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

of such city. own or village. have been
submittc. to n vote of such qualIncd
electors thereof as ave paid a proper.
~ tax therein during the preceding
year. and II majority of those voting
on the question, by ballot deposited IN
Il Scparut" ballot box, shall have voted
IN favor of creating such debt.
See. rs. No county, city, town or vii.
lagr Shan eve become indebted 10 an
amount in the aggregate, including TX
isting indebtedness, exceeding fOnr per
ccntum on t"r value of the taxable
property within such county, city, town
or village. as shown by the last pre-
ccding assessment for state or county
taxes; aud all bonds OF obligations is
sued ia excess of such amount shall br
void; provided, than any city, town ur
village may contract debts in excess of
such limitation for the construction or
purchase of II system for supplying wat.
cr, or of II system, for such city.
town or village.
See, II. Neither the state. nor any
county, school district, or municipality.
except as otherwise provided IN this
constitution, shall Directly or indirectly,
lend or pledge its credit, or make any
donation Ia or in aid of any person, a..
ISOLATION or public or private enterprise,
for the construction of any railroad
provided, nothing herein shall he con
strucd TO prohibit the state or any coun.
Ity or municipality from making pro.
vision for the care and maintenance of
sick and INDECENT persons.
See. l5.-Nothing in this article shall
be construed To prohibit the issue of
bonds for the purpose of paying or re
funding any valid state, county, district
or municipal bonds. and it shall not bc
necessary to submit the question of the
issue of such bonds Ia II vote rs herein
provided.
ARTICLE X
County and Municipal Corporations
section 1.-THE Legislature shall ~ it,
first session classify the counties aud
fix the salaries for all county officers,
and no county officer shall receive "a
his own use any fees or cmolumcnts
other than the annual salary provided
by law, and All fees earned by any of
iccr shall bc 10y him connected aud paid
into the treasury If the county.
Soc. 2.-All county officers shall he
elected for II term of -four wears aud M
county officer except the county clerk
anu pEhli'f lNlE' sum- hll'l nav Wy
served one full term he cliC' ir 10 hold
any county office for four trs there
after.
See. 3.-No county seat, where there
are county buildings, shall hc removed
unless thrre.ifths of the votes east b,
qualified electors an the question Oi
removal AT an election calIed and held
as now or hereafter provided 10y law,
hc in favor of such removal. The pro.
position of removal shall not be sub.
mittcd in the same county o%ftencr than
once in eight years.
ARTICLE XI
Corporations Other Than Municipal
Section IA permanent commission
"a consist If threc ioel, beers is hereby
created, which shall be known ns the
S'dIc corporation ''Inmis,iou -
See. 2--The members - the eos.
M ,a,or shall be elected for the t.rtH
of sis years; provided, thar 'hoSr "lcS.
on NJ tho first election 10 s'atH III, as
shall Immediately quIl;fv aud classify
thor, ewes by lot, So that ora cf li"u
shall hold Office until six years from and
after January first. nineteen hundred
and thirteen and thereafter one com
missioner shall be elected at each gen.
cral election,
See. 2.-No officer. agent or employ,
''of any railway, express, telegraph, tele