New Mexico Secretary of State records, 1851-[ongoing].

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New Mexico Secretary of State records, 1851-[ongoing].

Summary: As of 1997, collection consists of records of the Secretary of the Territory (1851-1912), and the Secretary of State (1912- 1995). Includes executive record books and indexes, records of notaries public, legislative journals, enrolled and engrossed bills, laws of New Mexico, records of Constitutional Conventions (1850, 1866, 1872, 1889, 1906, 1910-1912), records of the Territorial Assembly (1859-1909), and correspondence of the Territorial Secretary (1851-1912). Collection also includes oaths and bonds of county officials, state agencies, out-of-state agents, and notaries public; appointments and resignations; fiscal accounts; canvasses of election returns; campaign finance reports; rosters of elected and appointed officials; private and municipal articles of incorporation; interstate compacts; irrevocable consents; attorney general opinions; automobile licenses; and trademarks, tradenames, and musical copyrights.

<500> linear feet.

eng,

spa,

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SNAC Resource ID: 7405482

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New Mexico. Secretary of State

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The Secretary of the Territory was established as an appointive office in 1846 by the Kearny Code. The office was continued by the Organic Act of 1850 (Sec. 4; and Sec. 12.). In 1912, with statehood, the office of Secretary of State became an elective one (1912 New Mexico State Constitution, Art. V, Sec. 1). The Secretary of State's responsibilities include keeping legislative and executive records, and publishing laws enacted by the Legislature. The Secretary is a member of the Governor's Cabin...

New Mexico. Constitutional Convention (1969)

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The Constitutional Convention of 1969 was called by an act of the New Mexico Legislature for the purpose of considering revisions or amendments to the state constitution of New Mexico (1969 Laws of N.M, Chp. 134, Sec. 1-30). From the description of New Mexico Constitutional Convention records, 1969. (Santa Fe Public Library). WorldCat record id: 38547961 ...

New Mexico. Office of the Secretary of State

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New Mexico. Secretary of the Territory

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J.W. (James Wallace) Raynolds was born in Pueblo, Colo., 1873. The family relocated to Las Vegas, New Mexico. J.W. Raynolds graduated from MIT in 1896 and returned to New Mexico. He was appointed assistant secretary of the territory under George H. Wallace. When Wallace died in 1901, Raynolds was appointed secretary by President McKinley. Later he was reappointed by Theodore Roosevelt, serving in the position through 1907. Raynolds, a leader in the New Mexico Republican party, died of illness in...