Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1889-09-11
DIVINE PROVIDENCE
This is as Near as the Oovent;on will
Come to Putting God in the
Constitution,
Preamble and Bill of Rights-The Elect
i've Franchise Article as Final.
Iy Adopted.

The convention then went into COM
mittee OF the whole to consider the report
of the committee on elective franchise,
Gov. Slower in the chair. The commit
tees report was presented by its chair
man, +. A. Dow, and is as follows:
Section 1.-The qualifications of voters
shall be asceitaned and declared by law;
but no person shall have the right to vote
at any election who is not Il citizen OF the
United States and has not lived within
the state at least twelve months before
the day Of election.
Sec. 2.-No religious test shall be re-
quired for any Office or for any vote at any
election.
Sec. 3.-Voters shall in all cases, except
for treason, felony or breach Of the peace,
he privileged from arrest during their at
tendance at elections, and in going to and
thereGrOm.
Sec. NO person shall be permitted
to vote at any election in the state, nor to
hold Il seat in the legislature or any OF
flee in this state, who shall, III due course
Of law, have been convicted Of bribery or
corruption in connection with the elec-
ton or appointment OF any person to Of
fee.
Sec. 3. No person shall be permitted
to vote at any election or be eligible to
any office in the state, or to a seat in the
who shall in due course OF
law, in either civil or criminal proceedings,
have been adjudeed gently OF failure to
account tor, or pay over, according to
law, any money for which lie may be
liable as collector or holder OF public
money, until he shall have so accounted
for or paldaover such money.
Sec. i. Any person who may here
after be engaged in a duel, either as prin-
cipaI or accessory before the fact, shall
not be permitted 10 vote at any election,
and shall lie disqualified from holding any
office within the state.
Sec. T. No person shall be deemed
to have gained or lost residence by
reason of presence or absence while
in the service OF the United
States or Of the state, nor while Il student
at any school, nor while kept or confined
i'll any public institution or prison.
Sec. s. Tie Legislature shall regulate
by law, not inconsistent with this con-
stitution, all matters relatingto officers Of
elections, the manner of conducting and
making returns cl elections. and shall
pass laws to prevent intimidation, dis
order or violence ut the polls, and all cor
ruption, fraud or bribery in connection
with elections or voting.
Sec. 8. All elections by the people
shall be by ballot, and the person or per.
SONS who shall receive the highest num-
Der OF votes shall be declared elected.
Sec. 10. The secrecy of the ballot shall
be kept inyiolate, except in cases OF con-
tested elections.
Sec. H. The general elections shall be
held once i'll two years, on the first Tues
day after the first Monday in November
i'll the even numbered years; and all
terms OF office OF persons elected at such
elections shall begin on the first Tuesday
after the first Monday of January next
following.
Sec. u. No election of city, town or
precinct officers shall be held at the
same time as the general election.
Sec. I3. No person shall he elected or
appointed to any Office within tllIs state
" ho shall not lie qualified voter.
Sec. II. No person shall hold more
than one lucrative office at the same
time; but no appointment in the militia,
nor the office of notary public, shall be
considered as lucrative Office.
Sec. 10. No member Of either house
of congress, nor person holding any Office
under the United tates, except postmas-
tiers below the second class and commits
sioners OF the United States courts, shall
be appointed to or hold any office in this
state, or be eligible as member OF the
legislature.
Mr., Catron, chairman OF the committee
on preamble and bill of rights, havin,
made Il complete report and presented AL
article for incorporation in the constitn
ton, the convention, on motion of Judge
Trimble, went into committee OF tn,
whole for its consideration. Accordingl,
this article was taken up, section by sec.
sixteen sections were practically agreed
TO, with the exception Of the preamble
Some effort was made to change the pre-.
amble, and the matter was laid over till
to-day. The committees preamble reads
as follows:
I'VE, the people of New Mexico, CRATE
full to Divine Providence for the liberties
We enjoy, in order to form a more perfecl
and substantial government and promote
4 general welfare, Go ordain aud estab
lish this constitution"
Mr.. Rodey has q preamble covering
eight pages CT typewriter matter which
he desires to insert in lieu OF the above
preamble.
In regular session the secretary was in
10 supply the committee OF
'evision with m engrossed copy OF the
articles adopted, together with the orig
nal and the time of its adoption, as soon
rs possible thereafter.
Owing to his feeble health, Judge Bris-
ol, Of Grant, was authorized to absent
himself at his pleasure without being for
naly excused by the chair.
Judge llazledine propos ed that tonight |
he convention begin evening sessions
Lost.
Ex-Gov. Ritch moved to adjourn TO
p. m. today, which was also lost, and |
the convention adjourned 10 meet at 10
q. m. to-day.
To-DAY's SESSION.
When the convention convened to-day
no chaplain appeared, and when the
chair asked if any member would lead in
prayer no one responded.
Col. Rynerson moved to go into COM
nittee Of the whole on the report of the
committee on bill OF rights. Agreed to.
On behalf Of the committee Mr.. Catron
presented two additional paragraphs, one
making the militia subordinate to the
.ivil power, another as follows:
"The people shall be secure in their
persons, houses, papers and effects from
searches and seizures, and
10 warrant shall issue without probable
ause, supported by affidavit, particularly