Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1902-03-06
NEW ENABLING ACT.
Delegate Rodey's New Bill for
Statehood.
1T HAS BEEN INTRODUCED.

The Citizen has received a copy of
the new enabling act for New Mexico
introduced in the house of representa-
tives, in compliance with the wishes
of the committee on territories by Del
egate B. s. Rodey. 1t provides
That all persons who have had one
yeai s residence in the territory and
are otherwise qualified under the terri
torial statutes shall be qualified to vote
for delegate to a constitutional assem-
bly,, to consist of Ill delegates, the
counties to be represented as follows:
Bernalillo 13 delegates, Chaves 3, Col
fax 6, Dona Ana 6, Eddy 2, Grant 6,
Guadalupe 3, Luna 2, Lincoln A, McKin-
ley 2, Mora 6, Otero g. Rio Arriba 7,
San Juan 3, San Miguel II, Santa Fe s,
Sierra 2, Socorro 7, Taos 6. Union 8,
Valencia Z.
The election of these delegates shall
be held on the eighth Tuesday after
the passage of the enabling act. The
convention shall meet at Santa Fe on
the fifth Tuesday after election and
adopt constitution, republican in
form, making no distinction in civil or
political rights on account of race or
color, except as to Indians not taxed.
The constitution shall provide perfect
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right to unappropriated public lands
must be disclaimed. Indian lands are
to remain under the absolute control
of congress. The territory and counties
shall assume their legal debts and pay
them. A system of public schools is to
be established and maintained free of
sectarian control. The minority party
shall be guaranteed representation on
all election boards There shall be a
reasonable limit of taxation and per-
sonal property must be taxed in the
county in which located The election
for the ratification of .he constitution
shall be held not later than the first
Tuesday after the first Monday in
November, 1902. The representative to
congress and state officers and legisla-
/ ture shall be elected the same day as
the constitution is voted upon. Sections
13 and 33 of every township are grant
ed for public school purposes. Fifty sec
tiOns are granted for public buildings
at the capital. One hundred thousand
acres of public land are given by this
act to the University of New Mexico.
/ 100000 acres to the Agricultural col
/ lege. the proceeds to be a permanent
fund. Five per cent of the proceeds Of
all public land sales are to go TO the
puDHc schools. fOf tne Improvement
of the Rio Grande 100,0 900 acres are
granted. for the insane asylum $4,000
acres. school of mines $4,000 acres deaf
and dumb asylum $4,000 acres, reform
school $4,000 acres normal schools
100000 acres, blind asylum $4,000
acres, miners hospital $4,000 acres,
military school 100000 acres, peniten-
tiary $4,000 acres. These lands are to
be in addition TO those already granted
to the territory for similar purposes.
The state of New Mexico shall be one
judicial district, the circuit and district
court to meet at the capital. The judge
of said district shall receive a salary of
$4,000 a year. The regular terms of
said court shall be held the first Mon
day in October of each year. The new
state shall be attached TO the eighth
judicial circuit and only one grand jury
and one petit jury shall be summoned
in the circuit and district courts. Forty
thousand dollars are appropriated for
the constitutional convention The con-
vention shall provide for the election
OF state officers. but the state govern
ment shall remain in abeyance until
the state shall be admitted into the
union. If the constitution is adopted
the legislature may proceed TO elect
two United States senators to be ad-
mitted to their seats when the state
] is formally admitted 10 the union.