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

Fhi0Ntng IN tne complete text a.
The Teller bill providing for the aI
mission 10 the Union of the lerritor
OF New Mexico:
Ia the senate Of the United States
December II lso6, Mr. Teller intro
iduced the following bill. which val
read twiee and referred TO the com
mittea on territories:
A bill 20 enable the people Of New
Mexico To form constitution and
state government and be admitted
into the Union on an equal footing
With the original states.
i Be II enacted by the senate and
house Of representatives Of the Cni.
ed States Of America In congres as
semhled. That the Inhabitants of all
that part of the area Of the United
States now constituting the territory
of New Mexico. as at present dea.
cribed. may become the state of New
Mexico. as hereafter provided
Sec ? That all qualified electors
, 0f said territory. as described In this
act. are hereby authorized to vote
! for and choose delegates TO form n
convention for said territory: sucil
! delegates shall possess the qualiflca.
tions OF such electors The aforesaid
convention shall consist Of sixty.six
delegates. who shall be elected to
said convention by the people of the
i territory OF New Mexico. and the
governor. chief Justice. and secfeta.
Try Of said territor. shall anp0rtion
the delegates 10 be thus elected. a.
nearly as may be. equltably among
the several counties thereof In ae-
cordance with the population: and
the governor shall. within thirty DAYS
after tho approval Of this act by the
president nf the United States. by
proclamation. In which such appor
tionment shall be fully specified ant
delegates aforesaid In the territory.
to be held on the tenth Tuesday af.
Ter the approval of this act as afore-
said: and tho proper officials. as
now provided by law. shall immedi.
ately upmn the issuance of such pro-
clamatiOn make. or cause to he made.
as the case may be. in time for the
election. a supplemental or general
registration. as may he necessary. OF
the male citizens of the United
States over the age of twenty-one
years. who shall have resided in said
territory for six months. In the coun'
ty for ninety days. and In the pre-
ciuct. ward, or election district where
they are 10 vote thirty days next pre-
ceding the date fixed for said elec-
ton. whose names shall be placed up-
on or added to the great registers.
or registration lists. as the case may
be. exhibiting the names of the quail
flied voters of said territory. And
tho persons so qualified shall be en-
titled to be SD registered and to vote
for delegates to the constitutional
convention. Such election for dele
made. and the, certificates Of persons
elected to such convention issued, as
near as may be, In the same manner
as is prescribed by the laws of said
territory regulating elections therein
of members Of the legislature, save
that not more than two judges OF
each of the election boards holding
elections under this act shall be of !,
the same political party. Persons
possessing the qualifications enti'
tlng them to vote for delegates to
the constitutional convention under
this act shall be entitled TO vote on
the ratification or rejection Of the i
constitution submitted to the people
of said territory hereunder, and on
the election of all officials whose |
election is taking place Mt the same
time. under such rules or regulations
as said convention may prescribe, |
not In conflict with this act Provid' |
cd, That said registration lists shall
answer for both or all such elections.
Sect. 3 That the delegates to the |
convention thus elected shall meet
in the hall of the house of represen-
:atives Of the territory of New Mex |
leo, in the city of Santa Fe therein |
on the fifth Monday after their cleo |
'!on. hut they shall not receive com |
oensation for hiore than sixty days |
of service, and after organization
shall declare on behalf of the people |
of said proposed state that they adopt
the Constitution of the United States,
whereupon the said convention shall
be. and is hereby, authorized to form
a constitution and state government
Cor said proposed state. The consti. |
tuition shall be republican in form,
and make no distinction I'm civil or