Posted on 05/01/2020 11:32:37 AM PDT by CedarDave
GALLUP, N.M. —
Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has authorized the lockdown of Gallup at the mayor’s request.
The governor will invoke the state’s Riot Control Act, which will authorize her to enact further temporary restrictions to stop the spread of COVID-19 in that city.
The order goes into effect on Friday at 12 p.m. and will expire on Monday at noon.
The lock-down will order all roads into Gallup be closed, businesses in the city will close from 5 p.m. to 8 a.m. and vehicles can have a max of two individuals. Residents are ordered to remain in their residence except for emergency outings for essential healthy, safety and welfare.
“I recognize this request is unusual and constitutes a drastic measure, and the emergency powers set out under the Riot Control Act should be invoked sparingly,” said Mayor Louis Bonaguidi. “However, the COVID-19 outbreak in the city of Gallup is a crisis of the highest order. Immediate action is necessary.”
“The spread of this virus in McKinley County is frightful,” said Gov. Lujan Grisham, “and it shows that physical distancing has not occurred and is not occurring. The virus is running amok there. It must be stopped, and stricter measures are necessary. A problem in one part of our state, with a virus this dangerous and this contagious, is a problem for our entire state. The imperative for all of us to remain home and physically distant has not changed. It is even more crucial for New Mexicans in the northwestern region. But what is happening in the northwest could happen in any part of our state. We must remain vigilant.”
As of Thursday, McKinley County had 1,027 reported cases of COVID-19. That is more than 30% of the state's total positive cases.
And the Zuni are the oldest.
Gallup is in McKinley county...
“Gallup is in McKinley county...”
Really?
2019 New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 12 - Miscellaneous Public Affairs Matters
Article 10 - All Hazard Emergency Management
Section 12-10-16 - Short title.
Universal Citation: NM Stat § 12-10-16 (2019)
This act [12-10-16 to 12-10-21 NMSA 1978] may be cited as the “Riot Control Act.”
2019 New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 12 - Miscellaneous Public Affairs Matters
Article 10 - All Hazard Emergency Management
Section 12-10-17 - Proclamation of emergency.
Universal Citation: NM Stat § 12-10-17 (2019)
Upon request of the mayor of a municipality or the sheriff of a county or a majority of the members of the governing body of the municipality or county having jurisdiction and after finding that a public disorder, disaster or emergency which affects life or property exists in the state, the governor may proclaim a state of emergency in the area affected. The proclamation becomes effective immediately upon its signing by the governor, but the governor shall give public notice of its contents through the public press and other news media.
2019 New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 12 - Miscellaneous Public Affairs Matters
Article 10 - All Hazard Emergency Management
Section 12-10-18 - Emergency restrictions.
Universal Citation: NM Stat § 12-10-18 (2019)
A. During the existence of a state of emergency, the governor may, by proclamation, prohibit:
(1) any person being on the public streets, in the public parks or at any other public place during the hours proclaimed by the governor to be a period of curfew;
(2) any designated number of persons from assembling or gathering on the public streets, public parks or other open areas, either public or private, or in any public building;
(3) the manufacture, transfer, use, possession or transportation of any device or object designed to explode or produce uncontained combustion;
(4) the transportation, possession or use of combustible, flammable or explosive materials in a glass or uncapped container of any kind except in connection with the normal operation of motor vehicles, normal home use or legitimate commercial use;
(5) the possession of firearms or any other deadly weapon by a person in any place other than his place of residence or business, except for peace officers;
(6) the sale, purchase or dispensing of alcoholic beverages or other commodities or goods designated by the governor;
(7) the use of certain streets or highways by the public; and
(8) other activities the governor reasonably believes should be prohibited to help maintain life, property or the public peace.
B. Any proclamation issued under this section becomes effective immediately upon its signing by the governor, but the governor shall give public notice of its contents through the public press and other news media. The restrictions may be imposed during times, upon conditions, with exceptions and in areas of the state designated by proclamation of the governor from time to time.
2019 New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 12 - Miscellaneous Public Affairs Matters
Article 10 - All Hazard Emergency Management
Section 12-10-19 - Termination of emergency.
Universal Citation: NM Stat § 12-10-19 (2019)
Any state of emergency proclaimed under the Riot Control Act [12-10-16 to 12-10-21 NMSA 1978], along with any restrictions imposed for control of that emergency, terminates automatically at noon on the third day after it becomes effective unless sooner terminated by proclamation of the governor.
2019 New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 12 - Miscellaneous Public Affairs Matters
Article 10 - All Hazard Emergency Management
Section 12-10-20 - Penalty.
Universal Citation: NM Stat § 12-10-20 (2019)
Any person who, during a state of emergency, fails to comply with restrictions imposed by proclamation of the governor under the Riot Control Act [12-10-16 to 12-10-21 NMSA 1978] is guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction of a second or subsequent offense under this section is guilty of a fourth degree felony.
2019 New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 12 - Miscellaneous Public Affairs Matters
Article 10 - All Hazard Emergency Management
Section 12-10-21 - Governor’s powers not limited.
Universal Citation: NM Stat § 12-10-21 (2019)
The Riot Control Act [12-10-16 to 12-10-21 NMSA 1978] does not limit any other power to maintain the public peace and safety which is vested in the governor.
Just don’t look in the trunk
If you ask them, they came out of a Sipapu hole. Definitely not Asia.
If he could have hung on for just a few more years, I confident Harry Dean Stanton’s Death would have been blamed on CCV.
Good one..
J Frank Parnell too
I lived in Nebraska and went to ERAU in Arizona for college in the 1980’s and would always drive through New Mexico at night at 79 mph (speed limit was 55, 80+ was a $32 fine, below 80 wasn’t worth the cops time).
Gallup was a gas stop and it was in bad shape, back then. If your main employer is Uranium mines, with a terrible safety track records and then even those close, your life sucks.
I remember drunk guys crawling down the road, a recently crashed pickup, other scenes of pure destitution.
Not the Saddest place on Earth, but one of the saddest in the US.
Blood Type O has been implicated as a risk factor by one study reported early on from patients studied in Wuhan itself.
https://www.newsweek.com/blood-type-coronavirus-covid-19-1492890
I don’t think this study has been replicated or the conclusion confirmed elsewhere in the world, so whether it is generally correct and/or applies to non-Chinese populations, is anybodies guess....
It was in the article I read earlier.
oops. Sorry-my typo there— it is said that “blood group A had a significantly higher risk for COVID-19”, NOT group O.....
The reservation has been locked down every weekend for about a month now. $1000 fine if you are stopped during that time.
No kicks on 66 and no more Gallup polls, either, I suppose.
Is that an Injun Mildot sight?
Crazy shit. She and the Michigan gov studied at the Hitler Institute.
I stopped in Gallup once to fill up when driving across I-40. I didn’t linger.
Naw, it’s a test pattern from the 1960’s when the TV stations were off air, they would broadcast what is called a “Test Pattern”
I didn’t even notice the Indian.
But, I am wondering if this is a test...
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