Albuquerque morning journal., 1910-11-22
ARTICLE XIX.
Amendments.

Section /. ANY amendment or
amendments To this constitution may
be proposed in either house of the
legislature at any regular session
thereot, and If two-thirds Of all the
members elected TO each OF the two
houses. voting separately, shall vote in
favor thereof. such proposed amend
ment or amendments shall be entered
on their respective Journals,
with tho yeas and nays thereof,
or Amendment or amendments to this
constitution may be proposed az the
first regular session Of the legislature
held after the expiration OF two years
from the time this constitution goes
into effect, or any at any regular ses-
sion of the legislature eonvening af-
ter each eighth wear thereafter: and
il q majority Of all the members
elected 10 each of the two houses vot-
ing separately ut said session. shall
vote in favor thereof. such proposed
amendment or amendments shall be
entered on their respective Journals
With the yeas and nays thereof, The
secretary of state shall cause any such
amendment or amendments to be pub
lished in at least one newspaper in
every county Of the state, where a
newspaper is published, once each
week for four consecutive weeks, the
last publication to be not less than
two weeks prior 10 the next general
election, at which time the said
amendment or amendments shall be
submitted TO the electors Of the state
for their approval or rejection, II the
same be ratified by a majority Of the
electors voting thereon. and by an af-
firmative vote equal to at least 40
per cent of all the votes east at said
election in the state, and in at least
one-half OF the counties thereof, and
not otherwise. such amendment or
amendments shall become part of this
constitution. Not more than three
amendments shall be submitted AZ one
election. and If two or more amend
ments are proposed. they shall be
submitted as to enable the electors TO
vote on each of them separately, pro-
vided that no such amendment shall
apply 10 or affect the provisions OF
sections ! and of article Z hereof
on elective franchise and sections
and TO- Of article 2 hereof on educa-
ton.
Sec. ?. Whenever during the first
twenty-five years after the adoption
of this constitution the legislature
by three-f -fourths vote of the mem
bcrs elected TO each house, or after
the expiration OF such period OF sald
twenty five years by a two-thirds
vote OF the members elected to each
house, shall deem II necessary to call
n convention to revise or amend this
constitution they shall submit the
question OF calling such convention to
the electors III the next general cleo
ton.
See. 3. If this constitution so
amended be by any amendment sub
mitted on q vote of less than two
thirds of the members elected to each
house as to allow laws to be enacted
by a direct vote of the electors the
laws which may be so enacted shall
be only such as might be enacted by
the Legislature under the provisions
of this constitution.
See 4. When the United States
shall consent thereto, the legislature,
by a majority vote OF the members in
each house, may submit to the peo-
pie the question of amending any pro-
vision of Article XXI Of this consti-
tuition to the extent allowed by the
act of congress permitting the same,
and if n majority OF the qualified elec-
tors who vote upon any such amend
ment shall vote in favor thereof, the
said article shall be thereby amended
See. 5. The provisions OF section !
of this article shall not be changed
altered or abrogated in any manner
except through a general convention
called to revise this contitution as
herein nroVided