Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-02-02

within said limits owned or held by
any Indian or Indian tribes. and that
until the title thereto shall have been
extlneuished by tho United States the
same shall be and remain subject 10
the disposition Of the United States,
and said Indian lands shall remain un'
der tho absolute Jurisdiction and con
troll Of the congress OF the United
States; that the lands belonging Ia
citizens OF the United States residing
without tho 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 10 On which may hereafter be
purchased by the United States or
served for It's use. but nothing here.
In. or in the ordinance herein pro
vided for. shall preclude the said state
fem taxing as other lands are taxed
any lands owned or held by any In
dian who has severed his tribal rela.
tons, or has obtained from the United
States or from any person u title
thereto by patent or other grant, ave
and except snch lands as have been
or may be granted TO any Indian or
Indians under any act OF congress con
taining a provision exempting the
lands thus granted from taxation; but
said ordinance shall provide that all
such lands shall be exempt from tax.
alton by said state so long and 10
such an extent as such act OF con.
grcss may prescribe.
Third That the debts and liabIli
ties Of said territory Of New Mexico
shall be- assumed and paid by said
state.
Fourth. That provision shall be
made for The establishment and main
tonance Of d system Of public schools.
which shall be open TO all tho child.
rem Of said state and froe from sec.
tartan control; and That said schools
shall always be- conducted In English:
Provided. That this act shall not pre-.
clide the teaching Of other languages
In said public schools.
Firth. That said state shall never
enact any law restricting or abridging
the right Of suffrage on account Of
race. color. or previous condition OF
servitnde, and that ability 10 rond,
write, and speak the English language.
sufficiently well 10 conduct the AZ.
fairs Of the office without the aid OF
mn Interpreter shall be q necessary
qualification for all state officers.
Sixth. That the capital of said
state shall temporarily be at The city
OF Santa 70, and shall not be changed
therefrom previous To Ano Dominl
ninetoen hundred and ten, bnt the To-
cation of said capital may after said
year. be permanently fixed by the
electors OF said state. voting at an
election to be- provided for by the
Legislature.
Sec. 90. That In case a constitution
md state government shall be formed
In compliance with the provisions Of
this act tho convention forming the
Same shall provide by ordinance for
submitting said constitution To thel
people Of said state for ratification or
rejection ut an election TO he held at
n time fixed IN said ordinance. which
shall not be less than sixty days or
mora than -four months from the nd.
journment OF the convention at which
the qualified voters of said
proposed state shall vote directly for
against the proposed constitutional
md for or against any provisions sep.
submitted Tho returns Of
sitttitn tuHti ne mad To the
secretary OF tho territory. who. with
he governor and chief Justice thereof.
,r any two OF them. shall canvass the
'ame; and II a majority Of tho legal
cast on that question shall be
or the constitution the governor shall
the result to the president OF
he United States, together with the
'iatement Of the votes cast thereon.
md upon separate articles or %propo
Iitions, and a copy of said eonstitu
Ion. articles. propositions and ordln.
lnces, And II the constitution and
government OF said proposed state are
'opuhlican in form. and II the ~provis
ons In this act have been complied
With In tho formation thereof. II shall
- The duty OF the president Of the
United States within twenty days
fum he receipt Of thu certificate ~