Arizona republican., 1906-06-09

convention by the people of the te:Ii- tory of New Mexico and forty-fo1r by the people of the territory of Arizona; and the governors, chief justices and 1 secretaries of each of said territories. respectively. shall apportion the Ccie- gates to be thus selected from their respective territories as nearly as may be. equitably among the several coun-
 ties thereof in accordance with the population as shown by the federal l census of 1900: and such governors.
 respectively, shall within twenty days after the approval of this act by the president of the United States. by proclamation, in which such appor-
 tionment shall be fully specified and announced, order an election of the delegates as aforesaid in their respect
 i've territories -to be held on the fifth
 Tuesday after the approval of this act as aforesaid; and the proper off, cials as now provided by law in said | territories. respectively, shall immedi- dtely upon the approval of this act make or cause to be made as the case may be, in time for the election. a sup plemental or general registration. as may be necessary. of the male citizens or the United States over the age of twenty-One years who shall have re- sided in said territories. respectively.
 for six months. in the county for
 ninety days and in the precinct. ward
 or election district where they are to
 vote thirty days next preceding the
 date fixed for said election whose
 names shall be placed upon or added
 TO the great registers or registration
 Ilsts, as the case may be. exhibiting
 the names of the qualified voters of
 said territories respectively All the
 persons so qualified shall be entitled
 to be so registered and to vote for
 delegates to the constitutional conven-
 ton. Such election for delegates shall
 be conducted, the returns made. and
 the certificates of persons elected toi such convention issued as near as
 may be, in the same manner as pre-
 scribed by the laws of said territories respectively, regulating elections
 therein of members of the legislature save that not more than two judges or each of the election boards h0lding elections under this act shall be of the same political party: Provided that the secretary or other proper officer of the territory of Arizona into whose hands the result of the election in the territory of Arizona finally comes snail immediately transmit and certify {. the same to the secretary of New Mex ico at santa Fe. Persons possessing the quahhcations emitting them to ] vote Tor delegates to the constitutional l convention under this act shall be en titled to vote on the ratification or re- Jectlon of the constitution submitted to the people of the two territories hereunder and on the election of all oihcidls whose election is taking place at the same time under such rules or regulations as said convention may prescribe not in conflict with this act crowded. that said registration lists snail answer for both or all such eIec- tions."
 lt Is provided elsewhere in the re- port that the election on the consti- luton shall take place on Novem- Der 6.
 Section 40 leaves the matter of tbe 1IecIlon of state and county officers to me constitutional convention. No lates for conventions or for the eIec- ion are prescribed Thousb if is no+ mentioned in the bill the territoriee would separately proceed to the noni- iauon of county and territorial off iers just as if the bill were not in ex- stence. ' e"
 It Is evident that the Carter compro- lllse proposes to strike out section 40
 In the Hamilton bill the expenses of ne constitutional convention Were toI DC paid for sixty days instead of tbirtv lays and the time for the calling of ne constitutional election was within
 rty days after the approval of the let instead of twenty days.
 other changes relating to the consti- utlon' the disposition of public lands 'tc-' were comparatively unimportapt