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

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Legislative Department.
See. THE Legislative lowcr shall
he vested In a senate InI n house u
representatives which shall be desigha.
ted the legislature of the state of New
Mexico, aud shall hold is sessions at
the seat of government.
The people reserve the power 10 dis.
approve, suspend and annul any law en-.
acted by the Legislature. except general
appropriation laws. laws providing for
the preservation Of the public peace.
health or safety. for the payment Of the
public debt or interest thereon, for the
creating or founding of the same OK.
cept as IN the constitution otherwise
provided, for the maintenance of the
public schools or state institutions. and
local or special laws. Petitions disap.
proving any law other than those above
excepted enacted AZ the last preceding
session Of the legislature. shall be I'll.
cd with the secretary of the state not
less than fout moths prior 10 the next
general election. Such petitions shall
+" signed by not less than ten per zen.
tum Of the qualified electors Of three.
fourths Of the counties and in the aggrc.
gate by not less than ten per ccntum OF
the qualified electors of the state nv
shown by the total number of votes east
NJ the last preceding general election.
The question of the approval or rciec.
tion Of such law shall be- submitted To-
the electorate ~ the next general clec.
ton, by the secretary Of state: and il
"a majority of the legal votes east there.
or and not less than forty per ccntum
Of the total number of legal votes cast
NJ such general election hc east for the
rejection Of such law. il shall be annul.
led and thereby appealed: otherwise IT
shall remain in force unless subsequent.
" repealed by the Legislature. II such
petition or petitions he signed by not
less Than twenty five per rcntum of the
qualified electors. each of the foregoing
conditions and hc fled with the Sccrc.
tary Of state within ninety DAYS after
the adjournment of the session of the
legislature at which such law was en-.
acted, the operation thereof shall There.
upon he suspended aud the question of
its approval or rejection shall be like.
wise submitted To a vote ~ the next en-
suing general election. IT u majority
of the votes east thereon and not less
than forty per ccntum of the total mum.
her of votes east AZ such general cleo
ton he east for it, rejection il shall
h. thereby annulled. otherwise il shall
4 ~ lulb fHffl upon IUnllfill ION III IUf
certificate of the secretary of state de.
claring the result of the vote thereon.
II shall he u felony for any person Ia
sign any such petition with any name
other than his own. or to sign hiS namc
: more than once FOR the same measure,
o. Ia sign such petition when hc il not
, n qualified electOr IN the county Spcci.
fed in such petition: provided. that
nothing herein shall bc construed tn
prohibit the writing thereon of the name
4 of any person who cannot write and who
sl"ns same with has mark. The legisla.
!, ture shall enact laws necessary for the
Effective exercise of the power hereby
reserved.
See. En- addition to the power
v herein enumerated. the Legislature shall
have all powers necessary to the lcgis.
laturc of u free state.
See. 3-The senate shall consist oi
y Twenty four and the house of reprcscn.
%tativcs of forty.ninc members. VIII,
shall be- qualified electors of their re-
speccctive districts and residents al
. New Mexico for ~ least three year,
next preceding their election. S"na
tors shall not he less than twenty fv,
wears, aud representatives not less q az
twenty On" wears of age ~ the tire q,
their elect ion. No person shall hc cligi
bile tor the legislature who, at the tim,
q of qualifying. holds any ollie" of truS'
. or profit under the state. county of na
!. ltional government. except notaricS pub
lie aud officers of the militia who re-
, criNc ne salary.
+, See. i.-ScnHt0rS aud member Of IA,
4. house of representatives shall be- %clcctr,
NJ general elections and their terms %
Office shall bc fuur and two wears re-
4 sprrtivclv. Vacancies in either hOus,
shall be- filed hv an election ~ q lime I,
I hc designated hv the governor.
See. 9Th" first session of the lcgi,
laturc shall begin 1T twelve o'rloc'
noon. on the dav 50 specified in the pro
rlamation by the governor. Subsequent
sessions shall begin at twelve o'clock
noon, on the second Tuesday Of .]Jauuar,
next after each general election. y,
REGULAR session snail exceed sixty DAYS
except the first, which may De- ninety
i days. aud no special session shall cX
rccd thirty DAYS.
See, Especial sessions Of the lcgis
lnture may be- called hy the governor
hut no business shall hc transacted eX
c"pt such a. relates 20 the objects spec
flied in his proclamation.
See. - Each .ousc shall hc the iudgr
Of the election aud qualifications Of ~
own members, \ majority of cithc
house shall constitute u quorum 10 Il,
husincss, but n less numhcr MAJ If
feet q temporary organization, adjourn
from day 10 day, and compel the attend
ancc of absent members.