Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-12-20


less than sixty days nor more than
- months~lrogn the adjournment a
the convention. ut which election the
qualified voters u said proposed
state shall yute directly for ar against
and provisions thereof separately
submitted The returns at said cleo
ton shall D. made by The election Ut.
fieeEs direct To the secretary Of the
territory Of New Mexico at Santa Re.
who. With the governor and chief Jus.
tiee of said territory. shall meet 1T
said city Ut Santa Fe on the third
Monday after said eAectton and shall
canvass the same: and If a majority
of The legal votes cas- an that qnes'
ton shall be for the constitution the
said canvasslng hoard shall certify
the result TO the president u the In.
lied States. together wiGh the state
menf Of the votes cast thereon and
mon separate articles ar PROPOSE
tians. and q copy ~ said constitution.
articles. propositions and ordinances.
And II the constitution and govern.
ment 0f said proposed state are re-
publican In form. and if the provis.
ions In this act have been complied
with In the formation thereof. IL
shall be the duty Of the president 81
the United States. within twenty
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cate Of the result Of said election and
the statement Of the votes cast there
on and a copy Of said constitution,
articles. propositions and ordinances
from said board. to issue his proeia
nation announcing the result Of said
election. and ~thereupon the proposed
state shall be deemed admitted by
congress into the Union. under and
by virtue of this act. under the name
Of New Mexico. on M equal footing
with the Original! states. from and az
ter the date Of said proclamation.
The original Of said constitution
articles, propositions and ordinances
and the election returns and a copy
Of the statement Of the votes cast al
said election shall be forwarded and
turned over by the secretary of the
territory Of New Mexico TO the state
authorities.
Sec. s. That until the next gener
nj census, or until otherwise provid
cd by law, said state shall be entitled
TO one representative In the house oil
representatives Of the United States
which representative. together with
the governor and other officers pro
yided for In said constitution. and
also all other state aud county offic
ers, shall be elected on the same day
of the election for the adoption oil
the constitution: and until said state
officers are elected and qualified un'
der the provisions of the constitution
and the state Is admitted into the
Union. the territorial officers of said
territory shall continue to discharge
the duties Of their respective offices
In said territory
Sec. G. That upon the admission
Of said state into the Union there il
hereby granted unto II. including the
sections thereof heretofore granted.
four sections Of public land in each
township In the proposed state for
the support OF free public n%onsectar'
Ian common schools. to-wit. sections
numbered thirteen, sixteen. thirty.
three and thirty-six. and where such
sections or any parts thereof have
been sold or otherwise disposed OF
by or under the authority Of any act
of congress other lands equivalent
thereto, i'm legal subdivisions of not
less than one-quarter section and az
contiguous as may be TO the section
In lieu Of which the same Is taken.
such indemnity lands TO be selected
within said respective portions of
said land In the manner provided In
this act: Provided. That the thif.
teenth, sixteenth. thirty'third and
thirty-sixth sections embraced in per
manent reservations for national pur
poses shall not at any time be sub.
ject to the grants nor to the indem'
nifty provisions OF this act, but othe'
lands equivalent thereto may be Sc
lected for such school purposes ir
lieu thereof: nor shall any lands EN-
braced In Indian. military or othef
reservation of any character be sub
ject to the grants of this act. but
such reservation lands shall be sub