Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1911-03-14

dissolution papers in the territorial
secretary's office. The company's
headquarters are at Alamogordo and
A. S. Pierce is the treasurer and stat
utory agent.
Farmers Association.
Articles of incorporation have been
filed in the territorial secretary's Of
fee by the New Mexico Farmers AS
sociation, whose Office is at Anthony,
Dona Ana county, and of which R. E.
Bowden is the agent. The new COM
pany is organized for the purpose of
mutual instruction and discussion in
the operation of farms in the Rio
Grande Valley for the purpose of deal
ing in real estate, ETC., and to get bet
ter markets for produce. 1t is capi-
talized at $4,000 of 5000 shares at
IS. Five hundred of these shares are
to be in Series AZ. only one share
sold to each member of the company
and 300 shares are to be known as
"Series B." The shareholders and in
corporators are ]. S. Brooks, 61; R. E.
Bowden, 81; c. E. Miller, 81; J. G.
McNary 81; R. Nietzschman, 81;
Tony A. Ferlet, II; d. ]. Jones, /, and
P. H. Mailey, 1. The company is to
endure so years and the board of di-
rectors are to be chosen by the stock
holders of Series A stock.
Curry Appointed.
Governor Mills announced today
that he had appointed former Govern.
or George Curry to represent New
Mexico at the ceremonies attending
the opening of the Roosevelt dam i'll
Arizona at which former President
Roosevelt will be present. He also
appointed Mr.. Curry to represent the
territory at the convention of the
Trans-Continental Good Roads Socie-
ty which meets in Phoenix, March 81.
Only Poll Tax Payers Can Vote.
Superintendent J. E. Clark has sent
the following circular letter to county
superintendents on the subjects of
school officers and making of special
1evies:
Gentlemen
Next Monday, A-arch 18th, the
school directors are required accord
ing to Section 1923 of the Compiled
Laws of 1897, as amended, to post no.
tice Of election to be held by them on
the first Monday in April by the quail
flied voters of each district for school
directors. If conditions are regular in
each district in your county only one
director need be elected at this next
election and he for term of three
years. Please study the conditions in
each district in your county and in
struct your directors definitely as to
what is required in that regard; the
number of officers to be elected and
the term of each and also who are
qualified voters at such election.
Call attention of the directors to the
provision of law-making their failure
to call the election, post notices there
for, and carefully certify the result OF
such election malfeasance in office
the penalty for which is given in Sec
ton 1882, Compiled Laws of 1897.
In the event that any of your dir
ectors fail to post notices on the date
specified by law, let it be understood
that the date March 18th, is largely
directory and if notices are posted or
the following Monday and the election
held on April third, such election
would be declared regular by the
courts provided it cannot be proven
that the results of such election would
have been different had the notices O.
same been posted at the time specified
by law, March 18th. The purpose o.
the notice is to give information tt
the electors. If such information II
given by posting notices few dayi
later than the date specified by tn
law the result of the election held OF
April third will hold good.
Please emphasize with your direct
ors fact that If protest concerning rt
suit OF the election is to be given cor
slderation it must be filed in your O.
flee within thirty days after the dat
of the election.
Scnool elections are not governed b
the general election law providing fo
the printing and registration o: bs
lots. 1t is well, however, to have ba
lots printed. In any event the nam
of the candidate and the length {
term for which he Is to be electe
should appear on the written or prin
ed ballot in order that there may b
no misunderstanding as to the result
A legal elector at school distrit
election is legal voter residing in tn
school district who has paid his po
tax for the current year in said di
trict.
The term of office of the director
elected April third begins on the fir
Monday in May.
The oath taken by the newly electe
directors should be administered
the judges holding the election provi
ed such judges are the directors ser
ing the district at the time of sue
election. An oath taken before N
tary Public or other person qualifit
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