The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-01-23


ted to the legislatures of the various
states. This proposed law, as well
as one providing for the return of sta
tistics relating to divorce proceedings
has been published by the officers OF
= Congress, and is submitted herewith
as part of this message
There can be no doubt as to the
great desirability of uniform laws
throughout the United States in re-
gard to this AID some other important
subjects. nor is there n doubt the
proposed law is better than that now
on the statute books of his Territory.
/ strongly recommend that both
the laws proposed iby the National
Congress on Divorce be given serious
consideration by the Legislature, and
hat they be passed as nearly as pos
may be found consistent with the
special need of this Territory.
Poll Tax.
AT the general election held in 1904
there were more than $4,000 votes
cast, and it is safe to assume that all
these voters were liable to poll tax.
At the same election about 65, 900
voters were registered, and it is safe
to assume that of the %. 900 in round
numbers VINO did not vote, a large
percentage were also liable for poll
tax. However, Notwithstanding these
figures, for the year 1904 there was
collected by the different clerks of the
school districts of the Territory, and
paid into the hands of the county
treasurers, VINO are ex-officio treasur-
ers of the various school boards in
their respective counties, only $11, S91
and for 1905, II. 1852. From this show
ing it is apparent that a large amount
of money, more than $4,000 per an
num-. does not fad it's way into tae
hands of county treasurers for the
benefit of school funds, either thru
failure to collect by clerks of the diff
school boards, or if collected,
not properly accounted for.
This condition is no doubt partially
the fault of our statutes, and l would
therefore recommend hat he law as
it now exists be so amended as to in
sure a better collection of this tax.
County and School District Bonded
Indebtedness.
The records of the several counties
and school districts, in reference to
and school district bonded in
debteless in past years, has been vel
ry loosely kept. The proper records
are now being placed in the offices of
the respective county t~reasurers; but
to insure proper records l would rec
that a law be enacted requir-
proper officers of both county and
districts, wnen issuing new
bonds, r%efunding old bonds or funding
floating Indebtedness, to file in the of
of the Travelling Auditor a certi-
ficate setting forth in full the transact
tons. and giving full data regarding
amount of the issue, the law I'M
which issued, the number and
of respective bonds, date, ma
optional period, rate of il
and purpose for which bonds
CAO ASSuSu- III CASE Vi ACIuIQlHS
Indebtedness, a full and COM
plete list comprising such Indebted
ness, and such information and data
70 be entered in a record provided for
hat purpose in the office of the Trav
cling Auditor.
Bonds of Territorial and County
Officers.
| would recommend that Section l.
Chapter LOG, laws of 1905, entitled An
let to provide for the Furnishing of
Proper Bonds by Territorial and Coun
y Oficials," be amended by adding
ne twelfth line a comma in place of
he colon and adding the following
words: land all such bonds shall be
n form as prescribed n approved
~ the Attorney General"
AID | recommend that Section 2
i've to the bonds given by municipal :
md county treasurers be amended to
the bonds given by such coun I
y t~reasurers as c~ustodians of the
funds, and that the amount of
III bonds for municipal and county
and for county t~reasurers
IS custodians of the school funds, be !
IS per centum of the aggregate
made during the ~precedingI I
rear, instead of twenty-five per cent. &
At some seasons of the year there is
more money on hand thar t~wenty-fve
Der cent of the yearly collection. /