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eCutions for capital crime shall take
place. at the penltentiary and pre-
scribes the mode OF procedure. The
schools are well taken care Of, an ex-
cellent school revenue act having
passed compelling contribution TO the
school treasures from districts and
municipalities.
One bill that passed in the last min
utes authorizes municipalities 10 issue
bonds for water and sewer systems.
another provides for a school board OF
five members in each municipality, the
first board TO be elected next year. an
other Holt bill limits the commits
sion that may be charged by brokers
and money lenders and was demanded
especially by the dry farmers Of ROOse-
welt county VINO complained OF the eX-
actions of loan sharks One Of the re-
grets was the failure 10 pass the legis-
lation desired by the New Mexico Fed
Grafton Of WOmen's Clubs, including
the demand for one woman represen-
tative on each board Of regents of in
situations in which there are women
inmates or female pupils. The public
school travelling library bill, also ad-
TOcated by the federation, never came
out Of committee, and the community
property bill was not even introduced
The Campbell bill to regulate the
advertisement Of estrays was passed
as was the bill creating the office Of
district clerk, the appointment Of dis
trict clerk to be subject to the approval
o. the boards of county commissioners
Of the district
An important measure finally passed
prescrlbes the procedure before the
corporation commission, and another
Dill makes the appropriation for the
commission for the present fiscal wear
A Dill was passed to define the crime
ana punish libel OF fraternal and re-
lglous societies and was principally
desired by the Society Of Penftentes
that has suffered such gross misrepre-
sensations in sensational papers.
Adjudication of County Boundaries.
bill was passed for the adjudica-
non OF county boundaries and their
IuarRlng another bill provides for the
marking of public roads with sign
DoarQSi another act permits the fncOr-
Porauon Of public utilities under the
general Incorporation act: one law
changes the name of Whiskey. creek in
Grant county TO Rio de Arenas: one
OH prevents the appointment or cleo
non 10 PUBIC office Of a felOn: anOth-
Sf PROVIDES for instruction in the pub
nc schools of United States and New
Mexico history and civics and makes It
one OF the requirements for a first and
second grade teachers certificate: the
Bowman law provides complete code
Of weights and measures
another bill provides for a state
board of education; another makes the
punishment for breaking out of Jail or
pehltentlary while in possession Of
weapon or explosives 25 TO so years
another Furnishes the selling or giving
or furnishing Of alcoholic or narcotic
drinks or substances to convicts, an
other act gives convicts an additional
good time allowance OF 10 days a month
Tor working on roads; another author
ICES the working of cOnvicts on the
roads; another repeats the law pro-
nlbltng herds and flocks from ap-
preaching within three miles OF any
settlement; another provides for in
dustrial education in the public schools
and a supervisor OF industrial educa-
OF Frlr
sion to select a great seal for the
state one act provides for a Pacific
exposition commission another fixes
the fees to be paid the secretary of