Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1910-07-16
ROBERTS LAW
NOT APPLICABLE:
Election for Constitutional
Delegates Under Old
Statute.
WESTERN OIL AND GAS Co.
Incorporation Papers for Albu-
querque Concern Were
Filed Today.

Territorial Secretary Nathan Jana
today sent out the following circular
letter in connection with the registra-
ton books, which calls special atten-
ticn to the fact that the election or
delegates to the constitutional conven-
zion is to be held under the election
law as it was in force prior to the
enactment of the Roberts Law Of the
last legislative assembly. the enab-
ling act making this provision SO as
to get around the Democratic dlsfran-
chisement of Spanish-speaking voters
in Arizona:
Dear Sir: We are forwarding you
by express today, charges paid, regis
tration books for use in your county
at the election to be held on Septem-
Der 6, 1910, for the election of dele
gates to the constitutional convention.
According to the Act of Congress
June 20, 1910 ITO enable the people
of New Mexico to form constitution
and state government, the election OF
delegates to the constitutional conven-
ton must be held and conducted in
the same manner, as nearly as may
be, as the election of members of the
legislature, and in conformity with
the laws existing at the time of the
last general election in 1908. I quote
as follows from the statehood bill for
your information and guidance:
"Such election for delegates Ito the
constitutional convention) shall be
held and conducted, the returns made,
and the certificates Of persons elect
ed to such convention issued, as near
ly as may be, in the same manner as
is prescribed by the laws of said Ter
ri!ory regulating elections therein for
members of the legislature, existing
at the time of the last election of said
members of the legislature; and the
provisions of said laws in all respects,
including the qualifications of electors
and registration, are hereby made ap-
plicable to the election herein pro-
vided for"
Therefore, pay no attention what
ever to Chapter 105, Laws of 1909, the
provisions of which are nil and OF
no effect as far as this election is con-
cerned.
Very respectfully,
NATHAN JAFFA,
Secretary of New Mexico.
Notary Public Appointed.
Governor Mills today appointed
Teofilo Romero of Albuquerque a
notary public.
incorporation.
Incorporation papers were filed TO-
day by The Southwestern Oil and Gas
Company of Albuquerque. The capi-
talization is $25O,OOO divided into $780,
600 shares. The capital paid in is ST.
600. The incorporatiors and directors
are: John B. Burg, 1897 shares;
Charles e. Gleckler, Frank Ralph and
r. G. Balcomb, each one share, all OF
Albuquerque and the last named be-
ing designated as the New Mexico
agent
Governor Will Open Fair.
Says an Albuquerque news Item:
Governor w. J. Mills has accepted,
with pleasure, the invitation from
President J. H. O'Rielly, of the Thir-
tieth annual fair, to open the carnival
and the executive will press the but
ton which sets in motion, next Octo-
Der, the machinery of the First New
Mexico State Exposition.
Governor Mills shows an enthu-
siastic interest in the fair, and in Or
der to show and see most OF it, he
will temporarily move the state capl-
tai to Albuquerque during the fair
week. Everything is moving rapidly
and smoothly toward the greatest ex-
position the southwest has ever SEEN -