The Alamogordo news. (Alamogordo, N.M.) 1899-1912, 1907-04-13

convenient speed TO proceed With the
construction Of said highway and scenic
route; md diligently prosecute such
construction to completion. Crowded:
In case the Board of PenItentIaFy Cons
missioners shall fail to commence and
continue active construction OF said
Doiia Ana county portion Of said EI
Canine Real, or the public highway and
scenic route hereby created in said
county of Otero, within sixty days from
and after the passage. OF this act, then
and In that event, the Board OF county
commissioners Of the county wherein
such Board OF Penitentiary' commits
sioners may thus fail, is hereby author
lied, empowered and directed to assume
control. charge and supervision OF the
work Of construction hereby provided
for, and shall cause all necessary 'loca-
tions, surveys and plats to be made,
and also procure all necessary tools and
employ all necessary labor for such
work, and the appropriations herein
provided for such work and purposes,
shall be paid to the order OF ahy such
Board Of county commissioners upon
itemized vouchers therefor.
Provided, Further: That In case such
construction shall be made under the
supervision Of such Board OF county
commissioners, such board Is hereby re-
quired to raise funds by donation iD an
amount equivalent to the appropriation
herein made by the Territory, to be ex-
pended in such construction, and II It
shall be necessary SO to do in order to
raise such equivalent amount, such board
of county commissioners shall levy u
tax upon all taxable property in It's
county sufficient to raise such 'equival-
ent amount, and the proceedg"of such
levy shall be kept in separate fund to
be designated as the Territorial Special
Road Fund" and shall be expended oAly
for the purposes hereinbefore specified.
Provided, Further: Nothing contain
ed in this section shall operate or be
construed to delay or change the order
of the time in which any portion of the
said FL Canine Real Is to be bull. or
constructed, as is now provided By Sec
tion Two Of said Chapter Seven Of the
Laws OF 1905.
Sec. 2. This act shall take effect and
be in force from and after the date OF
its passage.
} The bill passed the House without op.
position by viva voce vote, and on
Thursday, March 14th, 1907, at the per-
sonal solicitation Of your representatives
the Honorable Legislative Council sus
pended its rules and passed the bill by
vote of eleven to one, the only member
of that body voting against 1t being
Hon. w. G. Sargent. The bill WAS I'M
mediately enrolled and engrossed and
delivered to Governor Hagerman about
four o'clock on the afternoon OF said
day. Under the provisions Of the Or.
ganic Act the said Official had until the
same hour Monday afternoon within
which to veto the bill. Meantime we
wired our constituents requesting them
to unite 10 messages to the Governor
urging him to approve the bill.
Monday afternoon, about three o'clock
there was delivered to the House com.
munlcation from the Governor, Of which
the followingi Is d copy:
Veto Message No ;.
Santa Fe, March H. 1907
Hon. L. I. Baca, Speaker, and
The Members of the House Of
Representatives, OF the 37th
Legislative Assembly of the
Territory OF New Mexico,
Santa Fe, N. NJ
; Gentlemen:
have the honor to most respectfully
return herewith House Bill No. III, en-
titled IAN Act to amend Section II
Cbapter 7, OF the Acts.of the 36th Leg
islatIve Assembly Of New Mexico, ap
; proved Feb. 10, 1905. relative to tn,
construction Of public highways In New
Mexico" without approval.
This action is taken for the reasoi
! that majority of the Legislative coun
ell have petitioned me not TO approx,
said bill, copy Of which petition 4
hereto annexed, and for the furthe
reason that the expenditure contom
plated under said bill Is one which d.
not deem the Territory shoHld furthe
encourage, 1t being local in Its nature
and, while for splendid purpose, DO
lIeve II Is an Improvement which eacl
, OF the counties should provide for them
selves without establishing preceden
: OF territorial aid for county roads.
4 have the honor to be,
4 Most respectfully y0EFs,
II. j. Hagefman,
2 GoveTnOrof New Mexico
Petition TO the Governor.
.I Santa Ee. N. NJ. March 10, fVu7
TO Hon. II. J. uagermam, .r
Governor Of New Mexico.
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