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3rd District Act of Congress admission Alamogordo Albuquerque Albuquerque 50 Antonio appointed April April 27 Artesia Baca Bernalillo Carlsbad Change of Agent Chief Clayton Clovis Colfax Commissioner constitution Convened at Santa convention County-Jose County-Juan Cruces Deming Doña Ana Doña Ana County East Las Vegas Eddy election Frank Gallegos Garcia governor Grant Guadalupe Indian Irrigation ized capital James Jaramillo John Jose July June June 20 lands Las Cruces Legislative Assembly legislature Lincoln Lucero Luna Manuel March Martinez Mexico Mora Ortiz Otero pany Pino Precincts President Quay Raton Rio Arriba Romero Roosevelt Roswell Salazar San Juan San Miguel San Miguel County Sanchez Sandoval Santa Ana Santa Fe County Secretary senate Sept Silver City Socorro Statutory Agent supreme court Taos Taos County TERM EXPIRES Territory thereof Tierra Amarilla Torrance Tucumcari Union United Valencia Valencia County vote William
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Page 59 - In all criminal prosecutions for libels, the truth may be given in evidence to the jury; and if it shall appear to the jury that the matter charged as libelous is true, and was published with good motives and for justifiable ends, the party shall be acquitted; and the jury shall have the right to determine the law and the fact.
Page 91 - ... resulting in whole or in part from the negligence of any of the officers, agents, or employees of such carrier, or by reason of any defect or insufficiency, due to its negligence, in its cars, engines, appliances, machinery, track, roadbed, works, boats, wharves, or other equipment.
Page 37 - That the legislative power of the Territory shall extend to all rightful subjects of legislation, consistent with the Constitution of the United States and the provisions of this act; but no law shall be passed interfering with the primary disposal of the soil; no tax shall be imposed upon the property of the United States; nor shall the lands or other property of non-residents be taxed higher than the lands or other property of residents.
Page 59 - No person shall be deprived of life, liberty, or property without due process of law, nor shall any person be denied the equal protection of the laws.
Page 39 - ... and each of the said district courts shall have and exercise the same jurisdiction in all cases arising under the constitution and laws of the United States...
Page 38 - The jurisdiction of the several courts herein provided for, both appellate and original, and that of the probate courts and of justices of the peace, shall be as limited by law: Provided, That justices of the peace shall not have jurisdiction of any matter in controversy, when the title or boundaries of land may be in dispute, or where the debt or sum claimed shall exceed one hundred dollars ; and the said supreme and district courts, respectively, "shall possess chancery as well as common law jurisdiction.
Page 59 - Treason against the State shall consist only in levying war against it, adhering to its enemies, or giving them aid and comfort. No person shall be convicted of treason unless on the evidence of two witnesses to the same overt act, or confession in open Court.
Page 62 - They shall in all cases, except treason, felony, and breach of the peace, be privileged from arrest during their attendance at the sessions of their respective Houses, and in going to and returning from the same; and for any speech or debate in either House they shall not be questioned in any other place.
Page 87 - Provided: That the right to the use of water acquired under the provisions of this Act shall be appurtenant to the land irrigated, and beneficial use shall be the basis, the measure, and the limit of the right.
Page 45 - The constitution shall be republican in form, and make no distinction in civil or political rights on account of race or color, except as to Indians not taxed. and not to be repugnant to the Constitution of the United States and the principles of the Declaration of Independence.