New Mexico State Constitution Provisions and Articles
The document outlines state constitutional sections on liability and compensation for injury, school textbooks, convict labor prohibition, eight-hour work days, indictment options, and a federal compact with Arizona and New Mexico. It establishes religious toleration, land and tax rules for Indian lands, debt assumptions, and official language and capital provisions. It also reserves U.S. rights for irrigation and liquor restrictions in Indian country.
New Mexico Constitutional Convention Adopts State Constitution
The Santa Fe convention completes a draft for New Mexico to become a state. It outlines transition rules from territory to state government, preservation of territorial laws, and methods for ratification by voters on January 21, 1911. The document defines state seals, election procedures, and officer inaugurations upon admission to the Union.
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New Mexico
Congress
United States
Union
Territory of
Santa Fe
Territory
Charles A. Spiess
George W. Armijo