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

conditions inure equal to all persons
or corporations; no exclusive right,
franchise, privilege or immunity shall
me granted by the Legislature or any
municipality in this state.
See. 27.-No law shall be- enacted Civ.
ing any extra compensation To any pub.
lie officers, servant. agent or contractor
after services are rendered or contract
made; nor shall the compensation Of any
officer be increased during his term If
office, except rs otherwise IN this con.
stitution.
Sec. 2S.-No member of the Legislature
shall, during his term for which he was
elected. be appointed to any civil of.
fee IN the state, nor shall he within one
year thereafter be appointed to any
civil office created. or the omOluments
~ which were increased during such
term; nor shall any member of the leg
i%slaturc during the term for which he
was elected. nor within one year there.
after, be- interested directly or indirect.
~ in any contract with the state or
any municipality thereof. which was
authorized by any law passed during
such term.
See. 29.-No law authorizing indebt.
odness shall br enacted which does not
provide for levying u tax sumcient to
pay the interest. and for the payment
NJ maturity of the principal.
See. 3O.-ENccpt interest or other
payments on public debt, money shall
be- paid out Of the treasury only upon
appropriations made by the Legislature
No money snail ne paid therefrom ex.
ccpt upon warrant drawn by the proper
officer. Every law making an a%ppropria.
tion shall distinctly specify the sum ap.
propriatcd and the object TO which IL
is Ia l." applied.
See. 3l.-No appropriation shall lac
made for charitable, educational or
other benevolent purposes To any person,
corporation, association, institution or
community. not under the absolute con.
troll of the state. but the legislature may
IN its discretion. make appropriations
for the charitable institutions and hos.
ptals. for the maintenance of which annu.
al appropriations were made by the leg.
~lslatiVc assembly Of nintccn hundred and
nine.
Soc. 32.-No obligation or liability
Of amy person, association or corpora.
ton therein, shall ever be- exchanged,
transferred. reunited. released, postpon.
eel. ar IN any way diminished by the leg.
islaturr. nor shall ANY such obligation ~
liability be distinguished except by the
payment thereof into the proper treas.
ury or by proper proceeding in court.
See. -. No person shall be- exempt
from prosecution and punishment for
any crime or offense against any law
of this state by reason of the subsC.
qucrt repeal of such law.
See. 3i.-No act of the Legislature
shall affect the right or remedy of eth
cr party, or change the rules of evidence
or procedure in any pending ease.
SEE. h.-Thc sole power of inp.ach
mcnt shall be- vested in the house oi
representatives, ANA u concurrence Of 4
ma iority of all members elected shall
bc necessary to the proper exercise
thereof. All impearhmcnts shall b.
tried in the senate When sitting foI
that purpose he senators shall under
oath or ALI rmatiou To do justic. accord
ing Ia the law and the evidence. When
the governor ar lieutenant governor IL
on trial, the chief justice of the suprcm,
court shall reside. No person shall b,
convicted without the concurrence Oi
two.thiris of the senators elected.
See. 36.-All stat" officers and judge
of the district court shall be liable "a
Impeachment for crimes, misdemeanOrs
aud malfcasancc in office, but judg
mrnI ia such eases shall not extend fur
Their than removal from office and dis
qualification to hold any office of hon
or, trust or profit, ar to vote under tn,
laws of the state; but such officer Oi
Judge, whether convicted or acquitted
shall. nevertheless. be liable TO prOsecu
tiOn, trial, Judgment, punishment or civ
il action, according To law. No Officer
shall exercise any powers or duties OF
his office after notice of his iInpeach
mcnt is served upon him until he is AZ
quilted.
See. -. The legislature shall enact
laws Ia prevent trusts, monopolies and
combinations in restraint of trade.
See. N.-Any member of the lcgisla
ture who shall vote or use his influ
cn"c for ar against any matter pending
IN either house in consideration of an,
money. thing of value, ar promise there
Of shall be deemed guilty Of bribery
aud any member of the Legislature ol
: other person who shall directly or indi
rcctly offer, give or promise any money
thing Of value. privilege ar personal al
vantage, To any member of the lcgisla
ture who shall solicit from any person
ar corporation any money, thing of val
uc or personal advantage for his vote u
influence as such member shall Ice deem
! cd guilty of solicitation of bribery.
! See. IO.-Any person convicted of an,
of the ofrcnscs mentioned in section
= 81 and - hereof shall he deemed guilt,
= If n felony and upon conviction shall
he punished by a fine of not more thar
I one thousand dollars or by imprison
' mcnt for not less than one nor NOR,
than five years.