White Oaks eagle. (White Oaks, N.M.) 189?-190?, 1899-12-21

The following is the text of the enabl
ing net fer statehood, introduced in tie
house of representatives by Delegate
Pedro Perea
A BILL to enable the pc )ple Of New
Mexico to form constitution and State
government to be admitted into the
Union on an equal footing with the orig
lual States.
Be it enacted by the senate and house
Of representatives. OF the Unitel States
OF America iu Congress assembled, that
the inhabitants of all that part of the
area of the United States now constltut-
! ing the territory OF New Mexico, as at
present described, may become the state
Of New Mexico, as hereinafter provided.
Sec. 2 Ihat all persons who shall
have resided within the limits OF said
proposed state tor Que y'ar, and are
otherwise qualified by the laws of said
terri ofy to vo.e for representatives tG
the |, glslative assembly thereof, are
hereby authorized to vote for and choose
delegates to form a convention IN said
territory. Such delegates shall possess
the qualifications Of suca elec ors; ard
the aforesaid convention shall consist Of
elghty.uno delegates, based on popu
lattou Of one thousand nine hundred tor
euch delegate according to tho las,
census in New Mexico made by the
United States, apportloned among the
several counties within tho limits Of the
prop sd state as follows Bernallllo
county, il drI:gatee; Chuycs, j.; COlfax, 4,
Dona Ana. 5; Eddy, |; Grant, .; Lincoln.
Z; Mora. 3; Qua !aiupr, ,; Rio ArrIba, t;
San Juan, /; Uni III, ,; Sau Mlsu | lO;
Santa FL, 7; Sierra. y Socorro, .; Taos,5
and Valencia I. And the governor OF SAID
territory shall 10y proclamation order an
election If the delegates aforesaid IL sad
territory, to be held uu the eighth IHcs-
day after tho passage of this act, which
I LrucIamatiun shall he issued within ten
days after be passage OF this act; and
. turns made, the result asCertained, anC
: th, certificates to tho persons elected tt
such convention issued in the me man
uer as ia pre- scr bed by the laws Of sal(
territory regulating the elections therein
; tor members OF the house Of representa-
, tives of the legislative assembly thereof
by the board Of county commissioners o
J. the respective counties, as SAID board
are at present constituted aud organized
,' All persons resident in eaid proposed
state who are qualified voters OF salC
, | territ, ry as herein provided shall bo on
titled to vote upon the ratification OF tn
constitution, under such rules and regu
iations as said convention may preserlb
not in conflict with this act
Sec. 3. That the delegates to the con
6 vention thus elect, d snail meet at th
y seat Of government of said territory OF
the fffth Tuesday after Their election
. excluding The day OF election, and shaI
organize said convention by elcc,ing on
OF their members as president thereof
aud some petson who is qualified eiccto
. OF said territory as secretary tbertuI
, that the persons holding certificates o
election issued 10y the board Of count.
commissioners OF the respective countie
alone shall be entitled to take part il
the election Of such president III the fire
Instance, aud when said president shal
= DO elected some one Of tGp persons hold
ing the certificate OF election from
board OF county commissioners Of som
ono ot tho counties shall administer tn
oath Of Office to such president to sup
port the constitution and laws Of tn
United States and to faithfully perform
the duties of the office upon which he !
about to enter according to the best o
his knowledge and ability; aud ther
after the president shall administer th
; same oath Of Office to each Of the de.s
gates who may hold certificates OF eleC
.. ton issued to them 10y tho reepectiv
Q boards of county commissioners of sai
/. Territory. 10 accordance with The proyi
: sion Of this act; and tbs same oath sha
, be administered by him TO the secretaI
Of said convention, and all other uiIiccl
who may be appointed or employed /
the same Tor transaction of their bus
: ness. After organization aaid delegate
!. when assembled in convention, shall 1T
clare 90 bohalF Of tho people Of said pr
posed s,ato that they adopt the const
tuition Of tho Unted States; thereupC
= the end convention shall be, aud is h r
by, authorized to form q constitution OF