CHAPTER XXIII. AN ACT TO AMEND AN ACT ENTITLED, "AN ACT TO CREATE THE FOR OTHER PURPOSES," APPROVED JANUARY 30, 1899. H. B. 65; CONTENTS. Sec. 1. Collection and division of taxes. Be it enacted by the Legislative Assembly of the Territory of New Mexico: SECTION 1. That section 9 of an act entitled "An Act to create the County of Otero and provide for the government thereof and to readjust the boundries [boundaries] of Chaves county, and for other purposes," approved January 30, 1899, be and the same is hereby amended to read as follows: Section 9: All of the unassessed and uncollected taxes and licenses upon property or business situate within the boundaries of the counties of Otero and Chaves as hereby created and changed, no matter by which county levied and assessed, shall be collected by proper officer of the County of Otero and Chaves respectively, but that portion thereof levied and assessed previous to the year 1898 shall be paid by the officer collecting the same, less cost of collection, to the county in which the property upon which the same assessed was situated prior to the time of the passage of the act of which this is an amendment, and that portion thereof assessed and levied in 1898, shall belong to the counties of Otero and Chaves respectively and become part, when collected, of the current expense, court and school funds thereof, and there shall be the same right and procedure for the collection thereof as is provided by law for the collection of taxes. was SEC. 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage, and all acts and parts of acts in conflict herewith are hereby repealed. CHAPTER XXIV. MEMORANDUM -This Act appears with cretain corrections as Chapter XXV. SEC'Y NEW MEXICO. (Signed) AN ACT TO AMEND SECTIONS 5, 8, AND 13, OF SECTION 867 OF THE COMPILED LAWS OF 1897, SAID SUB-SECTIONS BEING SECTIONS 5, 8, AND 13, OF AN ACT ENTITLED “AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE COMPENSATION OF COUNTY OFFICERS AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES,” APPROVED MARCH 18, 1897. H. B. 27; Approved March 1, 1899. CONTENTS. Sec. 1. Sec. 2. Fixes salary of probate judges. Compensation of assessors. Sec. 3. Salary and mileage of county commissioners. Sec. 4. Salary of county school superintendents. Be it enacted by the Legislative Assembly of the Territory of New Mexico: SECTION 1. That sub-section 5 of section 867 of the Compiled Laws of 1897, be and the same is hereby amended to read as follows: The probate judges of the several counties of this territory shall receive the following compensation: In counties of the first class $600.00 per annum. In counties of the fourth class $150.00 per annum. SEC. 2. That sub-section 8 of section 867 be and the same is hereby amended to read as follows: The county assessors of the several counties of this territory shall be allowed for their services, four per cent upon all moneys collected upon assessments made by them, and no more under any circumstances whatever, to be paid out of moneys collected on their assessments. SEC. 3. That sub-section 13 of section 867 of the Compiled Laws of 1897, is hereby amended to read as follows: The county commissioners of the several counties of this territory shall receive the following compensation: In counties of the first class $500.00 per annum. In counties of the second class, $300.00 per annum. In counties of the fourth class $150.00 per annum; And mileage in counties of all classes at the rate of five cents for each mile actually and necessarily traveled in going to and from the meetings of the board [,] Provided [,] that the meetings of said board shall not exceed twelve in number in each year. SEC. 4. The county school superintendent of the several counties of this territory shall receive the following compensation: In counties of the first class $1,500.00 per annum each. In counties of the second class $900.00 per annum each. In counties of the third class $400.00 per annum each. In counties of the fourth class $300.00 per annum each. SEC. 5. This Act shall take effect from and after its passage and 'all laws and parts of laws in conflict herewith are hereby repealed. CHAPTER XXV. AN ACT TO AMEND SECTIONS 5, 8, 13 AND 4. OF AN ACT ENTITLED 66 AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE COMPENSATION OF COUNTY OFFI- Sec. 3. Salary and mileage of county commissioners. Sec. 4. Salary of county school superintendents. Be it enacted by the Legislative Assembly of the Territory of New Mexico: SECTION 1. That section 5 of chapter 60 of the session laws of 1897, be and the same is hereby amended to read as follows: The probate judges of the several counties of this territory shall receive the following compensation: In counties of the first class $600 per annum. SEC. 2. That section 8 of chapter 60, session laws of 1897, be and the same is hereby amended to read as follows: The county assessors of the sevral [several] counties of this territory shall be allowed for their services, four per cent upon all monies collected upon assessments made by them, and no more under any circumstances whatever, to be paid out of moneys collected on their assessments. SEC. 3. That section 13 of chapter 60, Session Laws of 1897, is hereby amended to read as follows: The county commissioners of the several counties of this territories [territory] shall receive the following compensation: In counties of the first class $500 per annum. In counties of the fourth class $150 per annum; and mileage in counties of all classes at the rate of five cents for each mile actually and necessarily traveled in going to and from the meetings of said board providing, [provided] that the meetings of said board shall not exceed twelve in number in each year. SEC. 4. That section 4 of chapter 60, Session Laws of 1897 be and the same is hereby amended to read as follows: Section 4. The county school superintendent of the several counties of this territory shall receive the following compensation: In counties of the first class $1500 per annum, each. In counties of the second class $900 per annum each. In counties of the third class $400 per annum each. In counties of the fourth class $300 per annum each. SEC. 5. This act shall take effect from and after its passage and all laws in conflict herewith are hereby repealed. CHAPTER XXVI. AN ACT REQUIRING THE INSURANCE AGAINST LOSS BY FIRE OF THE PUBLIC BUILDINGS OF THE TERRITORY, AND OF THE VARIOUS COUNTIES THEREOF. H. B. 60; Approved March 1, 1899. CONTENTS. Sec. 1. Officers and boards to insure. Sec. 2. Penalty for violation or neglect to do so. Be it enacted by the Legislative Assembly of the Territory of New Mexico: SECTION 1. All officers and boards, charged with the custody and control of public buildings belonging to the territory, shall keep the same insured for the benefit of the territory against loss or damage by fire to such an amount as may be a substantial protection to the territory; and each board of county commissioners of the various counties of the territory shall keep the public buildings belonging to said counties insured in like manner for the benefit of said counties; such insurance in each case, to be taken out with companies, or agencies in the county where such buildings may be located, if possible, and shall be given to the company or agent offering. the lowest premium, and rate of insurance. Provided, however, that such insurance shall be taken out with, and given only to such company, or companies as have fully com plied with the laws of the territory with reference to carrying on business therein. SEC. 2. Any officer, or member of board, as aforesaid, who shall violate the provisions of this act, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and on conviction thereof, shall be fined not less than $25.00, nor more than $200.00, or be imprisoned in the county jail for not less than ten, nor more than thirty days, or by both such fine and imprisonment in the discretion of the court trying the cause; and the fine so imposed, when collected, in case of neglect to insure a building belonging to the territory, shall be paid into the territorial insurance fund; and in the case of neglect to insure a building belonging to a county, it shall be paid into the general current expense fund of such county. SEC. 3. All acts or parts of acts in conflict herewith are hereby repealed, and this act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage. CHAPTER XXVII. AN ACT GRANTING THE PURCHASERS AT TAX SALES HERETOFORE MADE, THE LIEN OF THE COUNTY AND TERRITORY FOR SUCH TAXES. C. B. 89; Approved March 4, 1899. CONTENTS. Sec. 1. Vests in purchasers. Territory's lien upon the land involved. Be it enacted by the Legislative Assembly of the Territory of New Mexico: SECTION 1. That under all tax sales made heretofore by the various county collectors of this territory by virtue of the revenue laws in force prior to the first day of January, 1899, the certificates of sale issued by said collectors as provided for by section 4092 of the Compiled Laws of 1897, shall and hereby do, vest in the purchasers to whom said certificates may have been issued, their heirs and assigns, all the right, title, interest and lien of the county and territory in and to the real estate sold for the taxes for which the same may have been sold, or subsequently paid as provided for by section 4094 of said laws; and under any sale made heretofore under the provisions of said revenue laws for the non-payment of taxes which may hereafter prove to be invalid, and ineffectual to convey the title for any cause, except in case of land exempt from taxation, or upon which the taxes may have been paid prior to such sale therefor, the lien which the county and territory had on such land. for all taxes, territorial, county and municipal, for which said lands may have been sold, or subsequently paid by the purchaser |