Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1917-10-26

sioh heiu W Defnlnp, new Mexico. On
the 23rd dav of October. A. d. 1917.
that the election hereby ordered to be
held on the 9th dav of November. A.
d. 1917, is for the purpose Of voting
upon three proposed amendments to
the State Constitution. rs follows:
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION
No. "a
To amend Section ] of Article VIII
OF the State Constitution Relative to
Taxation and Revenue.
BE II Resolved by the LEGISLATURE
of the State of New Mexico:
That it is hereby proposed to
amend Section | of Article VIII Of
the State Constitution so as to read
ms follows
Section |. Taxes levied upon tan
gible property shall be in proportion
to the value thereof. and taxes shall
be equal and uniform upon all sub
iects of taxation of the same class.
No county. city. town. village or
school district shall in any wear
make tax leyies. which will in the ag-
gregatc produce an amount more
than five per cent in excess of the
amount produced bv tax levies there
in during the year preceding. except
ne hereinafter provided
In case the amount desired to be
produced by tax levies is more than
five per cent greater than the
amount produced in the year pre-
ceding. such fact shall be set forth
in the form of a special request and
filed with the State Tax Commission.
In case the State Tax Commission
approves such proposed increase it
shall specifically authorize the same
its reasons therefor and its decision
shall be final
All acts and parts of acts in con-
flict with the provisions Of this act
ore hereby repealed.
See. .. That after the submission
and approval by the electors Of this
state. the provisions heretf shall
take effect on January ], 1918.
AMENDED HOUSE JOINT RESO-
TON NO. ~
Proposing the Amendment of Section
IL and % of Article VI of the Con-
stitution of the State of New Mex
leo. Entitled judicial DEPART
ment."
Be 1t Resolved by the legislature
of the State of New Mexico:
That Sections IL and % of Article
VI of the Constitution of the State
of New Mexico be amended so that
said sections respectively shall read
a. follows
"Secton II. From and after the
first dav of January 1919. the state
shah be divided into nine judicial
districts and q Judge shall be chosen
for each district by the qualified
electors thereof at the election for
representatives in Congress in the
wear 1918 and each sixth year there
vahwidlensRts
after The terms of office Of the dis
trict Judges shall be six years"
See. %. From and after January
LIST. 1919. the state shall be divided
into nine judicial districts, as fol-
lows;
First District THE counties Of
Santa Fe. Rio Arriba and San Juan.
Second District-The counties of
Dernalilli. Mckinley and Sandoval.
Third District The counties of
Dona Ana. Otero. Lincoln and Tor
rance.
Fourth District-The counties of
San Miguel. Mora and Guadalupe.
Fifth District--The counties Of
Chaves. Eddy and Lea.
Sixth District-The counties of
,rant and Luna.
Seventh District-The counties of
Socorro. Valencia and Sierra.
Eighth District-The counties OF
Colfax. Taos and Union.
Ninth District-The COUNTIES of De
Baca. Curry. QUAY and Roosevelt.
"In case Of the creation Of new
counties the Legislature shall have
power to attach them to any conhg
nous district for judicial purposes
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