New Mexico state record., 1919-03-21
COMPLETE SUMMARY
OF LAWS PASSED BY
FOURTH LEGISLATURE
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giving soldiers who may be desti.
tute at the time of their death, a
proper burial.
Congress is requested to care fol
returning soldiers in the way oil
finding opportunities for them in
one memorial, and another thanks
New Mexicos fighters for their SER
vices, and in token presents medals
10 several commanding generals and
naval officers.
The law exempting the widows
and dependents of soldiers from
aAation on property up to $1,000 is
one of the important measures which
,yas passed in recognition OF thier
services.
Soldiers to Vote
A constitutional amendment is
proposed for the people of the state
TO vote on, securing to soldiers. sail
ors and marines, absent from the
state at the time of election on ac-
count Of duty, the right to cast their
votes wherever they may be.
List of Legal Bills
Laws closely relating to the prac-
tice of the legal profession, and in
some cases fathercd by the state
bar association, that passed are
provision for quo warranto preced-
ings II. B. %; admitting oral testi.
mony and testimony from previous
trials, No. %; relative to verifica-
ton of pleadings, 7S; service of venire
and process, l02; appeals from pro.
bate to district court, 1877; increas.
ing court fees, ESQ; prohibiting jus.
tices and constables from being as.
sociated with collection agencies 100;
allowing judges to send certain prs-
oners to the state penitentiary while
awaiting trial S. B. 80, regarding
publication of legal notices; amend.
ing the codification relative to juris.
'iction of peace justices, "a; raising
the admission fee for the state bar
from SIS to $50.
Senate bill 63 gives court steno.
graphers $40 day and S. for extra
nights and provides interpreters. An
dd'tional district attorney for the
Fifth Judicial District is authoriz-
ed, H. p. 2Sl.
Chattel mortgages are regulated
by S. B. No. 9. Proceedings of coun-
ty commissioners must be publish.
ed in English and Spanish in separ.
ate newspapers by s. B. 80. Extra
deputies to collect delinquent taxes
are permitted by S. B. 20. Widows
and widowers may draw $500 from
decedent's estates before they are
probated, S. B. u. s. B. 50 pres.
cribes rates for printing legal notices.
H. B. l80 authorizes sending checks
direct to payer.
Bank Bills Pass
A revision of a good part OF the
state code covering banking is con.
tanned in II. B. 344. H. B. l9, makes
it a penitentiary offense to draw
check on a bank when there are not
funds, and the act of writ
ing such check is specified as evil
dence oi intent to defraud the bank
Game Laws Revised
The grouse season has been closed
tor two years. Residents over IL
years old must pay a $lO0 fishing
license, non-residents $500.
Turkey, tassel cared squirrel and
deer are open from October 20 to
November IS. Quail from November
to December l. Federal laws are
adopted in this state for migratory
birds.
twenty quail, so trout or 10 pounds, |
10 other fish or IS pounds; and so
birds other than quail is the bag |
nit for one day.
Resident bird licenses are fixed at
'l.25, nonresident. $l0.2S: big game
'l.50 to $2.25; big game and bird $2.25
for residents.
Permits to catch beaver are allow
ID to land owners preferably, who
must divide the proceeds with the
,ame protection fund.
Land owners must pay $5 for clos.
ng mile of stream from fishing
nd 81 for each mile additional. Field
leputies are put on stated salaries
" budget system. All changes in
he game laws are now in effect
lame Warden Tom Gable plans to
ssue book giving all the game laws.
Few Grimes Defined
Few bills pertaining to crimes pas.
ed or were introduced; Formidable
arrier of penalties is raised before
riminal syndicalism, or Bolshevism
n the house substitute for S. B. SO.
he crime of conspiracy is described
n H. B. II, and H. B. 79, severely
ans the use of a red flag or any
pposed to organized government.
nd prohibits desecration of the ma.
onal ensign by its use for advef-
Sing purposes and otherwise. The
rst bill to pass the session was DR..
keen's law making abortion .
Extra Ssssien Likely
Road building and q means Of
government apnfopriationaI