Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-02-15
Morning Journal Bureau.
The Palace Hotel.
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HanleN : DIl, mt ouuctu III tue Coul'
ell Thursday, for the creation of q
territorial natural resources commits
sion and providing for the investiga-
ton of the territory's natural re-
sources:
AN ACT PROVIDING FOR A NAT
URAL RESOURCES COMMISSION
AND A NATURAL RESOURCES
SURVEY OF THE TERRITORY
OF NEW MEXICO.
An act, entitled an act, establishing
a Natural Resources commission and
a Natural Resources survey of the
territory of New Mexico providing
appropriation therefor and for other
purposes.
Preamble.
Whereas the president of the Uni
ted States has called attention to the
great importance to the people of the
United States of the establishment of
a Natural Resources commission,
which shall consider the great nat
ural of the nation and to
devise mcans for their conservation
and the best methods for their flu
ture development. and the depart
mnnts OF the government arc taking
an active part in furthcring the OBJ
jects Of such commission in every
way possible by cooperative work.
And
Whereas all the great states Of the
union which established departments
Of their government. early in their
history under various names such as
Natural History surveys or Geologi-
cal surveys and have maintained con-
tinuously such surveys designed to
study the economic resources of the
ate have profted many fold be-
You'd the appropriations necessary to
maintain such urveys AND
Whereas. the governor Of New
Mexico has appointed n temporary
Resources commission for a similar
purpose for New Mexico and has rec
commended i'm his message to the leg
stature hat commission to be estab-
a permanent commission to be estab-
Iished by law charged with the i'm
portant work of conserving and de-
veloping the vast natural
or New Mexico which remain today
so undeveloped because of the lack of
knowledge concerning them. And
Whereas, the United States Geolog-
ical survey; to encourage the estab-
lishment of a survey for New Mexico,
has made a definite offer for coop
erative work Of IAN amount equal to
that appropriated by the territory of
New Mexico up to $1,000 There
fore;
BE it enacted by the Thirty-eighth
Legislative Assembly of the Territory
of New Mexico:
Section /. That for the purpose of
establishing a Natural Resources
commission and the making of a Nat
ural Resources survey of the territory
of New Mexico, the governor shal ap-
point within thirty days after the
passage of his act. three persons, no
two from the same judicial districts
of the territory of New Mexico, to
serve as members of a Resources
commission for the term of one. two,
and three years from the date OF theif
appointment, and one each year
thereafter for a period of three years
They shall each qualify, as the mem
bers Of the board of regents OF the
territorial institutions are required to
do. The governor and the director
of the survey, hereby established,
shall also be members Of said COM
mission. said commission shall meet
within thirty days after the late OF
their appointment II organize by
the election of a president, vice-pres- :
1dent, and secretary-treasurcr, ana IN ,
the absence of the president, the wee !
president shah preside. A majority ?
shall constitute n quorum for the +
transaction of business. The com ,
mission shall have power to make !
and regulations for its own I
and do such other things /
as may be necessary and proper for ;
the carrying out of the provisions OF ,
this act. Any vacancies which may .
occur in the commission among the !,
appointees. shall be filed by appoint :
ment by the governor. Of a member
the same district. for the uneX- a
pired term. I
Sec. ,. The members of the COM .
created by virtue of this act Il
shall each be entitled to their actual s
expenses during their attendance up I
On the meetings of the commission. :
md in coming to and returning from y
such meetings. v
Sec. 8. II shall be the duty of the g
commission 20 make an inventory OF il
he natural resources of the territory 3
iecurc authentic information as to z
waste or destruction that com n
mission as to remedial legislation. a
lreparc suggestions to be placed be- (
ore the tcrrit rial Legislature with a s
lew to securing the passage OF time
" n valuable laws for safeguard l.
ng not only the present but the fu- !,
.ure welfare of New Mexico, and to ],
n survey staff and attend to .
al administrative matters connected :
with the work of the survey estab- /,
ished and to appoint such necessary :,
to serve on the STAFF Of !,
he survey as may be nominated by +,
director on recommendation ofIh
he stan. and determine the amount !.
manner Of compensation TO be -
'aid to all officers and assistants for il
expenditures. :
Sec. 4. The object Of the survey n
lere by established under the commits \
shall be. First. Al examination q
4 the geological structure Of the ter a
itory ri New Mexico. including the o
distribution. order and care z
study OF the various rock strata.
With particular reference TO their 2
iehness in Goals. ores. ciays. natural Il
ertilizcrs. building stone. water. oils. q