The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times., 1910-12-10
ARTICLE Nv
Legislative Department.

lie vested in senate IIl a house II
representatives. which shnll he desigin.
ted the Legislature of the latc of Nay
Mexico, and shall hold .ts sessions AT
the seat of government.
The people reserve the power TO lis.
approve, suspend and annul any law ~.
acted by the legislature, except gencrnl
appropriation laws. laws providing for
the preservation Of the public pence.
health or safety, for the payment OF the
public debt or interest thereon, for the
creating or founding of the same ex.
cept as in the constitution Othprwis 50
provided. for the maintenance Of the
public schools or state institutions. aud
local or special laws. Petitions disap.
proving any law other than those above
excepted enacted nj the last preceding
session of the Legislature. shall be III.
ed with the secretary of the state not
less than -four months prior 10 the next
general election. Such petitions shall
!" signed 10y not less than ten per cen.
tum of the qualified electors of three.
fOurths Of the counties and in the aggre.
gate by not less than ten per ccntum of
the qualified electors of the stntp ms
shown by the total number of votes east
NJ the last preceding general election
The question of the approval or reiec
tion Of such law shall be submitted 10
the electorate AT the next general clec.
ton by the secretary Of state: and IL
majority of the legal votes east there.
on and not less than forty per centum
Of the total number Of legal votes east
nj such general election bc cast for the
rejection Of such law. il shall he annul.
led and thereby appealed: otherwise II
shall remain in force unless subsequent.
~ repealed by the legislature. If such
petition or petitions hc signed by not
less than twenty-five per rcntnm Gf the
qualified electors. each of the foregoing
conditions and hc flcd with the sccrr.
tary of state within ninety davs nf'"r
the ad diOurnmcnt of the session of the
legislature at which such law was Cn.
acted. the operation ther' of shall tho ..
upon bc suspended and the uuest ion of
its approval or rejection shall he like.
wise submitted 10 n vote NJ the next en-.
suing general election II n majority
of the votes east thereon and not less
than forty per rcntum of the total mum.
her Of votes east NJ such general cleo
tion he east for It's rejection il shall
he thereby annullcd. otherwise il shall
20 into effect upon publication of the
cert iiica'c of the secretary of state de-
claring the result of the vote thereon
II shall be felony for any person 10
sign amy such petition with any name
other than his own. ar to sign his name
more than once for the same measure
- 10 sign such petition when he is not
u qualified cIrctur ia the county speci
fled in such petition; provided. that
nothing herein shall hc construed 10
prohibit the writing thereon of the name
Of any person who cannot write and who
Sums same with has mark. The lcgisa.
ture shall enact laws necessary for the
effective exercise of the power hereby
reserved.
See. 2.--ln addition to the powers
herein enumerated, the legislature shall |
have all powers necessary to the lrgis. |
ature of n free state.
See. 3.--The senate shall consist of |
'wenty.four and the house Of represen |
atives of forty.nine members. who |
shall be- qualified electors of their re-.
speccctive districts and residents of |
New Mexico for at least three wears |
next preceding their election. Scua.
tors shall not he less than twenty five |
wears, and representatives not less T. an |
wcnty.ouc years of age nj the i've of
heir election. No person shall be eligi.
Die for the legislature who. nj the time
# qualifying, holds any Office of trust
n profit under the state. county of ma.
ional government except notarics pub.
ic and officers of the militia who re.
'civc no salary.
See. i.-SenatOrs aud members of the
lousc of representatives shall be elected
II general elect ons and their terms of
'ilicc shall he four and two years re-
pcctiVcly, Vacancies in either house
hall he filled by an election at time to
'e designated by the governor
See. 5.--The first session of the lcgis.
ature shall begin nj twelve O'Clock
loon, on the day so specified in the pro.
lamation by the governor Subsequent
cSsions shall begin nj twelve O'Clock,
loon, on the second Tuesday of January
ieNt after each general election. No
epular session shall exceed sixty days,
Xcept the first, which may be ninety
lays. and no special session shall cX.
ccd thirty days
See. Especial sessions of the lepis
ature may he called by the governor,
nj no business shall be transacted OK,
cpt such as relates to the oh iccts spec.
fled in his proclamation
Soc. 1.--Each ,ollse shall lac the iudgc
f the election and qualifications Of its
wn members, \ majority Of either
ouse shall constitute quorum to do
BUSINESS, but "A less number may ef,
Get temporary organization, adjourn
rom day to day, and compel the attend.
nee Of absent members.
See. s.-The senate shall he called 10
rider in the hall of the senate by the
lieutenant governor, The senate shall
lect n president pro tcmpore who shall
reslar In the absence of the lieutenant
ovcrnor, and shall serve until the next