The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1910-10-29
Forty mine Representative
in House and Twenty
Four Senators For New
State.
THE GOVERNOR TO
HAVE VETO POWER

What has been probably the most
difficult portion of the constitution 70
draft has been completed by the sob
committee on legislative departmeat
and may be submitted to the committee
to the convention on Thursday afterneos
and taken up for discussion ON nsxt
Monday afternoon. The sub-committes
however, failed to take any action on
any Of the initiative and referendum
proposition and the whole matter may
be passed up to the convention withoat
Recommendation.
The draft made by the subcommittee
provides for n Legislative term Of four
years. The two houses shall be called
q Senate to consist Of "a members over
which the Lieutenant governor win pre-
side, aking twenty fifth member, aAd
house of 40 members, an odd number
to prevent a tie.
A person must be twenty-five pears
Of age to he qualified for elsctios 70
the senate and 81 for election to the
house. No person holding any ofase ef
trust Of profit under the state, eousty
or national government, except OH.
GERS of the militia who receive NO cal.
ary, and notaries republic, shall b. qasli.
fed for election to the legislature.
Vacancies shall be filed at q special
election called by the Governor.
The first session Of the state leGis-
lature shall be called by the governor
who fixes the date but subsequent scs-
sions shall convene on the second Tues
day of January after the general quad
rennisl election and every second year
thereafter. The first session shall not
exceed ninety days and the second shall
not exceed sixty days. Special session
not to exceed thirty days may be called
by the Governor, but shall transact no
other business except that speciAsd n
the call for the session.
The number of employees In linited
to the following in the senate;
Chief clerk 80 day; assistant ehisf
clerk s5; one chief and one assistant
enrolling and engrossing clerk Is; one
sergeant at arms $5; four pages 9z each !;
two messengers IS; Two reading clerks
IS; two doorkeepers a.; six stenogYs.
piers 80; one postmaster 81; chaplain
$3.
For the Houses: Chief clerk %; as
sistant chief clerk $5; one chief and
one assistant enrolling and engrossing
clerk $5; one sergeat at arms %; one as
sistant sergeant at arms $5;; two read.
ing clerks s5; one messenger s5; -four
pages $2 each; three doorkeepers -;
eight stenographers 90; postmastes O.;
chaplain 90.
Each member shall receive IS for each
days attendance and ten cents . mile
tor going to and returning to the cspi
! tai. The members are granted the Gus
tomary immunities from arrest, etc
Bills may originate In either house, ths
yeas and nays must be recorded upoz
demand of one.fifth of the member, ap
preparation bills shall contain on rider.
/ not apertaining to appropriations; tA.
. yeas and nays must be taken On th'
. anal passage of any bill.
. The Governor Is given the veto pewe
5 and any bill not signed by him With,
3 three days after passage shall besss'
8 law. The Governor may veto an.
a portion Of any bill appropriating nonsy
j. All laws are to 90 into effect ninety day
9 after the adjournment Of the isgislatafs
n except Appropriation and emergency mes
=. sures.