Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-02-06
SANTA FE DESERTED
BY LEGISLATORS
TODAY
GENERAL CLEARING OUT
FOR F0UR-DAY RECESS
New County Salary Bill Ready
10 Go in Keeps Limit al
S4,500i Work Under Way
fol Demonstration arms.
Morning Journal Burean,
The Palace Hotel. 7
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Santa Fc is deserted today, tnere
having been n general clearing ont of
legislators, politicians and lobbyists, al
having taken advantage of the -four
DAYS recess to go home for Il yaea-
non and change of scene.
The somewhat nrisk wlndup of the
week has been followed BY a decided
mn and therc is a feeling now that
mile win be done in the way Of leg
islation for several days, or until the
fare Of the statehood bill has been
definitely decided. This, II is eSpec4
ted viii be determined during the
coming week.
New county Salaries iBii.
A substitute has been Introduced in
committee in the council Tor the two
county salary bills designed to raise
the salaries Of assessors and collec-
tors in certain classes of counties. This
bin holds the $500 limit ON all
counties. Its text is as follows.
Council substitute for council bills
Nos. s6 and 81, entitled An act
relating TO fees of county t%reasurers
and ex-officio collectors ana county
assessors"
BE it enacted by the legislative as
sembly Of the territory Of New Mex
leo.
section Hereafter tho assessors
and treasurcrs and cx-officio collec-
tors Of the various counties of the
territory of New Mexico shall each be
allowed compensation for services
rendered as such as follows: Upon all
moneys collected annually ON ae-
count of taxation for the first one
hundred thousand dollars. for per-
eentum. for all MONEYS collected over
one hundred thousand dollars and not
exceeding n hundred and fifty
thousand dollars, three per centum:
for all moneys collected over one hum
dred and fits thousand dollars ana
not exceeding two hundred thousand
dollars, two ana one-haF per centum;
for all moneys collected over two hun
drcd thousand dollars. two per cent
UNI Provided, that all commissions
over and above forty five hundred
dollars for any one year shall be
turned into the county treasury for
the credit of the county general fund.
t'NllOil cit Nlltli ut lilt iUIA oil
collector, tho county treasurer and ex-
officio collector to certify to the board
Of county commissioners. quarterly,
the ttal amount of moneys collected
for all purposes, and said board shall
t%hereupon audit the account of the
assessor and shall issue to him in pay
ment for services rendered an
amount equivalent to the compensa-
ton provided for IN this act. and pro-
vided that no payments shall be made
for services rendered during any one
year in excess of the Sum of forty
five hundred dollars, and, any surplus
over aud above forty-five hundred
dollars shall be turned into the credit
Of the county general fund. 1t IS
hereby made tho duty Of the county
treasurer ana CX-officio collector to
deduct the commissions herein pro-
vlded for belonging to the assessor
from the general collections before
distribution Of funds is made. and
Keep the same apart as a separate
iuhd TO be known as the "assessor's
commission fund.- The commissions
he~felnaboVc allowed to the treasurer
ana ex-ofticio collector may he re-
tanned by him. except that he is here
by required to turn into the credit Of
me county general FUND all amounts
VI SAID commission in excess Of forty
iiVe hundred dollars.
Section 3-Thc assessor shall also
De allowed a commission Of four per
'entum upon all moneys collected on
account of mercantile or occupation
iiffnSgS l.at plan ,,,tL l- .,4stl.l e.