Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1901-12-21
THE STATEHOOD BILL,
Delegate ROdsys Bill, No, 2, intro
duced In the House Of
Representatives
somI INTERESTING DLTAls.

House bill No. 2. introduced In the
house OF representatives BY Delegate
a. \. hodoy. has been referred Co the
committee on territories. The bill pro.
yidos for an enabling act for the peo'
pie OF New Mexico. and u passed, New
Mexico will In July 4, 1908, became a
tull hedgod state OF the union. .ae
bill provides for n constitutional con
vention TO be held on the NTH Tues
day after the election OF III delegates,
which election is to be- held on the
eighth Tuesday after the passage OF
the act Tho convention is to be- held
az Santa Re and the various counties
are 20 De represented AZ follows Ber.
nalillo ~ delegates; leaves, g. Col.
fax 6, Dona Ana. 6, Eddy, 2 Grant, 8,
Guadalupe. q; Luna. 2, Lincoln, : Nc.
kinley 3 Mora. g. Otero. 3 Rio Ar
riba, Z San Juan. 3 San Miguel, 10
Santa Ne, s, Sierra. 2 SOcorro, Z
Taos. g Union q Valencia. T.
The constitution 10 be- formulated BY
this convention shall provide
Flrst--Porfeot federation 81 religious
sentiment
Second a disclaimer uf right ana
title 10 the uunpproriutcd public lands
Ia the territory and lands held by In
dams or Indian tribes that lands be.
longing % citizens 81 the United
States residing without the said state
shall never be taxed at higher rate
than land belonging a. rosidchta there
Of. that no taxes shall be- imposed 10y
the state on land or property iE the
territory belonging To or which may
hereafter be purchased by the United
| states.
Third-That the debts and liabilities
OF the territory shall be assumed by
Z the state
Fourth--That system OF public
schools free from spctarian control be
/ established and maintained
Tifth--A guarantee OF minority rep
resentetion on election boards. unl.
form and equal taxation and the taxa
/ ton OF personal property In the county
! In which Il Ia located and guarantee
! ing reasonable Limitation upon the
rate OF taxation.
The election 20 ADOPT or reject the
constitution shall be held on the irat
Tuesday after the first Monday In No.
| vemher. 1909. State officers shall he
elected on the same day as the cOnsti.
tuition III voted for also "A representa-
tive 10 congress.
Upon the admission Of the territory
Sections rs and 80 In every township.
or where such sections OF portions OF
sections have been disposed Of, other
land equivalent thereto. are 90 be
granted 20 the state Tor the support Of
the public schools. Fifty sections Oi
the unappropriated public lands are To
be given the state for the purpose OF
erecting public buildings az the capital
OF the state when permanently located
for legislative. executive and Judicial
purposes That lands 90 the extent OF
.wo townships. authorizes by the act
Of July %, 1884 be granted New Mex.
leo for university purposes. That In
addition 100000 acres be located for
university purposes. 100000 acres for
the agricultural college. the proceeds
FROM the sale of such lHndg TO 10 per
manent funds. the income of which u
only 10 be used. That % per cent OF
the proceeds Of the public lands after
deducting expenses incident 10 the
same. shall be paia Toe state 10 be
used as q permanent fund. the interest
OF which shall be expended for the pub-
lie schools That the following grants
be made. 100 900 acres fot the i'm.
, provement OF the Rio Grando. 10000
J acres for the asylum Of the insane, so,
, 900 acres for a school OF mines, 10000
, acres for an asylum for the deaf and
unfAbs nNtNNN acres IOF n ftlOiN hihNNl
100 600 acres for normal schools. b.,
900 acres for blind asylum. $4,000
acres for n miners hospital, -9Uut
acres for the penitentlary The scloc
ton ~ such lands shall be- made by d
commission consisting % the governor
surveyor general and solicitor general
OF New Mexico
The state OF New Mexico Is 10 con
stitute one judicial district, tho circuit
and district courts 10 meet NJ the CAPT
tai for the time being. The district
Judge Is 90 receive a salary OF Ao.08i
annually There shaa he appointed
for said district. one district Judge. one
United States attorney and one United
States marshal The regular terms o.
said courts shall be held AZ the capita
or the first Monday in April and th'
first Monday Of October IN each year
For judicial purposes the district o
New Mexico shall be- attached 10 TIA
Eighth judicial circuit and only on
grand Jury and one petit jury shall b.
summoned IN both OF said courts. TIT
bill also provides that $4,000 be an
nropriatcd by congress for defrayinl
the expenses OF tho constitutional con
yention
In case the constitution Is ratified
the legislature elected on the sam
dRy that the constitution is adopted. u
20 meet and elect two United state