Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1889-05-21

Provided, that IN the event any new
counties shall be organized sixty days
before delegates are chosen to said con-
vention, as provided for in this act, each
new county so organized shall be ell
titled to one delegate, who shall be given
q seat in said convention and shall have Il
vote therein, and that all such delegates
shall be in addition to the seyenty-three
delegates hereinbefOre provided for.
Sec. Am election for the purpose Of
choosing delegates is hereby appointed to
be held on the first Tuesday after the first
Monday in August, 1899, at which time
the delegates to said convention shall be
chosen. Said election shall be conducted
in all respects as elections under the gen
eral laws OF the territory. and the several
| boards OF county commissioners of the
several counties OF the territory are here
by 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 they shall deliver said
notice to the sheriff, who is required to
post the same in the various precincts of
his county, at least three i'll number OF
said notice, and in the most conspicuous
places in said precinct. That such cleo
ton shall be held at the usual voting
places and 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 com
missioners shall appoint judges OF election,
and receive and canvass the returns, and
do and perform all other things requisite
and necessary in the premises and which
are now required OF them by law, except
Il registration of voters shall not be re-
uuired, but no one shall vote at said cleo
ton who is not qualified elector under
the laws Of this territory, to be determined
by the Judges OF election, subject to the
penalties prescribed by law. And it is
hereby made the duty OF the several
boards of county commissioners to issue
certificates Of election to all persons who
shall be declared elected provided, the
persons receiving the highest number OF
votes shall receive a certificate OF election
1t shall be the further duties of said
boards, within ten days after such election
returns, to certify to the secretary OF the
territory the names OF all the persons
chosen as such delegates from their re-
spective counties, and to transmit the
same by mail. And the secretary shall
receive all certificates SO transmitted to
him by the several boards OF county com
missioners and shall preserve the same,
and it is hereby made his duty to enter
the names OF all persons so certified to
him as such delegates in book by him
to be kept for the purpose. And the said
several boards of county commissioners
shall meet at their respective 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 the territory within the time
above provided.
Sec. 4.-The delegates so selected al
said election shall meet at the capito
building of said territory at the time pro
vided in this 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 elect
which shall be furnished by the secretary
of the territory for that purpose. THAI
upon the call of such roll each delegate
as his name is called shall present his
certificate and take his seat in the con
vention. Upon the completion of suct
call the secretary of the territory, and il
case of his absence then any one who il
authorized to administer oaths, shall ad
minister an oath to the several delegates
which shall be az follows "You ant
each of you do solemnly swear that 20,
will support the constitution of the United
States and faithfully and impartially dis
charge the duties upon which you are t.
enter as delegates OF this convention.
The convention shall then proceed to it
organization by the election OF presiden
from among its members, and other off
GERS hereinafter provided for Said con
: vention shall adopt such rules for it
guidance as it may deem proper; it sha
he the sole Judge OF the election and quail
ticatlon Of its own members. Said cor
\ vention after its organization shall the
proceed TO frame II constitution. reput
ican in form, and 10 that end NAY AZ
point appropriate 'omnlittees. Aitat
constitution shall lave been adopted b
the said convention. it shall provi,r h
ordinance ior n special eies ton by til
,, people Of the territory, AT which electIo
I the constitution SO adopted by the COZ
vention shall he submitted to the poop
: for ratification, and at which election a
1 nj the state officers provided for in Il