The Tucumcari news. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1906-06-30

ing to residents thereof. that no taxes shall
he imposed by the State on lands or prop
erty therein belonging to or which may
hereinafter be purchased by the United
States or reserved for its use. but nothing
herein or in the ordinance provided for.
shall preclude the said State from taxing.
as other lands and other property are tax
ed, and lands or other property owned or
held by any Indian who has severed his
tribal relations and has obtained from the
United States or from any person a title
thereto by patent or other grant, save and
except such lands as have been or may he
granted to any Indian or Indians under
any Act of Congress containing a provis.
ion the lands thus granted from taxation.
but said ordinances shall provide that all
such lands shall be exempt from taxation
by said State so long and to such an exten,
as such act of Congress may prescribe.
Third. hat the debts and liabilities of
said Territory of Arizona and said Terri.
tory OF New Mexico shall be assumed and
paid by said State, and tina, said State
shall be abrogated to all the rights of in.
demnity and reimbursement which either
of said Territories now has.
Fourth. That provision shall be made
Tor the establishment and maintenance OF a
system OF public schools. which shall
be open to all the children of said
State and free from sectarian control. and
that said schools shall always be condu.,.d
IN English; Provided. That nothing in this
Act shall exclude the teaching of other
languages in said publ, schools.
Fifth. The said State shall never enac,
any law restricting or abridging the right
oil suffrage on account of race. color or
previous condition of servi,ude. and thu,
ability to read, write and speak the Eng.
'ish language sufficiently we'll to conduct
the duties OF the office without the aid of
an interpreter shall be a necessary uuali6-
cation for all State officers.
Sixth. That the capital of said Stats
shall temporarily be at the city of Santa
re- IN the present Territory of New Mex
ico' and shall not be changed ,herefrom
previous to Ammo Domini nineteen hun
dred and fifteen. but the permanent loca-
non OF said capital may. after said wear.
be hxed by the electors of said State. vot-
ing at an election to be provided tor by
the legislature.
WILL ISSUE CALL JULY Atm.
Regarding the above the Santa Fe
New Mexican says:
Inc conference report on the Hamilton
Joint statehood bill as finally adopted and
as approved by the President Satur.
DAY last, was received by the New
Mexican this morning. The sections re-
lating to the creation of the State Of Arizo-
ma to be composed of New Mexico and
Arizona are from and include 20 to Al.
The report was examined this forenoon
by Governor Hagerman and Secretary
Reynolds. After consultation. Governor
Hagerman stated that in order to carry
out the provisions of Section "a of the law.
a meeting would be arranged between him
self, Secretary of the Territory James w.
Reynolds and Chief Justice William
Mills, OF Las Vegas, for the purpose of fix
ing and declaring the apportionment of
delegates to the convention under the law
as il now exists. As soon as this is agreed
upon, a proclamation calling for the cleo
ton OF delegates in accordance with the
ratio fixed for each county would be issued
by the Governor. This will be based up
the votes cast for Delegate to Congress
November, 1904,