Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1899-12-11
The New Mexico
Statehood Bill

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count of his or her mode of religious
worship.
2. That the people inhabiting said
proposed state do agree and declare
| that they forever disclaim all right and
title to the unappropriated public lands
lying Within the boundaries thereof,
and to all lands lying withn said limits
owned or held by any Indian or Indian
tribes; and that until the title thereto
shall have been eXtinguished by the
| United States the same shall be and re-
main subject to the disposition of the
| United States, and said Indian lands
shall remain under the absolute juris-
| diction and control of the congress of
| the United States; that the le,,sis be-
longing to citizens Of the United States
residing without the said state shall
never be taxed at a higher rate than the
lands belonging to residents thereof;
that no taxes shall be imposed by the
state on land or property therein be-
longing to or which may hereafter be
| purchased by the United States or re-
| served for it's use; but nothing herein,
| or in the ordinance herein provided for,
shall preclude the said state from tax
| ing as other lands are taxed any lands
| owned or held by any Indian who has
severed his tribal relations and has OBJ
tanned from the United States or from
any person "a title therto by patent or
other grant, save and except such lands
| as have been or may be granted to any
| Indian or Indians under any act of con-
gress containing a provision eXempting
the lands thus granted from taxation;
but said ordinance shall provide that all
such lands shall be exempt from taxa
| ton by such state so long and to such
extent as such act of congress may pre-
scribe
g. That the debts and liabilities of
said territory shall be assumed and paid
| by the said state.
| 4. That provision shall be made for
system Of public schools, which shall be
open to all the children of said state and
free from sectarian control
| Sec. A. That in case a constitution
and state government shall be formed
| in compliance with the provisions of
| this act, the convention forming the
same shall provide by ordinance for
submitting said constitution to the peo-
pie of said state for its ratification OF
rejection, at an election to be held at a
time fixed in said ordinance, at a date
not earlier than the first Tuesday after
the first Monday in November 1900, a
| which election the qualified voters fol
said proposed state shall vote directly
for or against the proposed constitution
and for or against any provision sepa
ratey submitted. The returns OF salt
election shall be made within twent.
days after the date Of said election to
commission of three members of sait
convention, composed of the presiden
of said convention and two other mem
bers, who shall be appointed by the salt
convention at the time of the adoption
by 1t Of said constipation, which sait
commission shall, within six days afte
the receipt Of said returns. canvass tn
same; and If a majority Of the lega
votes cast on that question shall be TO
the constitution, the commission shal
certify the result to the president Of tn
United States, together with a state
ment of the votes cast thereon, and up
on separate articles or propositions, an'
copy of said constitution, articles
} propositions and ordinances. And If tn
proposed state are republican in form
: and if the provisions in this act hav
been complied with in the formation
thereof, it shall be the duty Of the pres
ident of the United States to issue hi
proclamation announcing the result o
said election, and thereupon the pro
posed state of New Mexico shall b
deemed admitted by congress into tn
Union under and by virtue Of this &C
on an equal footing with the origine
states from and after the date Of sal
! proclamati tion.
1t shall be the duty Of said commissio
g to file the original Of said constitution
articles. propositions and ordinance
!, and the election returns, and a copy
i the statement Of the votes cast on sal
q election, with the secretary Of the terri
: tory. to be forwarded and turned ov'
: to the state authorities.
Sec g. That until the next gener
A census, or until otherwise provided /
II law, said state shall be entitled to OF
= representative in the house of repr
= sentatives of the United States, Whit
l. representative in congress, togeth
# with the governor and any other of Il
20 officers provided for in said constit
If ton, if SO directed by said conventio
m may be elected on the same day of t
= election for the adoption Of the cons
8, tuition; and until said state officers a
" elected and qualified under the prov
J. slons of the constitution and the sta
le is- admitted into the Union the territ
rial officers shall continue to- -dischar
,s the duties of the respective officers
10 said territory.
70 Sec 6. That upon the admission
G. said state into the Union, sections nul