The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1905-01-07

successors of said supreme and dis
trict Territorial courts; and all the
files, records. Indictments and procee-
dings relating to any such cases shall
be transferred to such circuit, district
and State courts, respectively, and
the same shall be proceeded with
therein in due course of law: but no
writ, action or Indictment. cause, or
proceeding now pending, or that pri-
or to the admission of the State shall
be pending, in any Territorial court
in said Territories sholI abate by the
admission of such State into the I'm
ion. but the same shall be transferred
n proceeded with in the proper
United States circuit, district, or
State court, as the case may be: Pro-
vided, however, That in all civil &C
tons. causes, n proceedings in
which h United States is not a par
ty transfers shall not be made to the
circuit and district courts of the Uni
ted States except upon cause shown
by written request of one Of the par
ties to such action or proceeding filed
in the proper court; and IN the abb
sence of such request such cases shall
be proceeded with in the proper State
courts.
Sec. Sc. That the constitutional
convention shall by ordinance provide
for The election of officers for a full
State government, including members
of the legislature and two Represen-
tatives in Congress, at the time for
the election for the ratification or re
lection of the constitution; one of
which Representatives shall lie cho-
sen from a Congressional district
comprised of the present Territory OF
Arizona, to be known as the First
Congressional district. and the other
from a Congressional district com
prised of the remainder of said State,
to be known Is the Second Congress
sional district; but the said State
government shall remain in abey-
ance until the State shall be admit
ted into the Union as proposed by
this Act. In case the constitution of
said State shall be ratified by a ma
jority of the legal voters of said Ter
ritories voting at the election held
therefor as hereinbefore provided,
but not otherwise, the legislature
thereof may assemble at Santa Fe,
organize, and elect two Senator'S of
the United States in the manner now
prescribed by the laws of the United
C41to,. --5
tary of state of the proposed State
shall certify the election of the Sena-
tors and Representatives in the man
ner required by law, and when such
State is admitted into the Union, as
provided in this Act, the Senators
led to be admitted to seats N Con
gress and to all rights and privileges
Of Senators and Representatives OF
other States in the Congress of the
United States; and the officers of the
State government formed in pursu-
ance OF said constitution, as proyid-
ed by the constitutional convention,
shall proceed to exercise all the func-
tons of State officers; and all the
laws of said Territories in force at
the time of heir admission into the
Union shall be in force in the respec-
tive portions of said State until chan
ged by the legislature of said State.
this Act or by the constitution of the
State; and the laws of the United
States shall have the same force and
effect within the sale States as else
where within the United States.
Sec. 81. That h sum of one humid
red and fifty thousand dollars, or SO
much thereof as may be necessary.
is hereby appropriated out of any mo-
ney in the Treasury not otherwise
appropriated for d~efraying all and
every kind and character of pen
incident to the elections and conven
is, the payment of the Of
registration and holding the election
for the ratification of the constitution
at the same rates that are paid for
similar services under the Territorial
laws, respectively, and for the pay
ment Of the mileage for and salaries
of members of the constitutional con-
vention at the same rates that are
paid the said Territorial legislatures
under national law, and for the pay
ment of all prope and necessary ex-
penses, officers, clerks, n messen-
gers thereof, and printing and other
expenses incident thereto: Provided,
Thai any pen incurred in excess
of said sum of one hundred and fifty
thousand dollars shall be paid by
said State. The said money shall be
expended under the direction of the