The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-01-29
An Act With Reference to the Offices
Of District Attorneys, and for Other

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An Act With Reference to the Offices
Of District Attorneys, and for Other
Purposes.
Be it Enacted by the Legislative AS
sembly of the Territory of New
Mexico:
Section 1. There shall be a dis
trict attorney learned in the law
elected by the Legislative Council for
the following districts, which shall
be as follows:
The counties of San Juan and Rio
Arriba shall constitute the first dis
trict attorneys district.
the counties of Mora and San Mi
guel shal constitute the second dis
trict attorneys district.
The counties of Quay and Guada-
lupe shall constitute the fourth dis
trict attorneys district
The counties of Santa Fe, Sandoval
and Taos shall constitute the fifth
district attorneys district.
The counties of Bernaliffo, Valencia
Mckinley and Torrance shall consti-
tute the sixth district attorneys dis
trict.
The counties of Socorro and Sierra
shall constitute the seventh district
attorneys district.
The counties of Dona Ana, Lincoln
and Otero shall constitute the eighth
district attorneys district
The counties of Chaves, Eddy and
Roosevelt shall constitute the ninth
district attorneys district.
The county of Luna shall consti-
tute the tenth district attorneys dis
trict.
The county of Grant shall constitute
the eleventh district attorneys dis
trict
Section 2. Each of the district at
torneys to be elected under this act,
shall reside in the district for which
he is elected, and he shall have been
resident of such district for two
wears next preceding his election; he
shall hold office until his successor
has been elected and has qualified in
the manner hereafter provided The
President of the Council shall give
to each district attorney elected by
the Council, a certificate of his cleo
ton, which shall be his authority to
act and discharge the duties of his
office
Section 8. Said district attorneys
wnen so elected. and when they have
qualified in the manner now provided
by law, shall perform all the duties
now, or which may hereafter be, re-
quiTed by district attorneys unyler the
law.
Section 4. At the next general cleo
ton to be held in the Territory of
New Mexico there shall be elected
in and for each of the district attor-
ney districts nerei1above provided for
district attorney learned in the
law. who shall possess the qllalifica-
tions herein provided for, and who
SHALL upon qualifying as now pre-
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his Office upon the first day of Janu-
ary, 1909, and shall hold said office
for the term of two years from and
after sucn date, or until his successor
shall have been elected and shall
qualify. And a district attorney for
each of said districts shall in like
manner be elected at each ensuing
general election for a like term of
two years commencing on the first
day of January next following the
date of such election, and shall hold
his office until his successor snail
have been elected and shall have quail
if1ed in the manner prescribed by
law.
Section 6. It shall not be lawful
for any county to employ any district
attorney other than the one provided
for by this act, unless such district
attorney shall be sick, absent after
being notified. or by reason of inter-
est disqualified from representing the
interest of the county; but in case,
of sickness or absence, such district
attorney may designate any other per
so1 learned in the law. to represent
him at any meeting of the Board of
County Commissioners IN any county
when his presence may be required
by the board and the person designat-
ed shall look to such district attor-
ney for his pay and not to fne county.
Section Z. II any vacancy shall oe-
cur in the Office of district attorney
the Judge or judges of the district
courts of the district attorney dis
trict In which such vacancy shall oc-
cur may appoint some person learned
in the law to act as district attorney
for such district until such vacancy
snail have been filled ia the manner
hereinbefOre provided.I
Section 9. Z any district attorney