Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1909-05-08
OPINIONS BY
ATTORNEY GENERAL
Taxation Of Sheep
and Payment of
Poll Tax
MEASURING RUNNING STREAM
Gauging Station to be Esta-
blished at the Head Of
White Rock Canon.

w 8NO\h SUAAVAAs
This is travelling administration.
The Capitol was almost deserted to-
day although Territorial Secretary
Nathan Jaffa returned last evening
from Trinidad, Colorado, and Territor-
ial Coal Oil Inspector S. B. Grimshaw
from Albuquerque, while Territorial
Treasurer M. A. Otero returned to-
tay at noon. Governor George Curry,
and Territorial Engineer Vernon Il.
Sullivan expect to return on Mon
day from Albuquerque, and Territorial
Travelling Auditor Charles V. Safford
and his assistant John J. Joerns from
Alamogordo. Territorial Superintend-
ent of Public Instruction James q.
Clark left this forenoon for Farming
ton, San Juan county, where ne VIII
address an education meeting. Terri
torial Auditor w. G. Sargent left at
the same time over the Denver ana
Rio Grande for his home in Ell Rlto,
Rio Arriba county. photographer }. b.
Stewart will leave on Monday for san
Juan county. Judge John r. Mcfle'
Supreme Court Clerk Jose D. Sena,
District Clerk Francisco c. Wilson and
Court Stenographer Mrs. G. F. McNltt
are at Taos. Captain of the Mounted
Police Fred FOrnOff went to CLOVIS,
Portales and Melrose. We're Boyle,
clerk in the Office OF Land Commls'
sioner r. p. Ervien is at Roswell on Of
fetal business. Attorney General
Frank w. Clancy is at Albuquerque.
District Attorney E. c. Abbott is at
Taos.
No Convict Labor.
At Albuquerque yesterday, Cover
nor Curry informed delegation OF Al
buouerune businessmen that no con-
yict labor would be available for some
time to work on the road that the city
OF Albuquerque is building to the New
Mexico University, but that the Terri
tory through it's road commission ana
its Engineer Sullivan would cooperate
as far as possible in the work.
incorporation.
Incorporation papers were filed to-
day by the Kermit Townsite Land and
Improvement Company Of Clovis, Cur
nv county. The capitalization is slo,-
600, divided into 1000 shares. The i'll
corporators and directors are: d. r.
Fitzhugh and J. s. Fitzhugh OF Clovis
and G. A. f. Parker of Hereford, Tex
as.
Important Opinions.
Upon the request OF Terrltorla
Superintendent J. E. Clark the fol
lowing important points have beer
passed upon by Attorney Genera
Frank w. Clancy in formal opinions
hereby attached:
Taxation Of Sheep.
Hon. J. 4. Clark, Territorial Super
intendent OF Public Instruction
Building.
Dear Sir--I have your letter Q
yesterday in which you ask whethe
under section 35 of Chapter N of th'
laws of 1897, sheep owned by resi-
dent OF a school district, which ar
grazing in other portions OF tn
county, are subject to the specia
levy of taxes in the school district i
which the owner resides I would b
< inclined to the opinion that they ar
50 subject, were il not for the expl
cit language Of the last paragraph 9
the section referred to which dc
clares that AL property, persona
and real, situated in each school dis
trict, not otherwise exempt by Law
shall be subject to the three mill
levy, and also the sinking fund bon
levy, and also the levy authorized b
the school directors, or boards Of et
ncation Of each district for the pul
pose Of this act and no further"
am compelled therefore to say tina
only the property situated in tn
school district is subject to the schoe
district levy.
X Very respectfully,
(Signed) FRANK w. CLANCY,
Attorney Genera
Collection Of Poll Tax.
Hon. James e. Clark, Territorial 81
perintendent Of Public instruction
Santa Fe, New Mexico.
Dear Sir-Your letter Of the Is
instnat, has been received. Will
the law is silent as to when the Ii;
bility to the payment of poll tax a
crues, yet. as the lists of persons $
liable must be posted on the fir
a Monday in February, am unable
see how man who Is less tina
twenty-one years Of age on that da
can be, properly, included in the list
He Is not liable at that time undt
the law, and the lists must contai
the names only of persons who al