Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1905-12-14
HAMILTON JOINT
STATEHOOD BILL
Full Textof Interest
ing Document
Given.
RELATING TO NEW MEXICO
Provides for State of Arizona
Divisions, Elections
and Officials.

The Joint Statehood Bill introduced
by Mr.. Hamilton on the 5th of De-
cember in the House of Representa-
tives is known as Bill No 1856 and Is
as follows:
A bill to enable the people Of Ok
lahoma and of the Indian Territory to
form constitution and state govern
ment and be admitted into the Union
on an equal footing with the original
states; and to enable the people of
New Mexico and of Arizona to form
constitution and state government and
be admitted into the Union on an equal
footing with the original states.
The first seventeen sections are TAX
en- up in relation to Oklahoma and
Indian Territory.
Arizona.
Section IS. That the inhabitants Of
all that part of the area of the Uni.,l
States now constituting the territories
Of Arizona and New Mexico, as at
plesent described, may become the
,tate of Arizona as hereinafter pro-
iIed.
Sec. ~. That all qualified electors
Of said territories, respectively, as
described In this act, are hereby au-
.horized to vote for and choose dele
gates to form q convention for said
territories; such delegates shall pos
sess the qualifications of such electors.
The aforesaid convention shall consist
Of one hundred and ten delegates, six.
ty-siX Of which delegates shall be
elected to said convention by the peo-
pie Of the Territory Of New Mexico
and forty-four by the people Of the
territory of Arizona; and the COVER
nors, chief justices, and secretaries Of
each Of said territories, respectively,
shall apportion the delegates to be
.hus elected from their respective ter
ritories as nearly as may be equltably
iamong the several counties thereof In
accordance with the population as
shown In the United States census of
ammo Domfni nineteen hundred; and
such governors, respectively shall,
within thirty days after the approval
If this act by the President OF the
United States, by proclamation, IN
which such apportionment shall be
fully specified and announced, order
an election of the delegates aforesaid
IN their respective territories, to be
held on the tenth Tuesday after the
approval of this act as aforesaid; and
he proper officials, as now PROVIDED
w law In each Of said territories, re-
,pectively shall Immediately upon the
ISSUANCE of such proclamations, make.
,r cause to be made, as the case may
| be. In time for the election, supple
mental or general registration, as
. nav be necessary, of the male citizens
Of the United States over the age OF
t ,wenty-one years who shall have re-
) sided in said territories, respectively.
!; | or six months, in the county for
: | ninety days, and in the precinct, ward.
o ,r election district where they are to
| vote thirty days next preceding the
n late fixed for said election. whose
n names shall be placed upon or ADDED
20 the great registers, or registration
d lists, as the case may be, exhibiting
K. he names of the qualified voters Of
,e said territories, respectively. And the
v. | persons so qualified shall be entitled
er @ be so registered and to vote fol
er ,elegates to the constitutional con
I'd Jention. Such election for delegates
] shall be conducted, the re
'e urns made, and the certificates o
persons elected to such convention Is
". sued, as near as may be, in the SAM
OF manner as is prescribed by the law
If said territories, respectively, regu
in ating elections therein of members o
is he legislature, save that not NOR
.han two judges of each OF the elet
ton boards holding elections unde
this act shall be of the same politics
party: Provided, That the secretar!
Or other proper officer, of the terr
W / ,OEy VI AIlLOutty AAtO WhSSS A~~~>~~ -
result Of said election in the territor
If Arizona finally comes, shall imm'
to- lately transmit and certify the sam
OK % the secretary of the Territory
ul New Mexico, at Santa Fe. Person
in possessing the qualifications entitlin
en- hem to vote for delegates to the col
,ss stitutional convention under this a.
an shall be entitled to vote on the rati'
,ut cation or rejection of the constitute
submitted to the people OF said te
'as ritories hereunder. and on the ele
its ton of all officials whose election
sh- taking place at the same time, und'
such rules or regulations as said CO
the vention may prescribe, not IN confli
with this act: Provided, That SO
sh, registration lists shall answer \
be both or all such elections.
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