Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-03-18
TWTTCHELL
GETS CATALOG
BILL ACROSS
Ancient Spanish Archives OF
New Mexico to Be Listed /:
Appropriation Of $500 for
Purpose.

Chhny through the efforts OF cob
q. h. Twhchen uf las Vegas. the
well known historian aud archaeoi-
ogist the state Legislature PASSED q
most interesting art in the shape e.
HOUSE Blll No. i5s. promptly signed
bb the governor an act tu provide for
ihc publication Of q catalogue ct thu
ancient Spanish archives 30 New
Mexivu and proVidlng the sum "f
$500 for %" purpose. =" success
fully did Colonel Twitrhpll present
the merits uf his proposition that his
measure WINS one If tho first tu boz
sighed hy The governor Tho hin in
full Us as follows
Whereas. the mhli, Interest wants
thu publication. iu book form ct a.
catalogue uf the ancient archives pt
NoW Mexico. 10 portion of which are
nov iu the custody uf the government
~ the United states ut Washington.
H. g.. and IN. remainder thereof zen
the office ct the United states SUR
NpNuT general Tor New Mexico at
Santa Fr, y NJ and
whereas. there has been prepared
Dog Ralph r.. Twltchell. ESQ. q com-
pl,tc compilation "f said archives iu
Chronological order. with fuii geo.
graphical. Rcnen logical. histories and
with O. translation intu The English
language of uli the rdicts. DEGREES and
proceedings taken hy the governor
and captain general uf the province
OF New Mexico. Don Antonio de Otcr-
min, ut tho time and subsequent to
the Pucblu rrhelliuE of 1850. relative
thereto and tn, causes therefor. too
grther With n complete list ur ali PR
waite land claims in this state finally
passed upon and adiuuivatvd Dos tg-
Dunnls established hN thn government
OF thr United states. ana ct other
historical documents ana archives 81
Importance TO ia" people 1T Sew
M'Nicu. and
Whereas. IA" writer aud compiler
thereof has rendered 10 the stat" the
manuscript thereof for publication by
authority oi the state, aud
whereas. said work is uI great
value 90 the people 81 New M"Viou
aud the United states.
Vow therefore. hC 10 enacted los IA,
legislature OF the state or Sew Mex
i,r.
section J. I'm ala or m, ,xp,ns.
~ publication 80 said work. which
shall bee known as thu Spanish Ar
chiycs "f NcW Mexico, there ~ hereby
appropriated out of any funds in the
stat" treasury. except funds apprp-
priated Tor TN" payment eft interest
on TIE buhlit dtut, the sum 1' thirty
u.s., hundred dollars. which shall b,
paid %, the state 10 the said Ralph
g. Twitchcli. his heirs oi assigns. dur
,ur IA, wear 1910. Whom 10 shall up-
pyat tHut 10" has delivered or caused
in hc delivered tu Tho secretary of
state ut New MtNIru two hundred
,upi,- uf said work
SyD .. The secretary ut state shall
'" thu custodian uf said volumes
which -hul 10, used by salu secretary
90 state 600 exchange with other states
"i the United States end foreign COVE
rrumruis iur publications hy such
states uuc governments. iu supplying
each nigh s.huui aud other bi-hyr In
sltutI'ns ut l.Grnng IN New McNivo
~ amy there shtu Doe" go br disposed
ii Jut thvry su1ll pr CO. l, disposed
of los CO... secretary coz stat, at 90 price
rut l'ss than Uft.,u tfi5.uUi dollar.
p.r copy 'hr receipts from th, suIrs
of which 200 ID, covered into Ga, state
treasury