New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-03-21

oIo die. rIOW CICpnaut Dutte II
Sierra county, to the Arizona line
S. B. 60; from Ribera, San Migue
county to White Lakes, in SAINT;
Fe. S. B. ~; from Vaughn to Mon
toya, S. B. l8; Las Vegas to Ell Cuer
vo. H. B. sS; Las Vegas to Newkirk
II. B. lS; a highway in Torranc,
county. H. B. 73; and the Albuquer
que-Farmington highway which i!
house bill 81.
From Las Vegas to FL Cuervo, H
B. S.; from Leesburg Headgate t,
Hatch. H. B. 327; from Shiprock tc
Gallup. H. B. $50; from Des Moine:
10 Folsom, S. B. So; Inscription Rock
20 Gallup, S. B. 70. A highway in
mon county is designated by II. B
335. Santa Fe to Moriarty, II. B
1914.
Impetus to Drainage
House bill II, one of the first to
be passed in the session, enables
farmers to form drainage districts
in accordance with the requirements
OF the federal reclamation service
Congress was memorialized to turn
its attention to the arid lands OF
the west during the last week OF
the term, S. M. g; and the secretary
of the interior and the chief Of the
reclamation service were invited by
the legislature to make the San
Juan basin part of their program,
III. J. X. 81, and an announcement
has since been made by the depart.
ment that they will do so as soon
as the necessary appropriations are
available.
The sum of $4,000 is appropriated
to be used by State Engineer Gillett
to begin a complete survey of the
water resources Of the state.
A new law relating to irrigation
bitches is H. B. 22s, and H. B. l20
provides for alteration and enlarge.
ment of community bitches. Water
surveys must be filed with the state
engineer who is required to keep a
list of them, H. B. 406. State land
may now be assessed for the sup
port of drainage districts, H. B. 292.
The sum of $3sy6oo from the re.
servoirs fund, which for some time
has been inactive, is diverted to
continue drainage surveys of the
Rio Grande valley. The state ap-
preparation of $4,000 for gaging
streams which at one point of the
was disallowed, was
passed with the budget bill.
The soldier settlement act, fully
discussed in another column, gives
New Mexico an adequate means of
,.,:+I Tho Iyu:taJ Ctaxn.
n water development
H. B. 500 makes the fence law ap-
'ly to irrigation projects. All laws
'elating to water rights are to be
compiled and printed by the terms
i an act act which passed the session.
To Benefit Farmers
Senate bill 79 for exterminating
,ests; and house bill 399, requiring /
assessors to keep a record of various
lasses of crops are also among the
ession laws of interest to farmers
S. B. 40 creates farm livestock
bureaus in counties. Farmers are not
equ.red to pay licenses for selling
heir own produce, H. B. 2H.
S. B. 81 regulates the import and
ale of field and garden seeds.
Live Stock Bills
Practically all of the laws desired
y the New Mexico Cattle and Horse
,rowers Association were passed
'ena1ties are provided for fraudulent
egistration of stock, H. B. 83; and
or injuries to 1--we stock, which in
identally was amended to include
liuries to dogs. H. B. 43. The cat
le mortgage statutes are amended,
!. B. No. 9, and the registration law
Or stations and jacks is changed,
|. B. 100. Senate bill No. 81 places
afeguards on the cancellation OF
ides and pelts.
Other bills provide for arbitrators
l case of fence disputes; and gates
l national forest fences.
The legislature appropriated $50.
% to cooperate with the govern
lent and land holders in exterm:nat-
lg predatory animals and rodents.
The railway administration was
etitioned to continue half rates on
.ock feed, S. M. No. 1; and JOINT
lemorials were sent to congress en-
orsing the resolutions of the
merican National Livestock asso
ation, and to the chief forester
.kirg for lower forest grazing ices
Livestock cannot be removed from
le state without inspection. H. B
Hidalgo New County |,
The twenty-ninth cuonty in New
[exico was created in the middle
February from the southern por.
on of Grant, With a VALUATION Of
velve and . half million. it still :
aves Grant with q millions, the
chest in the state. Lordsbrrg is
le new county seat. Other than 4
lrnest conferences on the exact