The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1910-12-03
AkTICLE XIX
Amendment


Section Amy amendment or
amendments TO this constitution may
be proposed in either house of the leg.
stature At any regular session thereof.
and II twO.thirds of all tne members
elected TO each Of the two houses, vot
ing separately. shall vote in favor there.
of, such proposed amendment or amend
ments shall be entered on their respcc.
tive journals, with the yeas and NAYS
thereof. or amendment or amendments
to tins constitution may be proposed AZ
the first regular session of the legisla.
turc held after the expiration Of two
years from the time this constitution
goes into effect. or any nj any regular
session of the Legislature held after
each eighth year thereafter: and if u
ma lOrity of oil the members elected 10
each of the W houses. voting separate.
~ nj said session. shall vote IN favor
thereof. such proposed amendment or
amendments shall he entered on their
respective journals with the yeas and
nays thereof. The secretary of state
shall caus" To he published in AT least
one newspaper IN every county of the
state, whore n newspaper is published.
once each week for four consecutive
weeks, the last publication Ia be- not less
tnan two weeks prior To the next gener.
nj election, al which time the said
amendment or amendments shall hc sub.
mitted 10 the electors Of the state for
their approval or rejection. il the same
be ratified by n majority of the electors
voting thereon. and by an Affirmative
vote equal to al least o. per cent of all
the votes east AT said election in the
state, aud in M least one.half of the
counties thereof. and not otherwise, such
amendment or amendments shall become
part Of this constitution. Not more
than three amendments shall hc sub.
mittcd at one election, aud IL two or
more amendments are proposed they
shall Ice submitted as - enable the clec.
tors To vote on each of them separately,
provided that no such amendments shall
apply 10 or affect the provisions Of see.
! and 3 Of Article ! hereof on elective
franchis" and sections & and 10 of Ar.
ticle IL hereof on education.
See. 2.-M nenever during the first
twenty-five wears after the adoption
of this constitution the Legislature bv
a threc.fourths vote of the members
elected To each ..ouse. or after the cx.
p~iration Of such period of said twenty
five years by a two.thirds vote Of the
m'HlbcTN ticcItu 10 cdch mouse, snail
deem il necessary to call n conventions to
revise ar amend this constitution they
shall submit the question Of calling
such convention 10 the electors at the
next general election.
See. 3.-lf this constitution So amend.
ed be by any amendment submitted on
a vot" Of less than two.thirds Of the
mrinbers elected to each house ~ to
allow laws 10 ~ enacted by a direct
vote Of the electors, the laws which
may be- so enacted shall be only such az
might be enacted by the Legislature I'm.
der the provisions of this constitution.
See. i-Whcn the United States shn..
consent thereto, the legislature bv a
majority vote Of the members in each
mouse. may submit 10 the people the
question of amending any provision of
Article All of this constitution 10 the
extent allowed by the act Of congress
of the qualified electors who vote upon
any such amendment shall vote in fav.
or thereof, the said article shall be-
thereby amended accordingly.
See. h.-Thc provisions Of section
of this article shall not be changed.
altered or abrogated in any manner
except through n general convention
called TO revise this constitution ms
herein provided.
ARTICLE Xxx
Miscellaneous Provisions
Section Every person elected or
appointed TO any Office shall, before on.
d.