Las Vegas free press. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1891-1???, 1892-06-21
LAS VEGAS FREE Press
TUESDAY, JUNE 81, 1892.

preme or district courts of the Terri
tory of New Mexico at the time of
the admission of the said State into
theunion, to such courts as shall be
established under the constitution to
be thus formed or to the circuit or
district court of the United States
for the district of New Mexico; and
no Indictment, action or proceeding
shall abate by reason of any change
in the courts, but shall be proceeded
with in the State or United States
courts according to the laws thereof,
respectively. That all cases of APP
peal or writ of error heretofore pro-
secuted and now pending in the SUI
preme court of the United States
upon any record from the supreme
court of said Territory or that may
hereafter lawfully be prosecuted
upon any record from said court, may
be heard and determined by said SUI
preme court of the United States;
and the mandate of execution or of
further proceedings shall be directed
by the supreme court of the United
States to the circuit CT district court
hereby established within the said
State from or to the supreme court
of such state, as the nature of the
case may require. And the circuit,
district and state courts herein named
shall respectively, be the successors
of the supreme court of the
Territory as to all such cases
arising within the limits en-
braced within the Jurisdiction of |
such courts, respectively, with full
power to proceed with the same and |
award mesne or final process therein;
and that from all judgments and de-
crees of the supreme court of the |
Territory mentioned In this act in
any case arising within the limits of
the proposed State prior to admis-
sion, the parties to such judgment
shall have the same right to prose-
cute appeals and writs of error to
the supreme court of the United
States as they shall have had by law
prior to the admission of said State !
into the union.
Sec. 10. That the sum of $4,000,
or so much thereof as may be neces.
sary, is hereby appropriated, out of
any money in the treasury not other
wise appropriated, TO said territory
for defraying the expenses of said
convention and. for the payment of
the members thereof, under the same
rules and regulations and at the same
rates as are now provided by law for
the payment of the territorial legis
lature. Any money hereby appropri-
ated not necessary for such purpose
shall be covered into the treasury of
the United States.
Sec. 20. That the constitutional
convention may by ordinance provide
for the election of officers for full
state government, including members
of the Legislature and representive
in the Fifty-third congress, at the
time of the election for the ratifica-
ton or rejection of the constitution.
In case the constitution of said state
shall be ratified by the people, but
not otherwise, the legislature thereof
may assemble, organize and elect two
senators of the United States; and
the governor and secretary of the
state of the proposed state shall GER
tify the election to congress; and {
when said state is admitted into the
union, as provided in this act, the .
senator's and representative shall be /
entitled to be admitted to seats in
and to all the rights and
of senators and represent
atives of other states, in the congress
Of the United States; and the state
government formed in pursuance of
said constitution, as provided by the
convention, shall pro-
coed to exercise all the functions of
state officers; and all laws in force
made by said territory at the time of
It's admission into the union shall be
n force in said state, except as mod
fed or changed by this act or by the
of the state.
Sec. 81. That all acts or parts of
lets in conflict with the provisions of
his act, whether passed by the legis-
allure of said Territory or by con- :
,ress, are hereby repealed.