Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1917-02-02


an opinion from the attorney se"o'"''
FRANK W. 'iah'v' rs 10 '"e Psofe,
authority 10 whom 'h's money S""","
be- entrusted tue ATTORNEY senc'"'
opl'h"n was 'h"' the money "'" ""'
belong 10 tue >'"'e' '"n' Tue s'"'e
treasurer had no a"'nor'y oa '"" ~
receive H. ,hat ne iuu no Jun" ~
wh'rh U" depos" T" ieg"h!' '""' u
migh' ne necessary !" return SUNS 20
app'icnn'> AZ any 'ime' mat once ~
the state treasury u e"I''d not "c pa'd
ont again without Legislative nci'or
ana 'ha' Inc '"ha commissioner "a"
u" op''"h nn' 10 i"'ow Tue e""rSe ,e
has pursued !" ho'd the money w
trust IN properly ""hde" deposI'"r'es
pending = iinni conclusion :" Tue
contracts. TINS "p'"'oh OF ATTORNEY
'e''er"' ''a"c! "'e' was approves
anu s"pl"r'e" W "" "f'a"'on vi '"'
! me" STATES a"ornev ior tue us
lriei oil new Mexico MI summers
n"rN""r'' VINO ','""e u" INJURY "i'o
me CUSTODY VI Tue ,r"s. '""u W Tue
direction Oh 'he 'edera' au'h"r''ies
i"iiowihg request Tor such an III
curry NJ iahn commissioner taxes
Tue P"si'"h 'h"' 'here Is no "'her
course LOT nm 10 pursue thah the
one now i"ii"wed "h'ii some DINER
system wh"eh pro'e''s po'h apph-
cam =" purchase ana me STATE mas
oeeh devised ana enacted INTO law.
inh '"s' VT ADMINISTRATORS
- >e'''"'' Oh tue IAN" COMMISSION
' report '""' U, "rous'hs 'ohs'der-
n"e interest III Tue stare c"p''o' Is
'""' Se''he ior'h 'ne maintenance
an" "Per"'ion '"s' vi 'he s'a'e ihhd
department curing me past TWO
wears ana WIN comparative state
"''"' covering ten YEARS preceding
Tue present commissioner mas heId Inc
p"'''io" under territory ana state
"e"'or> Oh '"e 'es's'"'nre ana Others
"h" nave received the printed report
nave been comparing that portion OF
II WIN dovernor de Baca's reference
70 the ianu Once III ms recent mes
>"se' anu also WIN Tue 'hhd depart
,ueh' reverence IN "o'ernor Ne
'"""'" '"r'ous messages 10 tue ieH-
lS,"'"re' w us message 10 the leg
'''"'"re vi i"i' ""'erh"r Mcdonald
gave general "ppr"V"i Ia the state
'""u '"oe which had been enacted by
'he "s's'n'nre OF the preceding year,
'"" 'ound 'he operating cost "f the
'an" "ii''e satisfactory The oper-
"anie c""rse OF the year referred to.
'''-' was nine ana 'wo-tenihs per
''n' OF tue income OF the office.
"" us message I" me l9lo lesisla-
,"r' ""'erh"r Mcdonald. after three
,"' years Us governor during which
ne served actively II, member of
Tue sia'e 'ahd selection commission
ana became Intimately acquainted
WIN as All details OF the departments
once "h" iieid operations, said:
>""
m,''' your attention to cspe-
'""! the report of the state land
'"il'"'ss'o"rr' the responsibility of
.''''' o'i'ce Is as great ~ that OF any
!" Tue ''",e' ana the work required
""" ""he III the Office. probably
gre"'er IMAM IN any other office"
A''er of'ef review OF the commits
sioher report the message conclud-
en, ne work oil tins office is very
"iii'e"' ana cumulative. Very few
people understand the situation as II
Is ANA therefore, do not appreciate
'he magnitude OF the work and the
rea, diiiicu''ies OF administration"
Inc operating cost OF the land Of
nee Tor inc period referred to IN this
'''''r message loli, was eight and
one-thlrd per cent of the income.