Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-02-01
BILL GOES
THROUGH THE
COUNCIL
MIERA AMENDMENT TO
THE JURY LAW OF 1905
Sargent Introduces New Bond
ing Law Aimed to Do Away
With, All Personal SuritieS,
The Morning Journal Bureau. |
Santa Fe. n. NJ. Jan. 81. |

The Morning Journal Bureau.
Santa Fe. y. NJ, Jan. 81
Although this il the eleventh day
of the legislative session, the council
today passed its first bill, While very
little actual legislation is usually ac-
complished during the first two
weeks of any session, this one has
been remarkable in the absence OF
any actual legislation thus far. This
has been due in the first place to the
! disagreement and tedious delays in
settling the employe question and to
the effort to railroad through the dis
trict attorney bill, which now rests
/ in the council
| The first council bill to be passed
went through at the brief morning
session today by the unanimous vote
of the eleven members present. Mr.
Murry being absent 1t was council
1 bill No. /, the Miera amendment to
I the jury law of 1905 The bill camo
in on a recommendation from the iu-
1 dietary committee, and was passed
without amendment.
The text of the bill follows i'm full:
Be it enacted by the legislative assem-
| bly, of the territory of New Mexico:
Sec. /. That section three of chap
Ter lLo o tthe laws or the thirty
slNlh ieglsiatiVe assembly De ana the
same hereby is amended to read as
lolloWS'
Sec 3. That it shall be the duty
OF the several judges OF the district
courts TO appoint at least once year
LOT the several counties oI the terri
torS "here courts ar eto pc held, thfee
| persons OF INTEGRITY ana good repute'
VINO are qualllled 10 serve as Jurors
unoer the provisions OF TINS act, not
more than TWO OF them shall belong
TO the same political party to consti-
tute a Jury commission FOR said coun-
w. lor PERIOD or Twelve months
next succeeding the date When such
appointments shall take eIlect.
sec :. Ihat section tlVe OF chapter
~ on the laws OF the thirty-SiNth
legislative assembly, DC ana the same
nerepS IS alhsnded oy striking OUT
ulereiroIh' IN llhes llIleeh ana SIN
teen thereof the WORDS, as explained
10 US py the JuuSe OF the dlstrlct
court
sec. .. That section nine OF said
ichapter De ana me same hereby is
| amended oy striking OUT lhe tirSt zen
words theteoI' ana inserting IN lleu
thereoI the following words NOT
more thah ninety DAYS ana by strlK-
lns OUT IN lhe Iltn lahd slNlh llhes OF
sald sectloh the Following words; 'At
Ieast tnree OF the representative cltl-
Gems OF the county anu ana by add-
ing at tne ehd OF salu sectoh the lol-
lowing PROVIDED however thal the
place OF sald drawing shall not neces-
saflly De at the county seat OF sald
county pul may pe AT Sucn olnef
pace convenient TO the presiding
Judge, as shall be fixed by said no.
tlce.
Sec. 4. That section eighteen OF said
chapter De ana the same hereby Is
amended TO read as Follows;
sec -. The names OF all persons
on any lst Tor any one year ana VINO
nave not served during such year
shall De SUBJECT to be placed on the
llst Ior the succeeding year nut the
name OF no person VINO mas served as
a Juror IN any court OF record IN SAID
district during any year. shall be
paced on the llst Tor the succeeding
year; II comparison shows that any
Such person mas Deeh selected ana
ms name placed on such list In viola
ton of this section, his name shall be
expunsed from the list by the presid-
ing Judge ana taken from the said
boxes OF Wheels IN the manner hereln-
Detore provided Tor the examination
and direction or the names on said
lists ana In said boxes and wheels,
ana the names OF all persons who have
died' or VINO nave otherwise become
disqualified, shall be eXpunged from
sald lists ny the presiding Judge, and
IT drawn from said boxes or wheels
when the names for jurors are being
drawn shall be disregarded and de-
stfoyed.
Sec. 3. That section twenty of said
chapter be and the same hereby Is
amended by adding at the end thereof
the followlng Provided, however
that If 1t be impossible to secure the
prompt attendance of any one or
more commissioners by reason OF sick
ness, distance from the county seat
or other cause, 1t shall be within the
discretion of the court to appoint 9th
er commissioners to serve In lieu OF
such absentees, for the purpose of this
section, but any person so appointed
to fill such vacancy shall belong to
the same political party as such abb
sentee."
Sec. 6. All acts and parts of acts in
conflict herewith are hereby repealed,
adm this act shall take effect and be
In force from and after its passage
and approval.
Councilman Sargent Has Bonding Bill.
Councilman Sargent of Rio Arriba
county, this morning introduced bill
OF amend the laws relating to the
bonds to be furnished by territorial
and pOnutV officials The hill io a