Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1890-06-10
,HE SUBMISSION OF THE CONSTITUTION.

i
Asa good many of our more or less es-
teemed Democratic contemporaries are
engaged in trying to befuddle and hum
bug the people concerning the submission
of the constitution framed last September
TO a popular vote, we publish herewith
for the information Of the people, sections
II and u, article Is of the constitution,
which provide Cor the submission OF that
document, and which will be found of in
terest and timely:
"Sec. II. This constitution shall be
submitted for adoption or rejection, to
vote of the electors qualified by law to
vote at all elections in the territory OF
New Mexico, at special election to be
held at the same time as the general cleo
ton, on the first Tuesday after the first
Monday in November, A. D. 1890, unless
the congress of the United States shall
sooner pass an enabling act for the terri
tory of New Mexico, in which case, unless
the time for an election is fixed in SAID
act. this constitution shall be submitted
to the people at an election to be held
within ninety days after the passage of
such act, to be called by a proclamation
of the governor of the territory OF
New Mexico, such proclamation to be
issued not less than forty days be-
fore the day of election. Said election
shall be conducted in all respects in the
manner provided by the laws OF the ter
ritory for general elections, and the re-
turns thereof shall be made and canvass
ed in the same manlof and the same au-
thority as provided in cases OF general
elections, and abstracts of such returns
duly Certified shall be transmitted to the
! board of canvassers, which said board OF
canyassers shall consist OF the governor
and secretary of the territory and the
president of this convention. Said board
shall canvass the votes so returned, and
certify the same and declare the result Of
said election in the same manner as Is re-
ouired by law for the election of a dele
gate in congress. :,
At the said election all ballots which
NAV be cast in favor OF the constitution
shall have written or printed on them the
words "for the constitution" and all bal
lots which may be cast against the con
stitution shall have written or printed Oh
them the words against the constltu
tuition" and such ballots shall be counted
for or against the constitution accord
ingly. ,,
Said board of canvasseys shall also maxi
and file with the secretary OF the territory
certificate setting forth the number o
votes cast for the constitution ant
the number cast against it, and it shal
also file certificate certifying whethe
the said constitution has been ratified b.
a majority Of all the votes cast for o
against it, or not; copies OF which cert
ficate shall be forwarded by the secretar
of the territory, duly certified by him, on
to the speaker of the house OF represents
tiyes, and another to the president OF tn
: senate OF the congress of the Unite
States, and said secretary shall also 1o1
; ward along with each of aaid certificates
and attach thereto, a duly certified cop
of this constitution.
Sec. IL. Immediately upon the &C
3 mission of the territory as a state, tn
= governor of the territory, or in case of hi
4 absence or failure to act, the secretary
the territory, OF in case OF his absenc
: or failure to act, the president OF tn
e convention, shall issue a proclamation
9 which shall be published, and a cop
a thereof mailed to the chairman OF tn
. board of county commissioners Of eac
u county, calling an election by the Peep
# of all state, district, county, precinct an
& other officers created and made elect,
by this constitution, and fixing day II
% such election, which shall not be lei
!. than forty DAYS after the date of sue
s proclamation nor more than ninety da.
y after the admission of the territory as
state y