The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1906-09-10
NEW LEGISLATIVE
APPoRTIoNMENT.
Twenty-one House. Twelve Council
Districts are Fixed by ProcIa-
nation of the Governor.

game ACT establishing the Territory
of New Mexico that an apportionment
shall be made as nearly equal as
practicable among the several coun-
ties and districts for the election of
tives, giving to each section of the
Territory representation in the ratio
of its population, as nearly as may
be, and further, that after the first
apportionment the time, place and
of holding and conducting all
portioning the representation in the
several counties or districts to the
council and house of representatives,
according to population, shall be pre-
scribed by law; and
Whereas, By an act of the legisla-
tive assembly entitled "An Act to fix
the time and mode of apportioning
the council and house of representa-
tives of the Legislative Assembly of
the Territory of New Mexico" APPROX
ed January &c, 1860, it is provided that
thereafter, at the first session of the
LEGISLATIVE assembly dllSI Inc CSuSuS
shall have been taken in conformity
with the laws of the United States
and every ten years thereafter, it
shall be incumbent upon said legis-
lative assembly to apportion the mem
bers of the council and house of rep
resentatives, as lee as practicable to
the different counties according to
the organic act of this Territory, and
that, if the legislature should fail or
refuse TO make such a~pportionment,
then, and in that case, it shall be
the duty of the Governor to appor-
ton the members of the council and
house of representatives, as nearly as
practicable, to the different counties
according to the Organic law of this
Territory and, thirty days previous
to the next ensuing election, to is
sue his proclamation for said election
him so made; and
Whereas, The legislative assembly
succeeding the Twelfth census OF
the United States aiken in the year
1900 adjourned without having made
the required apportionment, as also
did the legislative assemblies of 1903
and 1905; and
Whereas, the then Governor of the
Territory did not make such appor-
tionment after the said legislatures
failed to do so; n
Whereas, the present apportionment
is now manifestly unjust and inequit-
able to the citizens of a large portion
of the Territory:
Be it known, Therefore, that 1, H.
], Hagerman, governor of New Next
co, by virtue of said act of the Legfs-
lative Assembly and in pursuance of
the organic law, do apportion the
representation among the counties of
said Territory, in the Council and the
of Representatives as follows:
Twelve Council Districts.
There shall be twelve Council Dis
tricts, each one of which shall be en-
titled to one member of the council.
The First Council District shall con-
sist of Colfax and Union Counties.
The Second Council District shall
consist of Taos and Mora Counties.
n Third Council District shall
consist of Rio Arriba and a Juan
Counties.
The Fourth Council District shall
consist of San Miguel County.
The Fifth Council District shall
consist of a Miguel, Quay and
Guadalupe Counties.
The Sixth Council District shall
of Santa Fe and Sandoval
Counties.
The Seventh Council District shall
consist of Bernalillo County.
The Eight Council District shall
Counties.
The Ninth Council District shall
consist of Socorro and Sierra Counties
The Tenth Council District shall
of Grant, Luna and Dona Ana
Counties.
The Eleventh Council District shall
of Otero, Lincoln and Tor
rance Counties.
The Twelfth Council District shall
consist of Eddy, Chaves and Roose-
welt Counties.
House of Representatives Districts.
Their shall be twenty-One House
of Representatives Districts. Of these
the following nineteen districts shall
each be entitled TO n member OF
the House of Representatives:
The First District shall consist OF
County.
The Second District shall consist
of Union County.
The Third District shall consist OF
Taos County