CHAPTER 90. AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE PRACTICE OF OSTEOPATHY IN THE TERRITORY OF NEW MEXICO. C. S. for H. B. No. 120; Approved March 18, 1903. CONTENTS. Sec. 1. Osteopathy. Who entitled to practice. Requirements. Penalty for prescribing medicines or practicing surgery. Be it enacted by the Legislative Assembly of the Territory of New Mexico: Sec. 1. Hereafter any graduate of any recognized college or school of osteopathy in the United States or Europe where the course of study comprises at least four terms of five months each, shall be authorized to practice the profession of osteopathy and osteopathic surgery, and administer the treatment to the sick and afflicted known as the science of osteopathy, and as taught by the recognized schools; such person shall have his diploma from said school recorded, and such osteopaths shall file an affidavit as to good moral character, and that the person presenting the diploma is the rightful owner thereof, to the probate clerk of the county. where said person resides, and the probate clerk shall register said diploma. Any osteopath who prescribes, gives or uses any medicines, or drugs, or who practices major or operative surgery, or who calls or advertises himself or herself in any way other than as osteopathic physician or osteopathic surgeon, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction of the same shall be punished as provided in section 9 of House Bill 36 of the 35th Legislative Assembly, notwithstanding any requirements or provisions of an act entitled "An Act to regulate the practice of medicine and to provide for the board of health in New Mexico," approved March 8th, 1901. Sec. 2. This act shall be in force and effect from and after its passage, and all acts and parts of acts in conflict herewith are hereby repealed. CHAPTER 91. AN ACT GRANTING TO COUNTY COMMISSIONERS THE RIGHT OF CONDEMNATION OF PRIVATE PROPERTY FOR ROADS AND HIGHWAYS IN UNINCORPORATED COUNTY SEATS. C. B. No. 116; Approved March 18, 1903. CONTENTS. Sec. 1. County commissioners to have same right of condemnation as city councils. Be it enacted by the Legislative Assembly of the Territory of New Mexico: Section 1. That the board of county commissioners of the counties of the Territory of New Mexico shall have the same right of condemnation of private property for the purpose of laying out, establishing, widening, or in any manner improving streets, highways, alleys, approaches thereto in unincorporated county seats of such counties to the same extent and by the same procedure as now exists by the city councils of the cities of the Territory of New Mexico over streets and highways within the limits of such cities. Sec. 2. All acts and parts of acts in conflict herewith are hereby repealed, and this act shall be in full force from and after its passage. CHAPTER 92. AN ACT TO AMEND CHAPTER 43 OF THE SESSION LAWS OF NEW MEXICO OF 1901, AN ACT ENTITLED "AN ACT FOR THE PROTECTION OF SCHOOL CHILDREN AND FOR OTHER PUR Sec. 1. POSES." A. C. B. No. 79; Approved March 18, 1903. CONTENTS. Applicant for teacher's certificate found to be afflicted with tuberculosis. Sec. 2. Right of appeal to board of health only. Violation of this provision. Penalty. Be it enacted by the Legislative Assembly of the Territory of New Mexico: Section 1. That whenever in this act the phrase or expression "physician appointed by the president of the New Mexico board of health" occurs, the same is hereby stricken out and the following inserted in lieu thereof: "Any reputable physician, who is a resident of New Mexico and has a license to practice medicine in New Mexico, and who is not himself afflicted with the disease." Whenever such physician shall find the applicant to be afflicted with tuberculosis, or what is commonly known as consumption, it shall be his duty to at once notify the superintendent of public instruction of New Mexico, giving the name, age and sex of the applicant, together with the date of of examination, and a general statement of the case. Whereupon it shall be the duty of said superintendent to at once notify the school superintendents of each county in New Mexico of the information he has received. And in case any applicant so examined shall feel aggrieved he may take appeal to the New Mexico board of health and present himself for examination, and it shall be the duty of said board of health to thoroughly examine such person, and the result and decision of said board shall be final, and such decision shall be certified by it to the superintendent of public instruction of New Mexico, who shall thereupon notify the different school superintendents of each county. Sec. 2. No person who has been examined by a physician under this act or of the act of which it is amendatory, and has been rejected by such physician shall apply to any other physician for examination or certificate, but he shall have right of appeal to the board of health of New Mexico. And if any person shall apply to any other physician in violation of this act, he shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction shall be fined in any sum not to exceed one hundred dollars ($100.00) and shall not be eligible as a school teacher in any county of New Mexico. The fine hereby imposed shall be collected and paid over to the territorial school fund. Sec. 3. All acts and parts of acts in conflict are hereby repealed and this act shall be in force thirty days after its passage. CHAPTER 93. AN ACT AMENDING AN ACT ENTITLED AN ACT IN RELATION TO MAYORS OF CITIES AND TO OTHER OFFICERS. 125; Approved March 18, 1903. CONTENTS. C. B. No. Sec. 1. Section 1, chapter 9, Laws of 1903, regarding term of office of city officers. Amended. Sec. 2. Section 3, chapter 9, Laws of 1903, regarding election of city officers and term of office. Amended. Be it enacted by the Legislative Assembly of the Territory of New Mexico: Section 1. That section 1 of an act entitled an act in rela tion to mayors of cities and to other officers, approved Feb. 28, 1903, be and it is hereby amended so as to read as follows: "Section 1. Hereafter in cities the term of office of the mayor, clerk and treasurer shall be two years.' Sec. 2. That section 3 of said act be and it is hereby amended by adding thereto the following: "And on the first Tuesday of April, 1906, and each two years thereafter, the qualified voters of cities shall elect one alderman and one member of the board of education from each ward, who shall hold their offices for the period of four years. The provisions of this act shall apply to all cities in the territory, whether incorporated under general or special laws." Sec. 3. All acts and parts of acts in conflict herewith are hereby repealed, and this act shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage. CHAPTER 94. AN ACT REQUIRING OFFICERS OF COMPANIES AND CORPORATIONS DOING BUSINESS IN THE TERRITORY TO DISCLOSE, TO THE OFFICER LEVYING THEREON, THE NUMBER OF SHARES OR INTEREST OWNED IN SUCH COMPANY OR COR Sec. 1. PORATION BY A SHAREHOLDER. C. S. for H. B. No. 47; CONTENTS. Attachment of shares. Corporation to give verified statement of number of shares owned. Sec. 2. Refusal to give verified statement. False statement. Penalty. Be it enacted by the Legislative Assembly of the Territory of New Mexico: Section 1. When any interest or amount of shares had or owned by any person in any corporation incorporated under the laws of this territory or any foreign corporation doing business in this territory, shall be levied on under the process of attachment or execution, the secretary of such corporation shall, upon notice of such levy being delivered to him by the officer making the same, give to such levying officer a verified statement of the number of shares or amount of the interest held or owned by the defendant in any such corporation; and in event said corporation is a foreign corporation upon whose secretary process cannot be served, then such levy may be served upon any agent of such corporation upon whom service of process may be made, and such corporation shall then, within ninety days after the service of such process upon such agent, cause said agent to give such officer so serving the same such verified statement of the number of shares owned by the defendant in such company or corporation as above provided. Sec. 2. Any corporation whose secretary or clerk shall fail, neglect or refuse to make and give to such levying officer such statement as above provided, or who shall give an inaccurate or false statement, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and the corporation so failing shall forfeit and pay to the party injured a penalty of fifty dollars ($50.00) for every such failure, neglect or refusal, and all the damages resulting therefrom. Sec. 3. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage. CHAPTER 95. AN ACT TO ENABLE COUNTIES TO COMPROMISE AND ADJUST Approved March 18, 1903. CONTENTS. Sec. 1. Board of county commissioners authorized to compromise indebtedness of counties. Sec. 2. Sec. 3. Sec. 4. Commissioners to pledge credit of county to pay indebtedness compromised. Coupons so compromised receivable in payment of taxes. Be it enacted by the Legislative Assembly of the Territory of New Mexico: Section 1. The boards of county commissioners of the several counties of the Territory of New Mexico, in which the bonded indebtedness issued and outstanding is in excess of twenty per centum of the taxable property of such county, according to the last general assessed valuation thereof, are hereby authorized and empowered to compromise and adjust the existing legal bonded indebtedness of such counties, together with the past due and unpaid interest coupons, the interest on such coupons, any and all judgments recovered for past due coupons and interest thereon, or any part thereof, and any other valid and subsisting indebtedness, evidenced by judgments, whenever owners or holders of such indebtedness may consent and agree to such compromise and adjustment. Sec. 2. Whenever an adjustment of the indebtedness mentioned in section 1 of this act shall have been effected by |