The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1910-12-10
ARTICLE Xxx
Miscellaneous Provisions

EffNipU ls-TNfFN person pipfTpn or
appointed TO any office shall. before en-.
tering upon his duties. take and sub.
scribe to m oath or ahirmation that
he will support the constitution Of tho
United States and the constitution and
laws of this state and that he will faith.
fully and impartiallv discharge the du.
ties of his office 70 the hest Of his a.ii
~.
Sec. EVERY officer. unless removed,
shall hold Office until his successor has
been duly qualified.
See. Every officer. unless rcmov.
ed. shall hold his office until his success.
sor has been duly qualified.
See. 3.-The term of Office of every
state, county or district officer. except
those elected 10 I'LL vacancies, shall com.
mence on the first day of January. next
after his election.
See. 4.-If a vacancy occur i'm the
Office of District Attorney, Judge of the
supreme or district court. or county com.
missioner. the governor shall f' such
vacancy by appointment ana such ap.
pointee shall hold such Office until the
next general election. His successor
shall Ice chosen az such election. aud
shall hold his office until the expiration
or the original term.
See. j.-If, while the senate is not
IN session. n vacancy occur in any Of.
flee, the incumbent of which was an.
pointed by the governor by aud with the
advise and consent Of the senate. the
governor shall appoint some qualified
person 10 fill the same with the next
session of the senate. and he shall then
appoint by and with the advice and
consent of the senate some ulalifed
person 10 Gil said Office for the period
Of the ~unexpired term.
See. 6.-General elections shall be
held in the state on the Tuesday after
the first Monday in November in each
ever numbered year.
Sec. The returns Of all elections
for officers who are chosen by the elec.
tors of more than one county shall be
canvassed by tho county canvassinp
board herein established. by whom the
returns Of all said counties shall be eau.
vassed.
Sec s.-No officer Of the state who
receives a salary shall accept or re-
ceive for his own use any COMPENSATION
fee, allowances or ~emoluments for or on
account Of his office in any form what
ever, except the salary provided hv law.
See. 9.-The Legislature shall enact
suitable laws for the regulation Of the
employment Of children.
See. l0.-Women may hold the Office
Of notary public anu such other appoint.
i've Offices rs may he provided by law.
See. H.-For the first twenty years
after this constitution goes into effect
all laws passed by the Legislature shall
be published in both the English and
Spanish language, aud thereafter such
publication shall be made as the legis
lature shall provide.
See. l2.-The use Of wine. solely for
sacramental purposes under church au
thOrity NJ any place within the state,
shall never he prohibited.
See. 13.-It shall not he lawful for
the governor, any member Of the state
board II equalization, any member Of
the corporation commission, any Judge
of the supreme or district court, any
district attorney, any county commits.
sioner, any county assessor, during his
term Of Office, to accept, Laid ar use
any free pass; or franchise, receive or
accept transportation within this state
for himself or his family, upon terms
not open 10 the general public, and any
person violating the provisions thereof
shall, upon conviction in n court OF rom.
petent Jurisdiction, be punished ms pro-
vided In sections 81 and 40 Of the arti.
on Legislative department In this con.
stitution.