Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-02-26

each Of the witnesses so summoned
by said sheriff Notwithstanding that
the anne of such witnesses may APP
pear in but one copy OF the subpoena
or II IL hereby made he
duty OF said sheriffs to attend all scs-
slons OF the probate court n scs-
sions of the bonrd OF county commits
sioners, which attendance shan BE-
paid 10 said shcriffs ont OF the gen
ernl county funds OF the county
wherein the services were rendered
1t ID also made the duty Of said sher-
ifs to attend at the trial or hearing
before justices Of the peace In Felony
eases. whore tho arrest ls made by
the sheriff. either With or without o
warrant, and IN such case no feer
shall be allowed to the constable; IN
case the arrest Is made by the con
stable no fers shall IN such case be
allowed 70 the sheriff, which said att
tendance sllnll he paid as herein pro.
vlded out OF the general county funds.
bal, such shnriffs shall no be allowed
any compensation for attending al the
trial OF any misdcmeanor case befor..
any Justice OF the peace, unless said
sheriff shall have made the arrest IN
such misdcmeanor case, In such case
such sheriff shall be allowed the fees
In such misdemeanor case and the
constable shall not be Untitled 10 re-
cciyn any fees W such case.
Section 2. That section one OF
chapter five Of the laws Of New Mex
leo for the year 1899 Is hereby
amended by striking out tho word
fifty" in the last line Of said Sec
ton one, and inserting In len there
Of the word "scventy-five, and bS
adding after the word each IN saie
line, the Following: provided, how
ever, that for all prisoners In excess
~ ten fed during any day, said sher-
VIZ shall he allowed at tho rate Of 30
cents per day each only for those In
excess of ten
Section 3. This act shnll be in force
and effect from ana after its passage
and all acts and parts of acts Ia con
flfct herewith nre hereby repealed
Mr.. Hanley this afternoon reported
from the committee N finance a SUBJ
stitute resolution for house joint
resolution No. 4, extending thanks to
the president OF the United states.
those members of the house Of repre-
scntatives who voted FOR the state
hood bill, the members Of tho SEN
ate. the governor, and the members Of
the statehood committee who worked
for the passage Of the bill, for their
efforts on behalf Of New Mexico's adj
mission to the union. The commit
tee substitute for the house resolu-
ton provides that the thanks of the
legislature shall be transmitted 10
the president and the members Of
mgr who favored the BIN by tel
eKrnph.
Before adjournment the council
passed council bin No. ~. by Mr..
Moffitt, providing power for the som
missioner Of public lands. to grant
rights Of way through lands owned
by the territory Of New Mexico TO
railroads. telegraph and telephone
lines The council also passed eoun-
ell bin No. sc. BY Mr. Navarro.
amending the law relating to the
changing OF county seats,
This bill makes II considerably
more difficult 20 change a county scat
than Is tine case under the existing
statute. and MIR. Navarro introduced
the bill with specific intention of om-
barraasing the efforts Of those zen
tlemen who desired to transfer the
county seat of Mora county from tho
town Of Mora TO the town of Wagon
Mound The council listened TO PEE
titions from citizens Of Guadalupe
county. objecting TO the further d.
vision of that county by tho bin ere
ating TAFT county and also Go n mum
Der Of petitions fnyoring the passage
of a local nptinn llnnor law.