Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-11-30

ARTICLE Xxx.
Miscellaneous Provisions

Miscellaneous Provisions.
Section /. Every person elected or
appointed to any office shall, before
entering upon his duties, take and
subscribe to an oath or affirmation
that he will support the constitution
of the United States and the consti-
tuition and laws of this state, and that
he viii faithfully and impartially
discharge the duties of his office to
the best of his ability.
Sec. 2. Every officer, unless re-
moved, shall hold his office until his
successor has been duly qualified.
Sec. g. The term of office of every
state, county or district officer, ex-
cept those elected at the first cleo
ton held under this constitution, eX-
cept those elected to fiji vacancies,
shall m ON the first day of
January next after his election.
Sec. 4. If a vacancy occur I'm the
office of district attorney, judge of
the supreme or district court, or
county commissioner, the governor
shall fill such vacancy by appointment
and such appointee shall hold such
office until the next general election.
His successor shall be chosen at such
election, and shall hold his office UNI
til the expiration of the original term.
Sec. s. If, while the senate is not
In session, a vacancy occur in any
office, the incumbent of which was
appointed by the governor by and
with the advice and consent of the
senate, the governor shall appoint
some qualified person to fill the same
until the next session of the senate,
and it shall then appoint by and with
the advice and consent of the senate
some qualified person to fill said Of
flee for the period of the unexpired
term.
Sec. G. General elections shall be
held in the state on the Tuesday after
the first Monday in November in each
even numbered year.
Sec. Z. The returns of all elections
for officers who are chosen by the
electors of more than one county
shall be canvassed by the county cam
wasting board of each county as to
the vote within their respective coun-
ties, who shall Immediately certify
the number of votes received by each
candidate for such office within said
county to the state canvassing board
herein established, by whom the re-
turns of all said counties shall be
c~anvassed.
Sec. 8. No officer Of the state who
receives a salary shall accept or re-
ceive for his own use any compensa-
ton fee, allowances or emoluments
for or on account of his office In any
form whatever, except the salary pro-
vided by law,
Sec. o. The legislature shall enact
suitable laws for the regulation of the
employment of children.
Sec. 10. Women may hold the Of
flee of notary public and such other
appointive offices as may be pro-
vided by law.
Sec. II. For the fest twenty years
after this constitution goes into effect
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shall be published in both the English
and Spanish language, and thereafter
such publication shall be made as the
legislature shall provide.
Sec. IL. The use of wine, solely for
sacramental purposes under church
authority at any place within the
state, shall never be prohibited.
Sec. 10. 1t shall not be lawful for
the governor. any member of the
board of equalization, any mem
Der of the corporation commission,
any judge of the supreme or district
court, any district attorney, any |
commissioner, any county as
SCISSOR, during his term of office, to
hold or use any free pass; or
purchase, receive or accept transport
over any railroad within this
for himself or his family, upon
terms not open to the general public, |
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visions thereof shall, upon convic-
ton in a court of competent jurisdic-
ton, be punished as provided in sec
tons 81 and 40 of the article on Leg
department in this constitu-
ton.
Sec. IA. The penitentiary is n re-
and an industrial school
all persons confined therein shall
as far as is consistent with discipline
- fha ,,,hIfp fAfnrnCt ha ON n1nNH1 |
n some beneficial industry and where
4 convict has a dependent family, his
net earnings shall be paid to said FAM
ly, If necessary for their support. The
easin~ of convict labor is forever pro-
in this state.
Sec. IS. Every person, receiver or
corporation owning or operating a
'ailroad within this state, shall be IL
lble to damages for injury to or death
any person in its employ, resulting
rom the negligence in whole or in
part of said owner or operator, or OF
OF the officers. agents or employees
hereof or by reason of any defect or
nsufficiency due to its negligence in
whole or in part. in its cars. engines,
machinery, tracks, road
,ed, works or other equipment.
An action for n~egligency causing
he death of an employe as above pro-
-ided, shall be maintained by the eX-
.cutor or administrator for the bene-
of the employees devising widow or
husband and children; or If none, then
lis parents; or IL not, then the next
f kin dependent on said deceased,
he amount may be dis
as provided by law. Any
ontract OF agreement made in ad-
ance of such injurey with n en-
loyes, waving or limiting any right
o recover such damages shall be
old.
This provision shall not be con-
to abrogate or affect the pro-
isions Of section 2 of article Xxi Of
his constitution. =
Sec. Is. There shall be a uniform ,
vstem OF text books for the public !
chools. which shall not be changed :
than once in six years. ,
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