The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-02-04
THE SECOND WEEK
IN THE LEGISLATURE
Council Bill No. |, Relating to the Selection of Jury
Commissioners. Passed but Little Else
Was Done

ond week of the Thirty Seventh Leg
islative Assembly closed with little
accomplished in the way of legislation
Council Bill No. 1, relating to the Sc
lection of jury commissioners was the
first bill to be passed. This bill pass
ed the council on Thursday morning
and was put through the house at
the short session on Friday afternoon
under a suspension of the rules. The
bill is as follows:
Be it enacted by the legislative assem-
bly, of the Territory of New Mexico:
Sec l. That section three of chap
ter 116 of the laws of the Thirty
sixth Legislative Assembly be and the
same hereby is amended to read as
follows:
Sec. 3. That it shall be the duty
of the several judges of the district
courts to appoint at least once year
for the several counties of the terri
tory where courts are to be neld, three
persons of integrity and good repute,
who are qualified to serve as jurors
under the provisions of this act, not
to the same political party, to consti-
tute a jury commission for said coun-
ty, for a period of twelve months
next succeeding the date when such
appointment shall take effect"
Sec. 2. That section five OF chap
ter 116 of the laws of the thirty-sixth
Legislative assembly. be and the same
hereby is amended by striking ou;
therefrom. in lines fifteen AID sixteen
thereof. the words, las explained to
us by the Judge of the district cour;.' -
Sec. g. That section nine of said
chapter be and the same hereby is
amended by striking out the first ten
words thereof, and inserting in lieu
thereof the following words; Not
more than ninety days. and by strik-
ing out the fifth and sixth lines of said
section the following words: AT least
three representative citizens of me
county and:" and by adding at the end
of said section the following: "Provid-
ed, however, that the place of said
drawing shall not necessarily be at
the county seat of said county but
may be at such other place convenient
to the presiding judge, as shall be fix
ed by said notice"
Sec. 4. That section eighteen of
said chapter be and the same hereby
is amended to read as follows:
Sec. Is. The names of all persons
on any list for any one year and who
have not served during such year
shall be subject to be placed on the
list for the succeeding year, but the
name of no person who has served as
a juror in any court of record in said
district during any year, shall be plac
ed on the list for the succeeding year,
If a comparison shows that any such
person has been selected and his name
placed on such list in violation of this
section, his name shall be expunged
from the list by the presiding judge
and taken from the said boxes or
wheels in the manner hereinbefore
provided for the examination and di-
rection of the names on said lists and
in said boxes and wheels and the nam
es of all persons who have died, or
who have otherwise become jisquali-
fed, shall be expunged from said lists
by the presiding judge. and If drawn
from said boxes or wheels when the
names for jurors are being drawn
shall be disregarded and destroyed.
Sec 5. That section twenty of said
chapter be and the same hereby is
amended by adding at the end thereof
the following: Provided, however,
that if il be impossible to secure The
prompt attendance of any one or more
commissioners by reason of sickness.
distance from the county seat or other
of the court to appoint other commits
sioners to serve in lieu of such eo-
sentees. for the purpose of this Sec
ton, but any person so appointed to
I'LL such vacancy shall belong to the
same political party as such absentee.
Sec. 6. All acts and parts of acts
In conflict herewith are HEREBY repeal
ed. and this act shall take effect and
be in force from and after its passage
and approval.
The council session hardly averaged
an hour a day during the week. and
the house did little better, but the
committees have been at work and
many of the members have been busy
drafting bills for presentation to the
legislature.
The fight against the governor has
not progressed as satisfactorily as
Mr. Bursum's friends desired or expec
ted. The pet measure of this faction,
the district attorney bill. Is stiIl hung
mp in the committee on Judiciary in
the council and the chances for ita