Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1911-02-21
WHAT COMMISSIONS
ARE ALLOWED
Mr.. Clancy's Opinion of In
terest to Treasurers and
Assessors.
WISCONSIN IS WAKING Up
VIII Soon Be as Up-to-Date In
Educational Matters as New
Mexico.

Acting Governor Jaffa today ap-
pointed Manuel A. Miera, of Pima
Taos county, a notary public.
For the Treasury.
Territorial Treasurer M. A. Otero
has received the sum of S117 from
Game and Fish Warden Gable.
Land Entries.
The following were the land entries
yesterday at the local land ofhces:
Ramon Montoya. Wagon Wound, Mora
county; Winifred Kilburn and Fred
c. Wright, Moriarty, Torrance county;
John T. Kehl, Los Tanos, Guadalupe
county: Emil c. Haase, Stanley, San
ia Fe county; Charles Franz, Ration,
Colfax county; Jose B. Duran, Ortlz,
Colo: Fern R. Lamy, Lucia, Torrance
county.
For Horse Stealing.
Word has been received from Pen
asco, Taos county, that Mounted Po-
liceman Rafael Gomez, has arrested
Juan Mondragon for horse stealing.
Word was also received that witness
es in these cases have been asked to
pay the costs and that they are re-
luctant about appearing against horse
thieves in view of this condition.
Wisconsin Waking UP.
superintendent of Public Instruc-
ton 7. E. Clark has received educa-
tional magazines which tend to show
that the state of Wisconsin is waking
up in educational legislative matters
and may soon be almost as up-to-date
as New Mexico For instance the edu
Gators in Wisconsin want the legisla-
ture to pass a bill that will prohibit
the change of text books oftenar than
every five years instead of every
three years as is the present law. 1t
eXacted for more frequent changes;
that board be appointed for the ex-
animation of county teachers who
seek certificates.
A new law is wanted to prohibit the
payment of funds to unlicensed in
structors and another suggested law
will remove the restriction of school
limits. These problems were solved
some time ago in New Mexico and ed
ucators in the middle west who come
out here are often amazed at the SUI
periority of the school system Of this
territory.
Back From Wagon Mound.
Superintendent J. E. Clark has re-
turned from Wagon Mound where he
attended the eight grade promotion
exercises and found the class of four
boys and four girls unusually strong
and we'll developed mentally. The
hall where the exercises were held
was packed and people from all over
the county were there. The stage
decorations were beautiful and the
class members wore ribbons of red
and white and near them were many
pretty banners. All of the class pass
ed with averages that entitle them to
second grade teachers certificates.
Mr.. Clark was enthusiastic about the
work of the principal Miss Mary Has
kett and also expressed satisfaction
that Wagon Mound and the county of
Mora appreciate this work by calling
for bids for modern four room
school buildings to be erected accord
ing to plans approved by the board
of education and the department of
public instruction.
On Saturday Mr.. Clark attended the
first meeting of the Mora County
Teachers Association and he said the
program carried out was unusually
strong. Twenty teachers were pres
ent and some came from as far away
as Halls Peak to attend the meeting.
Attorney Generals Decision.
Following letter is on the question
whether county treasurers and asses
sors are entitled to a commission on
the proceeds of the mill special road
tax. This is a question that was
raised some time ago and as 1t is evl'
IDENTIFY not we'll understood Mr. Clan
cy has again written about it, as fol
lows:
Santa Fe, N. NJ, Feb. 21, 1911. 3.
Hon. G. V. Stafford, Travelling Auditor
Alamogordo,
Dear Sir-I have today received
your letter of the 18th inst. asking
whether, in my opinion, county treas
urers and assessors are entitled to {
commission on the proceeds of the ;
mill special road tax.
Treasurers and assessors are not OF
the same footing as to their commits
sions. Treasurers, under Chapter IL
Of the laws of 1909, are entitled to !
per cent upon all taxes and licenses
collected or received by them, with
out regard to the origin of the ta1
or license. 1t is perfectly clear tina
the treasurers are entitled to a com
mission upon the proceeds of take!
generally, and this would include thu
special road tax of mills, which il
provided for in section 3 of chapte
119 of the laws of 1909, were it no
for the prohibition in the next section
against any officer receiving "an.
compensation for the receipt, handling
or disbursement of said funds" whicl
appears to include the proceeds of th
special levy of 5 mills as we'll as tn
money derived from the forest re
serves. | cannot therefore, believ
that the treasurers are entitled to
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