Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-12-19
Provisions of
Statehood Bill

that year the location OF the capital
may be permanently fixed by a major
ity vote,
Section % provides that IL u con.
stitution Is formed by the convention
In compliance with the terms of the
enabling act, tho convention must pro
vide an ordinance for submitting the
constitution TO the people for their
ratification or rejection, at an cleo
ton to he held at n time fixed In said
ordinance. But this election must
be not less than sixty days nor more
than six months after the adjournment
OF the convention, At this election
the registered voters are To vote dt'
rectly for or against the proposed con
stitution, and for or against any pro
vision thereof that may be separately
submitted. The goernors and chief
Justices Of the two territories, OR any
three of them, are TO meet at Santa
Fe on the third Monday after the cleo
ton and canvass the vote. IL n ma
jority of the legal votes cast on that
question shall be for the constitution
the canvassing board are 10 certify
the result TO the president of the
yF.gt,l Nta,n. rl,a 10 III. ,rNgilnnf
finds that the constitution adopted is
republican in form and complies with
the provisions of this act, he VIII IS
sue his proclamation announcing the
result of the election. and thereupon
the proposed state shall be deeemd
admitted by congress into the union,
under the name of Arizona, on an
equal footing with the original states,
from and after the date of the SAID
proclamation"
Section % provides that until the
next general census, or until other
wise provided by law, the state shail
be entitled TO two representatives IN
congress Tin addition To two United
States senatorsl. The congressman and
state Officers are to be voted for on
the same day of the election for the
adoption of the constitution; and UNI
Ill the state officers are elected n
qualified under the provisions of the
constitution, ana the state Is admitted
into the union, the territorial officers
Of the two territories. respectively,
shall continue to discharge the duties
Of their respective offices.
Sections q. %, &c, 81, % and % of
the bill grant public lands to the
proposed state, for various purposes.
Four sections of land in each town
ship are given for The support OF the
public schools. Two hundred Sec
lions of n%on-mineral land are granted
for the purpose Of erecting public
buildings, and for the payment Of the
bonds heretofore or hereafter issued
therefor. Former grants Of land for
university and other purposes are con.
firmed. and in addition thereto three
hundred sections are given for the
maintenance of the university. In
addition to these grants. 200, 900 acres
are given for insane asylums; 200 900
acres for penitentiaries; 100000 acres
for deaf, dumb and blind asylums,
100, 900 acres for hospitals for disa-
bleu miners; 200 900 acres for normal
schools: 200, 900 acres for charitable,
penal and reformatory institutions;
900. 600 acres for agricultural and me-
chanical colleges; 10000 acres for
schools Of mines, and 100000 acres
for military Institutes. Sections 81
and 80 prescribe the methods for Sc
Letting the land, and exempt all min
eral lands.
Section 33 provides that the state
shall comprise two United States ju'
dicial districts, to be named. respec-
lively, the eastern and western dis
tricts of Arizona. This, OF course,
will call for the appointment of two
federal judges, to life positions. The
boundaries of the two judicial dis
tricts are to be the same as the pres
| ent boundaries OF the two territories,
| Federal courts, district and circuit,
are to be held at Albuquerque and
Phoenix. For each district, In addi-
ton to a judge, the bill provides for a
United States district attorney and a
United States marshal Sections "a
and 35 relate TO procedure in these
federal courts.
Section 36 requires that the consti-
tutionaI convention shall by ordinance
provide for the election Of officers for
a full state government, including
/ members of the legislature and two