Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-02-15
Council Has Worked Way Half
Through New Tax Statute,
Bills TO Tax Express and
Telegraph, Companies,
HOUSE HEARS BILL TO
CREATE FORAKER COUNTY
New Division Proposed Out OF
Parts of CoIfax and Union
Counties With Folsom as
County Seat,
The Morning Journal Bureau
Santa Fp N NJ Eeb 14I

Inc morning JOJ ullldI bultdu,I
Santa Fe, N. NJ. Feb. 14.I
Both houses of the Legislature this
afternoon adjourned until Monday
morning next, the adjournment being
taken on account of the trip to Tor
rance Friday which will be taken by
large majority of the members =
Many New Bills in House.
The house held short session this
afternoon at which Mr., Abbott of
Santa Fe secured the passage of his
bill, house bill No. ., under the pro-
visions of which incorporated cities.
towns and villages are empowered to
issue bonds to the limit of 100000,
for sanitary purposes, for the con-
struction of water works and for
street Improvement, There was no op-
position to the bill
A number of new bills were intro
duced, several of them important
ones.
The first was house bill No. 81. by
Speaker Baca, an act to amend sec
ton 1872 of the compiled laws of
1897, relating to the disqualification Of
Of persons convicted of certain crimes
from holding office This bill is said
to be aimed to relieve a Santa Fe
county Official now said to be holding
office in Violation Of the statute ahd
whose case Is before he court. The
bill viii probably attract a good deal
Of attention.
House bill No. 50 was introduced by
Mr.. AldriCh, being an act to punish
blackmail and for other purposes.
House bill No. Sc, by Mr.. Studley,
an act relative to special school taxes.
House bill No. 81, by Mr.. Studley,
providing for the collection of the poll
tax.
House bill No. SS. by Mr., Bern
baum, an act to regulate the practice
of land locating and surveying and to
create board of examiners for per-
sons engaging in such practice in New
Mexico
House bin No. 50. by Mr.. Abbott,
of ColfaX, an act to establish the Old
Governors palace i'm Santa Fe in the
hands of the Ladies' association of New
Mexico.
House bill No. 90, by Mr.. Padilla,
to repeal section l543 Of the COM
piled laws Of 1897 and for other pun
pgses
To Create Foraker County
/.
Lbn No. 81 which eXcites a good deal
of interest This is a bill to create the
county of Foraker" out of portions
of ColfaX and Union counties, with
Folsom as the county seat. 1t Is
proposition which has not come before
| the legislature in any definite form
before. and no action is looked Tor
on the BIZ! at this session.
House bill No. 90, by Mr.. Filemon
! SANCHEZ, Is an act to amend sub-Sec-
! ton 1 Of section 4ll1 Of the COM
! piled laws.
House bin No. 90, by Mr. Beach,
an act to tax telegraph companies and
providing for a valuation of 500 per
mile for single wire lines and SO per
mile for each additional wire.
House bill No "a. by Mr.. Beach, an
act relative to the sale of Intoxicating
! liquors on trains.
House bill No %, by Mr.. Beach, an
act to amend section 259l of the COM
piled laws, relative to the duties oil
the auditor.
All of these bills were referred in
order with no action beyond reading
! by title.
Election Law Committee Meets.
The house adjourned until 10
o'clock Monday morning and meet
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nraItliis oi al, ~ es,ion Tbe
ita'E lil,ll,eu.ateiE ,,ii i la, tn int,oduce
its bill during the coming week.
Bill to Tax Express Companies.
In the council this morning Mr..
sargent ol n'p ~ ~" coui''s t',,'o ,,ro
uuUeu counc'. pl'i ~, w. "r' ,ra.'s p,
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companies 99ihs pus,lesS -. Nv ,r,.aS. -
lco. me p,ll ptUN'ueH ''ta, a. H.rito
conipanies sndll ii.e m,.l siie ", ,,,.
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ana that Doaru oI apPra'sefSS sseSo,o, ng "l