Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-03-22

Ninley, Luna. Grnt. Colfav. Dona Ana
ChaveS, Eddy. Otero. Roosevelt. The
bond issue OF $250O0 Is carried to
make these refunds. the vote on the
bill in both houses was unanimous
and corrects a long standing error be-
cause of the repeal in 1905 of the
aw Of 1903 regulating the equaliza
tion of taxes among the several coun-
ties Both houses passed council bill
No. 1872, providing for the assessment
Of sheep owned by nou-residents ~
New Mexico.
= General Education BiIl Passed.
The council early in the afternoon
session passed the general education
hill. house bill No. lO1. while the edu-
cational qualifications for county
school superinteudents are changed
so as not to require the first gran
certificate. it is believed that the
amended qualification is strong
enough to servie the purpose.
Other house bills passed by the
council are as follows House bin No,
144, an act providing for the care Of
disabled firemen and appropriating
for the purpose from the insurance
fund 10 per cent to the territorial
fremen's association. Concurred in the
house amendments to council bill No
l13, relating to the collection of poll
tax.
=. House bill No. 1O3. to prevent ex-
pectoration on sidewalks. and seeking
to check the spread of tuberculosis;
this is a strong law with strong pen
alties and will check to some extent
longstanding menace to the public
health
H.. l,;t ", % ,,, , at ,-g,,t,i, "a
county officers to live in the county
seat.
Mr.. Martinez made an effort tC
amend the appropriation bill to pas
an additional deficiency bill for the
New Mexican Printing company. The
%House bin No. SO. Beach's bin tc
create the office of INSPECTOR OF
weights and measures, was taken up
but the councir declined to pass it. ant
would have tabled It save fm the in.
tcrvention of President Sniess, VIII,
called for mercy for the gentleman
from Otero. Later the bill was taker
up and passed.
VI House bin No. 1Gi, the land law
framed by Hon. A. A Keen, the rctlr
ing land commissioner, was passed by
n vote Of IL to 0.
The council concurred i'm hous,
amendments to council bill No. %. the
act extending to railroads the right o.
condemnation of side tracks, yards
etc.
House bill No. As, relating to assess,
nelt of sheep, was tabled.
Y The council passed house bill No
l23S, an act which allows the free use
of salt lakes, in all parts of New Mex
leo. some of these lakes having beer
leased and the people derived of free
use of the salt An the lakes belong
to the University of New Mexico ant
provision is made to reimburse the
University for the loss of revenu,
through the leasing of these lands.
House bin No. 223, to amend the
! law of 1905, relating to condemnation
+ proceedings. was passed by ~ to 0.
Councilman Sargent had a little fun
! of his own by moving to take NJ
| house bin No. 1876, the three-Cent far,
| bill. There was a general scramble t
move the tabing of the motion.
II House bin No. 116, an act to pro
vide for the registration Of births ant
| deaths, was passed by unanimous vote
/ /At o'clock the council went int
LeXccutive session,
! The council during the ~ lrning ses
sion passed house bill No. l6J. reiat
! ing to the forming of new school dis
| triCts, and house bill No. 1856, prohib
! iting the. sale of liquor to Indians,
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