The eagle., September 04, 1895, Page 7, Image 7

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THE EAGLE: WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER .4, US95.
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BUREAU OF IMMIGRATION.
A Question an to the Legality of Its Or
ganization Knitted.
Some inquiry has been made into tlie
doings of the Bureau of Immigration
recently and the following letter was
sent, to V. A. Manzanares last week con
cerning the organization of the present
board. Oilier developments are likely
to follow:
Santa Fe, N. M.,)
Aug, 29th 1895. f
Hon. F. A. Manzanares, Las Vegas, N. M.
Dear Sir :-As members of the Bureau
of Immigration of New Mexico, we have
made some inquiry into the management
of the bureau : we find that by law, the
Bureau of Immigration should consist of
21 members; it is evident that there
must be a majority of the members to
constitute a quorum to transact business.
The law requires the board to meet
each year, on the 2nd Monday of Janu
ary, at the city of Santa Fe, and at such
other times and places as it may by by
laws, or resolution prescribe.
An examination of the minutes of the
proceedings of the hoard show, that
there was no meeting of the board held
at Santa Fe last January ; that the board
has not adopted any by-laws, nor lias it
by resolution prescribed any other place
than Santa Fe for its place of meeting. .
The minutes of the proceedings of the
board show, that a purported meeting
was held nt Albuquerque, May 21st,
1895, at which only nine persons were
present, two of whom had failed to take
the oath of ollice and quality as pre-
pcribed by the laws of New Mexico.
There was no quorum present author
ized to transact business, the meeting
was held at a time and place not author
ized by law, yet nine persons assumed
to act as such board,, and proceeded to
organize, and elect ollicera for two years,
including a secretary..
Section 1299 of the Com. Laws of New
Mexico. urovides,. that the members of
the board shall serve without compe-.M
Htm; jet the purported secretary of said
board is a member of the same, and in
violation of the law above cited, hash, en
reeeivinir a salarv of $75.00 her moiüh
upon his oirn eerlijkn'e, when the law
renuires that the warrants drawn up in
tlie moneys appropriated fur this pur
nose, shall onlv issue U'nii the certili
cate of the president of said board.
That the seeielary being a member of
Fc.id board, can not draw any salary, or
r.v.eive any compensation, except for
tu-'ual estene incurred in the perfor
l meo of olticial duties, is not appar
ent lrom the letter of the law, but it is
iiuthoratiyely statedit in opinion 36 of the
Solicitor General of the Territory of New
Mexico, rendered June 1st,- 1S95. This
opinion was given in reply to the in
quiry made by the Superintendent of
Education, as to tlie authority of School
Boards to appoint a clerk from among
their own members, when by law, they
were required to serve without compen
sation. The Solicitor General held that
they could not appoint one of their own
members and give him a salary.
By holding a meeting at a time and
place not authorized by law, and less
than a quorum of its member present,
and selecting one of its members as a
salaried officer, contrary to the positive
law, it is evident that the present organ
ization of the Bureau of Immigration is
unauthorized by law.
We, therefore, respectfully suggest,
that no more moneys bo paid out for
salary of Secretary of the Bureau of Im
migration, or for any other purpose until
there has been a regular meeting of said
bureau, and these matters investigated.
If this is not done, it may necessitate
the taking of legal steps not only to stop
the father paying out of money, but also
to recover back into the territorial
treasury, the moneys unlawfully paid
out.
Yours very respectfully,
Fkantis Dowses,
A. J. Loomis.
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