Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1906-09-05
NEW LEGISLATIVE
APPORT|ONMEN7
Announced By Gov.
ernor Late Last
Evening.
INEQUALITIES
Twenty-One House, Twelve
Council Districts Are Fixed
by Proclamation.

Whereas, 1t is provided by the Or
ganic Act establishing the Territory of
New Mexico that an apportionment
shall be made as nearly equal as prac-
ticable among the several counties and
districts for the election Of the coun-
Gil and house of representatives, Civ.
ing to each section of the Territory
representation in the ratio of its popu
latiGn, as nearly as may be, and furth.
err, that after the first apportionment
the time, place and manner of hold
ing and conducting all elections b.
the people and the apportioning the
representation in the several counties
or districts to the council and house
Of representatives, according to popu-
lation, shall ~ prescribed by law;
and
Whereas, BY an act of the legislative
assembly entitled An Act to fix the
time and mode of apportioning the
council and house Of representatives
of the Legislative Assembly of the
Territory of New Mexico" approved
January 26. 1860, it is provided that
thereafter, at the first session of the
legislative assembly after the census
shall have been taken in conformity
with the laws of the United States and
every ten years thereafter, 1t shall
be incumbent upon said legislative as
sembly to apportion the members Of
the council and house of representa-.
tives, as near as practicable to the
different counties according to the or
ganic act Of this Territory, and that,
II the legislature should fail or refuse
to make such apportionment, then,
and in that case it shall be the duty
of the Governor to apportion the mem.
bers of the council and house Of rep.
resentatives, as nearly as practicable,
to the different counties according to
the Oh saSie law Of this Territory and,
thirty days previous TO tine next en-
suing election, to issue his proclama-
tion for said election according to the
apportiOnment by him SO made; and
Whereas, The legislative assembly
succeeding the Twelfth Census OF the
United States taken in the year 1900
adjourned without having made the re-
quired apportionment, as also did the
legislative as emblies of 1909 and
1905; and
Whereas, the then Governor of the
Territory did not make such appor-
tionment after the said legislatures
failed to do so; and
Whereas, the present apportionment
is now manifestly unjust and inequit.
able to the citizens of large portion
of the Territory:
Be it Known, Therefore, that I, H.
J. Hagerman, governor of New Mexi
co, by virtue of said act Of the Legis-
lative Assembly and in pursuance of
the organic law, do apportion the
representation among the counties Of
said Territory, in the Council and the
House of Representative as follows;
Twelve Council Districts.
There shall be twelve Council Dis.
tricts, each one of which shall be en-
titled to one member of the council.
The First Council District shall con-
sist of Colfax and Union Counties.
The Second Council District shall
consist of Taos and Mora Counties.
The Third Council District shall con.
sist of Rio Arriba and San Juan Coun-
ties.
The Fourth Council District shall
consist of San Miguel County.
The Fifth Council District shall con-
sist of San Miguel, Quay and Guada.
lupe Counties.
The Sixth Cour Gil District shall con.
sist Of Santa Fe and Sandova Coun.
ties.
The Seventh Council District shall
consist Of Bernalillo County.
The Eight Council District shall
consist of Valencia and Mckinley
Counties.
The Ninth Council District shall con.
sist of Socorro and Sierra Counties
The Tenth Council District shall
consist of Grant, Luna and Doal Ana
Counties.
The Eleventh Council District shall
consist of Otero. Lincoln and Torrance
Counties.
The Twelfth Council District shall
consist Of Eddy, Chaves and Roosevelt
Counties.
House Of Representative Districts.
There shall be twenty-one House
of Representative Districts. OF these
the following nineteen districts shall
each be entitled to one member oi
the House of Representatives:
The First District shall consist o.
Colfax County.
The Second District shall consist O
Union County.
The Third District shall consist O.
Taos County.
The Fourth District shall consis
Of Mora County.
! The Fifth District shall consist o
Colfax and Mora Counties.
! The Sixth District shall consist o
Rio Arriba County.
| The Seventh District shall consis
Of Rio Arriba and San Juan Counties
! The Eighth District shall consist 0
Guadalupe and Quay Counties.
4 The Ninth District shall consist .