Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-10-29
WOMAN GAN HOLD
THE POSITION Of
LIBRARIAN
Judge Abbott Holds There Is
Nothing to Exclude Mrs.
ArmijO from Retaining Job
on Account of Her Sex.

SANTA f'c y. NJ. oct. 2S.-Judgc H..
g. Abbutt ul the district court hand
,G down q decision when declare
mat q woman h not ineligible on aC-
count Of her StA 10 hold the office at
librarian OF Sew Mexico, Tho dcCis
Iuu His IN the cus, al the state OF
,'" McNiCn, Ns Lola thuVCB de AZ
mIln THIS was an dCtIUn brought hS
ia, state to test the right VI tho re
.ppud'ut, Mrh. ArniIu. 10 hold ia,
'lI,' ut librarian 81 the state al S'w
,'Itu, which office EnC held aud, Z
the territorial form 81 government
, n Nd- claimed by the state that she
1910. ineligible To- huld the office ~
librarian because sho ~ u woman
/ 'lh' Judge says There is nothing Ia
th' statute providing Tor the appoint
Uncut uf a Librarian that excludes 80
men from holding that Office" no
adds. "Fh" common Etw has been
los the supreme cuurl held 10 be- IN
iUrrr A. lhC Territory of Sew Mexico,
and, Under 'thc common law. MOfIt'n
were permitted To- hold many public
offices" q.
Further down IN the opinion judge
Ahhuit saSt. II am further OF the
opinion that It woman can hc appoint.
ed 90 the office al Librarian under See
lluu ~, article 20 ul tho Cuustil utiUu,
which provides:
Women may hold the office 81 no
taN public and sucn other appOintiNc
ullt,"S as udy hD prov ld,d by law
NJ this CLAUSE stands II seems to
include all HppuluuNc Offices which
MAY b" provided hy luW. II Is con
tended that this section means that
women may huld appuinlINc offices II
II O. provided hy IHW mat they may
hold them, but ~ give n such "a mean.
n.s u b necessary To- add To- Il words
which are not there"
Concluding M opinion he says: -
am therefore al the opinion that the
respondent Whs eligible to hold thu
ulIlcc of librarian under the tcrrltOr.
ial government, that shu was expressly
retained In office 10y TIA" provision at
Ia" constitution. that she has not
been superseded by any officer az
pray ldcd hy the constitution ard that
III" II eligible to hold the same under
IN" constitution itBcll"
Sumnrrs Burkhart und Felix II,
Lester represented the TclatOr and
Iirn"han ana Wright. attorneys OF
Santa 'c, represented the respondent,
Denies Writ.
Judge Abbott handed down nm OPP
iniun denying the writ at mandamus
thereby not compelling the corpora
tl0n commission To Issue certificate
Ia the Standard Home company To do
business IN IA foreign corporation Ii
New Mexico, The decision holds that
the Standard Home company Ii, la
effect foreign building ana loan ag-
EOcintinn and II must comply with the
laws az the state regulating such as
sOClatlOns,
Files nOnd.
ArhElu bullvgOH, formerly assistant
superintendent of public instruction,
has iil"d with the state secretary his
bond ~ tn" new district clerk OF Tor.
rance county.
In 4, n. Court.
In the t. s, district court, the de-
murr"r filed by the defendant To the
indictment was Ovgrruled by Judge
Pope In the case Of the United States
Of America w. Castillo Herrera, alias
George Valencia,
a decree OF pro cOnfesHO WAS en-
tered In the case OF the Amazon Fire
Insurance company, successor tn the
Western and Southern Fire Insurance
company. plaintiff vs.. the Peoples
Water Co, (of Santa Rosa) defend
ant.
Governor Mcdonald has appointed
AuRuRtin Hunter "A member of the
New Mexico Mounted police. Nj.
Hunter Is "A resident of Santa I'c.