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The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-08-29
PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL
AMENDMENT


HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION Pro.
POSING AN AMENDMENT TO
ARTICLE ri OF THE CONSTrTU-
TION or THE STATE or NEW
MEXICO. ENTITLED CORPORA.
TfONS OTHER THAN MUNICH
PAL" ny ADDING THERETO A
NEW SECTION TO BE NUN
BERED SECTION 10.
II. j.. II. No, ~. Apr. Mch II. 1921.
he II Resolved by the Legislature Of
the State OF New Msricot
That Article XI OF the Constitution
Of the State OF New Mexico, entitled
Corporations other than Municipal"
be amended by adding thereto 4 new
section TO be numbered Section 10 10
read as follows:
"sec. 10. The Legislature may by
enactment change. alter or enlarge the
powers and duties Of the State Cor
porntion Commission created by Sec
tan l OF this Article for the control
and regulation OF corporations and
may change or alter the provisions for
the enforcement Of Its orders
Until the Legislature shall otherwise
provide any order made by the com.
mission fixing or changing any chnrge
or rate or relating 20 any matter with
In its authority shall be binding upon
The carrier, pr company, or person to
whom the ssme IL directed and shall
be enforced by the Supreme Court nc-
cordlne 10 the terms Of such order uB'
less changed or modified by said court
on q herring applied for by such car
rier. company or person within a rea.
sonable time limited In such order.
Upon any hearing or proceeding In
any court upon any order issued by
the commission within the scope OF lts
authority the burden OF proof shnll be
upon the carrier. company or person
10 whom such order IL directed TO show
the unrensonnbleness OF any charge or
rate flied or requirement specified In
such order and such court may OF Its
own motion and shall upon request Of
any Interested party require or author.
lac additional evidence.
For the Amendment IL
Against the Amendment II
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-08-29

''snb-secsion Nls rflar to Tho final
iction on the general appropriation
iii. the legislature may provide for
u salaries. mileage and necessary les.
siativc expenses BY special nppropria.
lon bills. specifically limited TO such
purposes. but before final sctlou on the
senerRl appropriation bill. u shall not
mart any other appropriation bill. en-
ept upon recommendation OF the gov
srnor.
Sub. section (J). The governor may,
u any time. Recommend 70 the iskisis.
nre supplementary budgets and sup
elementary appropriation bills based
hereon. sll Of which shall be subject
o the same procedure ~ the original
budget and the general appropriation
bill.
Sub Section tK). After final action
IN the general appropriation bin. or
on recommendation Of the Eovernof.
special appropriation bills may be en-.
acted. but every such appropriation
shall he embodied In . separate bill,
limited TO seine single WORK, subject OF
purpose therein stated.
"sub-section (L). In the event Of
any Inconsistency between any Of the
provisions Of this section and any Of
he other provisions OF the Constitu-
ion. the provisions OF this section shall
prevail. But nothing herein shall In
any name affect the provisions Of
Section "a OF Article Nv Of the Consti-
tuition. or be construed ss preventing
the governor from calling special SEES
,ioss Of the legislature a. provided By
Section 9 OF Article ~ o. the consti'
tuition. or a. preventing the legislature,
II such special sessions, from eonsId'
ring any emergency appropristisn o.
appropriations"
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-08-29
PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL
AMENDMENT.
No. 9

JOINT RESOLUTION PROPOSING
AN AMENDMENT OF SECTION
TWELVE on ARTICLE NINE OF
THE CONSTITUTION OF THE
STATE or NEW MEXICO. EN-.
TITLED STATE. COUNTY AND
MUNICIPAL INDEBTEDNESS"
n. J. IL. No. ~. Apr, Ach. II. 1921.
lie Il Enacted by the Legislature OF
the State OF New Mexico:
Section /. Tint Il IL hereby pro-
posed TO amend Section ~ OF Article
. Of the State Constitution so us To
reud NJ follOoss:
'sec. II. No city. town or village
shall contract any debt by an 0rdl.
nance, which shall be irrepenlable M
al the Indebtedness therein provided
for shall have been fully paid OF dis
charged. aud which shall specify for
the purpose TO which the funds TO be
raised shall be applied, and which
shall provide for the levy Of a tax, not
exceeding twelve mills IN the dollar
upon all taxable property within such
city. town or village. sufficient TO pay
the Interest on. and TO e%xtingulsh the
principal OF. such debt within fifty
years. The proceeds OF such tax shall
be applied. only to the payment OF
such Interest and principal. No such
debt shall he created unless the ques'
lions Of mourning the same, shall. nj
a regular election for couucllmen, al
dermnn or other officers of such city,
town or village, 81 at q special election
duly called for that specific purpose,
In the same manner M for a regular
election. have been submitted to a vote
Of such qualified electors thereof ~
have paid u property tax therein dur
lng the preceding year. and a major.
ny Of those voting ON the question. de
poslted In a separate ballot box. shat
nave voted Ina favor of creating sucl
tsh-
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-08-29
PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL
AMENDMENT
No. 8

A JOINT RESOLUTION PROPoS.
ING AN AMENDMENT TO SEC
ton ! or ARTICLE V or 1HS
CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE
OF NEW MENICO. ENTITLED
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT"
ii. j. II. No. 10. Apr. Mich 8, 1921.
BE II Resolved by the Legislature OF
the State OF New Mexico:
That Section I OF Article v of the
Constitution OF the state 81 New Mex
leo, entitled Executive Department
be and the same 10 hereby amended ia
rend as follows:
section /. The executive depart.
ment shall consist OF n governor, lieu'
tenant governor, secretary ~ state,
state huditor. state treasurer. attOr'
ney general. superintendent Of public
instruction and commissioner Of pub
lie lands who shall be elected for q
term OF wv years beginning on Tho
first day OF January next after theil
election.
Such officers, except the superin
tendent o. public instruction, aftel
having served two consecutive terms
shall be ineligible to hold any state OF
flee for two years thereafter.
The officers OF the executive depart
ment. except the Lieutenant Governor
during their terms OF office. shall re
side and keep the public records
books, papers and seals Of office "A
the ssat OF government
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-08-29
Title Investigation
On Canyon De Chama
Grant Completed

An investigation OF land titles
which date hack 10 n grant given to
General lose Maria Chavez. historic
figure in the history OF New Mexico.
has Just been completed, according
to NJ. NJ. Cheney. forest service ex-
amincr OF the local onicc who re-
turned yesterday from Espanola.
The land grant involved in the
Canyon de chamR grant. which was
cancelled by the cour Of Spanish
land grants In about 1895. Heirs Of
General Chavez are trying to estab-
iish ciaim to their present claims
under the small holdings law.
sThe evidence collected has been
forwarded To- Washington. where the
decision will be made.
''DosT's'-FuR WISHING
Don't wish yoa could Tina q iob-find ~
Don'I ~ish you could rent your apart
psui-Hent u.
Dop'i Wish you could sell your home
Sell u.
by using the Herald Classified Columns
phons HAN
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-08-29
PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL
AMENDMENT
No. /
IoINT REsoLuTIoN PnOYIDINo

Joint RESOLUTION PROVIDING
FOR THE AMENDMENT or
SECTION 2 OF ARTICLE VII OF
THE CONSTITUTION OF THE
STATE OF NEW MExIcO.
II. J. X. No. is. Apr. Feb. ~, 1871.
BE II Resolved by the Legislature Of
the State OF New Mexico:
Tint Section 2 Of Article VII OF he
Constitution ~ the state " New
Mexico. be and the same Is hereby
amended 10 read ns follows.
Sec. 2. Every citizen OF the United
States who IL q legal resident OF the
State and IL n qualified elsctor there.
In. shall be qualified 10 hold any pub.
lie office IN the State except ns other.
wise provided In this Constitution.
The right TO hold public office In the
State of New Mexico shall not he de-
nled or abridged on sccount Of ser.
ard wherever the masculine gender 10
used In this Constitution. In defining
the qualifications for specific offices.
II shall be cons.Fuc-. to include the
feminine gender . Provided, however.
that the payment OF public road poll
tar, school poll tar or service on juriss
shall not be made a prerequisite to the
hight Of . fsmsis 10 vote or hold o.
aesr
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-08-29
PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL
AMENDMENT
No. 4

A JOINT RESOLUTION PRoPOS-
ING AN AMENDMENT TO SEC
TION o OF ARTICLE VIII OF
THE CONSTITUTION OF THE
STATE or NEW MEXICO. EN.
TITLED TAXATION AND REV
ENUE."
II. J. II. No. Al. Apr. March II, 1921,
lie II Resolved by the Legislature Of
the State OF New Mexico:
Section /. That Section . Of Article
VIII Of the Constitution ~ the state
Of New Mexico. entitled "raXntlon aud
Revenue" be and the same Is hereby
amended 50 as to read as follows;
Section 5. The Legislature may ex-
empt from taxation property Of each
head OF n family to the amount NJ two
hundred dollars. and the property OF
every honorably discharged soldier,
sailor, marine aud army nurse. and tile
widow OF every such soldier, sailor. or
marine, who served IN the armed
forces ~ the United States Mt any
time during the period In which the
United States was regularly and off
Cially engaged In any war, IN the sum
OF two thousand dollars. Provided.
that In every case where exemption is
claimed on thc ground OF the claimants
having served with the military or
naval forces OF the United States as
aforesaid. the burden Of proving actual
and bona fide ownership Of such prop
erty, upon which exemption 10 claimed,
shall be Don the claimant"
For the Amendment I
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-08-29

n took ssttr,i COW o. me
ella national f1fsst - find . ~
uee for the Ih~ntfrnenla u1te ~ for
'cat service io1kpatA 20 locate fires.
The innrum>nl which ~ used -
an alldade. with sifhts on both efrit.
which rcvnives on a pivot. undtl n
u the dial OF O compass. ana ~ ttr+
Ing SD the fire with The aiidae>. .
tan get the c<act direction o. fire
o. smoke which has been scen.
Ranger Painter. Of the CHA forest.
reports 70 tho district oific< here
fhnt he found COWBOYS using the In
rtrument for q roulette wheel In q
of the lookout stations. They wonfA
the alidnde.
----
You will ind Il IN our olsssi-
dad CoIumus.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-08-29
&RLG.~.A .:

NV can you tell "A
mushroom from a
tuadstool7 It's n
question many pco-
pie ask hut one they
really do not mean,
What they wish To
know h not how "a
tell a mushroom
from a toadstooi bat
how To- tell what
mushrooms are ed
ihlr.
We know that
H
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-08-29
f.hoAi. NoTIcrF Z
AMENDMENTS

Pursuant 20 Chapter Ias. s'easion
Laws of 1891. thc following conssitu-
fiouni amendments arr submitted 60
the qualified voters % the State Of
New Mexico for adoption or rcicc-
ton no the Spectral Election 10 h. held
september 20. 1891.
MANUEL MARTINEZ.
Hccrclarf Of hlAlc.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-08-29

sionss upep she faithful performances
VI lie duties Of his office. M
~stciion TO- The Chairman Of the
state Land Commission shall be he
third member. together with the Cos.
srnor and Attorney General. o. the
|Commi>siep created ~ Section II OF
me Act OF Conarea<. approved 1une
ioth. 1870, commonly called he Enss
bling AstN
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-08-29
PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL
AMENDMENT
mo. 2

A RESOLUTION PROPOSING AN
AMENDMENT TO SECTION -
OF ARTICLE II OF THE CON.
STlTuTloN OF THE STATE OF
NEW MENfCO.
Joint Res. Ne . CAS- Amended) Apr.
March 5. 1921.
BE Il Resolved by the Legislature CT
the Stats Of New Mexico:
Section | That Section % OF Artl.
Gle II OF tile Constitution OF the State
OF New Mexico lie amended 10 that The
said sectlon shall read rs follows:
Section %. Until otherwise provid.
cd By lnw no allen Ineligible to clti.
renshlp under the laws Of the United
btatsA or corporation, f, eopartnsrshlp
or association. . majority Of the stock
or Interest In which 10 owned or held
By such siiens, shall acquire title,
ieasshold or other interest In or to
real sststs In New nsxico.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-08-29

For the Amendment II
Against the Amendment II
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-08-29

For the Amendment l
Against the Amendment L
The Donaldsonville chief., 1921-12-31
Big Money in Oil.

That there is big money in oil for
those who happen to ''strike it right, -
is evidenced by the report which
comes from Shreveport of the enor~
nous dividends paid to stockholders
Of company operating in the Edo
rado, Ark. district. The report says
that within less than year from the
coming in of the discovery weel in the
district, the Busey-Mitchell Oil Com
pany, pioneer in that field, has given
up its charter and step,ed from The
stage, and the stockholders are re-
ceiVing dividends. The entire divi.
dends amounted to more than $780,
900, the original stockholders realiz"
ing $1604.15 for each $100 invested,
or better than 16 to /. DIR. Samuel
l. Busey, president of the company
received the largest check, more than
$4,000, and Ike Felsenthal, treas.
urer, came second, with more than
$4,000. Wong Hing, Chinese laun-
dryman, received more than $4,000,
having invested $3.50 in the pioneer
project, and J. H. Koon, plumber, who
invested $1O0. go $1604.15.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1921-12-31
WANT MORE FLOOD MONEY.
Louis;anaians Claim $45, 100000 Ap-
propriated by Congress Not Enough

Louisiana is not satisfied with the
amount appropriated by congress for
flood control of the Mississippi river.
According to report from Washing
ton, Representative Riley J. Wilson,
who accompanied the Mississippi
River Commission on its recent trip
down the river, expressed the opin-
ion that when the s45,0O0,00O
authorized by congress is expended
the task Of giving the lower valley
complete protection will be only half
done.
In the face of this definite knowl-
edge of the status of flood protec-
ton members of the Louisiana dele
cation agree that the ecort to obtain
legislative authorization for a fur
ther appropriation should begin at
once.
When the S45,OO0,0oO appropria-
tion was authorized engineers fear
ed that it would be inadequate for
the vast amount of work required.
In the effort to obtain All additional
appropriation sight will not be lost
of the fact that flood protection must
be carried up several tributaries Of
the MISSISSIPPI, ana that nood con-
troll work is to be extended to the
northern reaches Of the river.
Despite high prices large amount
of work has been done with the
money made available by the food
control act and by the local contri-
buttons. The weakest stretches of
levee are stronger than the strongest
levee line in 1912. The hazard from
overflow has been reduced so that
100000 acres Of land are insured
against overflow under any except
extraordinary conditions. While it
may happen only once in a century,,
Legislators agree generally that the
rich lower valley should be protec-
ted against the combined floods of
the Mississippi tributaries.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1921-12-31

22,oI0 pounds and moving at a rate
of fifteen miles an hour encounters
an obstacle on the highway sufficient
to give the rear wheel a drop of one
inch the effect upon the road is prac-
tlcally the same as the total weight
multiplied by six In sense the
truck becomes projectile and bat
ters the pavement bg. a succession Of
mighty impacts.
Two methods of resisting impact
have been developed among highway
engineers, one being to design a rigid
structure which will withstand the i'm
pact as armor plate is expected to
withstand the projectile. This method
| is an effort to match the strength
! on the part Of the defensive agent.
1t calls for constantly increasing
thickness Of slab and more reinforce
ment, Just as moe powerful guns
and increasing effective armor pierre
ing projectiles call for thicker armor.
This method has found considerable
favor in the Eastern states, but out
on the Pacific coast highway engi-
neers have for the past quarter of
a century been practicing another
method of construction, to which they
point as the infallible solution Of the
impact problem.
In California and Oregon the engi-
neers do not attempt to stop the
mighty impact Of the motor truck
in is tracks, so to speak, but they
cushion the shock. They construct
an elastic slab which clings to the
earth subgrade beneath and it ab-
serbs the shock of impact by slight
ly yielding.
The eastern engineers argue that
if you put shock absorbers on the
vehicle why not put them in the
road? They point to repeated tests,
which have shown that an elastic or
resilient slab made of asphalt and
stone shows more than double the
resistance to shattering by heavy
blows than has been shown by rigid
slab Of similar thickness and design.
At Visalia, California, is such a
pavement composed of seven inches
Of stone and asphalt, laid in 1894
and in good condition today with no
outlay for maintenance during 81
years.
More than 12,0Oo,ooo yards of the
so-called "black base" type of pave
ment have been laid on the Pacific
coast and over four-f fths of this
large yardage is not over five inches
in total thickness.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1921-12-31

from State Highway departments in
dicate that twenty-three million
square yards were laid on the state
highways while the area laid in coun-
ties and other districts brought the
total of 868,00O,000 square yards
equivalent to 6000 miles of asphalt
pavements 18 feet wide. This is
more than sufficient to build one as
phalt road eighteen feet wide from
Augusta, Me-, to San Francisco, Cal,
and another from Augusta, Me-, to
New Orleans.
The great change which has come
over the system Of road and street
building recently is the realization
that the material Of road should
not be capable of absorbing water,
but water-p -proofed. Not only does
rain percolate through and destroy
road but when frost comes it heaves
the pavement and foundation. Prs
longed drought is also very harmful
to plain macadam surfaces which be-
come dusty and ravel.
Impact is new and destructive
enemy Of pavements. When a load
ed motor truck weighing with it's load
The Donaldsonville chief., 1921-12-31
K. Of c. to Dedicate New Home.

r.. OF H. TO Dedicate New Home.
The members of New Orleans
Council No. TIA, Knights of Colum-
bus, are making extensive prepara-
tions for the dedication on Sun day
January 5. of their remodeled $780,
600 home in Carondelet street, be-
tween Julia and Girod streets. An
elaborate program of exercises has
been arranged for the occasion and
several Of the higheset officials of the
order and thousands of knights from
Louisiana and other southern states
are expected to attend. Archbishop
John W. Shaw will celebrate high
political mass at the st. Louis Ca
thedral at 10 o'clock. The mass will
have historical significance, as Gen
eral Andrew Jackson attended a te
deum mass at the Cathedral following
the repulse of the British on January
8, 1915. Places of honor will be re-
served for ecclesiastieals and Knights
of Columbus dignitaries who are ex-
pected. Preceding the mass there
will be a parade of all members of
Orleans council and visiting knights
from the home to the Cathedral.
Thousands are expected in the line
of march. The following Monday
night, there will be a dedication ball
in the auditorium of the new home.
AS remodeled the home is one of the
finest clubhouses in the country.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1921-12-31
PROGRESS OF ROAD BUILDING.
Enormous Sumo to Be Spent ON High.
ways in Near Future.

The following circular letter, issued
by Clifford S. Lee. director Of High
ways Information Service Of New
York City, contains much valuable
information on the subject of high
ways which viii no doubt be appre-
ciated by those Interested in good
roads building: go
The official and citizens of AS
ccnsion parish may not realize, per-
haps. that through the sum of S9O,-
600 which they are reported as con-
templating spending or as veting to
spend ii the near future for Dist.
No. 4 roads they viii share to no little
extent in carrying out the greatest
ere 81 :oae1 building and street con-
'tri;ctioa III history and are helping
heir fello" Anericaels realize a laud-
able ambition to make American high
ways the finest III the world.
Carefully compiled statistics based
upon reports received during Aug
ust. September, October and Novem-
ber, 1921, form 1901 states, counties,
townships and municipalities show that
the Industrial depression that has
existed during the@.nast year has eff
fected the road buiffing program but
slightly. With more than one bill
lion dollars available,. all told, and the
new federal aid law now in effect and
making $75, 100000 in new funds
available in fedora! aid during the
coming year, the country has never
experienced such I. road building
boom as the spring Of 1922 promises
:" inaugurate. !.
Reports show thar during the past
four months new streets and road
projects were announced as contem-
plated but not yet vgted to q grand
total Of $242,994,625, of which sum,
Sill, 10000 is for roads and $31,-
Sl3,923 for streets. In addition,
the American taxpayers, during
August, September, October and No
vember, actually Ynted $238,69O,-
1876 for new streets and roads and
the public officials seld $140,656,SOS
worth of road and street improve
ment bonds. For streets the sum
of $37,33O,l74 was voted and $685.
791, ,681 in bonds were sold. For
"oads the sum voted was s2O1,359,-
962 and the bonds sold were S114,-
865,l27. The reports showed new
street improvements to be contem-
plated or actually under way in $50
cities and towns.
With vast sums sach as these to
be expended next year, over and
above amounts previously authorized
t can be readily seen that the Ameri-
can people are in ea: nest about this
matter of good roads and are taking
to heart the fact thar &eighty-fve per
cent Of our highways are yet to be
surfaced and madefpr .ctical for mod
ern motor traffic. IT d
ious strides in street paving is indi-
Gated in reports from city engineers
20 The Asphalt Association, New
York, which indicate that over thirty
million square yards equivalent to
1850 miles Of asphaltic pavement,