Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-12-18
RIGHT OR NOT, THE
CLARK SURVEY
MUST STICK
PECULIAR POSITION OF
TEXAS IN LINE DISPUTE
Hundred and Third Medidan
naS Fixed by Clark Declared
TO Be Eastern Boundary Of
New Mexico.
Morning Journal Bureau
Gis Munsey Building,


The Joint rfHuiutioH ittttts '
duced in the senate ~ Senator
charles cuiberaon OF Texas. reaffirm-
lng Inc boundary line between Texas
and tho Territory u New Mexico,
Follows In fun;
whereas the constitutional CON
yentlon recently held IN the Territory
~ New Mexico submitted for accept
anca or rejection the draft Of Q pro-
posed constitution Tor tho state Of
New Mexico, to % voted upon by the
voters or sni6 proposed new state on
she zist day OF January, 1911, when
proposed constitution contains a
flause attempting TO annual ana set
aeide the boundary lines heretofore
legally run, marked, established. ana
ratified by the United States and the
state of Texas. said lines between
me- Territory ~ New Mexico y the
state 81 Texas having been run by
Inhn a.. Clark. the boundary com
mlssioner acting FOR the United states
ia 1859 and 1860. the said lines being
now known and recognized aa the
clark lines, and /.
Whereas the United States and
thr state ~ Texas have patented
htnd haired upon the Clark lines as
Tho boundary between Texas n the
TERRITORY If New Mexico. therefore
be a
Resolved. etc. That any provision
IN said proposed constitution that ~
~ way tends 10 annual or change
the boundary lines between the state
i. Texas end The Territory or state
~ New Mexico shall be Of no ioree
effect, but shall be construed so
as not IN any way to change. eiiect,
ar after the said boundary Hines
-. 80 xflarN line and nGTFl0#
fnra run and marked by hin as o
rnsn missioner on the part ~ inc
limited states and ~concurTed IN ~
ma state ~ Texas, and h Former
ratification Of said CLARK lines by the
tfolted states by the net approved
varch 3. 1891, and the State Of Texas
~ The Joint resolution passed Mhrch
ab. 1891, shalt be held and deemed :
conclusive location y settlement q
said boundary lines.
..see That the president OF the
ff,f,s,i atates IL hereby authorized, III
e.nlnnction with the State Of Iexes
IL r~e-establleh and remark th'
3s.nndnrv lines heretofore established
ga mnrked By John H. Clark bf,
t4peu New Mexico y the state q
e.ssE ard fa4 aaah purrnTe ne q
hereby authorized and empowered t'
pppoint n commissioner, who, m con
tunstion with such commissioner ~
may be appointed by ana on b'ha.
~ The state Of Texas ior the Narl'
uurpoRe. shall remark the ~bonhdhf'
neiweon the Territory Of New MeNle'
ana Ire state ~ Texas as Follows
aR%rxinning az the point where IN
ana undred and third degree o
aptitude west from Greenwich III
ferTeets the parallel OF 30 deg an'
an min. north latitude as determines
mad fixed bv John "a, Clark, the com
missioner on the part % the lnier'
states ~ the years lsbe anu lNpu
lnenoe south with the line run v
said CLARK for the said one huhuis'
ard third degree Of longitude 10 IN
,h-Irtv.secand parallel OF north lati
tnde 10 the point marked by sal
clark az the southeast corner 81 Ne'
Mexiro. and thence west WIN W
.hirty.second degree 90 noflh ~.
f9aa as determined by said clark
the rio Grande. a.,
sec. 3. That the part OF the IN
run and marked BY hiV.
the thirty-second parallel OF nor
latitude. and that part OF the ll
married. by monuments Mons ~
NAM WA ana third degree at Tong
t,,ds sogt from Greenwich. the san
boirs he east u west ana nor
and south line between Texas nv
so Mexico. and run by authority
the act 81 congress- approved JUG
tEER and known as the clark Nn'
,sbich pnid lines as run uy sala NlA,
itnve been confirmed az hlpie'A'
~ he act 81 congress Npll"N.
Aarth 3, 1891, and the JOINT ios'l
linn al the legislature 81 Tex
'as,ea March 60. 1891. shall rcmi
go h.audarv nncs cl Texas O.
Me,4en provided. That
.hril ba the duty OF the comnnsslo
era appointed under this act 20
mark said old Clark nnmehfr u
Urs where thsv can be- tound "a
identified by the original munninel
now on the ground or Whel. ny,
mfnts are now missing "t th' y,
IN ROT be found. but their oriHll
tnaftien can be shown ht eoinp.'
arnls evidence or by the teposrap
mans or field notes made ns D
.t.rF the monuments Fo i"uha'
th,lr positltn 30 identified, sh"h
rnlne the true position ana enh
fhe boundnry lines as marked
mia clark 90 the fult extent "t
r4ev made ny him, ana Mli'io
survey was actually o~rislhhlia n'
nsd lines a shall De the GUY
a.. gsid commissioners 20 inn
.tfaieht line between the neNl
,.lpfs determined by tho CLARK m
leid notes. and survey u ."
said straight lines have been so
,osrled. aud agreed upon 10y
commissioner they fhail th'i'N
form the true boundary mes
sec. 4. That the sum ot s-V'
or 10 much thereof as may DE ne
f,ry. be. and the same is het''S
rrnrlntsd. 90 carry out the
- of thls act; Provided. %
nerron OF persons appointed anu
owed On thy part az the r'h''
T.xas shall be paid hN the
tate t,
simultaneously o Joint f
presented In DE house DIS =
errssman stephens Of Texas hn'
ginr the president 10 apPeint " {
-sssion IN connection with ne !
Tfxas 10 sc-run Gna e1ethiish
faunaarv lines between Texas
sew Mexico.
when your feet are vet md
ana vsur body chilled hhf'ush
fhroueh from exposure.
soee ~ Chamberlain congh len
l,athe your feet IN hot water n'
v.inr 10 bed. and you are aii,sS'
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