Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-12-07

ton works for the reclamation of aTtt
lands" approved June H. 1892, aud
acts amendatory thereof, to me same
extent as if said state had remained a
territory.
Sec. 4 That in case Constitution
tand state government shall BE- formed
in compliance with the provisions Of
this act, the convention forming the
same shall provide by ordinancc for
submitting said constitution to the
people Of said proposed state for its
ratification or rejection, at an election
which shall be held on the first Tues
day after the first Monday in Novem-
Der, after the adjournment of the
convention, at which election the
QUALIFIED voters of said proposed state
shall vote directly for or against the
proposed constitution and for or
against any provisions thereof separ-
ately submitted. The returns of said
election shall be made by the election
officers direct to the secretary of the
territory of New Mexico at Santa Fe,
who with the governor and chief JUS
tice of said territory, shall constitute
] a canVassing board, and they, or any
1 two of them, shall meet at said city
of Santa Fe on the third Monday after
said election and shall canvass the
same: and if a majority of the legal
votes cast on that question shall be
/ for the constitution, the said canvass
ing board shall forthwith certify the
result to the president of the Unifc
States. together with the statement Cf
the votes cast thereon, and upon ep-
, arate articles or propositions, and a
copy of said constitution, articles,
propositions and ordinances.
Sec. g. That said constitutional con-
Vention shall, by ordinance, provide
that, in the event a majority of the
legal votes cast at said election to be
held for the ratification or rejection
of said constitution shall be for the
constitution, and the president of the
United States shall announce that said
constitution and government are re-
publican in form, not repugnant to
the constitution of the United states
and the principles of the declaration
of independence, and are in conform
ity with the provisions of this act, an
election of officers for a full state
government, including "A governor,
members of the Legislature, two rep
at large from said state and such
county and other officers as said con-
stitutional convention shall prescribe,
shall he held; and shall also provide
and fix the time for the holding OF
such election, while time shall be not
less than thirty nor more than 120
days after said election FOR the ratifi-
cation or rejection OF said constitution.
Said election shall be held, the returns
thereof made, canVassed, and certified
to the secretary Of said territory IN
the same manner as in this act pre-
scribed for the election for the ratifi-
cation or rejection of said constitution.
IF the constitution and government
of said proposed state are republican
IN form. not in conflict with the con-
stitution of the United states and the
principles OF the declaration of inde-
pendence, and if the provisions of this
act have been complied with in the /
formation and ratification thereof, II t
shall be the duty of the president Of
the United States within twenty days
after the receipt of the result of said /
election for the ratification or rejec- I
ton of said constitution, to issue his
announcing the result .
of the proceedings authorized by this |
act. and thereupon the proposed state [
of New Mexico shall be deemed adj
mitted by congress into the union. un-
der and by virtue Of this act, on an
equal footing with the original states,
and until said state is 50 admitted in
to the union and said officers are
elected and qualified under the pro-
visions Of the constitution, the terri
torial officers of said territory, inClud-
ing delegate in congress elected at the
general election in 1908. shall continue
to discharge the duties Of their re-
spective offices in and for said terri
tory
The original of said constitution,
and ordinances, the loo
ion returns. and the statement of ihe
votes east at said elections. shall be
forwarded and turned over by the sec
-etary of the territory of New Mexico
20 the state authorities.
Sec. 6. That i'm addition To sections
sixteen and thirty-siX, heretofore
granted to the territory of New Mex
co. sections two and thirty-two are
hereby granted to the said state for
he support of common schools, and
where sections two. sixteen, thirty
wo and thirty-sX, or any part there
)f, are mineral, or have been sold, re-
served. or otherwise disposed of by or
inder the authority of any act of con-
yress. other lands equivalent thereto
IN acreage are hereby granted to the
said state for the support of common
schools: Provided, that any such
sections two sixteen. thirty-tWo and
hirty-six. or parts thereof. embraced
n any Indian. military, or other reser-
except national forests, at the
late of the passage of this act, or ,
prior to the survey of said sections,
,hall not be subject to this grant. but
)ther lands of equal area are hereby
to be selected for school pur-
loses i'm lieu thereof. And the secre-
AIRY of the interior, without awaiting
he extension of the public surveys,
ihall ascertain and determine by pro-
raction or otherwise, the area of said
sections two. sixteen. thirty-two and
included within such Indian.
military or other reservations. includ- I
ng national forests. aud shall certify Z
% the state the area thus determined. I
vhcrcupon the state shall DE entitled
% select indemnity lands to the cN- I
cnt Of the area thus certified: And