Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-05-29
HIGH SCHOOLS IN
COUNTIES ARE
PROVIDED FOR
BY SENATE
Measure Requiring Public Of
ficials to Issue Detailed FL
nancial Statements Also
Passed Yesterday Afternoon
GOOD ROADS AND
CORRUPT PRACTICE ACTS

Especial Telegram 10 the Hcrald.l
SANTA Fe n N Nay 2e--rhat the
senate h pursuing j iegslntive course
fn accordance with he platform n
the Republicans. has been demonstrat-
ed during tho past few days by the
party measures thai have been pro-
posed and hfve been acted upon. For
instance four bills hy Mr Holt. up
FOR consideration this Afternoon, proc
vide for state and county bond issues
FOR good roads. q read and bridge act
ana staso tax On automobiles
YeAterdny Afternoon the scnate
PASSED senate substitute for senate
bin No 20. which in effect provides
for the creation nf county high
schools ln counties oi over 1000 pop
ulntinn. 10 ALSO pa seed Hcnete sub-
stitutc for senate bil So. iS, prOvid-
Ing taat public oiliuiuls must publish
financial statemeRls showing clearly
how their offices aro acing conducted
And among thc NV measures that
were introduced Wns senate hin No.
1A2 bg Mr.. Bowman creating an in-
surcncc department under the state
corporation conmifsion and sonute
bin No. 1873 by Mr. clark, ahoiishing
the present Office And repeating the
present law
Mr. Champion then introduced SEN
ate bill NO. lHt. providing for 81 direct
primary election modelled along the
primary election las noM in emecs IN
many cf the states.
Mr.. Crampton. jus before the sem
ate adjourned, introduced BY unAni-
NOUS consent sanlete hill No iRS. a
corrupt practices act This was taken
from the criminal code Of the state
bar association and inflicts severe
penalties for corruption az tho polls
eic.
The measure provding for the pub-
lication az hnaneial statements by
public officials - an important bill and
was drafted by The committee on pri-
waite county and municiral corpora
IONS "a iE o. fuifE
fSe u enacted Ay the legislature of
the state of New Mexico.
section within ten days from and
after tire first 6uy or December IN
each year the treasurer of the state Of
New Mexico ana the treasurer Of each
county and of each Incorporated ciBy.
town or yislaga n the state. shall
publish, under oath, a complete and
detailed statement of receipts and
disbursements Of his office during the
preceding fiscal year.
See. 2. such statement hy the state
ti'hrAfft hNNN hf NANtiobNA oIftt Only
ia some daily neWspaper of general
circulation in the state, and such
statements by lrcasurers of the seg-
erll counties and of Incorporated cit
les, towns and Villages shall be pub
iished once only i0 some newspaper
OF general circulation within the
county. city. town or village for which
any such statement may be acting.
The expense OF such publication by
the state treasurer shalls be paid out
Of the contingent expense fund of his
onlcc, and the expense OF suca publi-
locations In the several counties and
Incorporated cities towns and vllinReF
of the state shall be paid out OF the
general expense fund thereof
Sec. 3. ANY 0tiicer designated by
this act failing i0 comply with the
requirements hereof shall be deemed
guilty Of a misdcmcanpr, and upon
conviction shall be lined in sum NOT
less than twenty-five dollars nor more
than one hundred dollars
Tho senate reror.ed frnli commit
tees yesterday a number of important
meaumenFures which will take their
place upon the calendar for consider
alton. Am0ng other bills Introduced
was one hy Mr. Navarro for the ud.
justWcnt nf county boundary line dia-
pnsea and another defining the offense
OF libel
Mr. Panky introduced bin "a
amend the pres,iN gnrnlshmont law