The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1909-12-11
COMMISSIONERS PROCEEDINGS
Territory Of New Mexico
County Of Quay
Dncnnnhnr q Inna

The Honorable Board Of County Com.
m%issioners Of Quay County, New Mex.
leo, met In regular session. Presents:
!. N. Hodges, Chairman, aud Commits
sioucf W. A. Dodson.
The ballots being In for the herd law
election Of Precinct No. 22, the Board
now proceeds 10 canvas same. with the
following result. II was found that
80 votes were east, Of which number
For Herd Law" received thirty;
Against herd law" received two. The
Board now makes the following order.
T%ucumeari, New Mexico, December
0, 1908.
Once Of the Board Of County Com
missioners.
HERD LAW NOTICE ..
A majority Of the votes In Precinct
No. 20, Quay county, New Mexico, hav.
ing been east In favor Of herd law, ut
the election held December 2, 1909, II
Is hereby ordered by the Board Of Coun.
ty Commissioners Of said Quay County,
New Mexico, that from thirty days
from the date Of this order that all
neat cattle, horses, mules, asses, swine,
sheep and goats shall be prohibited
from running at large in said precinct,
and that this order shall continue in
force until repealed.
J. NJ Hodges,
Chairman, Board Of County Com
missionefs.
Attest; X. +. Donohoo, Clerk.
A petition being on Hle from the eiti.
,"ns Of Precinct No. 10, praying for
q heri law election In said precinct, and
It being found that Il had the required
number Of signers, the Board issues
he following notice:
HERD LAW ELECTION NOTICE
'~'ucumeari, New Mexico, December
o., 1909.
Office Of the Board Of County Com
missioneis.
II IN ordered that an election be
hcld on Monday, January 10, 1910, In
Precinct No. 10, at w. q. MAXWELL
store. AT Amiston, New Mexico, for
the purpose Of voting upon q herd law.
Those voters In favor Of herd law shall
have written or printed on their bal.
lots, "For herd law" and those oppos.
Cd thereto shall have written or printed
upon their ballots Against herd law. "
said election shall be conducted In all
respects In the same manner and the
returns thereof made aud canvassed, n
provided by law for the election Of
Justice Of the Peace. The following to
conduct said election are w. 4. MAJ.
we'll, e, w. White, aud W. II. Burns.
BY Order VI the Board OF County
Commissioners
J. NJ. Hodges, Chairman.
Attest: X. =. Donohoo. Clerk.
The Honorable ..osrd now sdjourns
until 1880 y. m.
J. M. Hodges, Chairman.
Attest; X. p. Douohoo, Clerk.
December o, 1909, i:30 p. n.
The Honorable Board Of County Com
m%issioners met pursuant to adjournment.
Present: J. NJ. Hodges, Chairman, and
Commissioners Dodson and stubbins;
Sheriff Ward and Clerk Donohoo.
J. W. Burlington, Road overseer Of
Precinct No. /, J. M. Griggs, Road
overseer Of Precinct No. 2, and J. w.
Furlow, Road 0vefseer Of Precinct No.
3, appear tefore the Board, and pre-.
sent their reports as such Road Over.
seers for the year 1909. After q
thorough examination and consideration
Of the reports, same were accepted and
approved; aud their accounts were or.
dered paid.
The following petition signed by
Joe. 3. Price ct al, was now presented
~"Tueumeari, New Mexico, December
I, 1903.
To the Honorable Board Of County
Commissioners;
We, the undersigned citizens Of Quay
County, do hereby petition that Sec
tion line running East and West be
tween Sections 80 and 81, Twp. 10, r
80, DO condemned ~ u public road, on
account Of bitches and w~ashouts. And
that half section line from East 70
West through the center Of section 80
Twp. 10, r. 80, be declared and open
ed up as a public road. For the reason
that there will be no impossible ditche,
and only moderate grades on said line.
After n thorough consideration of ths
matter 1t was granted as prayed for
The following road petition, signed
by J. A. Browning ct al, was nov pre-
sentedi
"To the Honorable Board of County
Commissioners Of Quay County, New
Mexico, Greeting; We, the undersigned
petitioners respectfully ask that q pub
lie road be ordered opened on the sec
tion line beginning at the terminal o.
south end Of the public road, r%unninI
from town Of Quay to the south lin,
Of Township Seven ~, Range thirt.
(30). Between Sections 30 and 80
thence due south on section line G dis
tanee Of twelve miles to the county lin
on south side Of Quay County, New
Mexico. This road crosses TOWNSHIP,
six 10y and Ave (5), Range thirty (30)
and tAFminataa nj Countv lima hatuaa