Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-11-30

the Introduction Of intoxicating liquor
into indian country, which term shall
also include all lands owned or oc-
cupied by the Pueblo Indians of New
Mexico on the twentieth day of June,
nineteen hundred and ten, or which
are occupied by them at the time of
the admission of New Mexico as a
state, are forever prohibited.
Sec, 2.-The people inhabiting this
state do agree n declare hat they
forever disclaim all right and title to
the unappropriated and %ungranted
public lands lying within the boun-
diaries thereof, and to all lands lying
within said boundaries owned or held
by any Indian or Indian tribes, the
right or title to which shall have
been acquired through the United
States, or any prior sovereignty: and
that until the title of such indian or
Indian tribes shall have been extin-
guished, the same shall be and remain
subject to the disposition and under
the absolute jurisdiction and control
of the congress of the United States:
that the lands and other property be-
longing to citizens of the United
States, residing without this state
shall never be taxed at a higher rate
than the lands and other property be-
longing to residents thereof; that no
taxes shall be imposed by this state
upon lands or property therein be-
longing to or which may hereafter be
acquired by the United States or re-
served for its use; but nothing herein
shall preclude this state from taxing
as other lands, and property are tax
ed, any lands and other property OUT
side of an Indian reservation, owned
or held by any Indian, save and ex-
cept such lands as have been grant
ed or acquired as aforesaid, or as
may be granted or confirmed TO any
Indian or Indians under any act Of
congress-; but all such lands shall be
exempt from taxation by this state
so long and to such extent as the
congress of the United States has pre-
| scribed or may hereafter prescribe.
See. 3.-The debts and liabilities of
| the territory of New Mexico. and the
debts of the counties thereof, which
were valid and subsisting on the
twentieth day of June, nineteen hun
| dred and ten, are hereby assumed and
shall be paid by this state; and this
state shall, as to all such debts and
liabilities, be su~brogated to all the
rights, including rights of indemnity
and reimbursement. existing in V
of said territory or OF any of the
several counties thereof on said date.
Nothing in this article shall be con
strued as validating or in any manner
legalizing any territorial, county,
municipal or other bonds, warrants,
obligations, or evidences of indebted
ness of, or claims against, said terri
tory or any of the counties or munich
palities thereof which now are or may
be at the time this state is admitted,
invalid and Illegal; nor shall the leg
~islature of this state pass any law in
any validating or legalizing
the same.
Sec. 4.-Provision shall be made for
the establishment and maintenance of
a system of public schools which shal
be open to all the children of the state
and free from sectarian control, and
said schools shall always be conduct
ed in English.
Sec. 5.-This state shall never enact
any law restricting or abridging the
right of suffrage on account of race,
color, or previous condition of servi-
tude; and in compliance with the re-
quirements of the said act OF con-
gress. it is hereby provided that abil-
ity to read, write, speak and nde
stand the English language sufficient
ly well to conduct the duties of the
office without the aid OF an intepre-
ter, shall be a necessary qualification
w III oN1NC oAANNtN ~ -
the state legislature.
Sec. 6.-The capital Of this state
shall, until changed by the electors
voting at an election provided for by
the legislature of this state for that
purpose, be at the city of Santa Fe,
but no such election shall be called
or provided for prior to the thirty
first day of December, nineteen hun
dred and twenty-five.
Sec. There are hereby reserved
to the United states, with full ac-
quiescence of the people of this state,
all rights and powers for the carrying
out of the provisions by the United
States of the act of congress entitled, |
IAN Act appropriating the receipts
from the sale and disposal of public
lands in certain states and territories
to the construction of irrigation works
for the reclamation of arid lands" APP
proved June seventeenth, nineteen
hundred and two, and acts amenda-
tory thereof or supplementary there
to, to the same extent as if this state
had remained a territory.
Sec. S.-Whenever hereafter any OF
the lands contained within indian res
e%rvations or allotments in this state
be allotted, sold, reserved or
otherwise disposed of, they shall be
for a period of twenty-five
years after such allotment, sale. re-
servation or other disposal, TO all the
Of the United States prohibiting
the introduction of liquor into the In
dian country: and the terms indian
and "Indian country shall include the
Indians of New Mexico and
the lands owned or occupied by them
on the twentieth day of June. nine
hundred and ten. or which are
occupied by them at the time of the
Of New Mexico as a state
Sec. 9.-This state and its people
to all and singular the provi-
lions of the said act of congress, APP
proved June twentieth. nineteen hun
bred and ten. concerning the lands by
said act granted or confirmed TO this
the terms and conditions upon
which said grants and combinations
we're made and the means n mani
ner of enforcing such terms and con-
litions. all in every respect and par
as i'm said act provided.
Sec. 10.-This ordinance is irrevoc-
lble without the consent Of the Unit
ID states and the people of this state,
no change or abrogation Of this
ordnance, in whole or in part, shall j
le made by any constitutional amend s
nent without the consent of congress. 4,
ARTICLE XXI. A.,