The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1910-06-24

o%ffenses AZ shall have peen committed
against the laws Of the said territory
shall be tried and punished by the apr
propriate courts Of the said state, and
such as shall have been committed
against the laws of the omitted States
shall be tried and punished IN the cir.
cult or district courts " the United
states.
All suits and actions brought by the
United States in which said territory is
named as a party defendant. which shall
be pending in any court of said territory
at the date Of its admission hereunder,
shall be transferred as herein provided;
and the said state shall be substituted
therein and become a party defendant
thereto in lieu Of said territory.
Section ~. That the members of
the Legislature elected AT the election
hereinbefore. provided for may assemble
at Santa Fc, organize and elect two sen.
ators Of the United States in the man.
ner now prescribed by the constitution
and laws of the United States; and the
governor and secretary of state of the
proposed state shall certify the election
of the senators and representatives in
the manner required by law; and the
senator and representatives 80 elected
shall be- entitled to be admitted to seats
in congress and 70 all rights and priv.
leges of senators and representatives Of
other states in the congress Of the
United States: anu the officers of the
state government formed in pursuance
of said constitution. rs provided nv
the constitutional convention. shall pro.
ceed to exercise all the functions of
state officers; and all laws of said teri
tory in force at the time OF It's admis
sion into the union shall be in force in
said state until changed by the legis
lature of said state. except as modified
or changed by this act or by the consti.
tuition of the state: and the laws of
the United States shall nave the same
force and effect within the said state
as elsewhere within the United States.
Section II. That the sum Of 800.
600, or 80 much thereof ms may he nee.
cssary. is hereby appropriated out of
any money in the treasury not otherwise
appropriated, for defraying all and ev
cry kind and character of expense Incl
lent 10 the elections and convention
provided for in this act. that is, the pay.
ment OF the expenses Of holding the elec
ton for members of the constitutional
convention and the election for the rati.
fcation IF the constitution AT the same
rates that are paid 10 members of the
tional law, and for the payment of all
proper and necessary expenses, officers.
clerks and messengers thereof, and print.
ing aud other expenses incident thereto.
Provided that any expense incurred in
excess of said sun n 100000 shall be
paid by said state. The said money
shall be expended under the direction
of the secretary of the interior. and
shall he forwarded ID be- locally ex.
pended in the present territory Of New
Mexico through the secretary Of said
territory as may be necessary anu
proper, in the discretion of the secre.
tary Of the interior, in order To carry
out the full intent aud meaning of this
act.
Section Is. That all saline lands
in the proposed state of New Mexico
are hereby reserved from entry. loca.
tion, selection or settlement until such