The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1906-09-05


sncrloN O. OF 1ak NABLINc ACT APPROVED JUNE
tc. 500
"ses That all male persons over age twsntyone
years who citizens of the United states or who are members
homa within the limits Of said proposed
constitutional convention for said proposed state and an persons
qualified said delegates shall be eligible to serve as
delegates; eiegaes such convention shall T.
one hundred and twtNe IN nenpel nyny vi o VINO" s' p
by people indian Territory aud two shall be elected
ne ey ~ s tb Territory Of 0tehona SHAH apporton The
lae secre ~ olsbo b ipto atv districts as nearly equal
in population may be except that such apportonmen sna
include district the Usage Indian reservation ana the
governor and the secretary of the Territory Of
ohahoma shall appoint an election Commissioner Vino Sna @
appoint the judges for election in said Usage Indian
Osage dstrc: commissioner to the Five Civilized
Tribes judges Of the United states courts Tor me
constitute board. which shall aTporton the said indian
Teiory into afynve districts nearly population
said Districts and the governor Of said Oklahoma Terri
United States courts in indian Territory. snail by proc
and announced order am election OF the aeesas en-
said proposed state at time DESIGNATED by them wdn sE
~ id Idian erory sbaI he conducted the returns
issued in the manner as is pre-
by the Territory Of oklahoma regulating cleo
tons Tor delegate Congress eecn of the Ter
oklahoma in force far as applicable and not IN
Oklahoma relating elections Illegal voting are hereby
until an persons OFFENDING against said laws IN the election
And courts Of said indian Territory shall have
the same power to enforce Territory Of Okla
homa hereby extended to put said territory
courts of the Territory Of oklahoma Provided how
purpose said election, appoint an election com
ton supplies to the several precincts
board herein named establish and define the
ton precinct than two Of whom shall be OF
ar clerk or clerks that said judges of election appointed
shall the election in their respective precincts and
and make due return Of the vote cast TO me eecon
commissioner district who shall deliver said returns
board Of said election and they
certificates Of election to all elected to such
various districts of the Indian Territory
certificates eon shall be prma facie evidence
the election of delegates Provided further that in said
Territory Indian reservation nominations for
delegates to said constitutional convention may be made by
by petition provided by the of the Terri
in said indian Territory shall with the drcng and
canyassng board who shall perform the duties election com
poll election Supplies necessary for
the holding Of said election under said laws"
the foregoing sections or rather important things that shouo
lst AS to whether should TO the pre-
cinct whore he lives and not vote elsewhere and
to select the place in the precinct and when
be selected and what notice Of its selections to be given
There precinct residence qualification in the Oklahoma
the Indian Territory something the enabling act
restricting that act nevertheless the voter at the time he
his ballot ought to be- and the election officers o1gh to
exclude his vote he is not at the time resident Of the pre-
oinct which he seeks 10 rms hder huhly ol
Cook State 80 Tenn 4o7 Fry Election Case II Pa state
302: American Report 69S
point the place, Sec. fails to pro-
vide selecting place which the voters are to assemble
their ballot the election laws Of Oklahoma cannot
Territory of he
proper Indian Territory, whose duty is under
the Oklahoma this place No place is being pro-
be The election commissioner ap
district required to
election precincts that is his
power election held at place not authorized by
law is void
In other states the a designated place for
holding election the people Of the precinct TO
gether seecu designate place Egy Armstrong
State Burbridge "a Florida, ll2i
each district In laying
district precincts will also designate
precncu at which the election is to be held
right of suffrage apparently there be nc
done suppose election commissioners fail
gnae this place then it the duty of the people Of the ec
prenct together select the place This should
be in time for all to have notice.
WHO ELIGIBLE TO THE OFFICE OF DELEGATE TO CON
sTITUTIoNAL CONVENTION.
ANY person who is qualified to delegate elgb,
to serve as such delegate Csec Enabling Act)
In no instance however selected who
As not resident district which he is seeking be
elected This Of fairness proprety,
m t fun representation Of all the people in the consi
tutional convention rather than strictly legal dcum.
THE ELECTION UNDER THE LAW
The election commissioner district appoints three
iedges Of election precinct in the district
The Judges appoint less than two clerks (Sec
of Enabling Act)
These Judges and persons having any
tbfnq f value bet or wagered result
father faherinlaw sOninaw grandfather grandson
candidate during the election Is discoy
any judge disqualified he should be al once
(Sec. 4 OF Election Laws
rha unfrsi Of The pla