Albuquerque morning journal., 1921-07-18

NO. 2.
Joint resolution proposing an
amendment to article XIII of
the constitution of the State of
New Mexico, entitled Public
Lands"
S. J. r. No. II, Apr, March
IL, 1921.
Be it resolved by the legisIa-
ture of the State of New Mexico:
Sec. l. That article XIII of
the constitution of the State of
New Mexico be amended so as to
read as follows:
! ARTICLE XIII, Public Lands"
Section /. All lands belonging
to the state of New Mexico, and
all lands granted, transferred or
confirmed to the state by con-
gress, and all lands hereafter ac-
quired, are declared to be public
lands of the state to be held or
disposed of as may be provided
by law for the purpose for which
they have been or may be grant
ed. donated or otherwise acquir-
ed
Section 2. A permanent COM
mission to consist of three men,
bers, not more than two Of whom
shall belong to the same political
party, is hereby created, which
shall be known as the state Land
Commission"
Section 8. The members of
the commission shall be appoint
ed by the governor, by and with
the advice and consent of the
senate, and shall be subject to
removal only for cause. Each
member shall hold office for a
term of six years from and after
his appointment, and until his sue
cessor shall have been duly ap-
pointed and qualified; provided,
that the three members of the
commission first appointed and
confirmed shall Immediately quail
ify themselves by lot so that one
of them shall hold office for two
years, one for four years, and one
for six years, from and after
January l. 1923, and thereafter
one commissioner shall be ap-
pointed every two years; provided,
however, that the members of
the commission first to be ap-
pointed shall be appointed dur
ing the regular session of the
legislature to convene in the
year 1928, and provided fur
ther, that until such commits
sion shall be duly appointed and
qualified as hereinabove provided, |
the commissioner of public lands
elected at the general election IN
the year 1920 shall continue to
act as commissioner of public
lands with all the powers and |
authority heretofore exercised by
him.
Section 4. The state land
commission shall select locate, !
classify, and have the direction,
control, care and disposition of all |
public lands, under the provis- |
ions of the acts of congress re-
lating thereto and sucn regula-
tions as may be provided by law.
Section The commission !
shall annually elect one of its
members chairman, and shall ap-
point chief clerk, and such other
officers, assistants, and subordin- |
ates as may be requisite and nee
essary for the proper conduct of |
the affairs Of the state land Of
flee. The commission shall pre-
scribe its own rules or order and
procedure concerning its official
duties. The salaries of the COM
missioners shall be fixed by the
Section 6. All Of the duties.
powers, and prerogatives now by
law incumbent upon or vested in
the commissioner of public lands
Of the state OF New Mexico, shall
as soon as the first three mem
bers, appointed and confirmed UNI
der authority of this article, shall
qualify be incumbent upon and
vested in the state lind commits
sion, and said commission shall
thereupon be deemed to be the
local successor of the commission
er of public lands of this state.
and shall be bound by and power
10 enforce all lawful contracts, en-
tered into by the commissioner of
'ublic lands on behalf of the state,
Section Z. Any qualified cleo
tor of the state of New Mexico,
who has attained the age of thirty
years, and who shall have been
of the state of New Mex
co for five years next preceding