Arizona weekly citizen., 1895-12-21
BILL 2l3.
In the House of Represent
atives, December 6,
1895.
BY N. O. MURPHY.
Read Twice, Referred to the Com
mittee on the Territories, and
Ordered to be Printed.

To enable the people OF Arizona TO
form a constitution and state govern
and to be admitted into the union on an
equal footing with the original ststes.
Be it enacted by the senate and house
of representatives of the United States
OF America in congress assembled, that
the inhabitants of all that part OF the
area of the United States now constitu-
ting the Territory of Arizona as at pres
ent described may become the state OF
Arizona, as hereinafter provided.
SEC. 2. That all male citizens of the
United States over the age of twenty
one years who have resided in said terri
tory for one year next prior to such
elsction are hereby authorized to vote
for and choose delegates to form con-
vention in said territory. Such delega-
tes shall possess the qualifications of
such electors, and the aforesaid conven-
ton ehalI consist of thirty-slx delegates,
apportioped among the several counties
within the limits OF the proposed state,
as follows: Apache county, three dele
gates; Cochise county, four delegates,
Coconino county, two delegates; Graham
county, three delegates; ella county,
two delegates; Msricops county, five
delegates; Mohave county, two delegates;
Navajo county, two delegates; Pima
county, four delegates; Pipal county
three delegates; Yavapsi county, four
delegates; Yuma county. two delegates;
and the governor Of said territory shall,
within thirty days after the passage of
this act, by proclamation, order an cleo
ton Of the delegates aforesaid in said
territory, to be held on such day as he
may in such proclamation designate,
not less than thirty nor more than
ninety days after the issuance thereof;
and the boards of supervisors OF the
counties of the territory shall, Immediate
ly upon the issuance OF the governors
proclamation ordering the election of
delegates to constitutional convention
as herein provided, authorize and re-
quire O supplemental registration OF the
male citizens of the United States over
the age of twenty one years who will
have resided In the territory for one
year next preceding the date fixed for
said election, whese names of the quail
fed voters of the territory at the last
general election held therein, which
Shall qualify them to vote for delegates
to the constitutional convention; and
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Quoted, the returns made, and the
certificate OF persons elected to such
convention issued IN the same manner
as is prescribed by the laws of said
territory regulating elections therein of
members Of the Legislature. Persons
possessing the qualifications emitting
them to vote for delegates under this
act shRll be entitled to vote on the
ratification or rejection of the constitu
ton, under such rules or regulations As
said convention may prescribe, not in
conflict with this set.
Sec. 3. That the delegates to the
convention thus elected shall meet at
the seat of government Of said territory
on the second Monday after their cleo
ton and after organization, shall declare
Oh behalf of the people of said proposed
state that they adopt the constitution of
the United States, whereupon the said
convention shall be, and is hereby.
authorized 10 form a constitution and
state government for said proposed
state. The constitution shall be repub
liz an in form, and make DO distinction
in civil or political rights on account of
race or color, except as to Indians not
taxed, and not to be repugnant to the
constitution of the United St6tes and
the principles of the declaration of
And said convention
shall provide, by ordinance, irrevocable
without the consent OF the United States
and the people OF said state
First-That perfect liberation of re
ligious sentiment shall be secured. and
that no inhabitant of said state shall
ever be molested in person or property
ON account of his or her mode of re-
ligious worships.
Second-That the people inhabitinR
said proposed state do agree and de
clare that they forever disclsim ali RICH
and title to the unappropriated public
lands laying within the bound cries
thereof, except as hereinafter provided,
and to all lands lying within said limits
owned or held by any Indian or Indian |
tribes; and that until the title thereto |
shall have been extinguished by the |
United States, the same shall be and |
remain subject to the disposition OF the |
United States, and said Indian lands |
shall remain under the absoluts juris |
liction and control of the cor gress OF |
the United States; that the lands be-
longing to citizens of the United State
residing without the said state shall |
never be taxed at higher rate than the |
ands belonging to residents thereof;
hat no taxes shall be imposed by the !
state on lands or property therein be-
onging to or which may hereafter be |
purchased by the United States or
reserved for Its use; but nothing here
%, or in the ordinance herein provided |
or, shall preclude the said state from
taxing, as other lands are taxed, any
ands owned or held by any Indian who
las severed his tribal relations and hs-
obtained from the United States or from
my person a title thereto by patent or
,ther grant, gave and except such lands
Is have been or may be granted to any
indian or Indians under any act of con
yress contRininga provision exempting
he land thus granted from tsxatlon;
)ut said ordinance shall provide that all
UGH lands shall be exempt from taxa
ion by said state SO long and to such
xtent ss such act of congress may pres
ribe.
Third-Tbat the debts and liabilities
4 said territory, under authority Of the
eg lslative assembly thereof, shall be
ssumed and paid by said state.
Fourth-That provision shall be- made
or the establishment and maintenance
t system of public schools, which
hall be open to all the children Of said
tate and free from sectsrian control.
SEC. 3. That in case of constitution
nd state government shall be formed
D compliance with the provisions OF
his act, the convention forming the
anne shall provide by ordinance for sub
hitting said constitution to the people
[ said state for its ratification or rejec- {
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