The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-07-20
ARTICLE TX.
GENERAL PROVISIONS.

ARTICLE TX.
GENERAL PROVISIONS.
SEC. /. Members of the Legislature, and all other
/ officers, before they enter ON the duties OF their
Offices shall take oath TO support the Constitution
OF the United States of this State, and faithfully
and impartally 10 discharge and perform all the
duties incumbent upon them as such officers, ac-
cording to the best of their ability and Judgment
2. Treason against the State shall consist only in
leyylng war against it, in adhering to its enc
mes-givlng them aid and comfort; and no person
shall be convicted Of treason unless the testimony
OF two witnesses TO the same overt act, or his own
confession in open court.
q. The following officers shall never be allowed
less than the following salaries per annum Tor their
service: the Governor, two thousand five hundred
dollars the Secretary Of State twelve hundred dol
lars; treasurer, six hundred dollars; Controller OF
PuDnc Accounts, six hundred dollars; Attorney
General six hundred dollars, and such fees may
be allowed by law; Chief Justice, eighteen hundred
dollars; Associate Justices, fifteen hundred dollars
each; and the Legislature shall provide by law for
the compensation of all officers, servants, agents,
and public contractors, not provided for by this
Constitution.
The members of both houses shall receive three
dollars for each days attendance during any SEES
sion OF the Legislature, and ten cents for each mile,
coming and returning from the seat OF government.
The Speaker of the House of Representatives shall
receive four dollars per day, and the President OF
the Senate eight dollars per day
4. All civil officers shall reside within the State,
and all district county officers within their dig
trict county, and shall keep their Offices at such
places therein as may be required by law.
D. Absence on the business of the State, of the
United States, shall not forfeit residence OBJ
tanned as to deprive any of the right of suf-
frage of beng elected appointed to any office,
under the exceptions contained in this constitution
q. Within five years after the adoption of this
Constitution, the laws, civil and criminal shall be
revised, digested arranged, and published, in such
manner as tine Legislature shall direct; and like
revision, digestion, and publication, shall be made
every hive years thereafter.
7. All revenue shall be raised by taxation, to be
fixed by law. No other or greater amount OF reve-
nue. SHALL at any time, be levied than is required
Tor the necessary expenses of the government, I'M
less by concurrence of two thirds of both houses OF
the Legislature.
8. The Legislature shall have power to lay in
come tax, to tax all persons pursuing any trade,
occupation, profession provided, that the term
occupation shall not be construed 10 apply to pur-
suits either agricultural mechanical. Corpora
! tons shall not be created in this State by special
laws, except for municipal purposes but the Leg
slature may provide, by general laws, for the or
ganization OF all other corporations as hereinafter
provided.
g. The Legislature shall not have power to Gre
ate, authorize, or incorporate, by any general or
special law, any bank or banking privilege, OF
power, or any institution corporation having
any banking privilege or power whatever, except
as provided in the section following.
10. The Legislature may submit to the voters oil
any general election the question of bank or ut
bank, and II, at any such election, a number o
votes equal TO majority of all the votes cast at such
election on that question, shall be in favor of banks
then the Legislature shall have power to pass a
general banking law, with such restrictions, and
under such regulations they may deem expe
dent for the safety of the bill holders
IL. The credit of the State shall never be loaned
for the benefit of any individual, corporation or as
| ISOLATION.
! II. No divorce from the bonds of matrimony shall
be granted, except by special act of the Legis
lature.
10. The Legislature shall. at the fret session
thereof, and may at any subsequent session, cstaD
lish counties for the convenience of the inhab-
itants of such new county counties, or district
! IA. No money shall be drawn from the treasury
but in pursuance of appropriations made by law.
General, and Controller of Public Accounts, shall
keep their offices at the seat of government
! 10. After the year one thousand eight hundred
and sixty-two, whenever two-thrds of the mem
bers elected to the Legislature shall think it
sary to amend change this Constitution, they
shall recommend to the electors, at the next cleo
ton for members of the Legislature, to vote for or
against a convention and il il shall appear that a
majority of the citizens of the State voting for Rep
! resentatives, have voted for a convention, tho
Legislature shall, at its next session. call conven-
| ton, TO consist of as many members as there may
/ be in the Legislature, TO be chosen in the same
manner, at the same places, and by the same cleo
| tors that chose the Legislature, who shall meet
within two months after the said election for the
/ purpose OF revising. amending, or changing the
| Constitution.
IL. Until a of the people of this State shall
have been taken, until the Legislature shall
otherwise direct, and the divisions shall be other
wise arranged by law there shall be the following
representation in the Legislature Of this State: 10
the House of Representatives from the county of
Valencia, there shall be FIVE MEMBERS from the
county of Bernalillo, two members; from the coun-
ty OF Santa Anna, two members from the county
of Santa Fe, three MEMBERS from the county of San
Miguel del Bado, three members; from the county
of Rio Arriya, three members; from the county OF
Taos three members In the Senate, from the
southern district, composed of the counties Of Va
lenca and Bcrnalio, there shall be two members;
from the central district, composed of the counties
Of San Miguel del Bado, Santa Re and Santa Anna
] there shall be three members; from the northern
district, composed of the counties of Taos and Rio
! Arriva, there shall be two members.
! IS. The members Of either of the two houses OF
the Legislature sha be free from arrest, except for
breach Of the peace felony, during the time the
same shall be in session, and during the ten days
/ next preceding and after such session.
10. In the first election ~ fill offices under this
Consttuton, any person who Is citizen of the Uni'
/ ted States and who is qualified TO vote under the
same shall be eligible to such offices, any thing in
this Constitution TO the contrary Notwithstanding
20. The scat of government for this State shall be
at Santa Re, until IL shall be permanently located
/ by the Legislature
/ II. The Legislature shall declare by law what
/ parts Of the common and what parts Of the civil
law not inconsistent with the Constitution shall be
/ in force in this State.
D. II shall be the duty Of the Legislature to pro-
vide for the organization of cities and corporated
villages, and 70 limit the power Of taxation, assess-
ment, borrowing money, and contracting debts
/ by such municipal corporations.
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