The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1911-07-22
THE NELSON
RESOLUTION
Will Be Adopted in Senate,
Concurred in by House
and Signed by President.
NEW MEXICO WITHOUT
FURTHER CONDITIONS

The News received the full tryt of
the minority report Of She senate com
mitier on Territories ,nd also 1T the
Nelson rrsoluiio ION which will he adopted
bN the senate. concurreh In hv the House
sud signed hy the President. Icitinv
New Mexico come in without further
condition or vote while Arilonn will
have 10 eliminate the recall ~ mdyrs
The resolution reads;
The constitution formed bv the con
stitutional convention ut the rrfritnr,
IT New Mexico. elected in accordance
with the terms ~ the Act of Congress
entitled: AN Act ia ruoLlr the people
NJ New Mexico ~ fnfm q constitution
aud state government aud be- admitted
into the Union on an equal footinv with
the original States and ~ forth. " AZ
proved June 90. 1910. which said consti
tutionnl convention met ~ santa Fr.
New Mexico. Ortoher 3rd, 1910. aud nd
ioutned November 2lsi, lal0. aud which
constitution was subsequently, rat fled
aud adopted by the duly qualified plrc.
az an election held according IN law on
the 2lst day ~ January. 1871. being
Republican IN form aud not rrlugnnnt
10 the Constitution ~ the United States
and the principles of the Declaration
of Independence, aud complying with
the terms IT said ENABLING net. he. aud
the same j. hereby approved. subject
"a the terms aud conditions of the joint
resolution entitled ".Ioint resolution r..
Affirming the boundary line between
Texas aud the Territory Ut New Mex.
leo. approved on the 10Th day Of Feb
ruary. 1911.
"Src. 2 That the Territory of Ari.
lona Lee admitted into this Union ~
state with the constitution which was
formed hV the constitutional convention
of the Territory Of Arilnnn, elected
IN accordance with the terms ~ the en-
ahlins act approved IuBs ~. lglO. which
constitution was subsequently, ratified
aud adopted hv the duly qualified voters
of the Territory Ut Arilona at au elrr.
ti0n held February. lpll. upon the fun.
'lamrntnl condition, however. that AM.
clr VIII of the said constitution Of Ari
InnH, Ia ~ far ~ II relates 10 the d" ~.
call 1T public officers, shall be- held
aud construed not to apply tn judicial
officers, aud that the people of Arizona
shalt give their assent Ia such consirc.
tion 0f Article NlII of the said cunsti
tuition.
THAT within thiuy DAYS after the
passage ~ this rrsouiinn aud ~ ap.
proyal h. rhc President. the President
shall certify the fact ~ the go, vernon
of Arizona, who shall within thirty dnys
after the receipt Of such certificate from
the President issue hi, proclamation for
an election bv the qualified voters of
Arizona, IA hr held not earlier than
siNiv days nor later than ninety DAYS
thereafter, AZ which election the quail
tied voters Of Arizona ,hnll vote upon
the proposition that Articl" Nlll of the
constitution, in ~ Tar ~ IL relates to-
recall ut public officers, shall he held
and construed not ~ apply to judicial
officers, aud shall also vote for state
aud county lfirrrs. members Ut the
state Legislature and Representative
ia Congress, and all other officers proNid
rd for in said constitution Ut Arizona;
SAID election ~ be- held aud the returns
thereof made cnnvas,ri aud certified
- provided IN section tw"u'y.thrrr uf
the enabling act approved June 2oth,
1910.
"lf maturity of the qualified vot
rrs ~ Arilnnn voting ~ such election
rulifv aud adopt the herein proposed
construction 0f Article Nlil of the con
stirution. the same shall hr aud hecome
part of the said constitution, aud said
Article VII of said constitution, in 50
far ~ il relates Ia the recall NJ public
officer. shall have like effect "a II
judicial officers were expressly except.
ed iherrffom.
"If the proposed construction Of said
Article VIII of the constitution j. duly
ratified aud adopted hy the qualified
voters Of Arizona, the elect ION of officers
AZ the same election shall he aud he.
come valid and effective.
"When said election NJ To the propos'
ed construction Of the said cOnstitu,
tiOn ard of state aud county officers,
members of the legislative Snd Repre-
sentatiyes ia Congress. aud other OH
GERS provided for in said constitution
has been held, the result thereof shall
at once be certified nv the governor Of
the Territory Of Arizona 10 the Presi.
dent Of the United states, and II the
proposed construction Of Article VIII
ut the constitution OF Arizona has been
rat fled aud adopted ~ a majority OF the
qualified voters OF Arizona voting nj
such election, .he President of the Uni.
ted states shall Immediately make pro.
clamaiion thereof snd Of the result of
he election of oNcers and upon the iS,
>uance Of the said proclamation by the
President OF the United States, Arizona
shall, without other proceedings, be
deemed admitted by Congress into the
Union by virtue Of this jOipt resolution,