Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1908-12-14

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pre,s pr,os No. within an ,anas sne o0uha- ,rI0s
sny ~lsnin indian saIS or g ana nsid thss az
until tn. title IT. "a ssye been ssa
same shall be and remain subject to
the disposition of the United states,
and said Indian lands shall remain
under the absolute jurisdiction and
control of the Congress of the United
States; that the lands belonging to
citizens of the United States residing
without the said state shall never
be taxed at a 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 re-
lations, 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 In
dian or Indians under any act of Con-
gress containing a provision exempt
ing the lands thus granted from tax
alton; but said ordinance shall pro-
vide that all such lands shall be ex-
empt from taxation by said state 80
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 a 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 Eng
lish: Provided, That this act shall not
preclude the teaching of other Ian
guages in said public schools.
Sec. 4. That in case a 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 or
dinance, at which election the quail
| fed voters for said proposed state
shall vote directly for or against the
proposed constitution and for Oh
aagnist any provisions separately SUBJ
inltted. The returns oi said election
shall 0e made to the secretary of the
territory. who, with the governor and
chief justice thereof, or any two OF
them, shall canvass the same; and II
a majority of the legal votes cast on
that question shall be for the consti-
tuition the governor shall certify the
result to the president of the United
States together with the statement OF
the votes cast thereon and upon sep
Iarate articles or propositions, and q
copy of said constitution, articles
propositions and ordinances. And II
the constitution and government OF
lsaid proposed state are republican In
form, and If the provisions in this
act have been complied with in the
formation thereof, it shall be tht
duty of the president of the United
States, within twenty days from the
receipt of the certificate of the result
of said election and statement of the
votes cast thereon and a copy of said
constitution, articles, propositions anC
ordinances from said commission, tc
issue his proclamation announcing
the result of said election, and there
upon the proposed state under anC
by the name of New Mexico shall b'
| 4 int,
the union under and by virtue of thii
act on an equal footing with thu
original states from and after thu
date of said proclamation.
, The original of said constitution
articles, propositions, and ordinances
and the election returns, and a cop.
of the statement of the votes cast a
, said election shall be forwarded anC
turned over by the secretary of th'
territory to the state authorities.
, Sec. 5. That until the next genera
/ census. or until otherwise provided 0I
law, said state shall be entitled t
two representatives in the House 0
Representatives of the United States
I which representatives in the Sixtietl
Congress, together with the governo
and all other state, county, and pre-
cinct officers provided for in said con
stitution. shall be elected on the sam
, day of the election for the adoption
| of the constitution; and until SAT-
! state county and precinct officers ar
elected and qualified under the pro
visions of the constitution and tn
! state is admitted into the union tn
! territorial officers shall continue t
/ discharge the duties of the respectiv
J officers in said territory. s
I Sec. 6. That upon the admission
! of said state into the union there
i thereby granted unto 1t, including tn
I sections thereof heretofore granted
4 four sections of public land in eac
township in the proposed state 70
! the support of free public nonsee
tartan common schools, to-wit: Sec
Z tions numbered thirteen, sixteeI
, Ithirty-three and thirty-six, and wher
) such sections or any parts thereo
r have been sold or otherwise dispose
r of by or under the authority of an
: act Of Congress, other lands equivalen