Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1889-09-18

| winch II Is levied and collected.
&c. 8. There shall be state board o
equalization, consisting of the governor
secretary of state, auditor of public &C
counts, state treasurer and attorney yen
eral. The duty OF the state board o
equalization shall be to adjust and equal
ize the valuation OF real and persona
property among the several counties o
the state. Such board shall also perform
such other duties relating to taxation a.
may be prescribed by law.
Sec. 8. The legislature shall have nj
power to release or discharge any county
city, town, township, school district OF
other municipal corporation or sub-divi
sion of the state from its prorortionatt
share of taxes levied for any purpose, ex
cept by four-iths vote.
EXEMPTIONS FROM TAXATION.
Sec. 10. The property OF the state and
of all counties, towns, cities and school
districts, and other municipal corpora
tons and public libraries, also lots with
the buildings thereon when said buildings
are used solely for religious worship, OF
educational or charitable purposes, and
ali cemeteries not used or held ior private
or corporate profit, shall be exempt from
taxation. Mining claims before patent
shall be taxed only upon the gross output
in n manner to be prescribed by law.
Sec. IL. The power to lirense and
tax corporations or corporate property
shall never be relinquished by the state
or any subdivision thereof.
Sec. II. The legislature may exempt
from taxation to each head of family
property to the amount OF $500.
Sec. re-. The state shall incur no debt
Tor any purpose whatever, including ex.
listing Indebtedness, in excess OF the
amohnt of $5OO,0J0; but this shall not be
constructed to impair or affect the liability
of the state for debts OF the territory oil
New Mexico; and no municipal corpora
ton or quasi-municipal corporation in the
state shall incur any debt, including
Indebtedness for any purpose whatever,
in excess OF 5 per centum Of the taxable
property within the limits ofsuch corpora
ton as shown by the last regular assess
ment for the purpose of taxation. But
this shall not he construed to impair or
affect the liability OF any such corporation
for any existing Indebtedness.
Sec ii. Tie credit of the state or
any subdivision thereof shall not be
granted to or in aid of any person, asso-
citation or corporation, nor shall the state
assume the debts or liabilities of any
county, city, town, township, school dis
trict or other municipal corporation or
subdivision OF the state.
Sec. 10. No money shall be drawn
from the treasury except in pursuance OF
specific appropriation made by law; and
laws making appropriation shall contain
provisions on no other subject, but if such
provisions are inserted in any such law
the whole law shall not be thereby ren-
dered void, but only so much thereof as
is hereby forbidden shall be considered OF
no effect.
LAST NIGHTS SESSION.
The report of the committee on educa-
ton was made the special order for last
nights session. Ats o'clock the conven-
ton got down to work in the presence of
Il large number of lookers-on. The COM
mittee had previously presented two re-
ports. These having been referred back
to the committee, all conflicting points
were adjusted, aud when the evening
session opened Gov. Ritch laid before the
house substitute report Endorsed by the
entire committee. Mr.. Springer took the
floor and reviewed the report at length,
setting forth the main points which the
had brought forward and ex-
pressing the hope that the convention
would give these essential requisites to
state government its approval. He moved
70 20 into committee OF the whole on the
lject. This being done, the report was
AIKEN up section by section and passed
upon.
M. G. de Baca, of Bernalillo, moved to
adopt the first section.
Mr.. Lujan, of Mora, moved to amend |
~ adding ''during school hours" at the
lose OF the section, making it read: mo |
ectarian tenet, creed or church doctrine
hall be taught in the public schools
Turing school hours"
The amendment was voted down. Col. |
1eman then moved the adoption of the |
ection, saying: "The section is concise
md expresses in plain words the high |
md sacred sentiments in which the |
Institution of public schools is held by
he American citizen, be he native or
oreign born. 1t needs no explanation.
section adopted.
Capt. Clancy and Hon. J. NJ. C. Cha
'ez and M. G. de Baca, of San Miguel,
moved the adoption OF the three following
actions.
Mr.. Hobart moved to amend section 5.
o as to give to the smaller districts the
ame privilege for leyying an extra tax, il
esirable, as the municipal corporations.
lie thought there woulI be no objection
0 give the smaller districts the privilege
f taxing themselves for nine months
chool il they 50 elected. He moved to
trike out the word independent" and
having not less than LOCO inhabitants"
nd inserting the words "having an
Enumeration Of not less tLan fifty child
en- of school age"
The word independent" was stricken
ut, but the balance OF Mr.. Hobart's
mendmeEt was lost.
NJ. c. de Baca, of San Miguel, moved
, amend section 6 by adding "and the
,nglish and Spanish languages shall BIZ
aught." Lost by vote OF 70 to Is. Mr..
e Baca gave notice that he would offer
he same amendment when the article
lme up on its third reading.
Mr.. Perea moved TO strike out section
saying it covered matter that should be
ut to the legislature. He said in the
mailer precincts the children spoke Span
III chiefly. If allowed to 70 to school and
Earn to read and write Spanish the first
ears Of their lives they could then BY
easily learn to read and write
nglisl. He thought few years more
nd section would be proper, but for
,e present he hoped it would not pre-