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Belen news. (Belen, N.M.) 1912-1947, 1921-08-27
Against the Amendment
No. 4

A JOINT RESOLUTION PROPOS-
ING AN AMENDMENT TO SEC
TION S OF ARTICLE VIII OF
THE CONSTITUTION OF THE
STATE OF NEW MEXICO, EN-
TITLED TAXATION AND RE
VENUE"
H. ]. r. No. Al. Apr. March II, 1921.
Be it Resolved by the Legislature of
the State of New Mexico:
Section /. That Section of Article
VIII of the Constitution of the state
of New Mexico, entitled Taxation
and Revenue" be and the same is
hereby amended so as to read as fol-
lows:
ection 5. The legislature may ex-
empt from taxation property Of each
head of family to the amount OF
two hundred dollars, and the prop
erty of every honorably discharged
soldier, sailor, marine and army nurse
and the widow OF every such soldier,
sailor: or marine, who served in the
armed forces of the United States
at any time during the period which
the United States was regularly and
officially engaged in any war in the
sum of two thousand dollars. Pro-
ytded, that. in every case where ex-
emption is claimed on the ground OF
the claimant having served VIII
the military or naval forces Of th'
Belen news. (Belen, N.M.) 1912-1947, 1921-08-27
PUBLIC NOTICE

Notice is hereby given that sealed
bids will be received until 8 P. M. of
the 9Th day Of August A. D. 1921, at
the office of the County School Su-
perintendent at Belen, N. NJ, for the
repairs of the school house of Distr-
let No. 8, in the town Of Los Jarales,
N. M.
Plans and specifications can be
seen at the office of the County
school Superintendent, at Belen, N.
M.
A check of $25.O0 is required of
every bidder as forefeit in case the
successful bidder fails to fulfill con
tract.
The board of Education reserves
the right to reject any and all bids.
Given this 14th day of July A. d.
1921.
BY order Of the. Board of Education
of Valencia County.
Saturnino Baca,
Superintendent.
Belen news. (Belen, N.M.) 1912-1947, 1921-08-27
Ne. 6

rnTNyvP ID ptacsflT I.rrnTnht annrfoe,rNrrx
THE -r, AMESJTMENT oE St Si,eTInSr e1VI1oG
ApTICT - w Nh SrSTiCNI ICoS
ApTICI ~ IN TIL 81 aont> ~
STIT1IT10N or TuE sTArrS ~
NEw MEy1Co W
q. g To- 9 NJ 49,, M,
- 1s9f - app t"oH'
Pc + Raso1,ad hv 4bo o;a,a+
If tho eo s3ote Of ~ Son ,ne 9aI;:,e Lee iSi"'''re
Saction That Sac+ion 80
,icle w ~ tha Coneti,,+io - 70 a.
Stata of Now NIavicS ha a,'d w. ~,
is berohy amandod - go taI
lows.
..Saction 3 The form ~ offioa of
cor excent the gnverno. of ~
md tbose elecfed ~ f,,I ,,aoanoias,
shan commence an tho fi,.st dav ~
Tannarv navt after bis aiaotion mr.
te,.no of offioa of ~ aa,,o.,,i,. ~
of the STATE shan eommenoa on tba t'pa
f;,.st da1, nf paoa,,,k - 1,e,,t ,tta,. h;t,
eIeet;on iie>' az "''
Saotin, . ,rbo+ cao+io, - ,n4i
c,a ~ of Tho Sonstit,,tio, af ti,o
Stata ~ Nv MoVico 10 a',,S tho ,o ~,
IL berehv a,nended ~ raad ae fnIS
lows.
..caction
.,S,,h- -Santion fA1 Tha roa,,,,or ~
ennial session of the Ieeislatnre sbau
hasein at twelve o,cloois nnon ~, t.a
first tuesday of Fahr,,a,. ~, ,,axt oftar
aaeb ganeral election No rao,,Iar
session shall excaad six+, days ana
No snac;al session sba1I eyoead tbirtI,
davs
:.c,,h-saotion fR> All n,onevs re-
-, -. ss..-,,,..t -. -
any sonrce wbatsoeve,. sbau ha noia
into the treasury thereof
Sub-Section 1C,( Tba laeislatura
| shall not annronriata anv noenn~ @ ont ~
!, of the treasurv excent in acco,.9Ian nee
With tho nroyisions of this seetion
"suh- -Saction ny on or hnfore
the 15th dav of Ian,,ary n eacb veaT =
next nroceeding the repilar hiannial /
session of the Legislature every de-
1s1,t.u nartment institntion and agency Of
the state axcent the laeislative de-
partment shall submit to the COVER
~ tn
Belen news. (Belen, N.M.) 1912-1947, 1921-08-27

Chairman. and shall appoint a Chief
Clerk, and such other officers, aSsiSs
tants, and subordinates as may be
requisite and necessary for the proper
conduct of the affairs of the State
Land office. The Commission shall
prescribe its own rules of order and
procedure concerning its officiaI du1
Ties. The salaries of the ComiIiis-
sionsrs shall be fixed by the legis.
lature
Section g. All of the duties. pow
ers, and prerogatives now by law IN
cumbent upon or vested in the Com
missioner of Public Lands OF the
State of New Mexico, shall rs soon
as the first three members, appointed
and confirmed under authority of thts
article. shall qualify, be incumbent
upon and vested in the State Lard
Commission, and said Commission
shall thereupon be deemed to be the
legal successor of the Commissioner
Of Public Lands of this State, and
shall be bound Ivy and have power
to enforce all lawful contracts, ems
tered into by the Commissioner OF
Pubic Lands on behalf of Tire state,
section Z. Any qualified elAStoF,
Of the State of New MeXfc6, ktId
has attained the age of thirty years,
AID " no shall have been a resident OF
the State of New Hiexfeo Tor five
years preceding his ;tppoiHthrent;
shall be qualified to hold Hffiee as
member of the State Land 6emmiE'
sion
''Seeffon s. The State Land Com
mission shall have a seal with an
appropriate device thereon and such
seal affixed to ally Instr ament signed
by the Chairman Oh acting Chair+
man, and attested by the chief Cierk,
shall be prtma facie evidences Vt tho
due execution thereof.
Section .. Each member of tbs
Commission shall, before entering
Upon the oath OF sffice, as prescribed
for all State duties Of ttEs; office, Qual-
ily by taking the officers, aTd shall
Execute bond, in favor OF the State,
in the penal sum Of $50. GOOSE, e6nS
aitloned upon the faithful pRffSFS
maaee of the duties of his office.
Section 10. The Chairman of the
State and Commission shall be the
third member, together with the
Cove. no" and Attorney General, OF
The Commission created by Section IL.
Il the Act of Congress. approved
June l;,h 1920, commonly called the
.nabliag> Act"
I,r t..c Amendment
's;.inst the Amendment n
Belen news. (Belen, N.M.) 1912-1947, 1921-08-27
Ne. 7

JOINT RESOLUTION PROPOSING
AN AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE
XIII of THE CONSTITUTION or
THE STATE or NEW MEXICO,
ENTITLED PUBLIC LANDS"
5. j. K. No II, Apr, March -, 1921.
lie it Resolved by the Legislature 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 1. All lands belonging to
the State of New Mexico, and all
lands granted, transferred or con-
firmed to the State by Congress, and
all lands hereafter acquired, are de-
clared 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-
granted, donated or otherwise ac-
quired.
Section 2. A permanent Commits
sion to consist of three members, not
more than two of whom shall belong
to the same political party, is hereby
created, which shall be known as tlse
state Land Commission"
Section g. The members of the
Commission shall be appointed 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 year from and after
his appointment, and until his sue
eessor shall have been duly appointed
and qualified; Provided, that the
| three members of the Commission
| first appointed and confirmed shall
Immediately qualify and classify
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 1st, 1928, and
! thereafter one Commissioner shall be
| appointed every two years; Provided,
however, that the members of the
Commission first to be appointed shall
be appointed during the regular ses-
sion of the legislature to convene in
the year 1928, and provided further,
/ that until such Commission shall be
| duly appointed and qualified as here
| inabove provided the Commissioner
of Public Lands elected at the general
election in the year 1920 shall con-
1 tinue to act as Commissioner of Pub
| lie lands with all the powers and
authority heretofore exercised by MIN.
l. Section 4. The State Land Com
/ mission shall select, locate, CLASSIFY
and have the direction, control, care
| and disposition of all public lands,
under the provisions of the Acts Oh
/ Congress relating thereto and such
regulations as may be provided py
/ law. -,
"Section s. The Commission shall
annually elect one of its members
Belen news. (Belen, N.M.) 1912-1947, 1921-08-27

bill to be known as the General APP
preparation BILL which shall contain
all of the proposed appropriations of
the budget clearly itemized and clas-
sified and the Presiding officer of
each house shall, Immediately, cause
said bill to be referred, together with
the accompanying budget, to the ap-
propriate committee, for its consider
alton. The governor may. before
final action thereon by the legislature
amend or supplement said budget and
general appropriation bill, to correct
any oversight, or. in case of an emer-
gency, by delivering such amendment
or supplement- to the presiding Off
GERS of both houses; and such amend
ment or supplement shall thereby be-
some Il part of said general app:op-
ration bill as an addition to the items
of said bill or as a modification of,
or a substitution for any item OF said
bill such amendment or supplement
may effect
Subsection (H). The legislature
may amend such general appropria-
ton Lii by fncfca Ing the items
The. e.. .c.ating to c.ie Judicial De-
partnlelt, Dut may not otherwise alser
or amend such bill. except to strike
oLt OF reduce items therein.
Subsection %. Prior to the final
action on the general Appropriation
bill, the legislature may prov idt Ior
its salaries, mileage and necessary
legislative expenses by special APP
Preparation bills, specifically limited
TO such purposes, but before final itcs
ton on the general appropriation bill;
il shall not enact any other appropri-
ton bill, except upon recommended
ton of the governor.
Subsection CD. The governor
may, at any time, recommend to The
legislature supplementary budgets
and supplementary appropriate ton
bills based thereon, all of which shall
te subject to the same procedure as
the original budget and the general
dp9ropriation bill.
bSecti6n (I) After final ac-
ton on the general appropriation bill,
OF on recommendation of the gev-
ernor, special appropriation may be
enacted, but every such appropriation
shall be embodied in a separate bill
limited to some single work, subject
or purpose therein stated.
subsection (L). In the event oil
any inconsistency between any of the
provisions of this section and any
of the other provisions of the Con-
stitution, the provisions of this Sec
Cion shall prevail. But nothing here
IN shall sin any manner affect tie
provisions of Section % of Article ~
of the Constitution, or be construed
as preventing the governor from cali
ing special sessions of the Legislature
as provided by Section 6, of Article
~, of the Constitution, or as pre-
renting the legislature, at such spe-
csal sessions, from considering any
emergency appropriation or approp-
iations.
E.!r the Amendment "
Belen news. (Belen, N.M.) 1912-1947, 1921-08-27
No. |

JOINT RESOLUTION PROVIDING
FOR THE AMENDMENT or
SECTION . Or ARTICLE VII eOF
THE CONSTITUTION OF THE
STATE or NEW MEXICO.
H. j. r. No. IS, Apr. Feb. is, 1921.
Be it Resolved by the Legislature of
the State of New Mexico:
That Section 2 of Article VII of the
Constitution Of the State of New
Mexico, be and the same is hereby
amended to read as follows:
Sec. 2. Every citizen of the Unit
ed States who is legal resident of
the State and is qualified elector
therein, shall be qualified to hold
any public office in the state except
as otherwise provided in this Con-
stitution. The right to hold bdblic
office in the state Of New Mexico
shall not be denfed or abridged on
account of sen and Mhcrever the mas
culine gender is used in this Consti.
tuition, in defining the qualifications
for specific offices. it shall be con-
strued to include the feminine gem
der. Provided, however. that the pay
ment of public road poll tax school
poll tax or service on jurics shall not
be made a prerequisite of the right
of a female to vote or hold office
For the Amendment
Against the Amendment
Belen news. (Belen, N.M.) 1912-1947, 1921-08-27
No. 3

A JOINT RESOLUTION PROPOS-
ING AN AMENDMENT TO SEC
TION / OF ARTICLE V OF THE
CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE
OF NEW MEXICO, ENTITLED
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT"
H. j. Il. No. 19, Apr. Mch. ., 1921.
Be it Resolved by the Legislature OF
the State of New Mexico:
That Section of Article Y of
the Constitution of the State of New
Mexico, entitled Executive Depart
ment" be and the same is hereby am
ended to read as follows:
Section l.. The executive departs
ment shall consist of governor, lieut.
enant governor, secretary of state,
state auditor, state treasurer, attor-
ney general. superintendent of public
instruction and commissioner of pub
lie lands, who shall be elected for. a
term of two years beginning on The
first day of January next after their
election.
Such officers, except the superin-
tendent of public instruction, after
having served two consecutive terms.
shall be ineligible to hold any state
office for two years thereafter.
The officers of the executive de-
partment, except the Lieutenant Gov
ernor during their terms of office
shall reside and keep the public re-
cords, books, papers and seals of
office at the seat of government.
For the Amendment
Belen news. (Belen, N.M.) 1912-1947, 1921-08-27
No. S

HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION PRO-
POSING AN AMENDMENT TO
ARTICLE XII OF THE gONSTI-
TUITION OF sTHE STATE OF
NEW MEXICO, ENTITLED COR
PORAT1ONS OTHER THAN MI
NICIPAL" BY ADDING THERE
TO A NEW SECTION TO BE
NUMBERED SECTION 19.
H. ]. r. No. So. Apr. Mch. II, 1921.
Be it Enacted by the Legislature of
the State of New Mexico:
That Article XI of the Constitu-
ton of the State of New Mexico
entitled Corporations other than Mu-
nicipar be amended by adding there
20 new section to be numbered
Section 10 to read as follows:
Sec. 10. The Legislature may by
enactment change, alter or enlarge
the powers and duties of the State
Corporation Commission created by
Section of this Article for con-
troll and regulation of corporations
and may change or alter the provi-
sions for the enforcement of its or
ders.
Until the Legislature shall other
wise provide any order made by the
commission fixing or changing amy
CHdfSe OF 4 rate or relating to an
matter within its authority shall be
binding upon the carrier, or company
or person Ito whom the same is dir
rected and shall be enforced by the
Supreme Court according to the terms
of such order unless changed or modi-
fled by said court on a hearing ap-
piled for by such carrier, company
or person within reasonable time
limited in such order
Upon any hearing or proceeding in
any court upon any order issued by
the commission within the scope OF
its authority the burden of proof shall
be upon the carrier, company or per-
son to whom such order is directed
to show the unreasonableness of ;ea.
charge or rate fixed or requirement
specified in such order and such court
may of its own motion and shall upon.
request of any Interested party re-
quire or authorize additional evil
dence.
k~r the Amendment |"
Belen news. (Belen, N.M.) 1912-1947, 1921-08-27
No. s

a JOINT RESOLUTION PROPOS-
ING AN AMENDMENT TO SEC
TIoN TWO or ARTICLE EIGHT
OF THE CONSTITUTION or
THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO.
C. S. for S. j. r. No. 81, Appf. March
IL, 1921.
BE it Resolved by the Legislature OF
the State of New Mexico:
Section /. That Section of Ar.
ticle VIII of the Constitution of the
State of New Mexico be, and thS
same is hereby amended to read as
follows.
sec. 2. The maximum rate of taxa
lion to be levied for all state purposes
and uses, including the education
al, penal and charitable institutions,
shall not exceed six mills on the doll
lar of the assessed valuation Of ali
property subject to taxation in the
state. The maximum rate OF tax
to be levied for all County purposes
and uses, excepting special school lev
les general school tax levics, special
levies for health purposes, and special
levies on specific classes of property. /.
shall not exceed five 90 mills on the
dollar: Provided, However that tax
not exceeding two (2) mills on the
dollau of the assessed valuation of all
property subject to taxation In this
state may be levied for the construc-
tion and maintenance of the State
Highways, which said two CD mills
levy shall not be within the state or
County limitations heretofore fixed
The maximum rate OF tax to be levied
for all general County. school pur-
poses and uses shall not exceed ten
GO) mills on the dollar: Provided,
However, that an additional levy of
not to exceed five % mills on the
dollar may be made with: the Joint,
written consent of the Board of
County Commissioners and the State
Tax Commission. The maximum rate
of tax to be levied for City, Town,
I or Village purposes or uses shall not
exceed five (5) mills on the dollar
The maximum amount of tax TO be
levied for health purposes shall not
exceed one-half (1-2) mill. The maxi
mum rate of tax to be levied by school
districts for special school district
purposes, shall not exceed five (5)
mills on the dollar. The foregoing
| limitations shall not apply to levies
for the payment of the public debt
or interest thereon; Provided, turth-
er, that the limitations herein con-
tanned shall not apply to tax leVies
authorized by the Fifth Legislature
and exempted from similar hmitA-
IN existing laws.
For the Amendment
Belen news. (Belen, N.M.) 1912-1947, 1921-08-27
No. 2

A RESOLUTION PROPOSING AN
AMENDMENT TO SECTION 22
or ARTICLE ii OF THE CON
STITUTION OF THE STATE OF
NEW MEXICO.
Joint Res. No. CAS- Amended) Apr.
March s., 1921.
Be it Resolved by the Legislature Of
the State of New Mexico:
Section / That Section 22 of Ar
tici6 II 8f the Constitution of the
state Of New Mexico be amended SO
that the said section shall read as
follows:
Section 22. Until otherwise provid-
ed by law no alien ineligible to citi-
zenship under the laws of the Unit
ed States, or corporation. copartner-
ship or association, a majority Of
the stock of interest TN which is own
ed or held by such alieffs shall ac=
quire title, leasehold or other inter-
est in or to real estate in New Mex
leo.
For the Amendment
Belen news. (Belen, N.M.) 1912-1947, 1921-08-27

Pursuant to Chapter 1sS, Session
Laws of 1921. the following constf-
tutional amendments are submitted
to the qualified voters of the State
CT New Mexico for adoption or rejec-
ton at the Special Election to be held
September 20, 1921.
Manuel Martinez
SECRETARY OF STATE.
Belen news. (Belen, N.M.) 1912-1947, 1921-08-27
No. 9

JOINT RESOLUTION PROPOSING
AN AMENDMENT OF SECTION
TWELVE OF ARTICLE NINE OF
THE CONSTITUTION OF THE
STATE OF NEW MEXICO. EN-
TITLED STATE, COUNTY AND
MUNICIPAL INDEBTEDNESS"
Fl. ]. r. No. 80, Apr. Mch. II. 1884.
Be 1t Enacted by the Legislature OF
Continued on page a
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United States as aforesaid, the bur-
zen of proving actual and bona fide
ownership. of sutn property, upon
which exemption is claimed, shall be
upon the claimant"
For the Amendment 4"
Belen news. (Belen, N.M.) 1912-1947, 1921-08-27
ma ADJOURNED N

members, 1lOh. sAA~ eAA~
deputy and A. A. Gutierrez,
minutes of the previous meet
nv read and approved.
sonformity with the provisions
;ssio1 1864 Of the 1915 codifica-
I.sSs Of the state of New Mex
|se X following persons were duly
.;nted to be judges of registra-
n their respectibe precincts for
banning election to be held the
dav Of September 1921:
Precinct No. !
Vallejos
Luna.
Castillo .
Upper Belen
Vehceslao Sanchez
10 Tafoya
Tate
c. c. Taylor
nio Garcia y Gabaldon
lin Baca
Precinct No. 8
el Cordova
Il Trujillo
: OF p Precinct No. S
10 Aragon
tin de Almond
0tero
Precinct No. 6
cio Marquee
Garcia
e Sarracino
4 Precinct No Z
BEL Sandoval
ino MARQUEE
Eato Baca
Precinct No. s
lei Sandoval
Bel Pena
an Marquee
i Precinct No: 9
dO Lopez
noft, Artiaga
les Sichlef
i Precinct No: 10
bfi Garcia,
Henry Wortmaif
8rdo Grfeg8
Precinct No. 1t
mo Perea
Eufracio Martinez
2ilio Aragon
bio Moya
B Martinez
Alicia Baca
Precinct No. 13
Rumaldo S. Garcia
Carmen Ortiz
ltin R. Sais
Precinct No. Is
Eias PadiIla
'Ficentita Barela
hislao Morales
Precinct No. 16
J. Haverkampf
Davie
H. Chapman
Precinct No. II
cisco Martinez
|teo Torres
Rafael Mirabal
Precinct No, 10
|quilino Jaramill6
FIN MARQUEE
ltin Anzures
Precinct No. 10
Marmon
Jack Stagner
G. Gum
Precinct No. 20
10 0tero
b Sanchez
|. Fidel
Precinct No. %
bel Sedillo
On 0rona
bel L. Aragon
Precinct No. 2S
\ Neustadt
; Gallegos
Nathan Bib
Precinct No. "a
Garcia Jr.
lel Chavez
|nio Jose Candelaria
Precinct No. 81
mon Gabaldon
lcisco B. Chavez
Chavez v Gabaldon
Precinct No. %
|ian Baca
luiades Chavez
rdo Lobato
Precinct No. 20
Perea
Eor Gallegos
amlliano Romero
Precinct No. 80
|. Hausner
4 Moore
|Hayton
|hereas there is a balance of
LOS on deposit in the First Ma
p Bank of Belen, Ney Mexico to
credit Of Valencia County Agri-
pral Counsel, and whereas said
leil is now no longer in existence
" is the desire of the board of
ny commissioners of Valencia
nity to employ this money in the
'ir OF agricultural equipment to
sad county and for the develope
Y Of agricultural industry, There
De it resolved that r. S. Conroy
eeereby specifically authorized to
upon said fund for the purpose
Y stated, provided however that
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For the Amendment
Against the Amendment
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Against the Amendment
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Far the Amendment
against the Amendment
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Against tac Amendment
Belen news. (Belen, N.M.) 1912-1947, 1921-08-27

JOINT REsOIETIoN PROPOSING
THE AMENDMENT OF SECTION
8, ARTICLE Xxx, AND SECTION
5, ARTICLE ", OF THE CON-
STITUTION OF THE STATE OF
NEW MEXTCO
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isg;.lnst the Amendment
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-04-17
BUT LITTLE MORE LEAF
TOBACCO IS TO Be SOLD
Growers Of Sun-Curcd Marketing
the Very Last OF the Crop.
Lynchburg Near End.

\ holiday time is near At hand for
the leaf tobacco warehousemcn and
the leaf buyers OF Richmond. There
is but little moro Of the sun-curcd and
long black leaf tobacco ;hat was
grown in this territory last year re-
manning to be sold II is proba BILE
the very last of il will be brought in
by the growers and disposed Of by
the end ot this month. Every farm
cr marketing the weed las; week de-
clarcd it was the last of his 1920
crop.
The receipts were uncNp"ctcdly
small. amounting to not much over
l5o.0n0 pounds The character OF the
weed delivered was evidence that it
was the last of the holdings OF the
sellers. il being In the main low
grades, in bad order. aud scrappy
stun. However. her" and there were
to be found piles of strictly good to-
bacco ana on Friday last there was
u fairly good break OF the better
grades AT one OF the warehouses.
Such goods sold as wei! as any time
the present season. hut the low grades