'clock. The routine Of business was
taken up in regular order several bills
being introduced and referred to COM
mittees. Council Bill Number One
was passed by the House, having been
reported favorably by the Judiciary
Committee. House Joint Resolution
Number Three, amended by the same
committee, passed the Council. The
only suspension of rules was in order
to adjourn when there was consider
able difference of opinion as to when
to again convene. The House met
this afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. The
proceedings of today are as follows
THE COUNCIL.
Ninth Day--Morning Session.
Pursuant to adjournment the Coun-
Gil met this morning at 10: 80 O'Clock.
President Spiess in the chair. The in
vocation was offered by the chaplain
and Chief Clerk Martin read the
roll all answering present except Mr..
Murray. The journal of the eighth
days session was read and upon mo-
ton of Mr. Martinez seconded and
carried, was ordered approve as read.
The Committee on judiciary, Mr.
Dalies, chairman, then reported fav-
orably on Council Bill Number /, an
act for the election of jury commits
sioners and the appointment of jurors
and on House Joint Resolution Num-
ber 3, to provide members of the AS.
emily with an official roster in pocket
form which was amended to carry and
appropriation of fifty dollars instead
of 800 to be taken from territorial
monies not otherwise appropriated.
The report of the Committee on Jul
dietary was adopted upon motion OF
Mr. Cameron, duly seconded and car
ried.
Mr. Cameron. seconded by Mr..
Dalles, moved that the rules be sus-
pended for the third reading of Coun-
Gil Bill Number /. Upon a roll call
vote the motion was lost by a vote
of two ayes and nine hayes,
Council Bill Number II, was in
troduced by Mr. Sargent, an act pro-
viding for the proper bonding of Ter
ritorial and county officials and to
amend Chapter 106 of the Session
Laws of the Thirty-siXth Legislative
Assembly pertaining thereto. The
bill was read by title and upon motion
of Mr.. Sargent, seconded and carried,
was read in full the second time and
ordered translated, printed and re-
ferred to the Committee on Finance.
The bill provides that such bonds
must be furnished by Surety Trust
Companies, authorized to do business
under Territorial laws and that no
personal bonds or bonds by individ-
,lals would be permssable that Sec
tion 1881, of the said laws, in conflict
with such provisions and all other
laws in conflict Herewith, be repealed
upon the passage of the bill: that de-
positories for county and Territorial
funds be designated according to GER
tain provisions and that they be re-
Quired to furnish bond for funds in
trusted to them in excess of said funds
at least rs per cent.
The bill further provides that said
repositories must pay at least three
per cent interest on funds entrusted
TO them, the interest to be added to
said funds from time to time; that if
said repositories refuse to pay inter
est then other repositories in other
counties of the Territory may be des-
ignated that the bonds of Territorial
and county officials shall be approved
by the attorney general and filed with
the Territorial auditor.
Additional provisions are that the
amount to be charged by the trust
companies for furnishing said official
bonds is fixed by section of the bill
ranging from 81 per $1,000 for bonds
under $4,000 to $1.5O per thousand
for bonds over 100000, said amounts
to be paid by the Territory through
the office of the auditor.
Council Bill Number IS was intro
duced by Mr.. Duncan, an act for the
equalization of taxes among the coun-
ties of the Territory and for other
purposes. The bill gives additional
powers to the Territorial Board of
Equalization and supervision to some
extent over the assessment of prop
erty In the counties.
1t was read by title and upon motion
of Mr.. Duncan, seconded and carried
was read in full the second time and
ordered translated printed and re.
ferred to the Committee on Finance.
Council Bill Number 10 was intro
duced by Mr.. Cameron, an act to
constitute the New Mexico Military
Institute at Roswell a post of the
National Guard of the Territory and
for other purposes The bill was read
by title and upon motion of Mr.. Cam
eron, seconded and carried, was read
the second time in full and ordered
translated, printed and referred to the
Committee on Territorial Affairs.
The bill provides that the military
force at the Institute shall be part
of the National Guard an dshall be
subject to the orders OF the Governor