Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1913-01-17
is BASFl ON VALUATION
OFFICIALS - WEALTHY AND
BUSY COUNTIES WILL DRAW
LARGER PAY CHECKS
IFOR DIRECT LEGISLATION
A MEASURE PROVIDING FOR lNl-
TIATivE AND REFERENDUM is
PROPOSED IN SENATE


Santa Fe. n n, Jan. 11-The fin
ance committees Of both houses, in
joint session yesterday. elected a com
mittee Of three senators and three
Representatives 10 draft a county sal
ary bill The committee is as fol
lows Senators CLARK. Holt and Hin
kle; Representative Chavez, Bias
Sanchez and Canon. The proposed
measure win b similar in form to
that passed At the last session and
will provide salaries for district at
torneys and other county officers.
In arriving at the salaries in the
various districts the committee will
be guided BY the assessed valuation
of property and total collections on
the tax rolls as SHOWN by the reports
Of the county oiheials.
The purpose Of the joint committee
is to draft a. measure that the floor
committee can mite upon, submit
this measure % bofh houses. pass it
if it meets theE approval and push
AZ through il The 4sinagy way
The mitia dgs ah1 9esrendum hat
its first hearing in the senate today
when Senator Walton Of Grant county
introduced Senate Joint Resolution
No. 4. which proposes an amendment
to the state constitution providing for
direct legislation. IN the event this
resolution is adopted and the amend
ment is approved BY a vote of the
people. laws may be initiated by peti
ton of 10 per cent of the voters
Twenty per cent of the voters must
sign petitions requesting amendments
to the constitution. The referendum
section provides that laws passed by
the Legislature must be referred to tn,
voters for approval upon petition OF
10 per cent of the voters
The senate was in session for an
hour this morning. 1t was called tC
order at 10 o'clock by Senator Miera
president pr- tenn. Bishop Cameron
Mann Of North Dakota pronounced
the invocation. Upon motion Of Sen
ator Pankey Lieutenant Governor +
@. de Baca and Senator Barth vera
excused to go to Lamy to visit witt
Vice President-elect Thomas R. Mar
shall, who jassed through that plac,
on his way to Arizona.
The following bills were introduced
S. B. No. 8, BY Champion. an act tc
provide payment OF costs in ciyi
cases.
s B. No. 10. by CHAMPION, an ae
fixing terms of court in each judicia
district
s B. No. Il, by Pankey. an act reg
ulating assessment Of property.
S. B. No. 10. by Pankey. an act tC
provide for the levying and eollec
ton Of taxes.
S. B. No. 1s, BY Panke5s an act t
require registration Of corporate prop
efty owners
S. B. No. a. BY Pankey, an act pen
alizing telephone companies for over
charging.
S. B. No. is. BY Pankey, an ac
abolishing the office Of superintend
ent Of insurance.
I S. b No. le. by Hinkle. an act reg
ulatng and licensing automobiles am
( other vehicles.
S. B. No. II. BY Walton. an act re
quiring the publication Of auarterll
statements by county treasurers.
The senate adjourned until y 0
clock Monday morning The hous
vent into session at 2 O'Clock this a
4 tera0on.
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