to the discharge of his duties, take an oath that he will faithfully and impartially discharge his duties as such commissioner and that he will keep secret the names of all persons selected as grand and petit jurors. Every such commissioner shall be disqualified to select jurors for two successive terms of court."

Sec. 2. Section 2 of said chapter 66 is hereby amended to read as follows: "It shall be the duty of such commissioners, not less than twenty days nor more than thirty days preceding the term of the court for which it shall be their duty to select grand and petit jurors as herein provided, to meet and to retire to some convenient place and there to select seventeen qualified persons to constitute a grand jury and twentyfour qualified persons to constitute a petit jury, for the next succeeding term of court in said county. Every such person shall be disqualified to serve at two successive terms of court. The names of the jurors selected by such commissioners shall be retained in separate lists as follows: The names of the persons so selected for grand jurors shall be put into a written list which shall be certified to and signed by said jury commission and sealed up securely in an envelope and delivered by them to the clerk of the district court for the district in which their selection was made, who shall write across the place of sealing the words "grand jurors," and shall sign his name thereto, and the same procedure shall be had with the list of persons so selected for petit jurors. And the same shall be filed in the office of the clerk of the court for which said juries are selected and be by said clerk safely kept until the same shall be opened as hereinafter provided."

Sec. 3. Section 5 of said chapter 66 is hereby amended to read as follows: "That the envelopes containing the names of the grand and petit jurors for the territory shall be by said clerk twenty days, and the envelopes containing the names of the grand and petit jurors for the United States shall be by said clerk immediately after they are sealed, before said term of court for which such jurors have been drawn and selected, opened in the presence of the sheriff or deputy sheriff of the county where opened and in the presence of any citizens who may wish to be present, and in case the twentieth day before the first day of the term of court shall fall on Sunday then the next Monday after said Sunday. The envelopes containing the names of the jurors shall be opened and forthwith the clerk shall issue summons in the form of venires to the sheriff of the county for the territorial jurors, and to the United States marshal for the United States jurors, returnable on such day of the term of court for which such jurors have been drawn and selected, as the judge thereof

may direct and all of the names of the grand jurors for such term shall be included in one list and summons, and all the names of the petit jurors shall be included in another."

Sec. 4. Section 9 of said chapter 66 is hereby amended to read as follows: "Where, by reason of non-attendance or disqualification of jurors, or for any cause whatever the panel of grand or petit juries shall be incomplete, in such case the judge shall appoint one person qualified under this act, who shall act with the judge of the court as a commission to draw and select a list of qualified persons for grand and petit jurors to complete the panels for the term, and the clerk shall forthwith issue summons for the persons so named, directed to the proper officer, which summons shall be served without delay. When the panels are thus filled they shall constitute the regular panels for that term of court. In case the panels or either of them shall thereafter become incomplete from any cause, or in case of talesman or special venire, for such purpose persons shall be selected as provided by the common law, or by special commissioner, at the discretion of the court."

Sec. 5. Section 11 of said chapter 66 is hereby amended to read as follows: "Every male citizen of the United States who is qualified to vote at public elections under the laws of this territory shall be qualified to serve as grand or petit jurors in any of the courts of this territory, excepting however the following class of persons who shall be disqualified to serve as grand or petit jurors in any of the courts of the territory: Such persons as may have been convicted of any infamous crime, all persons who are living in a state of bigamy or polygamy, professional gamblers, that is, such persons as are actually engaged in gambling as a regular occupation and who are not otherwise engaged, habitual drunkards or persons who are addicted to the excessive use of intoxicating liquors as a beverage and attorneys at law. All persons over the age of sixty years shall be excused by the court from serving as jurors, if they so request: Such persons may be excused by the court if in its judgment they are physically disqualified."

Sec. 6. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after the first day of July, 1903: Provuled, however, that any jurors called pursuant to said chapter 66 prior to the first day of July, 1903, shall serve for the balance of the term for which they were selected.

CHAPTER 113.

AN ACT ENTITLED "AN ACT AMENDING SECTION 5 OF CHAPTER 84 OF THE SESSION LAWS OF 1901, RELATING TO THE

LOCATION AND KEEPING OF BAWDY HOUSES IN CITIES AND

VILLAGES IN THIS TERRITORY." H. B. No. 179; Approved
March 19, 1903.

Sec. 1.

Sec. 2.

CONTENTS.

Section 5, chapter 84, Laws of 1901, regarding duties of officers to prosecute violations. Amended.

Section 2, chapter 9, Laws of 1903, regarding mayors of cities and other officers. Amended.

Be it enacted by the Legislative Assembly of the Territory of New Mexico:

Section 1. Section 5 of chapter 84 of the Session Laws of 1901, be and the same is hereby amended by adding at the end of said section the following, to-wit: "And it is hereby made the duty of the district attorney of the county wherein any of the specified violations are committed to investigate as to any violations of this act and to at once file an information before the judge of the district court of such county or any justice of the peace in such county against any and all persons committing any of the offenses herein specified and to prosecute diligently all persons so offending. And any district attorney failing or neglecting to comply with the provisions of this act shall be summarily removed by the governor who shall appoint his successor."

Sec. 2. That section 2 of an act entitled "An Act in relation to mayors and other officers," being Council Substitute for Council Bill No. 44, approved February 28, 1903, be and the same is hereby amended by adding at the end of said section as follows: "Provided, that the provisions of this section shall not apply or in any way affect the City of Socorro, New Mexico."

Sec. 3. This act shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage, and all acts and parts of acts in conflict herewith are hereby repealed.

CHAPTER 114.

AN ACT RELATING TO CORPORATIONS, DOMESTIC AND FOREIGN, PRESCRIBING FEES TO BE PAID FOR FILING THEIR ARTI

CLES, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. H. B. No. 170; Approved March 19, 1903.

CONTENTS.

Sec. 1. Corporations to file certificate of incorporation. Fees per classified list. Sec. 2. Incorporation papers to be filed with county recorder. Misdemeanor for any recorder to file incorporation papers not certified by secretary of territory.

Sec. 3. Application of fees collected by secretary of territory.

Be it enacted by the Legislative Assembly of the Territory of New Mexico:

Section 1. Every corporation, joint-stock company or association incorporated or consolidated by or under any general or special law of this territory, or by or under any general or special law of any foreign state or kingdom, or of any state or territory of the United States beyond the limits of this territory, shall, before doing business in this territory, file in the office of the secretary of this territory the certificate of incorporation, articles of association or charter as required by law and at the time of such filing shall pay to the secretary of the territory the following fees:

For railroad or other corporations formed for pecuniary profit, ten cents for each and every thousand dollars of capitalization, and a like fee upon each subsequent increase of capital, but in no case less than twenty-five dollars ($25.00);

For filing any certificate of amendment to articles of incorporation other than one increasing capital stock, or any translated copy of articles or amendments, ten dollars ($10.00); For filing any certificate of business and agent, when required by law, five dollars ($5.00);

For corporations organized for benevolent, charitable, educational, religious and scientific purposes, having no capital. stock, one dollar ($1.00); For filing any certificate of amendment to such articles of incorporation, one dollar ($1.00);

For filing any certificate, instrument or document other than those specified above, one dollar ($1.00);

Sec. 2. Every corporation, domestic or foreign, shall file with the recorder of deeds of the county in which its principal place of business in this territory is located, a copy of its articles of incorporation, of every amendment thereto and likewise any certificate designating agent and place of business in this territory, certified from the office of the secretary of the territory; and it shall be a misdemeanor for any

recorder to file or record in his office any incorporation papers or copies thereof not previously certified by the secretary of the territory.

Sec. 3. Whenever the fees collected under the provisions of this act shall be in excess of the sum of five dollars ($5.00) for each separate filing, such excess shall be held by the secretary of the territory for the use of the territory, and shall be paid over to the territorial treasurer at the end of each quarter, beginning June 30, 1903.

Sec. 4. All acts and parts of acts in conflict with this act are hereby repealed, and this act shall be in force and effect from and after April 1, 1903.

CHAPTER 115.

AN ACT TO AMEND AN ACT ENTITLED "AN ACT RELATING TO TRUST COMPANIES." C. B. No. 131; Approved March 19, 1903.

CONTENTS.

Sec. 1. Section 17, chapter 52, Laws of 1903, regarding term of office of boards of directors of trust companies. Amended.

Be it enacted by the Legislative Assembly of the Territory of New Mexico:

Section 1. Section 17 of an act entitled "An Act relating to trust companies," approved on the 12th day of March, A. D., 1903, be and the same is hereby amended by the enactment of the following: The directors of such corporation shall be elected for one year, unless the number thereof exceeds five, and in that case the articles of incorporation may divide them into classes as now provided by said section 17 of said act. But if the articles of incorporation do not so provide, all directors shall be elected for one year.

Sec. 2. This act shall be in force and effect from and after the date of its passage, and all acts and parts of acts in conflict therewith are hereby repealed.