Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1912-06-25
THIRTEEN MILLS
IS TAX LEVY
Increase of Thirty Per Cent
Over Last Territorial
Rate.
GOVERNOR PARDONS BLOCK
Suit for $4,000 Salary Being
Heard in District
Court.

Thirteen mills is to be the tax levy
for the first fiscal year of the new
state. That is three mills more than
the last levy made under the terri
torial form of government State Au-
ditor w. G. Sargent today addressed
the following letter to the boards of
county commissioners OF each of the
twenty-siX countless
For the purpose of raising revenue
to pay appropriations made by law, for
state purposes and for state, charit-
able and penal institutions, | respect
fully request that you cause a levy of
eleven and one-half mills on the dollar
tc be made upon all the taxable prop
erty within your county; the same
when collected to be turned into the
state treasury to the credit Of the first
fiscal year of the state of New Mexico,
to be distributed by the state treas
urer as required by law.
For the purpose of raising revenue
for the various sinking funds and the
payment of interest on the state debt,
/ respectfully request that you cause a
levy of one and one-half mills on the
dollar to be made upon all the taxable
property within your county; the
same when collected to be turned into
the state treasury to the credit of the
first fiscal year of the state of New
Mexico to be distributed bye the state
treasurer by law.
Complying with an order of the
Sheep Sanitary Board, as required by
Sec. 8, Chap. 50, Laws 1908, you are
requested to cause levy of eight mills
to be made upon each dollar of the
assessed value of all sheep assessed
within your county; the same when
collected to be turned into the state
treasury to the credit of the Sheep
Sanitary Fund.
| respectfully call your attention to
the provisions of Senate Bill No. 172
as amended, in regard to school levies.
Respectfully yours,
". G. SARGENT,
State Auditor
State Funds.
State Treasurer o. n. Marion to-
cay received from Game Warden r.
c. de Baca, $3.50 for the game pro-
lection fund.
Bankruptcy Hearing.
Federal Judge Pope has signed an
order giving August as the final day
of hearing in the bankruptcy case Of
George ]. Fredericks of East Las We
gas.
Federal Court.
Judge w. H Pope of the federal
court has admitted to practice in that
court: H. D. Terrell and Harry L. Pat
ten of Clovis, and Elisha V. Long Of
East Las Vegas.
Special Tax Payers Must Apply.
Internal Revenue Collector Manuel
B. Otero has given orders that all spe-
cial tax payers in New Mexico and
Arizona must have their applications
in before commencing business on
July l.
Pardoned BY Governor.
Governor Mcdonald has pardOned
John Block of Santa Cruz, who had
been found guilty in the district court,
of an assault with a deadly weapon in
a ditch fight with man named Bustos
at Santa Cruz, and had been fined 500
and costs. Block had appealed and
the appeal was pending.
Incorporation.
Incorporation papers were filed
with the corporation commission to-
day by The Foote Company of Abb
querque. The capitalization is $3.50
600 divided into 2,500 shares. The
paid up capital is $4,000. The stock
holders and directors are: Robert A
Foote, Albuquerque, 80 shares
Hughie L. Foot, Santa Fe, shares
William Wiley Burden, five shares
The statutory agent is A. B. Robert
son.
Suit for Divorce.
In the district court today suit fo
divorce was filed by Viola S. Reit
against JOoCph w IlClu. hC pCtlIlOli
er is a resident of Santa Fe and S,
was the respondent, but he is at pres
ent supposed to be in Bisbee, Arizona
The couple were married at Silver Cit.
in 1906 and have a five year old daugh
ter, Margaret Emma. The petitione
alleges non-support and states tina
the respondent has been a lawyer,
forest ranger and saloonkeeper.
In the district court before Judg
E. C. Abbott the case of Robert Law
former president, VS.. The Santa F
Central Railway Company is bein
heard, Law asking for $4,000 salar
for two years, which he claims is du