Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1902-03-05
A new ENABLING ACT.
II Has Been introduced In the House Of Representa-
tVes by Delegate Rodey.

Il Has Been introduced In the House Of Representa-
tIyes by Delegate Rodey.
The New Mexican this afternoon re-
ceived a copy of the new enabling act
for New Mexico introduced in the
house Of representatives, in compliance
with the wishes of the committee on
territories, by Delegate B. S. Rodey. 1t
provides:
That all persons who have had one
years residence in the territory and
are otherwise qualified under the terri
torial statutes shall be qualified to vote
for delegate to constitutional assem-
bly,, to consist of III delegates, the
counties to be represented as follows:
Bernalillo 13 delegates Chaves 3, Colfax
G. Dona Ana 6, Eddy 2, Grant 6, Guada-
lupe 3, Luna 2, Lincoln 4, Mckinley 2,
Mora 6, Otero 8, Rio Arriba 7, San Juan
8, San Miguel 12, 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 the election and
adopt a 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
liberation Of religious sentiment. All
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 the 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
10 and 33 of every township are granted
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,
100, 900 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
public schools. For the Improvement
of the Rio Grande 100000 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 1OO,-
900 acres, blind asylum $4,000 acres,
miners hospital $4,000 acres, military
school 100000 acres, penitentiary $4,000
acres. These lands are to be In addi-
ton to those already granted the terri
tory for similar purposes. The state or
New Mexico shall be one judicial dis
trict, the circuit and district court to
meet at the capital. The judge of sai'
district shall receive a salary of $4,000
a year. The regular terms of said
courts shall be held on the first Mon |
day in April and the first Monday 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 allegiance 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 adj
mitted to their seats when the state
is formally admitted into the union