Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-02-05
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MODESTO ORTIZ
BILL IS PASSED
Popular Exponent Of Vox Pop
uIi Would Place a Bun
Within Reach of Everyone,
50 and Up TO $40,

The minimum price 90 a Jag a. -
eaciously provided In Representative
Modesto G. ortiz tlll. copies Of which
have bopa received here. win be 81.
safe guarding the poor mans rlghts
The ortiz Idea i q sliding scale. rang
ing from s. up 10 $40. the maximum
cost OF q souse The bill would place
g little iubilatiun within reach u al
most any pockeihuok ana AT the same
time strike body blow az tho high
cost OF living aHd anu-eOmmun poo
pie legislation.
Mr. OHiz would further protect
life. liberty ana The pursuit Of happi-
ness by providing that no drunken or
crazy person shall be allowed to run
loose around The streets u shah BE-
the duty Of said police upon meeting
such persons 10 take ana place them
IN Jail. II the person SO arrested be
insane. he shall Inform the county
commissioners co. ine iact, who shall
provide IN the NEST proper manner as
to what ahuil be done with such per
sons but II the person 50 arrested b.
drunk. upon conviction before JUS
lice Of the peace. he shah be fined not
icsa than two not more than ten
dollars
sheriff Would IIoss Police.
Mr.. ORTIZ object is 10 authorize
sheriffs 70 appoint aud not TO cx-
etvd one proper person as a peace Of
ficcr for every one thousand inhabi-
tants residing in such county seat OF
their respective counties, and not
moro than five persons, where the
population OF said county seat eN-
cccds five thousand Inhabitants Such
person OF persons SO appointed must
be resident citizens Of such county
ami shall be commissioned as deputy
shcriffs and they shall serve as pc
lice In the county seat 81 their tc-
spcriive counties and IN the county in
general II shall be their duty TO
keep good order ia tho county seat
Of their county
The bill specifies that the duty OF
police IS 10 90 around the town or
city 10 visit all public houses
within said cotnty seat and specially
dances The police win not lack for
something to do 10 they are indus
trious. The chief Is 10 be county cor
oner and 1T Is hereby made the duty
81 said police to watch aud see that
tho plaza and streets within said
county seats are ken clean. Thus
old Town will bc city beautiful "
this carries
Hist. \ suspicious Minor"
The bin ramblcs on.
1T shall also he the duty IT said
police not 10 allow any minors to fire.
quent any dances or public houses
They shall also watch that said min
ors do not go around the plaza or
streets as Migrants, la the night time,
and upon meeting any who by their
WAY af acting act IN suspicious man
ner. IL shall be the duty Of said POLICE
officer 20 inform himself If he is en-
gagged IN any occupation directed from
the house Of the parent or guardian,
and II the result be that said minor
or minors are going around without
being engaged IN some kind Of honest
occupation "a shall be the duty OF
said police TO arrest said minor or
The father or guardian Is
TO be required TO be more careful for
a first offense After that 10 the pro-
bate Judge.
Mr. ORTIZ also tells what a trans
gressor u law IS Here goes.
Any person who Upon being re-
luired by some police officer 70 keep
nv NHAAtH NfA0At ttWA WV NN+i AAaAA7
date. shall be considered BY said po-
lice officer as transsrcssor of law.
and Il shall be- the dutF of such police
officer 10 place him in Jail
Would Tighten Tax Roll.
Mr.. ortiz would lift part OF the
taxpayers burden. lie
would give the police Ssa o month
The coroner. a. chief police, would
get $40 a month. This feature Of the
bin Is expected 90 make strong im-
preston on possible candidates for
The positions JWa think of 1.-THE
cop only has tu go around the
town az daN ur night. sac that the
honor aud dignity Of the common
wealth urr NOT violated and keep the
streets clean, and he VIII get S35 d
month Ne might find time 10 carry
a side-linc
The ~puppers' are to be provided
by the sheriff with sticks Of suffi-
Client thickness" Mr. ortiz did not
explain what he meant by ~suffi-
eipuf fhirh ness