Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-11-05
MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS
REPORT IS PRESENTED

county and municipal corporations,
which was read in the convention
Thursday and ordered printed, Is as
follows
Section I. The several counties In
the territory of New Mexico as they
shall exist at the time of the admis-
sion OF the said territory as state,
are hereby declared To be the counties
of the state of New Mexico.
Sec. . No county seat shall be re-
moved unless three-fiiths Of the quail
fled electors of said county, voting on
the proposition at q general election,
shall vote in favor of such removal,
anF three e-fifths Of all votes east shall
be required TO relocate the county
seat The proposition of removal shall
not be submitted in the same county
more than once in eight years
Sec. 3. No new county shall be
established which shalt reduce any
county TO population of less than
six thousand nor shan county be
formed containing a less population
than three thousand nor shall any
new county be formed unless 1t con-
tain within the limits thereof prop
crtN Of the value ot one million dol
iars ea g.salgu hN tNs lfgi nrecsdHN
tax rtturns. and not the2 iilless the
remaining portion Of tho old county or
of AZ least one million. five hundred
thousand dollars Of aSsessabie vaiiia
tion. The location OF county seats in
newly created counties shall be de-
termined by q majority vote Of the
qualified electors residing within the
boundaries of such newly created
counties. respectively.
Sec, :. No county shan be divided
OF any part stricken therefrom with
uati, hs a1ffs ut a "a
vote Of the people residing in that
territory proposed TO be stricken from
the cOnnty, nor unless a majority of
all of the legal voters of said terri
tory voting on the question shall vote
for the same,
See. s. There shall be no territory
stricken from any county unless d
majority of the voters living in such
territory shall petition for such divi-
sion; and no territory shall be added
to any county without the consent of
the majority of tho voters Of the
county to which It is proposed to be
added. But the portion so stricken
off and added to any county. or
formed IN whole or in part To a new
county shall be holden for, and OBJ
liged to pay its proportion OF the
Indebtedness of the county from
which II has been taken.
sec. " nv NAlliflN = VI thAtl 'RuIliN
shall be as follows: Three county
com nissioners, one sheriff, one treas
urer. who shah also be collector OF
taxes; one assessor, one county clerk,
who shall be clerk Of the probate
court and also clerk Of the board or
county commissioners, ANA eX-ufficio
recorder; ono superintendent Of
schools; one surveyor.
The legislature shan, at it's first
80. . Lon. oil
county officers. which compensation |
shall not be increased or decreased |
during their term Of office.
Sec. Z. The counties OF the terri !
tory of New Mexico as they are now
divided into commissioners districts, \
viz: one. two and three, shall remain |
so divided in the state of New Mex |
leo. provided. however. that after six |
years from the adoption of this con
the general assembly may
by general law, provide for their re-
AT the first general election 10 be
held in the state of New Mexico there
shall be elected three county commits
siOners in each county Of the state OF
New Mexico. The commissioner from
the first district shall be elected for
a term of tour years, from the
.........-.. day of ........ after
MS ttttilOHs the fUilliiAi11lhAlfi AANhi |
the second and third districts shall be
elected Tor term of two years, from
The .......... day OF ........ atter
The said election. ana 9t the first con-
gressional election to be held on the
......... day of ........-. after
he said first general election. there
shau be elected two county commits
'iOners. one from the second district
Tor a term of four years. and one from
.h. third district for 90 term OF two
,enrs. and at the second congressional
election thereafter there shalt be two
elected, one from the
hird district Tor term of four years.
md one from the first district FOR IS
erm of two years. and thereafter at
,ach congressional election one Of the
'ounty comm issioncrs successively. he
ginning with the county commissioner
rom the first commissioner district
hall bc elected for "a period Of four
reara.
Sec. q. All other county oficersl
hall be- elected for term OF two
-ears. but shall not hold the same
'ffice more than four years out OF I
very six
Sec. @ In case OF n vacancy oc-
urring iu the office OF county com .
missioner. the governor shall fili the
anne by appointment, and In case OF Z
acancy In any other county office, o. ,
% any precinct office. the board OF 5
ouuty commissioners shan TIL the /
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