The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1910-06-24

or the use thereof or the natural pro.
ducts there1", u6t made In substsrtial
conformity with the provisions Of this
act shall be null and void, any provis.
ion of the constitution or laws Of the
said state to the contrary notwithstand.
ing.
II shall be the duty of the attorney
general Of the united States to prose-
cute in the name of the United States
and in its courts such proceedings at
law or in equity ms many from time TO
time be necessary and appropriate to
eh c"o the provisions hereof relative
to :. application and disposition Of the
said lands and the products thereof and
the funds derived therefrom.
Nothing herein contained shall be
t..ken ~ in Limitation of the power of
the state or any citizen thereof to
enforce the provisions of this act.
Section IL. That all lands granted in
quantity or as indemnity by this act
shall be selected, under the direction
and subject to the approval of the secre.
tary of the interior, from the surveyed,
unrcserved, inappropriate aud non.min.
eral public lands oil the United States
within the limits of said state, by a
commission composed of the governor,
surveyor.generai, or other officer exercis.
ing the functions of n surveyOr.general.
aud the attorney general of the said
state; and after It's admission into the
union said state may procure public
boundaries TO Ice surveyed with a view
to satisfying any public land grants
made to said state in the same manner
prescribed for the procurement of such
surveys by Washington, Idaho aud other
states by the act Of congress approved
August IS, lsIs (rwenty eighth statu.
tes at Large, page 800, and the proyis.
ions Of said act, in so far rs they relate
TO such surveys aud the preference right
or selection, are hereby extended To the
said state of New Mexico. The fees 10
be paid to the register and receiver for
each final location or selection Of 100
acres made hereunder shall be Al 100.
Section 10. That all grants Of lands
heretofore made by any act of con.
grcss to said territory. except TO the
extent modified or repealed by this act.
are hereby ratified and confirmed to said
state, subject to the provisions of this
act: Provided, however, that nothing
in this ac' contained shall, directly or
indirectly, affect any litigation now
pending and To which the United States
is a party, or any right or claim therein
asserted.
Section l3. That the state, when
admitted as aforesaid. shall constitute
one judicial district. and the circuit
and district courts of said district shall
be held at the capital of said state, and
the said district shall, for judicial pur.
poses. be attached to the eighth judicial
circuit. There shall be appointed for
said district one district Judge, one Unit.
ed State attorney and one United States
marshal. The Judge of said district
shall receive a yearly salary the same
as other similar judges of the United
States, payable as provided for by
law, and shall reside in the district to
which he is appointed. There shall be
appointed clerks of said courts. who
shall keep their offices at the capital Of
said state.
The regular terms of said court shall
be held on the first Monday Of April and
the first Monday in October Of each
year, The circuit and district courts
for said district. and the Judges thereof,
respectively, shall possess the same pow.
"rs and jurisdiction and perform the
same duties required To he performed
by the other cicuit and district courts
aud Judges Of the United States, aud
shall be governed by the same laws
and regulations. The marshal. district
attorney aud the clerks Of the circuit
and district courts of said district, and
all other officers and persons performing
duties in the administration OF Justice
therein, shall severely possess the powers
and perform the duties lawfully possess
ed and required To be performed by sim
liar officers in other districts of the
United States, and shall, for the ser.
vices they may perform, receive the
fees and compensation now allowed by
law to officers performing similar ser.
vices for the United States in the terri,