Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1900-01-31
Arbor Day Proclamation.
Executive Department of Arizona,
 Office of the Governor.

GAONuIifo OopdEJu0UG OI AI1ZOud, Office of the Governor.
 Act No. l5, of the Sixteenth Leg islative Assembly of Arizona, ap- proved February 19, 1891, provides as follows:
 "Section 1. The Friday following the first day of February in each year shall hereafter be known throughout the territory of Arizona as Arbor Day, and shall be observed as a holiday.
 "Sec. 2. It shall be the duty of tte governor to make proc lamation setting forth the pro visions of the first section of this statute, and recommending that the Arbor Day established be observed by tLe people of the territory of Ari- zona in the planting of trees, shrubs, and vines, in the promotion of forest and orchard growth and culture, in the adornmeut of public and private grounds, places and ways, and in such other efforts and undertakings as shall be in harmony with the day So established.
 "Sec. 3. In order that the child ren in our public schools shall assist in adorning the school grounds with trees, and to stimulate the minds of children towards the benefits of the preservation and perpetuation of our forests, aud the growing of tim Der, it shall be the duty of the auth critics in every public school in the territory of Arizona to assemble the pupils iu their charge on the above day in the school building or else where, as they may deem proper, and to provide for and conduct under the general supervision of the county school superintendents such exercises as shall tend to encourage the planting, protection and preser- vation of trees and shrubs, and an acquaintance with the best methods to be adopted to accomplish such results; and that the trees may be planted around the school buildings, and that the grounds around such buildings may be improved and beauti6ed; such planting to be at tended with appropriate and attract i've ceremonies, that the day may be one of pleasure as well as one of in struction for the young; all to be under the direction aud supervision of the teacher, who shall see that the trees and shrubs are properly selected and set.
 "Sec. 1. The county school su- perintendent of each county shall from year to year, prescribe course of exercises and instructions in sub jects hereinbef0re mentioned, which shall be adopted and observed by the said public school authorities or Arbor Day." IT. Now, therefore, I, N. O. Murphy governor of Arizona, by virtue of the authority in me vested, hereby pro claim Friday, February 2, prox. Arbor Day in Arizona. and request it's observance as a holiday in com pliance with law.
 1 recommend that in the northern part ol the territory and in places oi high altitude where the date named by statute s too early in the season for successful tree planting, the To cal school authorities provide fol the observance of an Arbor day later in the spring. I invite attention tc the suggestions made in bulletin No 8,from the agricultural experimenta station, as to he trees and shrub: best adapted to planting on Arbol Day.
 In witness whereof, 1 have here
 unto set my hand anC
 caused the great seal O. | SEAL. the territory to be af
 fixed, at Phenix. the cap
 ital, this 20th day of Jan
 uary, A. D. 1900.
 NO. MURPHY,
 By the Governor:
 c. H. AKERs,
 Secretary of Arizona.