New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-09-02
TIL AMENDMENTS

A,..,+;-r - rsired T., the Eleven
prano.ad Cor.ttr,iar,1 Amendments
1b,rb are n h. found elsewhere in
+bis .sra. - the ctate Record
IA ronfars ON the
,.a,ne, H. r;gE+ ~ hold officr II Is
1,eret, ~ r~6,nnIrte carving ont 81
fcder5l and statc l,vs which granted
women The ertaI RIGHT OF suffrage.
Very littIa onno.ition is auticipated
for his nronalition. There is some
which arise, from the TACT that we
have both road and school poll tax
Is in New Mexico and there are quite
q Jew male voters who think that
women should assume the responsible
.ty OF paying these poll taxes if grant
Cd the privilege OF holding office.
Amendment No. , is the amendment
which prohibits aliens who are iucli-
pibie to citizenship from owning real
estate in this state. Plainly stated
il is intended to prevent Japanese
and Chinese IRON acquiring farm
lands. While we think that this dam
ger is greatly oycr-cstimatcd, it is
very good policy to use prcvcntatiyJs
instead III haHdaEl.. and it will be
the best Tor the peace and welfare
OF the state to adopt it.
Amendment No. 5 permits and
makes the state superintendent Of
public instruction eligible t. office for
more than two terms, in other words,
he may be reelected as long as the
people OF the state desire TO retain
lis services.
Amendment No. 4 authorizes the
legislature to pass laws cNcmptiug not
10 exceed tive thousand dollars worth
q the property OF all eN-soldicrs, sail
or-. etc.. IRON taxation. This is the
only concrete proposition so far pro-
posed for the direct financial bcne-
It OF the eN-seryice men by this
state and while it is purely class leg
.-latiou, it Is a popular measure and
desired By the boys and will un-
loubtcily carry.
Amendment No ( is the Amend
mont which authorizes the ~legi,la-
rnrr ~ rut5rge tbc powers Of the
>tate CORPORATION Commission. This
is am important amendment. The
state Corporation Commission has al
WAYS been very active IN doing things
and getting things Tor communities
and individuals so far as it has had
authority to act but it has also been
continually hampercd in it, efforts
10 secure lower traffic and service
rates for transportation and utility
corporations by lack OF authority.
This amendment will have the effect
Of increasing the commissions use
f~ullness to the people in regulating
and securing lower rates and there
should be no question as to its adj
option.
Amendment No. o in the State Bud
get Amendment. In the main it is
a practical and economical business
proposition. 1t has, however, a very
serious defect in that the legislature
may decrease but must not increase
any proposal coming through the ~
ecutive departments. Since the leg
i%slature is in direct touch with the
people in every locality IN the state
il should not be limited or hampercd
in its authority to make such enlarge
mcuts IN the various state depart
mcuts as are demanded by the growth
and necessities OF the state, and tins
provision of the amendment should
be given very careful consideration
by individuals before they cast Their
ballot on the proposal.
Amendment No. I seeks to create
a State Land Commission to conduct
the State Land Office IN place OF the
present single executive head. In the
first place there is a question Wheih-
cr this amendment does not conflict
with the Federal statutes granting