Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1907-03-01

Of Roswell and the town OF Artesia
respectively, certain lands in school
sections for cemetery purposes. A
minority report opposing these bills
was also submitted. The Committee
on Territorial Affairs returned with
out comment House Bill Number 105
an act creating the Office OF bee in
spector and for other purposes.
The Committee on Education, Mr..
Abbott, Of Santa Fe, chairman, re-
ported favorably on House Bill Num-
Der ga, an act relative to selling in
toxicating liquors to minors.
The following bills were introduced.
House Bill Number 1877 by Mr.. Gal.
legos, an act to repeal chapter 5 of the
Laws Of 1905, relative to the boarding
OF prisoners and for other purposes.
The bill was read the first and second
time by title and ordered translated.
printed and referred to the Committee
on Penitentiary.
House Bill Number 1888, by Mr.. Green
an act defining the powers of school
superintendent in certain cases and
for other purposes. The bill was read
the first and second time by title and
ordered translated, printed and re-
ferred to the Committee on Education.
House Bill Number 139 by Mr.. Her.
rera, an act to amend Sections 4145.
1852 and 1858 Of the Compiled Laws
of 1897 relative to pawn brokers' The
bill was read the first and second time
by title and ordered translated, printed
and referred to the Committee on
Judiciary
| House Bill Number $40 by Mr..
Biernbaum, an act to amend section
| 1549 of the Compiled Laws of 1897
relative to poll tax The bill was read
the first and second time by title and
ordered translated, printed and re-
ferred to the Committee on Education.
House Bill Number 141. by Mr.. MI
era, an act to amend Section /, of
Chapter 100 of the Laws of 1905 rela.
| tive to the equalization of taxes among
counties and for other purposes. The
! bill was read the first and second time
! by title and ordered translated,
printed and referred to the Commit.
tee on Judiciary.
|
House Bill Number 142 by the FL
nance Committee, an act providing
funds and appropriations for the fifty.
ninth and sixtieth fiscal years and for
other purposes This is the general
appropriation bill' and is Of particu.
lar interest since it is supposed to con-
tain the necessary appropriations for
conducting territorial offices and in.
stitutions for the next two years. The
bill was read by title the first and
second time and ordered translated,
printed and referred to the Committee
on Finance.
House Bill Number LAB, by Mr Mira
bal, an act to amend Section 4141 of
Compiled Laws of 1897 relative to ped
dlers licenses. The bill was read the
first and second time and ordered
translated, printed and referred to the
Committee On Corporations.
| House Bill Number 144 by Mr.. Alb
bott, of Santa Fe, an act to provide
funds for the care of disabled firemen,
their widows and children and for
other purposes. The bill was read by
title the first and second time and or
dered translated, printed and referred
to the Committee on Territorial AT
fairs.
House Bill Number las, by Mr.
Beach, an act to provide for the inde-
terminate sentences of persons con
victed of feloniAs, their release on pa
role and defining the duties of the
board of penitentiary commissioners
and prison officials and for other pur-
poses. The bill was read the first
and second time by title and ordered
translated, printed and referred to the
Committee on Penitentiary.
Under bills on their third reading,
House Bill Numbr 40, previously in
troduced by Mr.. Beach was taken up
This is an act providing for the abol-
ishment of the mounted police force
and for other purposes. The bill, as
originally drafted, is as follows:
House Bill No. 40.
Be 1t Enacted by the Legislative As
sembly of the Territory of New
| Mexico:
Section /. That Chapter of the
| Session Laws of New Mexico of 1905,
entitled can act to organize and equip
a company of mounted police in the
Territory of New Mexico" approved
February 20, 1905, be and the same is
hereby repealed.
Sec. g. That the Governor Of New
Mexico shall offer standing reward
of one hundred ($100) dollars for the
arrest and conviction of any and all
persons who shall steal, embezzle, or
knowingly kill, sell, drive, lead or ride
away, or in any way deprive the owner
Of the immediate possession Of any
neat cattle, horse, mule, sheep, goat,
swine or ass; or who shall steal, en-
bezzle, or knowingly kill, sell, drive,
lead or ride away, or In any manner
apply to his own use any neat cattle,
horse, mule, goat, sheep, swine or ass.
the owner OF which is unknown; or
who knowingly purchases from anyone
not having lawful right to sell and dis
pose Of the same, any neat cattle,
horse, mule, sheep, goat. swine or ass.
Sec. 8. The Auditor Of the Terri
tory of New Mexico shall annually
make such territorial levy, based upon
the assessed valuation of propertv IN