The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-03-23

p0fatcd towns and cities.
House BilI No. $50 authorizes the
county commissioners TO issue certlfl-
Gates Of indebtedness 20 pay county
officers anything that may be due
them yer and above what they have
received on o Of salaries. That
Ia, Il enables the county commission
crs 10 settle up with county officers
for heir salaries NJ provided IN the
salary BAH. This provision for pay
Ing county officers for anything that
may be due them n much more def
mite and ccrtain than IA provided IN
the salary bill which may hav been
intended TO require county officers TO
settle for M sums that they may
have received heretofore In excess Of
the salaries provided by this legisla-
|ture.
House Bin No. s57 Is intended to
enable the land commissioner 20 ex-
pend three per cent Of all receipts Of
his office to advertise something ia
such "A manner as may be deemed adj
visable. This bill was vetoed. SO !
think Il unnecessary 20 elaborate con-
cerning It's Objectionable features.
The veto message does that.
House BIN No. "a In intended for
the protection ands development Of
our agricultural, viticultural and hor-
ticultural interests. 1 am not we'll
enough informed in regard 20 these
things to discuss this bill. but / be-
lieve Il TO be a good bill for the ac-
complainant OF worthy purposes.
House 1911 No. 81 relates 20 forest
moneys received from the federal
government for the counties OF
Grant and socorro. All other coun-
ties have had funds from forests paid
directly TO them. For these two
counties the funds have come to tho
state highway commission and been
expended by that commission in those
counties. This tsll provides that the
money shah be turned over directly
TO the counties n DO e=pep led BY
the county authorities.
House Bin No. 3O2 provides that
county assessors shall visit each pre-
cinot In their various counties and
furnish taxpayers with forms OF AK
schedules. Il seems 10 me hat Il
will do no harm. though In fact IL
will DO very little good. The Furnish
INK of tax schedules by assessors does
not necessarily obtain a good ASSESS
mcnt OF property. N the asscssors
were required to inspect property and
visit the taxpayers SO FAR aa prac-
ticable. much better results, In my
opinion. would 6c obtained.
House Bill No. 307 n Intended 10
prevent biackmail under certain cir
cumstanccs.
HOUSE bin No. 2ss provides for an
appropriation for the maintenance
and care OF the state building ana
exhibit az the san Diego exposition.
! hope the appropriation may be suf-
hcicnt Co meet the requirements.
though ] am not very sure OF this.
House Bni No. 80 IN for the pur-
pose Of declaring a state highway
from Hondo to Mogolion and there
Il "A levy provided IN Socorro county
for building part Of the road. In this
II differs from some other laws Gre
ating state highways and Is not mere
~ -perfunctory.
House Bill No. SIS provides for
more assistants In the office OF tho
land commissioner aud Became "a law
by limitation. I would not sign the
bin, and under the circumstance ala
not think Il worth while TO take tho
trouble 20 veto Il.
House Bill No. 222 relates 10 cor
porations and u for the purpose of
giving certain corporations the right
10 extend their corporate existence.