The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times., 1911-09-16
OFFICIAL
PROCLAMATION
Governor Mills Calls First
state Election in New
Mexico.


Mexico for November :. The full text
" the Proclamation follow
WHEREAS. the President " the
United State, did, upon the .and day
Of August. In the year of our Lord, loli,
aud Of the independence of the United
states OF Am rica the l36th certify
TO the Uovcruor of the Territory Of
New Mexico the adoption ~ the ioini
resolution ~ the senate aud the house
OF representatives uf the United states
approved August u. 1911, a copy Of
which resolution Wss annexed ?" The
certificate of the president, to the end
that said Governor should ISSUE hi pro
clamat ion for the holding of the first
general election ~ PROV ided for in the
contribution of New Mexiro heretofore
adopted. and for the submis sion to u
vote of the electors " the said ts-''.
tory Ut the amendments NJ ~, sn,ti.
tuition ~ the said proposed state. set
forth in the said Joint resolution, in
accordance with the terms. and eoudi.
tions thereof, which certificate and Joint
resolution were received bv the Cover
nor of New Mexico on the goth day ut
August. 4. H.. loii:
NOW THEREFORE,. L. WILLIAM
J. MILLS. Governor II the Territory
OF New Mexico do hereby proclaim aud
order an election to be held in the
said territory of New Mexico on Tues
day the 9Th day NJ November 1911
which election. except ~ Ia the manner
of ma King returns aud canvassing and
certifying the result thereof shall hr
held snd he conducted In the manner
prescribed bv the laws IT New Mexico
nov In force. ~ which election officer
for a full state government. including
q governor. county officers. members oi
the state Legislature, tw" representa-
tiVes in congress to he elected ~ larp,
from the state, aud such other officer
a. the constitution prescrbss. sll mor'
particularly hereinafter srt forth, shat
be chosen hy the people. the person ~
ceiving the highest numbcr IT vote
for Any Office 10 be declared elected
thereto.
And il l. hereby specified snd de-
elared that the officers Ia lee elected
by the vote of the people "f the whole
state are. n 90, .rnof, lieutenant go,
ernor. secretary at state. and ,taf.
auditor. state treasurer IN attorney
general. u superintendent ~ public in
struction. = commissioner ~ public
ISnd.. three Justices If the supreme
court oG the state. thrs. members ~ the
state corporation commission. aud I've
representative in congress.
Il il further specified that one di-
trict Judge and one district attorney
shall NJ said election he chosen f"l
each Judicial district hv the qualih-,
eleetor. thereof which judicial districts
are a. follows:
First District. The counties of Sautj
Fr. Rio Arriba aud an Juan.
second District The counties Z"
Bernslillo, Mckinley aud Sando,al
Third District. The countie, Of Dom
Ana. Otcro, Lincoln and Torrance
Fourth District. The counties of Sal
Miguel, Mora aud Guadalupe
Fifth District. The counties of Edd,
Chsves, Roosevelt aud Curry.
sixth District The countir- ~ Gran
and Luna.
Seventh District. The counties of :,
zorro. Valencia aud Sierra.
Eighth District. The counties q
Taos, Colfax, Union aud Quay
I, j. further specified that ~ ,ni
election there shall he chosen q. men
hers ~ the state Legislature - men
bsrs ~ the senate aud ~ memhefs
the House OF Representative. bv N
vote OF the qualified rlrctors III 80,
legislative district. the said di.iric
for the election oi senator, being
follows;
First. The county ~ san Miguel, or
senator.
Second The counties ~ san Migu
aud Mora. one -sator to be a rrsidel
oI Nora county and 20 be- elected
the electors Ut Mora aud san Migu
eunties.
Third. The counties ~ GuadaluI
aud an Miguel. one seator
Fourth. The county ~ Rio ArTih
one senator.
Fifth. The eountie. ~ BernSlill
San Juan and Sandoval, one senator.
Eighth. The county of ColfaH, NJ
senator.
Ninth. The counties ~ Union al
Collar, one senator, Ia he a resident
unlon county, aud to be elected by Il
qualified electors of Union aud Colfl
counties.
Tenth. The county Of Santa Re, or
senator.
Eleventh. The eouRty Of Taos, oI
senator.
Twelfth. Tho county Of valenci
one senator.
Thirteenth. The counties of Sierr
Grant Luna and Soeorro, one senate
Fourteenth IN county NJ .,ceo,,
one senator.
Fifteenth. The eonnties ~ T0
rance, OteTo, Lincoln and socorro, oI
senator.
sixtssuth. The county Of Dona An
one senator.
Seventeenth. The county Of McKi
lev, one senator.