New Mexico (January 6, 1912) was the 47th State admitted into the Union. The Constitution of the State of New Mexico, adopted 1911, stated:
<Preamble. We, the People of New Mexico, grateful to Almighty God for the blessings of liberty.> 1912NM001
<Article II, Section 2. Every man shall be free to worship God according to the dictates of his own conscience.> 1912NM002
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1912NM001. William J. Federer, American Quotations (2014). New Mexico, 1911, Constitution, Preamble. Charles E. Rice, The Supreme Court and Public Prayer (New York: Fordham University Press, 1964), p. 173; "Hearings, Prayers in Public Schools and Other Matters," Committee on the Judiciary, U.S. Senate (87th Cong., 2nd Sess.), 1962, pp. 268 et seq.
1912NM002. William J. Federer, American Quotations (2014). New Mexico, 1911, Constitution, Article II, Section 2. Charles E. Rice, The Supreme Court and Public Prayer (New York: Fordham University Press, 1964), p. 173; "Hearings, Prayers in Public Schools and Other Matters," Committee on the Judiciary, U.S. Senate (87th Cong., 2nd Sess.), 1962, pp. 268 et seq.