Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1889-09-20
CLOSING TIE WORK.
Revision Committee to Report the
Complete Constitution To-
morrow,
Miscellaneous Business - Statesmen 10
Go to Washirgt0n-CCr.
poratons,

The subject of municipal corporations,
management of school lands, mines and
water rights and other miscellaneous
business has occupied tie attention OF
the state constitution since yesterday.
To-day it was agreed that the head o!
each family in the state may have exempt
from execution homestead Of the value
OF not less than $500. The article Oh
water rights acknowledges in the broadcast
manner the principle OF priority OF rights.
A provision was offered this morning to
make the district attorneys elective in
stead OF appointve, and the question Of
increasing the number OF districts also re-
ceived some attention. This mater WGs
finally referred to the committee on bill
OF rights with instructions 10 report to-
morrow morning. The manner in which
changes in the constitution shall be
brought about was also discussed to-day
and passed upon.
On motion Of Judge Trlmble the chair
was authorized to appoint a committee Of
citizens of not less than twenty-five nor
more than one hundred in numbers
whose duty it shall he to proceed to
Washington this winter and use all their
energies to the end that congress will
grant admission OF New Mexico to the
sisterhood of states. The territorial dele
gate III congress was also asked to aid in
this work.
a motion that the convention order
10000 copies of the constitution printed
and supplied to the delegates for dstrbu-
ton among the people was lad over till
tomorrow.
This afternoon the work OF the conven-
ton is receiving its finishing touches at
the hands OF the committee on revision.
This committee has been instructed TO
complete its duties and submit the con.
Stltution tomorrow morning. The cues
ton rs to whether the constitution shall
20 first to the people or first before con-
gress will then come tip and be settled.
In yesterday s report OF the proceedings
an error cIept INTO these columns which
in justice should not 90 Incorrected IN
reference to the Chilli incident and the
south Santa Fe county boundary line il
should be said that Gov. Slower did not
advocate having the convention open the
subject at all, and while it is true Mr..
Rodey introduced a motion to take the
matter up, still this was aiterward with,
drawn before the question came to avote
The 10 lowing is tie article on corpora,
tons as finally adopted fOr incorporation
in the constitution:
ARTICLE
CORPORATIONS.
Section |. Ali existing charters OF
grants of special or exclusive privileges
under which the corporations or grantees
shall not have organized and commenced
business i'll good faith NJ the time Of the
adoption OF this constitution, shall there
after have no validity, excepting such
corporations or grantees whose time to
organize under their chatter or grant has
not expired at the time Of the adoption OF
this constitution.
Sec2. The legislative assembly shall
provide the method Whereby the courts
may revoke or annul any charter of in
corporation existing and revokable at the
time of the taking effect OF this constitu.
lion or any that may thereafter he Great.
ed, whenever in its opinion it may he in
furious to the citizens Of the state. in such
manner, however, that no injustice shall
be done 10 the corporatOrs or creditors.
Sec. 3. No railroad, telegraph, express
or other corporation, or the lessees or
managers thereof, shall consolidate it,
stock, property or franchises with any
other railroad, telegraph, express or other
owning or having under its
control a parallel or competing line. And
in no case shall any consolidation take
place except upon public notice given ut
least sixty days to all stockholders, in
such manner as may he provided by law.
See. 4, No street or other raihoad
shall be constructed upon any street or
highway within any city, town or village
without the consent of the local author
tiles having the control OF the street or
proposed TO be occupied by such
street or other railroad.
Sec. 5. The term Incorporation" as
used in this article shall not be under
stood as embracing municipalities or
political divisions of the state, unless
Otherwise expressly stated but it shall be
held and construed to include all asso-
Citations and joint stock companies hay
ing any of the powers or privileges of
operations not possessed by individuals
or partnerships. All corporations shall
have the ri, hit to sue, and shall be sab.
ject to be sued in all courts in like cases
as individuals, subject to such regula-
tons and conditions as may be prescribed
by law.
Sec. 6. Any combination between in
dividuals, associations or corporations
having for its object or which stall oper.
8te to control the price or exchange Of
any article of manufacture or commerce,
product of the soil or mine. is hereby
prohibited and declared unlawful and
against public policy; and the legislature
shall provide by law sucI penalties and