Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1891-10-21

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 esisIsurs shall concur siersin they shall recoiln- 1 mend tO tine electors te vote ns fhe next general
 election for or against . convention, and 1T .
 majority of all the electors voting af said electt3n
 shall have voted for conssntion, the letsssisfnre
 shall ss tho no1t session provite by law for cli- | ling the same. and such congestion shall eons,st of number of members not iess than double the 1 number of tho most numerous branch Of the isg- l islstare.
 yensien s shsii have no validity until t has been
 submitted to. and adopted by tae people
 ARTICLE xuI.
 | scHEpuLE
 ssrrrox i. That no fnconreniencc may arise
 from . chsnye of the territorial government to . 1 permanent sfafe government if i. declssed that
 all wrifs actions prosecufiors. clxims liabilities
 of a nSaisysp assnTs and risss of inaissda vi L and
 of bodies corporate shall coatinne as if no change
 had taken place in this government
 And all prooCss which may. before the os-
 ganis is,lion of the judicial department as T this
 Constitution. te issued under the suthorit; yf the
 terrritoy of Arizons, shali be valid as if zsued sEc. 2 All property, real snd personal. and all moneys. credits, ciainss and choaes la action
 helonging to the territory of Arixon. st the tins of the adoption of this Consultation, shah be
 vested in and become the property of thsstats of Arizona.
 of Arizona, which are not rep0gnant to this Cos
 stitUtion. shall remain in force until they sexpir~
 by their limitation, shall be altered or re \
 | sDc {. All fines. penalties. forfeitnres end es- cheats accruing to the territory of Arizona. shai
 accrue % the use of the state.
 SEC. 5. All reoognizanees. bonds, obligatione. | or other undertakings heretofore takes, which may be taken before the orgsniz ion of the judic- ial department under this ConrtitGtion shall re-
 main valid and ,s shall psss % Sye, L 10 and may bs | bonti- obligations. or other aadertskings eze- cufel 10 this territory. or by any odicer in his official capacity. shall pess over to the proper fnr the uses therein respectively expre sed. and may | be saed for and recovered accordingly. All csim- | inal prosecutions end penal actions which have arisen which may arise before the organi ss,ion of the judicial department under this Constitn. | ton; and which shall then be pending may bs proeecated to judgment and execution in the
 SUc. .. All officers. civil and military. holding their offices and appointments in this territory, under authority of tho United States, or under the authority of this territory shall continue to hold and exercise their respective ollces and sp- pointmenis until the state government becomes operative under this Consultation
 SEC. E. This Constitution shall be submitfesl for adoption or relection to vote of the quail ned electors of this territory. at an election to be hd on the first Tuesday ia December. Al DD. Iesf- Said election, nearly may be shan se order cd and coniucted in all respects in the same manner as provided by the laws of the territory, except that persons entitled to vote for against the adoption of this Constitution shall be ss fol- lows. to-wit All male persons over twenty-ore years of age, e1clre ing lndians not taxed who
 
 infsmous crime and who shall be ci izens of the United States, and vho shall have actually re- sidsd in the terriiory for sixty days. and in the No registration of electors shall be repaired for the pDrpose of voting ct the election Eerein pro- vided for. The governor of the territory shall make proclamation of the tirze of the subntis- sson of this Constitution to the electors of the territory at ast thirty t90l days before the time proc lamation to be pubishasI in at least ore newspaper puhlsllsf in each county of the terri tory. At the said election the ballots shall be in the foiiosins form: For tho Consultation yea o1 his ballot only the words For the Constisu- ton or 'Acainst the Constitution. 2" and such ballots shali be counted for or against ths Con- stitgtion accordingly. All votes cast ns such election, for or against said Consultation shall bs counted and returnod to the secretary of the tor ritory m tho esIne nilnne votes for delegate to congress. and he shall canvass and make known the result within forty days after said election, and, the governor is required to declare the re- tion oT injection Of the Constitution by proels- mation, when the same is Ger. icd to him by the secreis sry of the territory.
 SEC. & This Constitution shall take effect and of ue territory a sssta
 Sta' 2. imnediately upen ths admission of the territory as state the .gOvernor of the tarritory or. in case Of his absence, faiiare to act, the secretary ef the territory. o-, in oi his ah- eence, or failure to act, the president of this yeniioa. sh7ll issue proclamation which shaii be pablishesi and copy thereof mailed to the chairman of the boaru of supervisors cf each county, calling an election hy the people for all state, district anfi other ofhseFs, created and made elective by this Consti;ution and fixing a day for such election, which shall not be less than forty days after the date of such proclama- ton. more than ninety days after the aelniis- sion of tho territory as 6 state.
 SEC. ie. The boards of supervisors os the say e.al counties shah thereupon order such election Tor said day, and shall cause notice thereof to be given in tho manner and for the length of time provided by the laws of inc territory in cass of in ard county and oteer offccs Every qualihesi ele tor of the territory who shall have been registered xf the date of said election shall he entitled 10 yo.e theceat. Said election ssasl he condnctea in all respects m the same manner provided by the isw O. the territory for general elections and he returns thereof shall be made fo the canvassins board hereinafter providesi for.
 Sec. H. The governor. sscresary of the terri tory and president oi this convention, or a ma rr.ty of them. shall constitute a board of can VI ss rs to canvass the vote Of such election for members of congress judges of the supreme court all state and :2trict officers, and members or the Legislature The said board shall assemble at tee seat of governrnent of the territory on the thirtieth. 1901 day ter the day of sach election Aor on the following day if such day fall Sun dayl and proceed to canvass tho votes for a,l court and members of the iegislature in she man ner Rrosld , oy the lss of the territory for shall issue certificates of election to the persons found to be eiectcd to said offices severafIy and snail make ard file with the serrs tary of te terri tory an abstract certihcate by them of the nnr,, Der of votes cast for each tssrss m for esch of | sad ohees snd of the total naRi'r of votes cast
 SEc. Ia. Ah officers elected at such election. except members of the lrgislature, shall within th,rty days after they haye been declared elected take tAe oath required by law, and give the came bond required by the law of the territory to h, | given m case of like officers of the terr:iorv sr aissl aaistrict, and shall taerenpon enter upon the duties or tnelr respective o!fces except as other wise provided in this Constitution, b1t the Iari.- lstire may require by law all such officers to siye in office
 SEc- IS. The goverforc,ect of the state imm.- a,istsly .,i apon hls amslifying and entering upon ton conyenirg the legisltturs of the et te af Tho seal o' government, day to hc named iu sail ? pr:1eiaInation aud which shall not be less than sad proclamation. Within ten days after ths ar gapissi on of the Legislature both ho,,ses of sb. lesisisnfe saai, then and there proceed to elect states, for the state of Ari zons At said eiactier. tns two persons who shali re- eve the nrsiori. of All n; votes sat y said Fens.ors and repre- s.n 'tor=. aad shall be 90 declared h- tI. nres;n, officers os both houses The presiding officers of the ssaats and honse lail issue certificate to each of said senators ri,ying hls cfsct:on. which certificates shall ! . aiso be signed ny the governor, and attested by SEc. is. Tho legislature shall pass ,ll nece.sarv sws 70 carry into effsct the provisions of this Cons. i-ution-
 SEQ. l5. Whenever any two of tho ip,,.,.s fl ,hs ,upfsrle court of the stats, elected under ths ptovisiohs of this Constitstion shall have ,neG- 1ed m their offices. the causGs then pensiing in me supreme court of the territory on appeal or st1t or err.r rom the district cour of any county ,r sntd vision within the liinits of this f te and papers, records and proceedings of ssis court. naii pass into tho jurisdiction and paesession of le supreme court or the sta 2, except as other sise provided m the enabling act Of congress, 'n'i 1nfil 20 suspsnld, the snpreGse eonrt of ths erritoey, and the judges thereof, shall continue sith iks power and jurisdiction, as ii this Co.- 'titn.ion had not bed adopted.
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