Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1909-02-04

place the present statute for the pro-
lection Of the artesan waters of New
Mexico. Any owner of well who
does not case and cap it so that its
flow may be arrested or who permits
the water to be wasted shall be
deemed guilty of misdemeanor un-
Ger the proposed measure. The act
prohibits the water from a we'll being
conducted more than mile and a
half in an open ditch or two and a
half miles in pipes, this section being
aimed at a project to store and sell
; the waters from artesian wells on
large tracts to consumers at dist
ance. The act directs the governor
OF the territory to appoint a we'll SUI
pervisor for each county in which ar.
tesian water is known to exist, whose
remuneration and expenses shall be
provided by taxing each artesian well
S. year. The act provides for in
specton, the keeping of records of in
spections and for permits which must
be obtained before work of drilling or
repairing well can be commenced.
The penalty clause provides for fine
of from $25 to $100 for each separate
otfense against the act, each day in
which any of the provisions of the act
shall be violated, to be considered
separate offense. There are thirty
sections in the act making provision
for minor regulations.
House Bill No. so, by Chavez of
Bernalillo, by request, an act to de.
fine and punish larceny of gas, cleo
tricity, etc., and the appliances used
to produce the same. Referred to the
committee on corporations.
House Bill No. 81, by Walter, an
act to provide for vendors lien on
personal property. Referred to the
committee on judiciary.
House Bill No. 92, by Chavez of 81.
ezra, an act regulating the pay OF Jur-
ors in justice OF the peace courts and
the fees of witnesses in such courts.
Referred TO the committee on judi
ciary.
House Bill No. SO, by Chavez of
iSerra, an act requiring all married
foreigners coming to the territory to
file with the probate court clerk mar
riage certificates showing that they
are legally married. Referred to the
committee on judiciary.
House Bill No. "a, by Brice, an act
to define placer mining claims and to
regulate the location thereof. Re
ferred to the committee OH mines and
public lands.
House Bill No. 95, by Sweezey, an
act to amend Section 8, Chapter 81,
of the Laws of 1907, relating to the
purchase of school books. Referred to
the committee on education.
Upon motion OF Baca, the rules We're
suspended and Council Joint kesolu-
ton No. 4, providing for the printing
of 500 statehood memorials TO be sent
to members OF Congress, was passed
unanimously. \
Council Bill No. IS, an act providing
for the punishment of those desecral-
ing graves or removing remains with
ou-. authority, which passed the Coun-
Gil yesterday, was referred by Speaekr
Miera to the committee on territorial
affairs.
Baca, for the special committee
when conferred with the Capitol Ex-
tension commission, reported that it
will. take $43,92O, instead OF $4,000
appropriated, to complete the capitol
extension; that it will require $4,000
to complete the executive mansion in
stead OF $4,000 appropriated for that
purpose; that $500 more is needed
than already expended to pay for the
land bought for the executive man.
sion and $3,50U to connect the cap
itol extension with the present main
building. This means deficiency ap-
preparation Of $33,2OO provided for in
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day. The report was adopted without
dissenting vote and was referred to
the committee on finance, the special
committee being discharged.
! By unanimous consent, Mullens in
troduced House Bill No. sc, an act
relating to the qualifications of voters
at school elections. Referred to the
committee on education. The bill pro-
vides that women of legal age shall
be permitted to vote at school elec.
tions, and also be permitted to serve
as school directors and county super
intendents of schools. The bill is es-
pecially aimed to validate the elec-
tion of women to be county school
superintendents as was done at the
last election by Colfax county.
A recess was taken until 2:30
O'Clock this afternoon. At 3 o'clock
1 the House will meet jointly with the
Council.
COUNCIL.
Thursday Afternoon.
! Every member was present. House
Joint Memorial No. | was reported ia
vorably by the committee on judi
ciary 1t asks Congress to approve
the act of 1907 for the refunding to
each county the excess it has paid
Into the territorial treasury on the