Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1910-10-29
INDIAN NIMRODS
ROUNDED Up
Ten of Them Had to Sell
Their Ponies to Pay
Fine
OPINION BY ATTORNEY GENERAL
State Life Insurance Company
Pays Judgment for $12,-
$780, IS.

Marshall ID. Lovelace, ranger on the
Datil forest, Socorro county, single
handed captured ten Pima, Ariz.,
Apaches, who were hunting without
license and were slaughtering game
He took them to Reserve. north of
Mogollon, where Justice of the Peace
Handy fined them $500 and costs.
The Indians sold their ponies and
equipment to pay the fine and then
left for Arizona. Another bunch of
Indians, Pueblos from Laguna. is be-
ing rounded up by Mounted Police
man J. B. Rusk and several deputy
game wardens in the Datils.
Notary PubIics Appointed.
Governor Mills today appointed JOS
eph Gill, of Clayton, Union county, a
notary public.
Judgment Paid in Full.
Supreme Court Clerk Jose D. Sena
today received from the State Life In
surance Company, the balance of the
Judgment of $12,S96.15 in favor of Mrs.
Pedro Perea, of Bernalillo. Sandoval
county, in suit to recover on a S1O.-
600 insurance policy on the life of her
late husband, ex-Delegate to Congress
Perdo Perea.
Opinion BY Attorney General.
Mr.. A. B. Honnold, Estancia, N NJ
Dear Sir-I have received your let
ter asking whether an irrigation dis
trict can be formed under Chapter 109
OF the Session Laws of 1909, for the
purpose of irrigating by the pumping
method, and also if a district can be
formed for such purpose, will the
powers given under the statute author
ize the district to issue bonds for the
purpose of defraying the expenses of
such matters as sinking and casing
wells, installing pumps and motors
and making wire connections with a
central electric power plant.
While it is possible that the legisla-
ture may not have had in contempla-
ton, when the act of 1909 was passed
the construction of irrigation works
to be operated by pumping methods,
yet ] am Of opinion that the act as
passed would authorize the organiza-
tion of an irrigation district for the
purpose of irrigating by that method
Section 2 of the act, among other
things, requires the petition, to be
filed with the board of county COM
mlssioners, to contain a statement of
the means proposed to supply water
for the irrigation of the lands" and
section IL requires the board of direc-
tors to employ competent engineer
to report upon the water supply avail
able for the district, which report
must be full and compete report of
all photographic data available and
relating to the stream, streams, or
other source of water supply from
which water for the district is obtain
ed" The language above quoted
seems to evince a legislative intent
to provide for the creation of irriga-
ton districts where water for irriga-
ton can be obtained by any means
whatever and is not limited to irriga.
ton works upon streams of water or
mere storage reservoirs. Therefore. |
answer your first question in the af-
firmative.
Your other question is as to wheth-
er such district so formed is author
lied to issue bonds for the purpose of
paying for wells, pumps and motors,
and making wire connections with an
electric power plant. If the statute
authorizes the formation of such an
irrigation district the benefits to be
derived therefrom would be practic-
ally of but little value unless the dis
trict can issue bonds to obtain mon
ey to make the proposed irrigation
scheme practically operative. Section
l5 OF the act is the one which pro-
vldes for the issuance of bonds, and
it declares that bonds may be so is.
sued for "the purpose of construct
ing or purchasing or acquiring neces-
sary reservoir sites, reservoirs, water
rights, canals, bitches and works, and
acquire the necessary property and
rights therefor" I believe that this
language is broad enough to cover the
expenses about which you ask. Posi-
bly, such proposition as the one you
speak of might need reservoirs, ca
nails and bitches, but certainly the
word works" as used in the statute
would cover the things for which you
wish to provide, that is, for the wells
pumps, motors and connections with
a power plant. The statute further
provides for acquiring necessary
property" which can be reasonably
held to cover these expenses and also
goes on to say that the bonds may be
issued for otherwise carrying out
the provisions of this act" Taking
all these together, there seems to be
no doubt that bonds can be issued for
the purposes mentioned in your letter
Yours very truly,
FRANK HI. CLANCY,
Attorney General.
JURY IN PEMBERTON-CLARkE