The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-07-17
SOME REsoLUrIoNs
Which Some People Want Incorporated
Into the Enabling Act.


As sample Of things to come the fol-
lowing is printed. Circulars bearing this
matter were distributed IN Oklahoma
City during the statehood convention.
An just governments derive their pow
efs from the consent or the governed:
therefore. The constitution OF the state OF
Oklahoma should contain among other
things. the following provisions
The state governments tas fhc
agent Of the people, shall be embodied
in thhc legislative executive ana Judi
cial departments Of the state.
2. The legally expressed win of a
majority Of The citlzeis of the stnte OK
pressing their vii by meras OF TIE ini,ia-
! tive referendum and tho i,aperative
nsnaate shan be tie supreme law Of The
state.
3 The legislature shai consist OF a
house Of representatives. Of go memDers
tthe first chosen for long, medium and
short terms and thereafter for SIX yeurs)
elected ir a nsaHaer to constitute SER
pe.ual body. two-thirds to constitute a
quorum. and 10 convene whenever oc-
c8ssicn requires; the compensation OF
each being So per dag while IN session
and no law shall be operative untn The
people have an opportunity 20 approve
It.
I. All state county. municipal and
township officers and their deputies or
first assistants shall be elected SUBJECT
TO recall, for periods OF terms sf two 10
st| years designated by the people. who
shall fix Their salaries by vote Until they
are 80 fixed the governor shall receive
Si,co0 per anntm for a tcun Of sour
years.
{. unih tie no. le make other prcvis-
ions the judiciary shall consist OF nine
district judges at Si.2p0 per year. pro-
abie judge in each county. a police Judge
In each municipality. two Justices in each
township with their auxiliary oniclais
whose duty shall be to apply the iaws.
but never to interpre. them. whenever a
law Is discovered whics an ordinary u
year old boy cannot clearly understand
il shall be returned 10 the law -factor.i.
for repairs.
9. All persons y years old and o o,er.
born, naturalixed, or citizenized In the
state and subject to the jurisdiction
thereof are citizens OF the state
y All persons OF legal age and soand
mind, not having been convicted Of any
crime, net conducting any Immoral oc-
cupation or business. and not being an
imebriate shall be considered eligible TO
vote, subject however. TO ar 'acationai
qualhcational which may be prescribed
BY the people
The equal tax 'advaloreu." OF all
property not clearly public, or exempted
by congress.
9. Where not otherwise specIned by
special arrangement Eieat ho.rs snail
constitute day and each hour cne-
eighth Of a day
10, On public works the contract sys-
TEN shall be substituted by the day labor
system
L, Complete separation 81 Church and
state.
u. Liberal privision for boards Of
arbitration to settle disputes and con-
irovercies.
is. Provision for two-thirds OF a ipas.i
to decide in certain cases.
u. The laws ~ 80 state shall be ap-
piled and enforced In each case in ac-
nordapce with She facts regardless Of
iechnicalities. and propcrt and position
shall be no bar 70 the equal enforcement
and operation OF the law.
The establishment IN each county OF
1 matrimonial board with powers to reg
llate marriages and consummate them
i6. The enforcement OF the principle
q no taxation without representation"
n. copulsDry education frosn to Il
'ears OF age.
ry in All It's forms.