The Estancia news. [volume] (Estancia, Torrance County, N.M.) 1904-1912, 1910-06-24
ENABLING A6T AS
ADOPTED BY CONGRESS-
No EBGtiO this FALL th6 Old OO6S HOLDING Over State to Assume
Valid Indebtedness OF Territory and Counties

( be made a part of any constitution
that shall be formed hereunder, in
such terms as shall positively pre-
clude the making by any future con-
stitutional amendment of any change
or abrogation of the said ordinance in
whole or in part without the consent
of congress.
Section 8. That when said consti-
tuition shall be formel as aforesaid
the convention forming the same shall
provide for the submission of said
constitution to the people of New
Mexico for ratification at an election
which shall be held on a day named
by said convention not earlier than
sixty nor later than ninety days after
said convention adjourns, at which
election the qualified voters Of New
Mexico shall vote directly for or
against said constitution and for or
against any provisions thereof separ-
ately submitted The returns of
said election shall be made by the
election officers lirect to the secre-
tary of the territory of New Mexico
at Santa Fe, who, with the governor
and the chief justice of said territory
shall constitute canvassing board,
and they, or any two of them, shall
meet at said city of Santa Fe on the
third Monday after said election and
shall canvass the same. II a majority
of the legal votes cast at said election
shall reject the constitution. tn, sail
canvassing board shall forthwith Ger.
tify said result to the governor of sail
territory, together with the statement
of votes cast upon the question of the
ratification or rejection OF said con-
stitution and also statement of the
votes cast for or against such pro-
visions thereof as were separately sub.
mitted to the voters at said election;
whereupon the governor Of said ter
ritory shall, by proclamation. order
the constitutional convention to reas-
semble at a date not later than TWEEN
ty days after the receipt of said gov
ernor of the documents showing the
rejection of the constitution by the
people and thereafter a rev consti-
tuition shall be framed and the same
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thereto in like manner as II sail con-
stitution were being originally pre-
pared for submission and submitted
to the people.
Section 4. That when said constitu-
tion and such provisions thereof as
have been separately submitted shall
have been duly ratified by the people
u New Mexico as aforesaid certi-
fled copy of the same shall be sub
mitted to the president of the United
States and to congress for approval,
together with the statement of the
votes cast thereon and upon any pro-
visions thereof which were separately
submitted to AMI voted upon by the
people. And if congress and the pres
ident approve said constitution and
the said separate provisions thereof
or, if the president approves the same
and congress fails to disapprove the
same during the next regular session
| thereof, then and in that event the
president shall certify said facts to
the governor of New Mexico, who
shall, within thirty days after the re
ceipt of said notification from the
president of the United States, issue
his proclamation for the election o
| the state and county officers, the
members of the state legislature an(
representatives in congress, and al
other officers provided for in sait
constitution, all as hereinafter pro
vided; said election to take place moi
earlier than sixty days nor later thar
ninety days after said proclamation
by the governor of New Mexico order
ing the same.
Section 5. That said constitutions
convention shall, by ordinance, pro
vide that in case of the ratification ol
sail constitution by the people, ant
in case the president of the United
States and congress approve the same
or in case the president approves thu
same and congress fails to act In 1T
next regular session, all as hereinbe
fore provided, an election shall b.
held at the time named in the procla
nation of the governor of New Mex
CO, provided for in the preceding sec
tion, at which election officers for
. full state government, including
governor, members of the Legislature
two representatives in congress, to b
elected at large from said state, an
such other officers as such constitl
tional convention shall prescribe, sha
/. be chosen by the people. Such ele'
| tion shall be hell, the returns theree
{ made, canvassed, and certified to b
1 the secretary of said territory in tn
|. same manner as in this act prescribe
s for the making of the returns, ii
v convassing and certification of tn
same of the election for the ratific
e tion or rejection of said constitution
}. as hereinbefore provided. and II
g qualifications of voters at said ele
O tion for all state officers, members
s the legislature, county officers an
4. representatives in congress. and 9TH
d officers prescribed by said constlt
d ton shall be male the same as Il
d qualifications of voters at the electi(
for the ratification or rejection
i said constitution as hercinbefore pr
/. vided. When said election CT sa