The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times., 1910-12-10

person having the highest number of
votes for any Office, AS shown by said
returns, shall be declared duly elected.
Ii two 70 more have an equal and the
highest number of votes for the same of.
fee, one of them shall be chosen there.
for by the legislature on joint ballot.
Sec. 3.-No person shall be eligible
to any office specified in section one,
hereof, unless he be citizen of the
United States, at least thirty years of
age, nor unless he shall have resided
continuously In New Mexico for FIVE
years next preceding his election; nor
to the Office of attorney general, un'"ss
he be licensed attorney of the su.
preme court in New Mexico in good
standing; nor To the office of Superin.
tendent of public instruction unless he
be trained and experienced educator.
See. 4.-The supreme executive power
of the state shall be vested in the gov.
ernor, who shall take care that the laws
be faithfully executed lie shall be
commander in chief of all military
forces of the state, except when they
are called into the service of the United
States. lie shall have power to call
out the militia to preserve the public
peace, execute the laws, suppress insur.
rection and repel invasion.
i, See. 5.--The governor shall nominate,
and, by and with the consent of the
senate, appoint all officers whose ap.
pointment or election is not otherwise
provided for, and may remove any of
ticer appointed by him for incompe.
tency, neglect of duty or malfeasance
in office Should vacancy occur in
any state Office, except lietenant.gov.
ernor and member of the legislature,
the governor shall fll such office by
appointment.
See. 6.-Subiect to such regulations
as may he prescribed by law. the gov.
ernor shall have the power TO grant re.
prieves and pardons, after conviction
for all offenses except treason and in
eases of impeachment.
Sec. In ease of vacancy in the
office of governor. the lieutenant COVER.
nor snail succeed TO that Office, and 10
all the powers, duties and emoluments
thereof In ease the governor is ab.
sent from the state or is for any reason
unable 10 perform his duties the lieu.
tenant.governor shall act as governor,
which all the powers, duties and emolu.
ments of that office until such disabili.
~ be removed. In case there is no lieu.
tenant governor, or in ease he is for any
governor. then the secretary of state
or in case there is no secretary of state.
or he is for any reason unable to per.
form the duties of governor then the
president pro tempore of the senate
, shall succeed 10 the office of governor
or act as governor as hereinbefore pro.
, vided.
See. s.--The lieutenant governor shall
be president of the senate, but shall
vote only when the senate is equally di
; vided.
See. 9--Each officer of the execu.
, tive department and of the public in.
struction of the state shall keep an
account of all moneys received by him
and make reports thereof to the COVER.
/, nor under oath annually aud at such
other times as the governor may re.
, quire. and shall, at least thirty days
preceding each regular session of the
!, legislature, make n full and complete
report to the governor, who shall trans.
b. init the same 10 the legislature
See. l0.-There shall be n state seal
, which shall he called the "Grcat Seal
of the State of New Mexico, - and shall
, be kept by the secretary OF state.
Sec. ll.--All commissions shall issue
=, in the name of the state. be signed hy
!, tary of state, who shall aflx the state
seal thereto.
l.. See. l2.--The annual compensation IN
he paid 10 the officers mentioned in sec.
!. tion one Of this article shall he as fol.
lows: Governor, five thousand dollars
!. secretary of state. three thousand dol
lars; state auditor, three thousand dol,
n lnIs; attorney general, four THOUSAND
dollars, aud commissioner of public
?, lands, three thousand dollars; which
compensation shall BE- paid t. .he re.
;, spective officers in equal quarterly pay.
ments
q The lieutenant governor shall receive
ten dollars per diem while acting as pre-.
;. siding officer of the senate, and mileage
@ at the same rate as the state senator.
The compensation herein fixed shall
!. be- full ga yment for all services render.
e ed by said officers and they shall receive
no other fees or compensation whatso'
!. ever.
The compensation of any Of said of
!. ficers may be increased or decreased by
!. law after the expiration of ten years
). from the date OF the admission Of New
AieXicO ms a state.
q See. l3.-All district, county, precinct
4 aud municipal officers, shall be residents
II Of the political subdivisions for which
u they are elected or appointed.
g ARTICLE VI
=. Judiciary Department
{ Section THE judicial mower of the
IS state shall he vested in the senate when
u sitting as court of impeachment, a su.
preme court. district courts, probate
courts, justices of the peace, aud sucn
courts inferior to the district courts NJ
Il may be established by law from time
B. to time in any county or municipality
l. of the state, including juvenile courts
], See. 9.--The appellate jurisdiction OF