JOINT RESOLUTION 3. TO SUPPLY MEMBERS OF COUNCIL AND HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES WITH LAWS OF 1899 AND 1901 AND 1903. C. J. R. No. 3; Approved January 24, 1905. Be it resolved by the Council and House of Representatives of the Legislative Assembly of the Territory of New Mexico: That the secretary of the territory be and he is hereby directed. and authorized to supply each member of the legislative assembly with a copy of the Session Laws of 1899 and 1901 and 1903 and that he take credit for the same. JOINT RESOLUTION 4. A REWARD FOR THE ARREST AND CONVICTION OF THE PERSONS WHO ASSASSINATED COL. J. FRANCISCO CHAVES, AND FOR THE ACCOMPLICES IN SAID ASSASSINATION. 4; Approved January 24, 1905. C. J. R. No. Whereas, on the night of November 26th, 1904, Col. J. Francisco Chaves, territorial superintendent of public instruction, and a member elect of the present legislative council, was most foully and cruelly assassinated by unknown parties at Pinos Wells in Torrance county, in the Territory of New Mexico; and Whereas, it is the sense of this legislative council that the perpertators of this outrage should be speedily discovered and punished; now therefore, Be it resolved by the Council of the Thirty-sixth Legislative Assembly, the House of Representatives concurring therein: That the governor of this territory be, and he is hereby requested to offer a reward of two thousand five hundred ($2,500) dollars for the capture and conviction of the guilty parties; and be it further Resolved, That upon the certificate of the governor, the auditor is instructed to issue his warrant upon the territorial treasurer for said amount, to be paid out of any funds in the treasury, until a special appropriation is made for such purpose. JOINT RESOLUTION 5. TO SECURE PUBLICITY THROUGH THE PUBLIC PRESS OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE 36TH LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY. H. J. R. No. 2; Approved February 9, 1905. Be it Resolved by the Legislative Assembly of the Territory of New Mexico: That the secretary of the Territory of New Mexico be and he hereby is directed to mail to each newspaper printed and published in the Territory of New Mexico a copy of each bill and resolution introduced and printed in either branch of this legislative assembly as speedily as practicable after receiving the same from the public printer, and that the cost thereof be reported by the secretary at the end of the present session of this legislative assembly and ar appropriation be made to cover the same. JOINT RESOLUTION 6. JOINT RESOLUTION THANKING THE SENATE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO FOR THE PASSAGE OF RESOLUTIONS BY SAID BODY FAVORING SEPARATE STATEHOOD FOR NEW MEXICO AND ARIZONA. C. J. R. No. 6; Approved February 22, 1905. Whereas, the senate of the state of Colorado in session on the sixth day of the present month, February, A. D., 1905, adopted a series of resolutions requesting the senators and representatives of that state in congress to use their utmost endeavors to prevent the passage of bill in congress providing for the admission of New Mexico and Arizona as a single state, as being an unwarranted hardship upon and an unjust discrimination against the people of said territories, and also requesting them to secure if possible the passage of a bill admitting each of said territories as a sovereign state of this Union; and Whereas, such action of said senate is in accordance with the wishes of the people of New Mexico; therefore be it Resolved by the Council and House of Representatives of the Legislative Assembly of the Territory of New Mexico: That the sincere thanks of the legislative assembly of the Territory of New Mexico and the people of this territory be and the same are hereby extended to the senate of the state of Colorado for the passage of said resolutions, and the interest they have thereby manifested in the welfare of New Mexico and her people. That a certified copy of this resolution be forwarded by the secretary of the territory to the president of the senate of the state of Colorado. JOINT RESOLUTION 7. AUTHORIZING JOINT COMMITTEES TO INSPECT AND REPORT UPON AFFAIRS OF TERRITORIAL OFFICES AND TERRITORIAL INSTITUTIONS. C. S. to A. H. S. for H. J. R. No. 4; Approved February 22, 1905. Be it resolved by the Council of the 36th Legislative Assembly of the Territory of New Mexico, the House of Representatives concurring herein: That the president of the council shall appoint three committees of the council and the speaker of the house of representatives, shall in a like manner, appoint three committees of the house; the numbers as to membership of said committees to be designated by the president of the council and the speaker of the house of representatives respectively, to act as joint committees for the purpose of inquiring into and inspecting and reporting to the governor of the territory, at the most convenient time during this session, the condition, management, prosperity and needs of the various territorial institutions. That the chairman of the finance committee of the council and the chairman of the finance committee of the house of representatives are hereby designated as an auditing committee to examine and audit the expense accounts of said committees and all accounts for printing and contingent expenses of said legislative council and house of representatives, and shall certify to the correctness of same, setting forth the amounts due to the territorial auditor, who shall upon presentation of same draw his warrants for such amounts so set forth upon the territorial treasurer, who shall pay same out of any funds in the territorial treasury. JOINT RESOLUTION 8. PROTESTING TO THE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AGAINST THE ESTABLISHING OF A LEPER COLONY IN THE TERRITORY OF NEW MEXICO. C. J. R. No. 7; Approved February 24, 1905. Be it resolved by the Council of the 36th Legislative Assembly of New Mexico, the House concurring That Whereas, we have heard with astonishment and horror that the United States senate has passed a bill authorizing the establishment of a leper colony in one of the territories, and we have heard with dismay that an abandoned military post or forest reserve in New Mexico is intended to be selected for the establishment of such a colony; therefore be it Resolved, That we as representatives of the people of the Territory of New Mexico, object, protest against and deprecate such action on the part of the senate of the United States and ask the members of the house of representatives where the bill is now pending to oppose it and defeat it, for we consider it an insult that our fair and healthy commonwealth should be chosen by congress as the abiding place for such unfortunates, with all its attendant evils and miserable repute that such an establishment would entail upon our prosperous and growing territory, and Be it Further Resolved, That we ask the assistance of the honorable speaker of the house and its members to keep from us this bitter cup, following after being denied our just rights to be admitted as a state of the Union, and Be it Further Resolved, That upon the passage of this resolution the president of the council be authorized to telegraph the same immediately to the Hon. Joseph G. Cannon, the speaker of the house of representatives of the United States with the request that the same be placed before the house. JOINT RESOLUTION 9. PROVIDING FOR THE DISTRIBUTION OF THE STATUTES OF NEW MEXICO TO PUBLIC OFFICIALS, AND OTHERS. C. J. R. No. 5. Approved March 3, 1905. Be it resolved by the Council of the 36th Legislative Assembly of the Territory of New Mexico, the House concurring therein: That the territorial librarian and the secretary of the territory be and they are hereby authorized and directed to furnish one copy each of the Compiled Laws of 1897 and the reprint of the Session Laws of 1899 and 1901, respectively, to all public law libraries, federal officials at Washington, territorial officials and to the officials of all new counties created since January 1, 1903, and to take proper credit for the volumes so furnished: Provided, That the volumes herein indicated shall not be furnished to officials who have heretofore received the same: And, Provided, Further, That each application for such volumes shall be made in writing, the application to be used as a receipt. JOINT RESOLUTION 10. AUTHORIZING THE PRINTING OF BILLS AND OTHER DOCUMENTS. C. J. R. No. 8; Approved March 10, 1905. Be it Resolved by the Legislative Assembly of the Territory of New Mexico: That there shall be printed such bills, documents, rules, reports and the message of the governor of New Mexico, to this assembly, as may be ordered by either house of this assembly or by the presiding officers of either house, except that not more than five hundred copies of the message of the governor to this assembly be printed. That all translations shall be done under the direction of the chairman of the finance committees of the two houses. That the five hundred copies of the message of the governor shall be distributed by the secretary of the territory to such persons whose names may be furnished to said secretary by the members of this assembly or other persons desiring such copies. JOINT RESOLUTION 11. MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR PAY OF OFFICERS AND CLERKS FOR TEN DAYS AFTER ADJOURNMENT OF THE LE GISLATURE. C. J. R. No. 9; Approved March 13, 1905. Be it resolved by the Council of the 36th Legislative Assembly of the Territory of New Mexico, the House of Representatives concurring therein: First. That there be and is hereby appropriated the sum of five hundred ($500.00) dollars to meet and pay the wages of the president of the council and the chief clerk, and additional clerks |