The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1910-12-03

OF LDerty, In order to secure the al
vantages Of a state government, do or
dain and establish this constitution.
ARTICLE
Names and Boundaries.
The name of this state is New Mex.
leo. and it's boundaries are as follows:
Beginning at the point where the
thirty.sevent parallel of north latitude
intersects the one hundredth and third
meridian west from Greenwich; thence
along said one hundred aud third merid.
ian TO the thirty.second parallel of north
latitude; thence along said thirty second
parallel 10 the Rio Grande, also known
as the Rio Bravo del N0rte, rs IL exist
ed on the ninth day "a t%ptember, one
thousand eight hundred and fifty; thence
following the main channel OF said riV.
er as il existed on the ninth day of Sep.
TENDER, one thousand eight hundred aud
fifty. to the parallel OF thirty one de
grees, fOrty.seven minute north lati
tude; thence along said parallel of thirty
one degrees twenty minutes, To the thir.
ty.second meridian of longitude west
from Washington; thence along said
fbirty :. second meridian 10 the thirty
seventh parallel of north I%atitude;
thence along said thirty.seventh para.
iitl 10 iht punt VI OtEihhihSs
ARR lie II
Bill OF Rights
Section 1.-The state of New Mex.
leo is an inseparable part Of the FEEDER.
al union, and the constitution of the
United states is the supreme law of the
land. and together with all amendments
thereto which have been. or may be
adopted, according to the provisions
thereof. in .ereby declared TO be forev.
err binding upon the state and the peo.
Pile Of New Mexico.
See. 2.-All political power is vest.
ed in and derived from the people; all
government; of right originates with the
people, is founded upon their will and
is instituted solely for their good.
See. 3.-The people of the state have
the sole aud exclusive right To govern
themselves as n free, sovereign aud in
dependent state.
See. 4-All persons are born equal
~ free, and have certain natural. in
herent and inalicnablc rights. among
which are the rights of enjoying and
defending life and liberty, of acquiring
possessing and protecting property. anc
of seeking and obtaining safety anC
happiness.
Sec. 5.-The rights, privileges and i'm
munities, civil, political and religious
guaranteed to the people Of New Mckee
by the treaty Of Guadalupe Hidalg,
shall be preserved inviolate.
See. 6.-Thc people have the RICH
20 bear arms for their security and De
Tense, but nothing herein shall be- he'll
TO permit the carving of concealed weu
pons.
See. THE privileges of the writ O
habeas corpus shall never be suspend
ed. unless in ease of rebellion or il
vasion the public safety requires il.
See. s.-All elections shall be- fire.
and open. and no power, civil or mil
tary. shall AT any time interfere 10 pr,
ven the free exercise of the right q
suffrage.
See. g.--The military shall alway
be in strict suboruination to the civ
power; no soldier shall in time of peac
be quartered in any house without IN
consent of the owner, nor in time 4
war except in the manner prescribed b
law.
See. l0.-The people shall be- sccur
in their persons. papers. homes and e.
fects from unreasonable searches an
seizures. and no warrant 10 search an
place, or sieze any person or thing sha
issue without describing the place to
searched. ar the "erson or thing To |
siezed. nor without a written shown
Of probable cause, supported by oath
affirmation.
See. 1l.-Every man shall he free
worship God according 20 the dictates ,
has own conscience, and no person sha
ever he molested or denied any right
privilege on account of his religious 81
'inion or mode Of worship. No perso