Article XVII, New Mexico Constitution

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Article XVII of the New Mexico Constitution is entitled Mines and Mining and consists of two sections.

Section 1

Text of Section 1: Inspector of Mines There shall be a state mine inspector who shall be appointed by the governor, by and with the advice and consent of the senate, for a term of four years, and whose duties and salary shall be as prescribed by law. The legislature may pass laws prescribing reasonable qualifications for the state mine inspector and deputy mine inspectors, and current legislative enactments prescribing such qualifications are declared to be in full force and effect.

Amendments

• Amended on September 19, 1961.

Section 2

Text of Section 2: Mining Regulations; Employment of Children under Fourteen The legislature shall enact laws requiring the proper ventilation of mines, the construction and maintenance of escapement shafts or slopes, and the adoption and use of appliances necessary to protect the health and secure the safety of employees therein. No children under the age of fourteen years shall be employed in mines.

See also

• State constitution
• Constitutional article
• Constitutional amendment
• Constitutional revision
• Constitutional convention
• Amendments
  • Initiated constitutional amendment
  • Legislatively-referred constitutional amendment
  • Publication requirements for proposed state constitutional amendments
  • Rules about constitutional conventions in state constitutions
  • State constitutional articles governing state legislatures

External links

Suggest a link

• New Mexico SOS, "New Mexico Constitution"
• FindLaw, "New Mexico Constitution (dead link)

Additional reading

• Smith, Charles E. (2011). The New Mexico State Constitution, New York, New York: Oxford University Press