Albuquerque morning journal., 1907-02-21
ConcurS in Bill Passed by
Council Leaving Appoint
ment of Members of Com
missions With Executive.
COMMISSIONERS TO FILL
OTHER COUNTY VACANCIES
Short But Exceedingly Busy
Session of House in Which
Many More or Less Import
ant Measures Go Through,
The Morning Journal Bureau.

santa Fe, n. M, FEB 70
The house this afternoon b. a viva
Noce vote concurred in council bill
No. 81 passed bv the council yester-
day providing a method for the filling
of vacancies in county offices This Is
the bin which was introduced by Mr.
Martinez of Taos to take the place OF
council biz No. ., which was vetoed
by the governor because of the provi-
vision in . house amendment which
sought To allow county commissions to
fill vacancies IN their own boards I'M
addition to filling vacancies In the
other county offices and thus differ
ing from the law OF 1907 which the
original Martinez bill sought to re-
store. The governor i'm his veto mes
sage approved of the bill and took ex-
ception only to the amendment The
new Martinez hin meets the objection
made by the governor In the veto mes
sage and provides that vacancies In
county commissions shall continue to
be tilled by the governor. The house
/ by passing the new council bin ais
sustains the objection of the governor
to the house amendment in the origi-
nal bin. 1t had been reported that
there would be objection i'm the house
to the new bi! and that the housn
amendment would be insisted on. but
" there We're members of the hous
who were inclined to object they did
not Let 1t be known.
Aside from the passage of council
4 bill No. IL, the feature of this after
Moons session Of the house was the
speed with which bills were put
through Bills Of al character were
passed by viva voce vote aud with
! out discussion.
The following bills Were passed
House bill No. -, an act relating To
the creation Of new school districts
This bill, which was introduced by MI.
GallegoS, provides that no new school
district shall hereafter he created on
divided, unless there be twenty-five or
more children Of school are in such
district
House biz 80. 60. an act by Mr.
Holt relating to the issuance of war
rants upon information and belief. The
bill adds to section g24S of the COM
piled laws of 1897 the proyiso that
such warrants may be issued upon af-
| ttdaVits based upon information and
belief when such aftidavits are APP
proved in writing by the district at
tOrnev or his assistant I'm and for the
county in which such afhdavits are
made.
House bill No. 10 by Mr Holt. an
act providing for the repeal of see
! tlbllS Isfl efoFs ottNt anu - = e.
of the compiled laws. and providing
that when any person shall procure
or attempt to procure an indictment
or otherwise attempt To cause a crimi-
nal charge to be brought against an
| innocent person, he shall upon con
viction thereof be fined by fine of
not less than $50 nor more than $1,000
or by Imprisonment for not more than
| six months. and providing that in "a
case of proven malicious prosecution
the court may tax the costs against
! the prosecuting witness
/ Council bill No 80, an act extending
the sidewalk law to take in cities in
Corporated under special charters,
! This bill was introduced by Council
many Murray and aims to extend the
provisions of the sidewalk construc-
! tion law to Silver city. which Is incor-
porated under a special charter.
The house COnCurred In the council
amendment To house bill No. ! 3, which
excludes TRUST companies from the
provisions of the act reducing the
capital stock required of banks be-
coming territorial repositories from
! $4,000 to $4,000.