Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-11-05
AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT
IS AGREED UPON
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same by appointment; and the person
appointed shall hold the office until
the next general election, or until the
vacancy be filled BIZ election accord
ing TO law.
Sec, 10. Ma person shall be eligible
to any county office unless he be a
qualified elector ana shall have at
tanned the age of twenty-five years,
and shall have resided IN the county
three years preceding his election.
Sec, II. There shall, at the first
election at which county officers are
chosen, and b%i-annually thereafter, be
elected In each precinct one justice OF
the peace and n constable, who shall
each hold his office for a term of two
years; provided, that in precincts con
tanning five thousand or more lnhabi-
tants the number of justices of the
peace and constahles may be increased
as provided by law.
Sec. II. The general assembly shall
provide for the election or appoint
ment of each other county, township,
precinct and municipal officers as
public convenience may require; and
their terms OF office shan be as pre-
scribed by law, not in any case to eX-
coed two years.
Sec. 10. The general assembly
shall provide, by general laws, for
the organization and classification Of
cities and towns. The number Of
such classes shall not exceed four, and
the powers of each class shall be de-
fined by general laws, so that all
municipal corporations OF the same
class shall possess the same powers.
and be subject to the same r%cstric-
ions.
See. IA. The general assembly shall
p1g, ttaalra- F.FANiGiAn hN- pRnaFnI law
whereby amy city, town, or village, Inc
corporatcd by any special or local
law, may elect to become subject to.
and b. governed by, the general law
relating to such corporations,
Sec. 10, For the purpose OF pro-
viding for and regulating the com
pensation of county and precinct Of
ficers. the general assembly shall, by
law, classify the several counties or
the state according to population,
and shall grade ana fix the compen~
sation of the officers within the re-
spective classes according to the pop
ulation thereof. Such law shall es-
tablish scales of fees to be charged
and collected by such Of the county
and precinct officers as may be des-
fgnated therein, for services to be per-
formed by them respectively; and
where salaries are provided, the same
shall he payable only out OF the Fees
actually collected in all cases where
fees are prescribed. All fees, per-
quisites. and emoluments, above the
moun of such salaries, shall be paid
into the county treasury.
Sec. 10, The legislature shall re-
strict the powers of municipal cor
poratlons TO levy taxes and assess
ments, to borrow money and contract
debts so as TO prevent the abuse of
such power, and no tax or assessment
shall be levied or collected or debts
contracted by municipal corporations
except in pursuance of law for public
purposes specified by law.
See. Ia. Municipal corporations
shall have the same right as
individuals to- acquire rights 10y
prior appropriation and otherwise, to
the use of water for domestic and
municipal purposes. and the legisla-
ture shall provide by law for the eX-
ercise upon the part OF Incorporated
cities, towns and villages Of the right
of eminent domain for the purpose of
acquiring from prior appropriations
upon the payment of just compcnsa-
ton such water as may be necessary
for the wen being thereof and for do
nestle purposes.