The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-12-15
THEY WILL BE
BIG DATES
NEXT YEAR
IfFlynn Bill Passes May l3
VIII See Oklahoma Election
TO ELECT 1HOSt MEN
Who VIII Make a Constitution
for the New State.
TO ELECT THOSt MEN

eessIuL ana its opportunity seems 10 grow
brighter every day
on April - issues if the bill passes. a
proclamation for the election OF 70 dele
gates 10 the constitutional convention.
This lection viii be held on May IS. aad
on June Il the convention which is to
frame the constitution OF Oklahoma viii
assemble.
Great interest is taken all over the ter
ritory in the Flynn bin and copies OF it
are in demand.
The bill is entitled \ Bill TO enable the
people Of Oklahoma 70 form a eonstitu-
ton and state government and TO be ad-
mitted into the union on an equal footing
with the orinigal states. 1t reads in part:
BE it enacted by the senate and house
OF representatives Of the United States Of
America ia congress assembled. That the
inhabitants OF ali that part OF the area Of
the United States now constituting the
Territory of Oklahoma, as at present de-
scribed. may become the state Of Okla
homa, as hereinafter provided.
Sec. . That all persons who are quail
fed b. the lows of said territory to vote
for representatives, 10 the legislative as
sembly thereof are hereby authorized 20
vote for and choose delegates to form
convention in said territory; and the quail
ihcations for delegates to such convention
shall be such as by the laws OF said terri
tory persons are required 10 possess To be
eligible to the legislative assembly thereof
and the aforesaid delegates 10 form such
convention shall be seventy-hve in num-
her and shall be appoTtioned among the
several counties within the proposed state
in proportion. as nesir as may be, 70 the
population in each Of said counties as as
certained by the Twelfth Census of the
United States; that said apportionment
shall be made by the governor the chief
justice and the secretary of said territory;
and the governor Of said territory shall.
by proclamation, order an election Of the
delegates aforesaid in said proposed state
to be held on the Tuesday after the see-l
ond Monday in May. nineteen hundred.
and two, which proclamation shall be is
sued on the fifteenth day Of April. nine
teen hundred and two; and such election
shall be conducted, the returns'm made the
result ascertained, and the certificates Of
all persons elected 10 such convention is
sued in the same manner as IS prescribed
by the laws Of the said territory regulat-
ing elections therein for delegates 10 con-
gress and the number Of votes cast FOR
delegates in each precinct shall also be
returned. All persons resident in said
proposed state VINO are qualified voters Of
said territory, as herein provided, shall
be entitled to vote upon the election OF
delegates and under such rules and regu-
lations as said convention may prescribe,
not in conflict with this Act, upon the
ratification or rejection of the oonstitu-
ton.
Sec 8. That the delegates TO the con-
vention thus elected shall meet at the seat
Of government Of said territory, on the
fifth Tuesday after their election. exclud-
ing the day Of election in case such day
shall be Tuesday. and. after organization.
shall declare, on behalf of the people OF
said proposed state. that they adopt the
constitution Of the United States; where
upon the said convention shall be, and is
hereby. authorized to form constitu-
ton and state government for said pro-
posed state. The constitution shall be re-
publican If form. and make no distino-
ton in civil or political rights on account
OF race or color, except as TO Indians not
taxed. and not be repugnant 10 the con-
stitution Of the United states and the
principles Of the Declaration OF Indepen-
dence. And said convention shall provide
by ordinance irrevocabls without the con-
sent Of the United States and the people
Of said state;
First That perfect liberation Of relis-
fous 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 religious worship
second. That the people inhabitins
said proposed state do agree and declare
that thev forever disciarn ali right and
title IN or to any 1nappr0priated public
lands living within the boundaries thereof.
and 70 al lands living within said limits
Owned or held Nv any Indian tribe. ard
mat nntsf tho title thereto shall have been
extinguished by the United states the
same SHAH be and remain subject 70 the
disposal az the United states. And said
Iraisn land shall remain under the juTis-
dictfon and coatrol - the congress II the
T-rItcd states that land belonging - eiti-
zsns II The United St8tes Vesiding with
out the limits - said state shall never be
taxed az higher rate shan the lands
n.lorefrr n the residents thereof. that
~ taxes shali De imposed - che state on
fa-ee OF r.ro0e rtv belonging 90 Or vhscn
r.ay hereafter be PURCHASED ~ tne nitea
s.a+.- c- rr=erved FOR SIS use. BE- 10th
ing heresn. ~ in the or5inasfcss heseio
r-ovided fer sh11 ursaie TIE e siaie
from taxing rs otecr lands arc taxes any
lands Owned ~ sd - anT Inaian uao