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

the State which shall have jurisdiction of the subject
| matter thereof
| 7. All civil offcers holding their offices IN
der the United States or the Territory of New Mex
leo shall continue hold and exercise their respec-
| tive Offices until they shall be superseded under
this Constitution Of the State of New Mexico.
3. The Governor Of the State shall make OF
his private seal until State seal shall be provided.
g. The first session of the Legislature of the State
OF New Mexico shall be held at the city of Santa
Fe, and shall commence on the first day of July,
| 1850.
| 10. The Military and Civil Governor of the Ter
ritory shall be requested, Immediately the ad-
journment Of this Convention to issue wrts of cleo
ton to the projects of the several counties requr-
ing them to cause election to be held the Goth
day OF July, 1850; the electors for against
| this constitution; for Governor and Lieutenant
Governor, Representative in the Congress of the
United States; Senator and Representatives to the
Legislature; and the returns of such election shall
| be made to the Projects, who, together with the
Projects clerks shall count the votes given, and
certificates of election shall be given by them TO
| such persons as shall have received the highest
| number Of votes for members of the Legislature.
| The Projects OF the several counties shall correct
returns, under their hands, of all the votes given
III their respective counties for Governor and Lieu
tenant Governor, and Representatives to Congress,
and votes for and against this constitution, to the
| present Secretary of the Territory at Santa Fe,
who, when the Legislature shall convene, shall lay
such returns before them the first day of their
session, soon both Houses shall be organized
| and the Speaker of the House of Representatives
and the President pro tempore of the Senate shall
in the presence of both Houses, examine the returns,
and declare who elected to fill those offices, and
the votes for and against this constitution. IL any
two more persons shall have equal and higher
| number of votes than any other person persons,
the Legislature shall determine the election in the
manner hereinafter provided
IL. The returns OF the electors for against this
constitution shall be certified to by the Governor
| elect, or the Lieutenant Governor acting such,
who shall despatch the same 10 the Secretary OF
State of the United States within thirty days from
the day of election In all other respects the cleo
| ton shall be conducted according to the existing
| laws of this Territory.
IL. 1t shall be, and is hereby made, the duty OF
| the Governor, or Lieutenant Governor acting as
SUCH lift appears from the return of the votes for
and against this constitution that it has been adopt
ed by the people, Immediately to a fair
copy of the same, together with fair digest of the
votes given for and against the constitution, to be
forwarded TO the President of the United States, to
be laid before the Congress of the United States.
l3. The oaths of office herenbelore directed to be
| taken may be administered by any Judge any
Alcalde, until the Legislature shall otherwise di-
| rect
| DONE by the Delegates of the people of New Mexi-
co, in convention assembled, at Santa Fe, this
| 25th day OF May, in the year of our Lord one
pendence Of the United States the seventy fourth
JAMES II. QUINN, President.
| JOSE MARIA MARTINEZ,
| GEORGE GOLD,
JOSE ANTONIO MANSANARES,
JOSE PABLO GALLEGOS,
| THOMAS s. J. JOHNSON,
CERAN ST. VRAIN,
| FRANCISCO ORTIZ DELGADO,
JOAB HOUGHTON,
| LEVI J. KEITHLY,
| JOSE MANUEL GALLEGOS,
| JUAN PEREA,
| MURRAY +. TULEY,
| CHARLES OVERMAN,
| ANTONIO JOSE OTERO,
| JOSE ANTONIO BACA PINO,
| RAMON LUNA.
| ROBERT CARY DoNAcIANo VIGIL, Secretaries