The Tucumcari news. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1906-06-30
STATEHOOD BILL.
(Comuinued from First page. J

tary of the Territory of New Mexico at
Santa Fe, and if it appears from the re-
turns from the election held in New Mex
leo that a majority of the qualified voters
aforesaid voted in favor of joint statehood,
then in that event the Secretary of said
Territory of New Mexico shall make up a
temporary roll of the convention from the
certified returns from both said Territories
and he shall call the convention to order at
the time herein required, and said conven-
ton when so called to order and organ
lied shall be the sole judge of the election
and qualifications Of its own members.
Persons possessing the qualifications entitl-
ing them 10 tote at the aforesaid general
election shall be entitled to vote on the
ratification or rejection Of the constitution
it submitted to the people of said Terrific
ries hereunder, and on the election of all
officials whose election is taking place at
the same time, under such rules or regu-
lations as said convention may prescribe,
not in conflict with this act.
Sec. IS. That if a majority in each of
said Territories at the election aforesaid
shall vote for joint statehood, and not 9TH
erwise, the delegates to the convention
thus elected shall meet in the hall Of the
House of Representatives of the Territory
OF New Mevico, in the city of Santa Fe,
therein, at IL o'clock, noon, on Monday,
December 4. 1906. but they shall not re-
ceive compensation for more than sixty
days OF service, and after organization
shall declare on behalf of the people of
said proposed State that they adopted the
Constitution of the United States, where
by the said convention shall be, and is
hereby, authorized to form a constitution
and state government for said proposed
State. The constitution shall he republi-
can in form, and make no distinction in
civil or political rights on account of race
or color. except as to Indians not taxed.
and shall not be repugnant to the Consti-
tuition OF the United States and the princi-
Piles of the declaration OF In~dependence
And said convention shall provide, by or
dinance ~inrevocable without the consent
of the United States and the people of
said state.
First. The perfect federation of relip-
ious sentiment shall be secured, and that
no inhabitant of said State shall ever he
in person or property on ac-
count OF his or her mode of religious wor-
ship; and tina ~polygamous or plural mar.
riages and the sale, barter, or giving of in
toxicating liquors to Indians are forever
prohibited
Second. That the people inhabitinp
said proposed State do agree and declare
that they forever disclaim all right and title
the unappropriated and ungranted lands
wing within the boundaries thereof and TO
lands lying within said limits owned or
held by any Indian or Indian tribes, ex-
'ept as hereinafter provided. and that
until the title thereof shall have been ex-
inguished by the United States the same
hall be and remain subject to the dispo-
OF the United States. and such In
liam lands shall remain under the abso-
ute jurisdiction and control of the Con-
,ress OF the United States: that the lands
nd other property belonging to citizens of
he United States residing without the said
'tate shall never be taxed at higher rate
han the lands and other property belong