0001|                         SENATE BILL 69
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0002|     42ND LEGISLATURE - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - SECOND SESSION,
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0003|     1996
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0004|                         INTRODUCED BY
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0005|                          CYNTHIA NAVA
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0011|                             AN ACT
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0012|     RELATING TO JUDGES; PROVIDING FOR TWO ADDITIONAL MAGISTRATE
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0013|     JUDGES IN DONA ANA MAGISTRATE DISTRICT; PROVIDING FOR
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0014|     APPOINTMENT AND ELECTION; AMENDING A SECTION OF THE NMSA 1978;
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0015|     MAKING AN APPROPRIATION.
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0017|     BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:
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0018|       Section 1.  Section 35-1-10 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1968,
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0019|     Chapter 62, Section 12, as amended) is amended to read:
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0020|       "35-1-10.  MAGISTRATE COURT--DONA ANA DISTRICT.--There
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0021|     shall be <s>[three]</s> <u>five</u> magistrates in Dona Ana magistrate
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0022|     district, <u>with</u> divisions 1, 2 and 3 operating as a single
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0023|     court in Las Cruces.  The magistrates <u>in divisions 1, 2 and 3</u>
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0024|     shall rotate riding circuit to <s>[Anthony and]</s> Hatch on a
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0025|     regularly scheduled basis. <u>The magistrates in divisions 4 and 5
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<u></u>0001| <u>    shall operate as a single court in Anthony</u>."
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0002|       Section 2.  TEMPORARY PROVISION--APPOINTMENT--DIVISIONS 4
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0003|     AND 5--ELECTION.--
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0004|            A.  The office of magistrate in Dona Ana magistrate
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0005|     divisions 4 and 5 shall be filled by appointment by the
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0006|     governor.  The appointed magistrates shall begin serving January
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0007|     1, 1997 and shall serve until succeeded by magistrates elected
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0008|     pursuant to Subsection B of this section.
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0009|            B.  The first full term of the office of magistrate
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0010|     in Dona Ana magistrate divisions 4 and 5 shall be filled by
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0011|     election at the general election in 1998, and those terms of
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0012|     office shall begin on January 1, 1999.
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0013|       Section 3.  APPROPRIATION.--Fifty-eight thousand nine
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0014|     hundred eleven dollars ($58,911) is appropriated from the
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0015|     general fund to the Dona Ana magistrate district for expenditure
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0016|     in fiscal year 1997 for two additional full-time equivalent
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0017|     positions.  Any unexpended or unencumbered balance remaining at
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0018|     the end of fiscal year 1997 shall revert to the general fund.
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0019|       Section 4.  EFFECTIVE DATE.--The effective date of the
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0020|     provisions of this act is January 1, 1997.
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0022|   
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0023|                    FORTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE
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0024|                      SECOND SESSION, 1996
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0002|                                              JANUARY 18, 1996
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0004|   Mr. President:
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0006|     Your COMMITTEES' COMMITTEE, to whom has been referred
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0007|   
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0008|                           SENATE BILL 69
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0009|   
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0010|   has had it under consideration and finds same to be GERMANE, PURSUANT
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0011|   TO CONSTITUTIONAL PROVISIONS, and thence referred to the SENATE
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0012|   JUDICIARY COMMITTEE.
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0014|                              Respectfully submitted,
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0019|                              __________________________________
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0020|                              SENATOR MANNY M. ARAGON, Chairman 
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0021|   
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0023|   
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0024|   Adopted_______________________ Not Adopted_______________________
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0025|             (Chief Clerk)                        (Chief Clerk)
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0003|                     Date ________________________
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0007|   The roll call vote was <u> </u> For <u> </u> Against
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0008|   Yes:  
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0009|   No:        
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0010|   Excused:   
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0011|   Absent:    
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0014|     S0069CC1
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0016|                      FORTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE                     
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0017|                        SECOND SESSION, 1996
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0020|                                                   January 31, 1996
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0021|   
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0022|   Mr. President:
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0023|   
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0024|     Your JUDICIARY COMMITTEE, to whom has been referred
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0025|   
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0001|                           SENATE BILL 69
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0002|   
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0003|   has had it under consideration and reports same with recommendation that
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0004|   it DO NOT PASS, but that
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0006|                SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR
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0007|                             SENATE BILL 69
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0008| 
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0009|   DO PASS, and thence referred to the FINANCE COMMITTEE.
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0011|                              Respectfully submitted,
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0015|                              __________________________________
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0016|                              Janice D. Paster, Chairman 
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0017|   
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0018|   
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0019|   Adopted_______________________ Not Adopted_______________________
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0020|             (Chief Clerk)                          (Chief Clerk)
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0021|   
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0022|                     Date ________________________
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0023|   
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0025|   The roll call vote was <u> 5 </u> For <u> 0 </u> Against
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0001|   Yes:  5
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0002|   No:        0
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0003|   Excused:   Carraro, Stefanics, Tsosie, Vernon
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0004|   Absent:    None
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0006|     S0069JU1         SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR
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0007|                         SENATE BILL 69
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0008|     42nd legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - second session, 1996
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0016|                             AN ACT
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0017|     RELATING TO JUDGES; PROVIDING FOR AN ADDITIONAL MAGISTRATE JUDGE
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0018|     AND SUPPORT STAFF, SUPPLIES AND BUILDING RENOVATIONS IN THE DONA
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0019|     ANA MAGISTRATE DISTRICT; PROVIDING FOR APPOINTMENT AND ELECTION;
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0020|     AMENDING A SECTION OF THE NMSA 1978; MAKING AN APPROPRIATION.
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0021|     
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0022|     BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:
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0023|       Section 1.  Section 35-1-10 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1968,
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0024|     Chapter 62, Section 12, as amended) is amended to read:
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0025|       "35-1-10.  MAGISTRATE COURT--DONA ANA DISTRICT.--There shall
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0001|     be <s>[three]</s> <u>four</u> magistrates in Dona Ana magistrate district,
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0002|     <u>with</u> divisions 1, 2 and 3 operating as a single court in Las
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0003|     Cruces.  The magistrates <u>in divisions 1, 2 and 3</u> shall rotate
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0004|     riding circuit to <s>[Anthony and]</s> Hatch on a regularly scheduled
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0005|     basis. <u>The magistrate in division 4 shall operate as a single
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<u></u>0006| <u>    court in Anthony</u>."
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0007|       Section 2.  TEMPORARY PROVISION--APPOINTMENT--DIVISIONS 4
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0008|     AND 5--ELECTION.--
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0009|            A.  The office of magistrate in Dona Ana magistrate
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0010|     division 4 shall be filled by appointment by the governor.  The
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0011|     appointed magistrate shall begin serving January 1, 1997 and
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0012|     shall serve until succeeded by a magistrate elected pursuant to
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0013|     Subsection B of this section.
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0014|            B.  The first full term of the office of magistrate in
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0015|     Dona Ana magistrate division 4 shall be filled by election at
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0016|     the general election in 1998, and the term of office shall begin
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0017|     on January 1, 1999.
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0018|       Section 3.  APPROPRIATION.--
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0019|            A.  Seventy-six thousand six hundred dollars ($76,600)
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0020|     is appropriated from the general fund to the administrative
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0021|     office of the courts for expenditure in fiscal year 1997 for the
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0022|     following purposes and in the following amounts:
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0023|                 (1)  forty-four thousand eight hundred dollars
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0024|     ($44,800) for one additional magistrate judge and support staff
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0025|     in Dona Ana magistrate district division 4;
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0001|                 (2)  six thousand eight hundred dollars ($6,800)
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0002|     for supplies and operating expenses for Dona Ana magistrate
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0003|     district division 4; and
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0004|                 (3)  twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) to
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0005|     renovate and expand the magistrate court building in Anthony.
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0006|            B.  Any unexpended or unencumbered balance remaining at
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0007|     the end of fiscal year 1997 shall revert to the general fund.
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0008|       Section 4.  EFFECTIVE DATE.--The effective date of the
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0009|     provisions of this act is January 1, 1997.
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0012|                      FORTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE              SB 69/a
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0013|                        SECOND SESSION, 1996
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0016|                                                   February 9, 1996
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0018|   Mr. President:
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0019|   
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0020|     Your FINANCE COMMITTEE, to whom has been referred
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0021|   
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0022|              SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR
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0023|                           SENATE BILL 69
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0024|   
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0025|   has had it under consideration and reports same with
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0001|   recommendation that it DO PASS, amended as follows:
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0002|   
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0003|     1.  On page 1, line 14, strike "; MAKING AN APPROPRIATION".
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0005|     2.  On pages 2 and 3, strike Section 3 in its entirety.
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0006|   
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0007|     3.  Renumber the succeeding section accordingly.
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0010|                  Respectfully submitted,
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0014|                  __________________________________
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0015|                  Ben D. Altamirano, Chairman 
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0019|   Adopted_______________________ Not Adopted_______________________
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0020|             (Chief Clerk)                          (Chief Clerk)
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0021|   
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0023|                     Date ________________________
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0001|   The roll call vote was <u> 8 </u> For <u> 0 </u> Against
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0002|   Yes:  8
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0003|   No:     0
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0004|   Excused:   Aragon, Donisthorpe, Duran, Ingle, Kidd, 
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0005|   Absent: None
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0008|   S0069FC1                                               .111967.1
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