The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1894-09-25
ELECTION PROCLAMATION


TO appoint three citizens of said terri
tory, not more than two of whom shall
be of the same political party, as a
committee to apportion said territory
into thirteen council and twenty
six representative districts for mem
bers of the third legislative as
sembly, and,
Whereas, it is in said act further pro-
vided that on the first Tuesday after
the first Monday in November, 1894,
there shall be held an election in said
territory, at which time there shall be
elected a delegate in congress, mem
bers of the third legislative assembly,
county and townships officers. and
that the Governor shall on or before
the first day of October, 1894,
issue proclamation for the holding
of SAID election, setting forth therein
the apportionment of said territory,
and
Whereas, Section 59s7. of the laws
of Oklahoma provide that the Cover
nor shall in all cases issue his procla-
nation giving thirty days notice of
the time and place of holding elections
for the purpose of choosing a delegate
to congress. members of the terri
torial legislature and county and
township officers.
Now, therefore, |, William C. Rem
frow, Governor of the Territory of
Oklahoma, by virtue of the power
in me vested and in pursuance of said
act of congress and said act of the Ok
lahoma legislature. do hereby proclaim
and declare that the commission APP
pointed by me in pursuance of said act
of congress has apportioned the
Territory of Oklahoma into thirteen
council and twenty-siX representative
districts as follows, to-wit:
The First Representative district is
composed of townships No. three, 3,
four, 4, and precinct No two 2 in
township No. five and the town of
Tecumseh in the county of Pottawato-
ME and is entitle ! to one representa-
tive.
The Second representative district is
composed of townships one, 1, six, 6,
two, ., and precinct No. one, !, in
township No. five, ., IN the county OF
Pottawatomie, and Choetaw, Seminole
and Creek townships in the county OF
Lincoln and is entitled to one repre-
sentative.
The Third representative district is
composed of township ten, 10, y. X
one, l, east, Il. nine, 0, n. X. two
west. Liberty, Moore and Case town
ships and the towns of East and West
Norman IN Cleveland county and the
townships of Cass and Pott in Oklaho
ma county and is entitled to one re J.
resentative.
The Fourth representative district is
composed of Il. nine, 9, n. r. one
east;T. Q, r. W. Z. n. Il. l, f.; Twp
eight. s, n. r. one, l, west; Twp eight
5, n. K. two,2, west; Twp. seven, Z
n. Il one, 1, east; Twp. seven, z, n
R. one, ], W.; Twp two, ?, w; Twp
six 6, n. r. one east TWP. six, ~ X
one l, w, and Il. five, 3, r. one, l.
east in Cleveland county, and is en-
titled to one representative.
The fifth representative district Is
composed of the city of Oklahoma
CITY, Oklahoma and Greedy townships
in oklahoma county and is entitled t(
one representative.
The Sixth representative district Il
composed of Boone, Mustang, Council
Grove, Spring Creek, Deer Creek, Ed
mond, Britton, Hartzell, Crutcho
Springer and Choctaw townships anC
the town of Edmond in Oklahoma
county and is entitled to one represen
tative.
The Seventh representative distric
is composed of Mathewson, Frisco
Yukon, Mustang Union, Purcell
Reno City and Rock Island township
and the town of Okarche in Canadian
county and Is entitled TO one repre-
sentative.
The Eighth representative distric
is composed of townships, No. one, l
two, 9, three, 3, four, 4, and five, ., ant
the precincts of the town of lei Rem
in Canadian county ana is entitled I,
one representative.
The Ninth representative district i
composed of the county of go" and i
entitled to one representative.
The Tenth representative district
composed of Blac;S Bear, Lowe, Wat
kns and Autry townships and the cit
of Perry in up" county and Is entities
TO one representative
The Eleventh representative distric
Is composed of KeolIuk, Fox, Ponca
Pawnee, Union, Usage and Clmarro
townships in the county of Lincol
and all of townships Seventeen, II
Eighteen. Is, and Nineteen, l9,N. X
east ia the county of Payne and is en-
titled TO one Representatives
The Twelfth representative distfic
Is composed of townships Seventeen
u, n. II Five, 5, east, Twp. Eighteen
IS, n. r. Five, 5, east Twp. NineteeU
10, In ranges Two, 2, Three, 3, Four, 4
ana 1--WE, 5, east, Twp. Twenty, q
n. in ranges two, 2, three 3, and foui
a. east, and the town OF saltwater
the county of Payne and is entitled
one representative.
The thirteenth representative di
4rict is composed of Chandler, Oto'
Tohee and Iowa townships and IN
town OF Chandler in the county {
Lineola and Lincoln and Deep For
townships In Oklahoma county an
Iowa, Cimarron, Spring Vale, Bei
Creek and Springer townships
Logan county and is entitled TO on
representative.
fhs Fourteenth representative dl
trict is composed of the city of Gut
rie and che townships of Seward al
Guthrie in Logan county and is eni
tied to one Representatives
The Fifteenth representative distri
is composed Spring Creek, Ceda
Iron Mound, Crescent, Wooelan
Lawrie. Antelope, Mulhall. Ro
Hill. Oak View, Marshall, Bismar
and Orlando townships and q
town OF Mulhall In Logan count
and Is entitled 10 one representatis
The Sixteenth representative distri'
Is composed Of Twp seventeen, H.