Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1910-11-05
AGREEMENT ON
JUDICIARY REPORT
Republican Conference Held
Harmonious and Interest
ing Session
SUPREME and DISTRICT COURT
Judges of Former Are to Have
a Term of Eight
Years.

"The judiciary" was the subject un-
der discussion in the Republican con-
ference, in the council chamber at the
capitol this forenoon. The utmost of
harmony and good feeling prevailed
and the changes made in the clause as
reported from the committee by the
majority, were practically unanimous
and after friendly discussion. The
conference even went so far as to in
sert in part a section recommended
in the minority report, empowering
the legislature to re-distrIct and In
crease the number of districts and dis
trict judges each ten years, at the first
legislative session after each U. S.
census.
Another change extends the term of
the supreme court judges to eight
years, but each judge, after the first
election, is to be elected at different
general election. The supreme court
judges are to receive $4,000 year and
the eight district judges $4,000 each.
An important amendment gives the
supreme court experimenting control
over all inferior courts.
An amendment also of great import
ance gives the district court such jur-
isdiction of special cases and proceed
ing as may be conferred by law. Such
special cases are those relating to
election contests, to condemnation of
lands, to grading of streets, 10 ap-
proving of bonds, to enforcing of
mechanic liens, to partition OF real es-
tate, and other instances of that ma
ture.
The sections referring to district at
torneys, district clerks, and to the ap-
portionment of districts were passed
over and will be taken up at future
conference, probably on next Tuesday.
The conference adjourned to Mon
day forenoon at ten o'clock.
These sections at present read as
follows:
District Attorneys,
Sec. "a. There shall be district at
torney for each judicial district, who
shall be learned in the law, and who
shall have been a resident Of New
Mexico for three (3) years next prior
to his election, who shall be the law
officer of the state and of the counties
within his district, who sha1i be elect.
ed at the general election for repre-.
sentatives in Congress, for a term of
four (4) years, beginning on the first
Monday of January next succeeding
his election and qualification, except
as otherwise provided herein, and wno
shall perform such duties and receive
such compensation as may be pre-
scribed by law; provided, that the leg
islature shall have power to increase
the number of such district ATTORNEYS
and prescribe the limits of the distric;
attorneys districts in any judicia
district; but no district attorney shall
be elected for any district of which
he is not resident
At the first election for state officers
held under this constitution, there
shall be elected in each judicial dis
trict a district attorney, who shall
Immediately qualify, as is now pro
vided by law for district attorneys
and who shall hold office until foul
(4) years from and after the frs
Monday in January, 1918, and there
after until his successor shall be elect
ed and qualified.
District Clerks.
Sec. 25. Until otherwise provided
by law, a county clerk shall be elect
ed in each county, at the general elec
tion for representatives in Congress
for the term of four C4) years, begin
ming on the first Monday OF Januar!
next succeeding his election ant
qualification, except as herein other
wise provided, who shall keep all tn
public records, books and papers o
the county, record conveyances, ant
perform the duties of clerk of the dis
trict and probate courts, for the coun
ty in which he was elected, and sucl
other duties as may be prescribed b.
law.
Eight Districts.
Sec. 26. The state shall be divide
into eight (S) judicial districts, a
follows:
The First district shall comprise th
counties of Santa Fe, Rio Arriba, Sal
Juan and Sandoval
The Second judicial district shal
comprise the counties of Bernalill
and Mckinley.
The Third judicial district shaI
comprise the counties of Dona Ana
Luna and Grant.
The Fourth judicial district sha
comprise the counties of San Migue
Mora, Quay and Guadalupe.
The Fifth judicial district shall con
prise the counties of Roosevelt, Oh;
yes, Eddy and Curry.
The Sixth judicial district sha
comprise the counties of Torranc,
Lincoln and Otero.
The Seventh judicial district sha
comprise the counties of Socorro, VI
lencia and Sierra.
The Eighth judicial district sha
,,on+;oy, IN oommittaa of tha whole H.