Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1907-12-07

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Second. That the people inhabiting
said proposed state do agree and de-
clare that they forever disclaim all
right and title to the unappropriated
public lands lying within the bounda-
ries thereof, and to all lands lying
within said limits owned or held by
any Indian or Indian tribes; and that
until the title thereto shall have been
extinguished by the United States the
same shall be and remain subject 10
the disposition of the United States,
and said Indian lands shall remain un-
der the absolute jurisdiction and con-
troll Of the Congress or the United
States; that the lands belonging to
citizens of the United States resid.
ing without the said state shall never
be taxed at higher rate than the
lands belonging to residents thereof
that no taxes shall be imposed by the
state on land or property therein be-
longing to or which may hereafter
be purchased by the United States or
reserved for its use; but nothing
herein, or in the ordinance herein
provided for, shall preclude the said
state from taxing as other lands are
taxed any lands owned or held by any
Indian who has severed his tribal
relations, or 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 be granted to any Indian
or Indians under any act of Congress
containing a provision exempting the
lands thus granted from taxation; but
said ordinance shall provide that all
such lands shall be exempt from tax
alton by said state SO long and to
such extent as such act of Congress
may prescribe.
Third That the debts and liabili-
ties of said Territory of New Mexico
shall be assumed and paid by said
state.
Fourth. That provision shall be
made for the establishment and MAIN
tenance of system of public schools,
which shall be open to all the chill
dren of said state and free from Sec
tartan control, and that said schools
shall always be conducted in English;
Provided, That this act shall not pre-
clude the teaching of other languages
in said public schools.
Sec. 4. That in case 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 its
ratification or rejection at an election
to be held at time fixed in said
ordinance, at which election the quail
fled voters for said proposed state
shall vote directly for or against the
proposed constitution and for or
against any provisions separately sub
mitted. The returns of said election
shall be made to the secretary OF the
Territory, who, with the governor
and chief justice, thereof, or any two
of the legal votes cast on that ques.
ton shall be for the constitution the
governor shall certify the result to
the President of the United States,
together with the statement of the
votes cast thereon and upon separate
articles or propositions, and copy
of said constitution, articles, PROPOSE
tions, and ordinances. And if the
constitution and government of said
proposed state are republican in form,
and if the provisions in this act have
been complied with in the formation
thereof, it shall be the duty of the
President Of the United States, with
in twenty days from the receipt oil
the certificate Of the result of said
election and statement of the votes
cast thereon and copy OF said con.
stitution, articles, propositions and
ordinances from said commission, to
issue his proclamation announcing
the result of said election, and there
upon the proposed state, under and
by the name of New Mexico, shall
be deemed admitted by Congress into
the Union, under and by virtue OF
this act, on an equal footing with the
original states from and after the
date of said proclamation.
The original of said constitution,
articles, propositions, and ordinances
and the election returns, and copy
of the statement of the votes cast at
said election shall be forwarded and
turned over by the secretary OF the
Territory to the state authorities.
Sec. 5. That until the next general
census, or until otherwise provided
by law, said state shall be entitled
to two Representative in the House
of Representatives of the United
States, which representatives in the
Sixtieth Congress, together with the
governor and all other state, county
and precinct officers provided for in
said constitution shall be elected on
the same day Of the election for the
adoption of the constitution; and un
til said state, county, and precinct
officers are elected and qualified un
der the provisions of the constitution
and the state is admitted into the