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Newspaper
New Mexico State Record
Location
Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1921
Page
10
The secretary of state Manuel Martinez announces that proposed constitutional amendments will be submitted to qualified voters at the special election held on the third Tuesday of September 1921, pursuant to Chapter 148, Session Laws of 1921.
The legislature proposes changing Article VII Section 2 to guarantee U S citizens residing in the state and qualified electors may hold public office regardless of sex. It states that the word masculine includes feminine and that paying road, poll or school taxes or serving on juries shall not be required for a woman to vote or hold office.
Joint Resolution No.9 proposed by the New Mexico Legislature amends Section 22 of Article II to forbid aliens ineligible for U S citizenship or entities majority owned by such aliens from acquiring title leasehold or other interest in real estate in New Mexico until changed by law.
A joint resolution proposes amending Section 1 of Article V to define the executive department as including the governor, lieutenant governor, secretary of state, state auditor, state treasurer, attorney general, superintendent of public instruction, and commissioner of public lands. They shall be elected for two-year terms beginning January 1 following election, with ineligibility after two consecutive terms for two years, continuing the executive department structure.
No 5 Joint resolution proposes amending Article XI of the New Mexico Constitution to add a new Section 19 granting Legislature power to alter the State Corporation Commission or its regulation of corporations. It details how orders on charges or rates bind carriers and are enforceable by the Supreme Court, with provisions on burden of proof and court authority to request and authorize further review.
A partial excerpt notes that except the Lieutenant Governor during terms of office shall reside and keep the public records books papers and seals of office at the seat of government. The fragment hints at official custody and location requirements for state records and seals.
No. 4 Joint resolution proposes amending the New Mexico constitution to exempt from taxation up to two hundred dollars for each head of a family and up to two thousand dollars for property of veterans and widows who served in the United States military during wartime. The burden of proof for ownership of exempt property rests on the claimant.
The joint resolution proposes amending Section 3 Article XX and Article IV with a detailed framework for terms, budgeting, and session rules. It outlines governor budget powers, general appropriation bill processes, and a state land commission structure and terms.
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