The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1910-12-10
ARTICLE XXI
Compact with the United States

ARTICLE Xxi
Compact with the United States
In compliance with the confinement :
Of the act Of congress entitled can
Act 70 enable the people of New Mexico
to form n constitution and state GOV.
crnment and he admitted into the nm.
ion on an equal footing with the original
states; aud 10 ruahlc the people Of Ari.
IONA 20 form n constitution aud state
government and be admitted into the
union on an cuqal footing with the orig.
inal %States,' approved June 20, 1910.
II - hereby provided:
Section Perfect federation Of re-.
l]igious sentiment shall be- secured and
no iuhabitaut of this state shall ever
he molested in person or property ON
account Of his or her mode Of religious
worship. Poi, -amous or plural mar.
riagcs. polvgamous rohahitatiou. and the
sale, barter or giving of Intoxicating
liquors TO the Indians. aud the intro.
duction of Intoxicating liquor into In.
dian country, which term shall also in.
clude all lands owned or occupied nv
the Pueblo Indians Of New Mexico on
the twentieth day of June. nineteen hun.
dred and ten. or which are occupied
by them at the tune Of the admission
VI WV "'Nl'' ~ " ~Itlfs arc IpFfNff
prohibited.
See. 2.-The people inhahiting this
state 10 agree aud declare that thew
forever disclaim nIl right and title 10
the u"nappropriated and ungranted pub.
lie lands lying within the boundaries
owned or held by any Indian or Indian
tines, iGr light 20, title %" wiIrl sluil
have been acquired through the United
STATES mr. my Hrtgr .pkrnY.tYpf l.. .,.t
that until the title Of such Indian or
Indian tribes shall have been e%XtiuguiSh.
ed, the same shall Ice and remain sub.
iect 10 the disposition and under the
absolute jurisdiction and control of the
congress OF the United States: that the
lands and other property belonging to
the citizens OF the United States, resid.
Ing without this state shall never be
taxed AT n higher rate than the lands
aud other property belonging 10 resi-.
dents thereof; hat no taxes shall be-
imposed ny this state upon lands or
property therein belonging 10 or which
may hereafter hc acquired by the Unit
ed states or reserved for It's use: but
nothing herein sail preclude this state
from taxing rs other lands and proper.
~ are taxed, any lands and other prop.
erty outside of an Indian reservation,
owncd or held lay any Indian, saw, and
except such lands n have been granted
or acquired ~ aforesaid, ar as may hc
granted o. confirmed 10 any Indian or
Indians under any act of congress-: but
all such lands shall Ice exempt from tax.
alton 10y this state SO long aud 10 such
extent as IN" cnugrcs Of the United
states has prescribed or may hereafter
prescribe.
See. 3.-rhc debts aud liabilities of
the territory of New Mexico and the
debts Of the counties thereof. which
were valid and ~ubsistiug on the roth
day Of June, 1910, are hereby assumed
an" shall Doe paid by this state; and
this state shall, a. 10 an such debts. and
liabilities. be s%uhr0gated TO all the
rights, including rights of Indemnity
and reimbursement, existing i'm favor
OF SAID territory or any Of the several
counties thereof on said date. NOTHING
~ tins article shall ho construed as
validating ar iu any manner legalizinp
any territorial, county, municipal or
other bonds, warrants. obligations. or
evidences Of indebtedness of or claims
against, said territory or any of the
counties or municipalities thereof winch
now are or may be At the tine this state
y huihlIleh, mNhiid or illegal; nor shall
~" Legislature Of this state pass any law
IN any manner validating or legali2inp
the same.
See. 4.-Proyision shall hc made for
the establishments and maintenance ~
y system OF rIhlic schplp which shall
10 open Ia al children Of a, s,n-r and
re, frrm scctarian cor'"bl, nm! ,fid
school stall always be roadpc;"l in
English.
So 5.-This state shall mayer cnact
any law restricting or a%bridging the
ritht 0i suffrage on ac 20 ~. Of ace.
color or previous condition Of scrvitude,
an in c,mpliance with tho re- .',ire.
m"nts of the stid act Of congress, II Il
hertui Ir0' ided that ability To resd.
write. sIeak aud understand .hc Eng.
lish language sufficiently well 10 con.
duet the duties Of the Office without the
aid Of an interpreter, shall be a neces-
sary qualification for all state officers