Holbrook argus. (Holbrook, Ariz.) 1900-1913, 1900-11-03
PROCLAMATION OF ELECTION.
TERRITORY OF ARIZONA, |
Executive Department.


Whereas, Under an act of the legislative
assembly of the territory, entitled 'Elec-
tions," and approved March g, 1887, it is pro-
vided that there shall be held throughout
the territory, upon the Tuesday after the
first Monday in November, A. D. 1883, and
every two years thereafter. an election for
members of the legislative assembly and such
other officers as may be required by law;
and
Whereas. 1t is further provided in said act
that at least thirty days before each general
election the governor must issue an election
proclamation, under the great seal of the
territory, and transmit copies thereof to the
clerks of the boards of supervisors of the
counties in which such elections are to be
held; such proclamation to contain state
ment of the time of the election and the Of
fees to be filed, and the offer of reward in
the form prescsibed by said act;
Now, therefore. 1, Nathan o. Murphy gov
ernor of Arizona, in pursuance of the duty
enjoined upon me- do hereby order a gen.
eral election to be held on the Tuesday after
the first Monday in November A. d. 1900, and
the offices to be held at such election [ do
hereby designate to be as follows, to-wit:
One delegate to the ffty-seventh congress
of the United States.
Twelve members of the council of the legis-
lative assembly of Arizona, and twenty -four
members of the house of representatives of
the legislative assembly of Arizona, appor-
toned agreeably to existing laws as follows:
Apache county. one member of the council
and one member of the house of representa-
tives; Coconino county. one member of the
council and one member of the house of rep
resentatives; Cochise county, one member of
the council and three members of the house
of representatives; Gila county, one member
of the council and one member of the house
of representatives; Graham county one
member of the council and two members of
the house of representatives; Maricopa
county. one member of the council and four
members of the house of representatives
Mohave county, one member of the council
and one member of the house of representa-
tlves; Navajo county. one member of the
council and one member of the house of
representatives; Pima county. one member
of the council Jointly with the county of
Santa Cruz and three members of the house
of representatives; Pinal county, one mem
Der Of the council and two members of the
house of representatives Santa Cruz county,
one member of the council Jointly with the
county of Pima. as aforesaid. and one mem
county, one member of the council and
three members of the house of representa-
tives; Yuma county, one member of the
council and one member of the house of
representatives.
And there shall be elected in each county
, of the territory. one probate Judge, one dis
trict attorney. one sheriff, one treasurer, one
recorder. one surveyor. two members of the
board of supervisors, and in the county of
Santa Cruz there shall be elected three MEM
bers of the board of supervisors, and in each
county of the first class and each county of
second class one assessor shall be elected also
in the several precincts of each county one
justice of the peace and one constable shall
be elected, and in such precincts as are en-
titled to two justices of the peace and two
constables that number shall be elected.
There shall also be elected in each county of
the first class one county. school superin-
tendent.
And do hereby offer a reward of fifty
dollars for the arrest and conviction of any
and every person violating any part of the
provisions of Title Nv, Part / of the Penal
Code.
In witness whereof have hereunto set my
hand and caused the great seal of the terri
tory to be hereunto affixed. Done at Phoe-
nix. the capital, this 9th day of September
A. d. 1900.
tSEALl N o. MURPHY
By the Governor:
c. H. AKERs
Secretary of the Territory of Arizona