Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1889-01-22

as elections under the general laws OF the
territory, and the several boards of county
commissioners of the several counties OF
the territory are hereby required to issue
notice Of such election at least twenty
days prior thereto, stating the object of
the election and the number Of delegates
to be chosen from the county, and shall
deliver said noti.'e to the sheriff, who is
required TO post the same in the various
precincts OF the county, at least three in
number Of suil notices, and in the most
conspicuous places in said precinct. That
Usual voting places and at such
other voting place, not to exceed
one voting place in each precinct, as the
board OF county commissioners may fix,
and said boards OF county commissioners
shall appoint boards of registration anc
judges Of election and receive and canvass
the returns and do and perform other
things requisite and necessary in the
premises, and which are now required OF
them by law. And it ia hereby made tn,
duty of the several boards of county com
| missloners to issue cert icates of election
to all persons who shall be declare,
elected, provided the persons renewing
| the highest number of votes shall receive
| a certificate of election. 1t shall be the
further duties of said boards within ter
days after such election returns to certif,
to the secretary of the territory the names
of all the persons chosen as SUI III dele
gates from their respective counties and
to transmit the same by mail. And the
secretary shall receive all certificates s,
transmitted to him by the several boards
nt county commissioners and shall pre-,
serve the same, and it is hereby made his
duty to enter the names of all persons st
certified to him as such delegates in
book by him to be kept for the purpose
And the said several boards of count,
commissioners shall meet at the respect
i've court houses Of their counties within
five days after said election to count and
canvass the returns, and the same shall
be counted, canvassed and certificates
| forwarded to the secretary of he territory
within the time above provided.
The delegates so selected at said cleo
ton shall meet at the capitol building Of
said territory at the time provided in thi
act and at the hour named either the
secretary of the territory, if he is present
or some member who has been elected
shall call the convention to order, and
shall call the roll Of members ele t, which
shall be furnished by the secretary OF the
territory for that purpose That upon the
call of such roll, every delegate as his
name is called shall present his certificate
and take his seat in the convention. Up
on the completion Of such call the secre-
tary of the territory, and in case of his
absence, then any one who is authorized
to administer oaths, shall administer an
oath to the several dele ates, which shall
be as follows "You and each OF YOU do
solemnly swear that you will support the
constitution OF the United States, and
faithfully and impartially discharge the
duties upon which you are to enter as
delegates of this convention" The con.
vention shall then proceed to its organiza
ton by the election of a president from
among its members. and other officers
hereinafter provided for. Said convention
} shall adopt such rules for its guidance Al
: II may deem proper. 1t shall be the sole
Judge of the election and qualification Of
its own members. Said convention after
} its organization shall then proceed
! to frame u constitution Republi
! ran in form, and to that enc
may appoint appropriate committees
, After constitution shall have been
adopted by the said convention it shall
| provide by ordinance for special election
by the people of the territory, at which
, election the constitution so adopted by
the convention shall he submitted to the
people for ratification and at which ele.
, ton all of the state officers provided for in
: the constitution as we'll as members OF
: congress and members of the legislature
shall be chosen, and the name OF the pro
: posed state shall be New Mexico, and t,
that end the convention shall have the
poNer to provide for all necessary eX.
! penses for holding the said election and
providing the time when the legislature
: under the new state shall assemble, and
: the time and manner in which all the
, newly elected state officers shall I've in.
Quoted into otiite, and shall have the
power for carrying into execution the OBJ
jects and purposes of said constitution in
case the same is ratified by the people.
The delegates to the convention herein
provided for shall receive per diem Of
81 per day for each day attendance upon
said convention, and cents per mile fol
each mile necessarily Travelled in going tc
and from said convention, said per diem
and mileage to be paid by the ter
ritorial treasurer upon the warrant
OF the territorial auditor and the auditor
is hereby authorized to audit and allow
the accounts of the several dele gates tC
said convention upon certificates of the
presiding officer OF the same, counter
signed by the secretary thereof, but ali
expenses which may be incurred at the
elections provided for in this act shall be
paid in the counties in which the SAME
take place, in the same manner as other
4 counts are allowed and paid
Said convention shall have the power
to elect secretary, assistant secretary, q
chaplain, sergeant at arms, messenger
interpreter and janitor, each of whom
shall receive such compensation as the
convention may determine, to be audited
and paid in the same manner as the
members are. The law now in force gov
erning elections, and the canvass and re.
turn of the votes cast thereat, and the
qualification of voters, shall govern in any
election that may be held under this act
or under any ordinance Of said conven-
ton, but said convention shall
designate o state board of can
vassers not to exceed three, and ordain
and provide method by which the re-
suit of the election under the constitution
shall be ascertained and carried into Ell
feet, said convention shall provide by or
dnance the manner in viii h the consti-
tuition and the result of their work shall
be presented to congress for approval, and
shall ordain and provide the manner
in which all things necessary to
he done under the constitution for the
purpose of carving into effect and giving
full operation to the state government as
soon aslthe congress of the United States
passes a law admitting New Mexi,o into
the Union of states or provides the
method BY which it may be admitted. 4