The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times., 1910-12-10
ARTICLE 1
Names and Boundaries.


Names and Boundaries.
The name of this state is New Mex
leo. and its boundaries are as follows;
beginning at the point where the
thiriy.scvcnth parallel of north latitude
intcrsccts the one hundredth and third
meridian west from Greenwich; thence
along said one hundred aud third merid.
IAN 10 the thirty'secOnd parallel of nOrth
latitude; thence along said thirty.sccund
parallel 10 the Rio Grandc, also known
~ the Rio Bravo del NOrtc, as il exist.
rd on the ninth day %, tptembcr, one
thousand eight hundred and fifty; thence
following the main channel of said riv.
rr as 1t existed on the ninth day of Sep.
tcmber, one thousand eight hundred and
fifty, to the parallel OF thirty one de.
groes, fOrty.sevcn minutes north lati.
iudc; thence along said parallel of thirty
one degrees twenty minutes. 10 the thir.
ty.secOnd meridian Of longitude west
from Washington: thence along said
thirty second meridian to the thirty.
seventh parallel of north latitude:
thence along said thirty.sevcnth para
llcl Ia the point of beginning.
AR lie II
Bill of Rights
Section THE state of New Men.
leo is an inscparablc part of the fcdcf.
al union, aud the constitution of the
United States is the supreme law of the
land, and together with all amendments
thereto which have been. or may be-
adopted, according to the provisions
thereof, is "ereby declared to be forcv.
er binding upon the state aud the pco.
pie of New Mexico.
See. 2.--All political power is vest
ed in and derived from the people: an
government of right originates with the
people, is founded upon their will and
il instituted solely for their good.
See. 3.-Thc people of the state have
the sole and exclusive right TO govern
themselves as a free, sovereign and in !
dependent state.
See. All persons are born equal. !
" free. and have certain natural, in. |,
h"rrnt aud inaicnahlc fights. among |
which are the rights of enjoying and |
defending life and liberty, of acquiring |
possessing and protecting property, and |
"f seeking aud obtaining safety aud |
happiness.
See. j.--rhe rights, privileges and i'm
munities. civil, political aud religious.
guaranteed to the people of New Mexico |
by the treaty of Guadalupe IIidalgO I.
See. d.--Thc people have the ripht
Ia bear arms for their security aud dc.
fcnsc. but nothing herein shall bc held /
to permit the carrying of concealed wca.
pOnS.
See. THE privileges of the writ of
hnbcas corpus shall meyer be suspend.
ed, unless in ease of rebellion or in.
yasion the public safety requires it.
See. s.-All elections shall be- free
aud open, aud no power, civil or mill.
tary, shall NJ any time interfere 10 pre-.
vent the free exercise of the right of
suffrage.
See. 9.-The military shall always
be in strict subOrunation to the civil
power; no soldier shall in time of peace
he quartercd in any house without the
consent of the owner, nor in time of
war except in the manner prescribed by
law.
See. l0.-Thc people shall bc secure
IN their persons, papers, homes and cf
f"cts from unreasonable searches aud
seizures. and no warrant to search any
place, or sic2c any person or thing shall
issue without describing the place to he
searched. or the ncrsOn or thing 10 be
sioZed. nor without written showing
of probable cause, supported by oath or
~ rmatiOn.
See. ll.--EVcry man shall hc free 10
worship God according to the dictates of
has own conscience, and no person shall
ever he molcstcd or denied any right or
privilege on account of his religious op.
inion or mode of worship. No person