Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-12-20
TELLER B|LLCREAT|NG
STATE OF new MEXICO
Closely Follows Provisions o Hamilton Join, Statehood
Bill Liberal Provisions for Electing Delegates and
Holding Constitutional Convention

2oli,ical rights on account II ace III
coaUr, aud shall NOS be repugnant ..
The Constitution nf the United State,
and the principles Ut The DECLARATION
Of Independence And said couven
jon shall provide, by ordnance ire
fSocabie without the consent of the
tnited States and the people of said
s1ate~~
| First That perfect federation ol
religious sentiment shall be secured,
and that NO inhabitant Of said state
shall ever be moiested In person "r
property nn account of his or her
/ mode of religious worship: and the
p"tyGamous or plural marriages ana
the Sale. barter ar giving VI fntnx ,.
eating liquors 10 Indians are forever
prohibited
, Second That the people inhahl..
Ing said proposed state do agrre and
declare that they forever .lisCIaim all
right aud title TO the unappropriated
and nngranted public lands lying
within said limits owned or he'd bS
any Indian or Indian tribes. except
as hereinafter provided. aud that M
I'll the title thereto shall Rave been
ex'inguished by tho United S,a;"s
the same shall be- and remain suhiec.
to the disposition of th" United
Statcs. aud such Indian lands shall
remain under the absolute iur,sdic.
tion and control Of the congress Of
the United States. that the ianda and
other property belonging 70 citizens
fof the tnited States residIAg without
the said state shall never be taxed
at higher rate than the lands aud
nth"r property belonging tI residents
thereof: that no taxes shi'l be i'm.
posed by the state on lands or pip
ery therein belonging TO or which
may hereafter be purchased by the
United States Of reserved tor lis lse;
but nothing herein. OF n thr o'lin-
anCe herein provided 70" khAh pre-,
clude the said state from taxing. as
other lands and other property are
taxed any lands and otht.' property
Lwned or held by any Indian whb hAs
severed his tribal relations Ini has
obtained from the United States or
frGh any person tile thereto by
patent Or other grant, save aud ex-
ccpt such lands as have been oi nay
be granted to any indian o. Indians
under any act OF congress containing
ii revision exemrt'Hs the lands tnus
inance shall provide that a! such
l' ts shall b" eX mint from taxation
Ly said state 80 l,ns AMI ~ snh "x.
tut as such "a of ctn:srcIS nty
prescribe
Third. That the debts and liabili
ties of said territory of New Mexico
shall b. assumed and paid by said
state, and that said state shalt be
subrogated to all the rights of In.
demnity and reimbursement which
said territory now has.
Fourth. That provision shall be
made for the establishment and
Of 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 conducted In
English: Provided. That nothing In
this act shall preclude the teaching
Of other languages In said public
schools.
Fifth. That said state shah never
enact any law restricting or abridg |
ing the right of suffrage on account
Df race. color. or previous condition
Of servitude, and that ability 10 read, !
write and speak the English language |
we'll to conduct the du
ties Of the office without the aid of
an interpreter shalt be necessary
qualification for all state officers. /
Sixth. That the capital of said !
state shall temporarily be at the eityt
of Santa Fe, In the present territory !
IF New Mexico. and shall not be |
therefrom previous to annJ
Domini nineteen hundred and fifteen, !
but the location Of said capital may
after said year. be fixed by the elect
ors of said state, voting at an elec.
lion to be provided for by the legis
lature.
Sec 4. That in case a constitution
and state government shall be form.
ed in compliance with the provisions
Of this act, the convention forming
the same shall provide by ordinance
for submitting said constitution to
the people of said proposed state for
It's ratification or rejection, at an
election to be held at time fixed in
said ordinance. which shall be not