The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-03-16
Governor Lindsey Has
Affixed His Signature
To the Boundary Bill

Special Correspondence to Tho Herald.
Santa Fe, y. NJ March le.--Gov-
ernor Lindsey yesterday signed The
general appropriation bill. and the
bill appropriai.ng $4,000 for ex-
penses and attorneys fees In the pros
ecution OF the New Mexico-Texas
boundary suit and the settlement Of
the New Mexico-Colorado boundary
dispute. He also signed six other
measures. thc numoer including the
Newellyn gambling bill and the
Cipriano Luccro bill preventing gar
nishment proceedings In connection
with debts or obligetlons founded on
the sale n purchase OF intoxicating
liquors. One measure. = b.. 1874.
providing for the hlling OF vacancies
On city councils by the mayor. In
stead Of the council. was disapproved.
None Of the items OF the general
Appropriation bill was vetoed by the
governor. The appropriations for the
sixth fiscal year, together with de-
acienoy and other appropriations
made available during the present
fiscal year. total more than 100000,
ana the appropriations for the sew
enth fiscal year are not FAR beicw that
amount.
The boundary commission created
by the boundary appropriation bin,
which will fix the compensation VI
any special counsel retained, and
otherwise administer the law. has not
yet been named by Governor Lind
sey.
The bill disappeared by Governor
Lindsey was introduced BY Senator
Lea OF Roswell. and Senator Earth.
OF Albuquerque. as a result OF contro-
versies In Roswell and Albuquerque
over the mi OF hlling vacancies
| In city councils. and IL amended the
present law SO as TO allow the mayor.
with Che advice n consent Of the
| council to MI any vacancies. Under
the law as II now stands any Nacan-
cies are filled by a majority vote OF
the coupcil- In his veto message Cow
ernor Lindsey says: "A careful study
OF the provisions OF the bill con-
vinces me- that the method proposed
therein is inferior to that now pro-
yided.
Concerning the effect OF the Lew
ellyn gambling bill, one OF the meas
ures signed W the governor yestet-
day. opinions difer. When IL was IN
PRODUCED by Speaker Llewellyn II was
announced that 1t had been drawn
| with the particular object OF making
n possible to Indulge In social card
games without technically violating
the law, but OF the time OF It's pass
age in the house Mr.. Pardue, Demo-
cratic floor leader. voted for II on
the ground that Il would catch me
lady gamblers Ills contention was
that card party hostesses Nho gave
| prizes would be table under its pro-
| visions. Others voted Tor II IN the
belief that lady gamblers ana
others lndulBing in social games
would DO protected, n the arsu-
ment was advanced that IT would
maze IL possible 10 convict proles'
s!onal gamblers who eOnduvted games
by reason OF the fact that players
| could testify without discriminating
themselves. no penalty being provided
for participating In a gambling game
The bill. which repeats Sections 1854
and 1855 Of the ~codincatlon, and all
other laws In conflict with the provi-
sions, reads as follows;
THAT any person who, Tor money,
or anything Of value. conducts or OPP
| crates any game Of chance, by what
| soever name known or howsoever
played or who knowingly permits M
such game to be 80 conducted on on
| Grated on premises OF which he is the
| owner. lessee or occupant, upon con-
viotion thereof shall be punished py
a ans OF not more than $500, or by
4 imprisonment 81 no; more u a six
months. or both such nne and impr'S-
onmen7"
The other measures signed 1y Cow
ernor Llrdsey yesterday follow.
5. D. SO. Provlding Tor the sub
mission 10y the governor - q state
budget. This Is similar 20 Il. y 3is'
signed by the executive yesterday.
Both the senate and house budget
bills were passed by the Legislature
r. y. alg. Adopting Miss Eli1a'
beth CARROTS "O Falv New Mexico
as "a state sons.
a. b.. g63. Providing TOT the tran
scrioing of county records Tor new
counties
A. u. 8gs. Amending the present