The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1908-12-19

1ttfh thu nIINIM.lI States.
T.. !, enacted by the senate and
Hone, of REPRESENTATIVES OF the
I'rit,d States of America IN Con.
yr,ss assembled. That the inhabi.
tants OF all tina, part OF th, area OF
tb, United States now constituting
tb. T.rritor, Of New Mexico as at
rr..,p, described may become
Stat. of I'm, Union AS hereinafter
uroyided.
So. >. That all qualified rlcc
t,r. ,I -,id Territory ar, hereby
authorized to .ot, Tor and choose
d,i,.,at,. d, form "A convention m
sand Trr.,tYry. such d, 'rpa,,a shall
r.-.,..- ih. ,uIyIg.liiyr. 8l such
,I..f,r. Tin, aforesaid rnnyyu.
t.u shall .ou.i.t of ON. hundred
ard. thirteen l,irpa,.-, apportiuu.
ed tmopy ig, several .Dunti.-
..rI.r. Cine. r.,i. of n,. piuul-,d
S,t.. and I'M. Governor. ,ui.t ru-.
u.,..40d ir, .,,r,turl Of ,U, SAID
l.r.lgr, shall .aIl,u,i..n ll, d Ir-
psi,. Ia De-. .iru.. elected guru. d.,
,,.,ral ..urt,.. thereof 10. accord.
ana. ,,rty an. ,.f,.. p..lI,,.n. a.,
.Eov.r lbs. ,u. .,r, .,.'tor /. ,.at.
f.. t,pp,... nm sind i,Ir,.Il iu
nineteen land,.d and .,.Ht.
And th, governor of sat- .I,ui.
tory shall lbs PROCLAMATION ord,rau
election OF nh, d,..pat,, aforesaid
IN ..id Trrr,tgr, to h. held On tine
.i.,n Tuesday att., ,h, passap, of
t.. \,t. which proclamatIgn shall
h,I.,u,d within twenty da,- alter
tn, p3-sa.,, of tins Act: and such
,l,ctlyp shall h, conducted. a., re-
turn, made. IN, result asr,rtain,d.
and the r,r,lnrat,. 10 th, person.
I.rt,d 10 such convention issued
a. nearly AS may hc i'm the same
manner a, is pr,.crb,d py the laws
of said Territory regarding the
elections therein Tor members II
tho house OF representatives oi the
l.ul.latly, assembly thereof by the
hoard oi count, commissioners of
the rcsp,rtiy, counties. All per.
son. resident I'm SAID proposed
STAT. who m, uualln,d voters oi
said Territory AS herein provided,
shall Ia, entitled To vote uuon the
ratification or rejection OF tho con.
stItution, under such rule, and re-.
puiation, As said convention NAV
prr,crlbr no, In conflict with thi,
Act.
Sr,. !. That the DELEGATES to
IN, convention thus elected .hall
meet at the sea, OF government, ol
sand T,rritor,. ON the third Monday
alt.r then election. and after or
panilation shall declare. on behalf
ul the people OF said proposed
State. that they adgpt tho Consti.
tuition OF IN, United Statre: where.
upon TN, said convention shall br.
and is hereby. authorized TO form
q constitution and state govern.
m,nt for said proposrd Statr. The
constitution shall be- republican i'm
form and make no distinction in
civil ar unlitical r,pb,s an account
ot rac, on color. cxccnt as TO I'm.
drans moi taxed. and not bc r,puu.
nort,n m, Constitution Of nm,
United State. and the principles of
Inn DECLARATION If Indcpcrd,pce.
And said convention Shall proylde,
h, ordinance. irr,,orabl, without
I'M, consent o., m, United States
and tho uropl. If said otat..
rIr.t. rbat p,rl,ct tolcrat,on
nj religions sentiment shall be- sc.
cured. and that mo- inhabitapt OF
,,id Sta,r eball over n. mnlrst,d
nu,,.,p or uryurrr, ON account
a, his q, her mode OF religious wor.
slim. and that polypamous or blur.
al mo,r,aprs ar. forever probihit.
ed.
That tho cauital OF said Stat,
,h,ll t,mpor,rily h. at I'M, CITY oI
SAM, H., IN m, prrscpt Tcrritory
q, New Mexico, and shall not h,
,h,ug.d tber,l,om pr,vious to an,
no Domini nineteen hundred and
thutv. Inn the locatiop OF said
capital may. after said year. h,
bxed by the clr,tor, OF said state,