New Mexico Secretary of State Records,
Collection
Identifier: 1971-001
Scope and Content
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.
Some materials are in Spanish and English.
Partial finding aid.
Some materials are in Spanish and English.
Partial finding aid.
Dates
- 1851-[ongoing]
Language of Materials
English.
Access Restrictions
Access to original territorial materials restricted; Use microfilm only (Territorial Archives of New Mexico).
Copy Restrictions
Limited duplication allowed for research purposes. User is responsible for all copyright compliance.
History
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 Cabinet, and second in the line of succession to the Governor.
Extent
500 Linear Feet
Alternate Format
Records of the Secretary of the Territory of New Mexico available on microfilm as part of the Territorial Archives of New Mexico (Rolls 21- 43).
General
Contact Information
- New Mexico State Records Center and Archives
- Archives and Historical Services Division
- 1205 Camino Carlos Rey
- Santa Fe, New Mexico 87505
- Phone: 505-476-7908
- Fax: 505-476-7909
- Email: archives@rain.state.nm.us
- URL: http://www.state.nm.us/cpr/ahsd_top.htm
- Articles of incorporation
- Ballot --New Mexico
- Bills, Legislative
- Bonds (legal records)
- Campaign funds --New Mexico
- Constitutional conventions --New Mexico
- Constitutional history --New Mexico
- Constitutional law --New Mexico
- Copyright --New Mexico
- Corporations --New Mexico
- Elections -- New Mexico
- Interstate agreements --New Mexico
- Laws
- New Mexico -- History -- 1848-
- New Mexico -- Officials and employees
- New Mexico -- Politics and government -- 1848-1950
- New Mexico -- Politics and government -- 1951-
- New Mexico --Boundaries
- Notarial documents
- Reports
- Secretaries of State (State governments) --New Mexico
- State government records
- Territorial records
- Trademarks --New Mexico
- Title
- Inventory of the New Mexico Secretary of State Records, 1851-[ongoing]
- Status
- Edited Full Draft
- Author
- Processed by staff
- Date
- ©2000
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- Finding aid is in English
Revision Statements
- June 28, 2004: PUBLIC "-//New Mexico State Records Center and Archives//TEXT (US::Nm-Ar::1971-001::New Mexico Secretary of State Records)//EN" "nmar1971-001.sgml" converted from EAD 1.0 to 2002 by v1to02.xsl (sy2003-10-15).
- Monday, 20210524: Attribute normal is missing or blank.
Repository Details
Part of the New Mexico State Records Center and Archives Repository