Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1907-01-26
BILL THROUGH HOUSE
By Decisive Vote. Copy of
Measure to Restore Vot-
ers' Privileges.

UlSlIlCL dllOTHeyS anu lOf OCHeT pun
poses passed by the House yesterday
Mr.. Beach introduced the bin and wa
thoroughly cognzant of all of 1T!
provisions When asked about tn
bill he talked freely stating that i
was a measure which he considere,
for the general good of the people a
large and that there was absolutel
nothing in it to conceal. He was glat
to have it's contents made known, be
lieving that it would meet with gener
al approval Of the taxpayers all owe
the Territory. He could give no bet
ter explanation of the bill than it con
tanned within itself and willingly gave
a copyof the measure to the reporter
for publication.
The bill is as follows;
An Act With Reference to the Office!
Of District Attorneys, and for
Other Purposes.
Be it Enacted by the Legislative AS
sembly Of the Territory of New
Mexico
Section 4. There shall be a dis
trict attorney learned in the law
elected by the Legislative Council fol
the following districts, which shall
be as follows:
The counties of San Juan and Rt
Arrba shall constitute the first dis
trict attorneys district.
The counties of Mora and San Mi
guel shall constitute the second dis
trict attorneys district.
The counties of Quay and Guada
ldpe shall constitute the fourth dis
trlct attorneys district.
The counties of Santa Fe, Sandova
and Taos shall constitute the fifth
district attorneys district.
The counties of Bernalillo, 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
trlct.
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
years next preceding his election: he
shall hold his Office until his success
sor 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, certificate Of his
election, which shall be his authority
to act and discharge the duties of his
Office.
Section 3. Said district attorneys
when 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-
quired by district attorneys under the
law.
Section 4. Said district attorneys
shall receive the salary, fees and
emoluments now, or which may here
after be, fixed by law.
Section 5. At the next general
election to be held in the Territory
of New Mexico there shall be elected
in and for each Of the district attor-
ney districts hereinabove provided for
district attorney learned in the
law, who shall possess the qualif1ca-
tons herein provided for, and who
shall, upon qualifying as now pre-
scribed by law, assume the duties of
his cff1ce upon the first day of Janu-
ary, 1909, and shall hold said Office
for the term Of two years from and
after such date, or until his successor
shall have been elected and shall
qualify And district attorney for
each Of said districts shall in like
manner be elected at each ensuing
general election for 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 shall
have been elected and shall have quail.
ified 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 /
may designate any other per-
son learned In the law, to represent |