Albuquerque morning journal., 1910-11-22
ARTICLE XXI.
Compact with the United states

Compact WIN the tntttu SihtcS
In compliance with the require
ments of the act of congress entitled
An Act to enable the people of New
Mexico 10 form a constitution ana
state government and be admitted
into the union on an equal footing
with the original states: and to en-
able the people of Arizona to form
constitution and state government and
be admitted into the union on an
equal footing with the original states,
approved June twentieth, nineteen
hundred and ten, it is hereby provid-
ed;
Section 1.--Perfect toleration Of re-
ligious sentiment shall be secured, and
no inhnbitant Of this state shall ever
be molested i'm person or property on
account of his or her mode OF reli-
gious worship. Polygamous or plural
marriages, polygamous eohabitation,
and the sale. barter or giving of in
toxicating liquors to Indians, and
the Introduction Of Intoxicating liquor
into Indian country, which term shall
also include all lands owned or oc
cupied by the Pueblo Indians of New
Mexico on the twentieth day of June,
nineteen hundred and ten, or which
are occupied by them at the time of
the admission of New Mexico as
state, are forever prohibited.
Sec THE people inhabiting this
state do agree and declare that they
forever disclaim all right and title to
the unappropriated and ungranted
public lands lying within the boun-
daries thereof, and To all lands lying
within said boundaries owned or held
by any Indian or Indian tribes, the
right or title to which shall have
been acquired through the United
States, or any prior sovereignty; and
that until the title of such Indian or
Indian tribes shall have been extin-
guished, the same shall be and remain
subject to the disposition and under
the absolute jurisdiction and control
of the congress of the United states
that the lands and other property be-
longing to citizens Of the United
States, residing without this state
shall never be taxed al a higher rate
than the lands and other property be-
longing to residents thereof: that no
taxes shall be imposed by this state
upon lands or property therein be-
longing to or which may hereafter be
acquired BY the United States or re-
served tor its use; but nothing herein
shall preclude this state from taxing
as other lands, and property are tax
ed, any lands and other property out
side Of an Indian reservation, owned
or held by any Indian. save and eX-
cept such lands as have been grant
ed or acquired as aforesaid, or as
may be granted or confirmed to any
Indian or Indians under any act OF
congress; but all such lands shall be
exempt from taxation by this state
so long and to such extent as the
congress of the United States has pre-
seribed or may hereafter prescribe.
Sec. 3.-The debts and lia bilities of
the territory of New Mexico. and the
debts of the counties thereof, which
were valid and subsisting on the
twentieth day of June, nineteen hum
dred and ten, are hereby assumed and
shall be paid by this state; and this
state shall. as to all such debts and
liabilities, be subrogated to all the
rights. including rights of indemnity
and reimbursement. existing in favor
of said territory or of any OF the
several counties thereof on said date.
Nothing in this article shall be con
strued as validating or in any manner
leealizing any territorial. county,
municipal or other bonds warrants
obligations, or evidences Of indebted
ness of. or claims against, said terri
tory or any of the counties or munich
palities thereof which now are or may
be at the time this state is admitted,
invalid and illegal: nor shall the leg
islature of this state pass any law In
any manner validating or legalizing
the same
Soc. 4.-Provision shall be made for
the establishment and maintenance Of
a system of public schools which shall
be open to all the children of the state
and free from sectarian control. and
said schools shall always be conduct
ed in English.
See. 5.-This state shall never enact
any law restricting OF abridging the
right of suffrage on account Of race.
color. or previous condition OF servi- !
tude: and in compliance with the re-
OF the said act of con
gress. IL is hereby provided that ahil- Z
it's TO read. write. speak and under
stand the English language sufficient I
~ well TO conduct the duties Of the /
office without the aid Of an intepre-
ter. shall be a necessary qualification I