Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1908-12-14
THE STATEHOOD BILL
GIVES new MEXICO
MANY BENEFITS
The Territory Will Enter the
Union With More Than
Many States Now
Have.
SOME AMENDMENTS
TO ORIGINAL ACT
BIZ introduced by Delegate An
drews Last Week Provides
Additional Conditions
Passage Almost
Assured.

Washington. Dec. 14.-Following is
the text of the statehood bill, with
amendments, which was introduced in
the House December by Delegate
Andrews. The bill was referred to
the committee on territories and or
dered printed. From indications there
will be little trouble in securing Its
passage, as Delegate Andrews, Gov
ernor Curry, solomon Luna and other
New Mexicans are making great pro-
.gress in securing support.
The bill was introduced in the SEN
ate today by senator Foraker, OF
Ohio. 1t follows:
A bill to enable the people of New
Mexico to form a constitution and
state government and be admitted in
to the union on an equal footing with
the original states.
Be it enacted by the Senate and
House of Representatives of the Uni
ted States of America in Congress as
semoled, That the inhabitants of all
that part of the area of the United
States now constituting the territory
of New Mexico as at present describ-
ed may become state OF the union
as hereinafter provided.
Sec, 2. That all qualified electors
of said territory are hereby author
lied to vote for and choose delegates
to form a convention in said terri
tory; such delegates shall possess the
qualifications of such electors. The
aforesaid convention shall consist OF
one hundred and thirteen delegates
apportioned among the several coun-
ties within the limits of the proposed
state, and the governor, chief justice
and the secretary of the said terri
tory shall apportion the delegates tc
be thus elected among the severa
counties thereof In accordance with
the voting population as shown BY
the vote cast for delegate in Congress
in said territory in 1908.
And the governor of said territory
shall by proclamation order an cleo
ton of the delegates aforesaid in said
territory to be held on the sixth
Tuesday after the passage of this act
which proclamation shall be issuet
within twenty days after the passage
of this act; and such election shall b'
conducted, the returns made, the re
suit ascertained, and the certificate
yention issued as nearly as may be il
the same manner as Is prescribed D!
the laws of said territory regarding
the elections therein for members o
the House of Representatives of tn
legislative assembly thereof by tn
board of county commissioners OF tn
respective counties. All persons resi-
dent in said proposed state who ar
qualified voters of said territory a
herein provided, shall be entitled L
vote upon the ratification Or rejection
of the constitution, under such rule
and regulations as said conventlo
may prescribe not in conflict witt
this act.
Sec. 3. That the delegates to tn
convention thus elected shall NEE
at the seat of government of SAT-
territory on the third Monday afte
their election, and after organization
shall declare, on behalf of the peopl
of said proposed state, that the
adopt the constitution of the Unite
states; whereupon the said convention
shall be, and is hereby, authorized I
form a constitution and state gov
ernment for said proposed state. Tn
constitution shall be republican
form and make no distinction in civ
or political rights on account OF rae
or color, except as to Indians nc
taxed, and not be repugnapt to IN
constitution of the United states an
the principles OF the declaration G
independence. . And said conventio
shall provide, by ordinance, irrevocs
BILE without the consent of the Unite
States and the people OF said state;
First.-That perfect liberation
religious sentiment shall be secured
and that no inhabitant of said stat
shall ever be molested in person Q
property on account of his or he
mode OF worship. and that polygs
NOUS or plural marriages are foreVe
prohibited.
That the capital Of said state sha
temporarily be at the city OF SAINT
Fe, in the present territory OF Ne
Mexico, and shall not be change
therefrom previous to- ammo Domil
1880, but the location OF said capiti
may, after said year. be fixed by n
electors OF said state, voting at 9
election TO be provided for BY n
legislature. Z -gf o..
Second.-That the people inhaoi
ing said proposed state do agree an
nNalr a