Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-06-23
ENABLING ACT STRINGENT
IN REGARDS TO LANDS
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strucd as validating or in any manner
legalizing any territorial. county mu-
nicfpal or Other bonds. obligations OF
evidences of Indebtedness OF said
territory or the counties or municipal
tiles thereof which now are or may
be invalid or Illegal at the time said
proposed state Is admitted nor shall
the legislature OF said proposed state
pass any law IN any manner yalidat-
ing or legalizing the same.
: Fourth. That provision shall be
made for the establishment and main7
tenauce OF q system 81 public schools,
which shdllfhc open to all the childrUn
Of said state and free from sectarian
control, and that said schools shall
always be conducted in English.
f'ifth. That said state shall never
enact any law restricting or a%bridging
the right of suffrage on count or
race, color or previous condition OF
scrvitudc, ana that ability to read,
write, speak and understand the Egg
fish language sufficiently well TO con-
duct the duties Of the office without
the aid of an interpreter shall be -
necessary qualification for all state
officers ana members OF the state
legislature.
Sixth. That the capital of said state
shall, until changed ly the electors
voting ut an election provided for ~
the legislature of said state for TINT
purpose, be NJ tho city CT Santa Fc,
but no election shall be called or pro-
vided for prior to the thirty-first day
OF December. 1925.
Seventh, That there be and are re-
served to the United States, with all
H. tAt AL alTh 10
and powers for the carrying out Of
the provisions by the United Stgtes of
the act OF congress entitled IAN Act
appiopriAting the receipts from tho
sale and disposal of public lands in
certain states and territories 10 the
construction OF irrigation works for
the reclamation Of arid lands APP
proved June II, 1902, and acts amend
atory thereof or supplementary there
to, To the same extent as II said state
had remained a territory.
Eighth. That whenever hereafter
any Of the lands contained within -
dian reservations or allotments in
said proposed state shall be allotted,
sold. reserved. or otherwise disposed
OF, they shall he subject for a periuTi
Of Twenty-Five years after such allot-
ment. sale, reservation or other dis
posal TO all the laws of The United
prohibiting the Introduction OF
into the Indian country; ana
the terms Indian" and "Indian coun-
try" shall include the Pueblo Indians
of New Mexico and the lands now
owned or occupied by them.
Ninth. That the state ana its pco-
pie consent to I'll and singular n pro-
If this act concerning the
lands hereby granted or confirmed to
ha atDfn ThA terms ana HnnHftfAta ]
upon which said grants and conlirma-
are made and the means and
manner Of enforcing such terms and
conditions, all in every respect and
particular rs in this net provided.
All Of which ordinance described In
this section shah, by proper reference,
he made . part of any constitution
shall he formed hereunder. in
terms as shall positively pre-
rlude the making by any future con-
s%titutional amendment or any change
ar a%broeation of the said ordinance IN
whole or in part without the consent
If congress.
Ratification OF Constitution.
Section 3 Of the bin provides that
he convention submit the constitu-
ion To the people "a m election to he
leld RI a given date not earlier han
70 nor later than 80 days after the
."nventiou's adjournment. on the
hird Monday after. the canvassing
ioard. consisting Of the secretary,
governor md chief justice shall can
ass the returns ut Sants Fe.
IT the people reject the constitu-
the governor shall order the
%onvcntion 90 reassem0le at ID date
lot later than twenty days after the
election. The retuI ms shall show the
OF votes east for aud against
PROVISIONS submitted separately TO the
50 as to simplify the work of
Section 4 provides that in case tho
eCplc ratiiy the constitution II be
to the president ana con
ess FOR approval together with the :
element of the vote OF the people.
the president End congress approve {