Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-02-08

/ AN ACT TO CREATE GARFIELD
COUNTY AND FOR OTHER PuR
! POSES
BE 1T ENACTED BY THE LEGIsi.A,
| TIVE ASSEMBLY or THE TER
| RIToRY OF NEW MEXICO:
Section /. That there be- and here
by Is created and established county.
! TO be known and called Garflela lcoun.
y. out Of and including thai portion
Of the present county OF San Miguel
and Territory of New Mexico. inciai-
Cd In the following boundaries, :o-wat:
Beginning at point whera the
southern boundary Of the Las VEGAS
grant intersects the center os the Rso
Gallinas. thence easterly along the
southern boundary Of said Las VEGAS
grant TO the intersection with the
eastern boundary OF said Las Vegas
grant: thence northerly along the east.
ern boundary Of said Las Vegas grant
to the point Of intersection Of the
southern and eastern boundaries of
the Mora grant. thence northerly
along the line Of said eastern bound.
ary Of said Mora grant to the inter.
section with the present northern
boundary Of San Miguel county:
thence westerly along said northern
boundary of San Miguel county TO tae
point OF intersection with the weste IN
boundary of said San Miguel county:
thence south along the western hound,
ary of said San Miguel county nine
miles; thence easterIy at right angles
with said western boundary to the In.
terseciiDn Of the eastern boundary On
the pecps River fugest .jepserssa
thence southerly along The eastern
boundary OF said pecos River Forest
! Recerve Ia the intersection OF the
southern boundary of said Pecos River
Forest Reserve TO the intersection ot
the center Of the north fork of the Rio
Galllnas: thence southerly following
the center of said Rio Galllnas 10
Bridge No. 12 on the Hot Springs
branch Of the Atchison, Topeka &
Santa Fe Railway company: theme"
following the west line Of the present
rightof-way OF the said Hot Springs
branch OF the Atchison. Topeka & San.
ia Fe Railway company to Bridge
| No on said Hot Springs branch:
thence southerly following the center
of the Rio Gallinas to the point OF be.
/ ginning.
/ Section 2. That the county seat
of said Garfield county shall be es-
tablished at the City of Las Vegas.
1t shall be the duty Of the Board Of
County Commissioners of said Garfield
county Ito be appointed or elected as
hereinafter prescribed) and they are
hereby authorized to select and pro-
vide, In said county seat, suitable and
proper quarters for the county off
GERS and county Jail of said Garfield
county, and to make leases and con-
tracts for the use, occupation and
maintenance Of such quarters or build
ings, until such time as II may be de-
cided according to law. to erect or
construct such county buildings.
! Section 3. The county commission.
ers appointed under this act are au-
thorized and empowered to divide said
county of Garfield into precincts and
school districts and to appoint in each
!precinct and school district the off,
GERS and provided by law anl officers so
appointed shall Immediately thereaf,
ter qualify and enter into the dis
charge OF their duties as such off
GERS, and the officers so appointed
shall serve until the election and quail
ification of their successors who shall
be elected at the next election for
such officers.
Section 4. The county officers OF
the said county'of Garfield and their
duties shall be the same as those pre-
scribed by law for officers Of other
counties in the Territory of New Mex'
leo, Of the same class. It shall be the
duty of the Governor of the Territory
of New Mexico. on or before the first
day of April. A. d. 1907. to appoint
for the said county of Garfield, tn"
said county officers now prescrihei
by law. and the officers so appointei
shall Immediately thereafter qualify
and enter into the discharge Of their