The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-07-16
THE ELECTION LAW

Following ls the entire section of
the statehood bill relative 70 the slo,
ton of delegates to the constitutional
convention. space for which IS given
iu these columns ty request. ., having
been printed heretofore.
sec. 2 That all male persons over
the age Of twenty.one years. who are
citizens of the United States, or who
are members Of any Indian nation or
tribe IN said Indian Territory and OK.
lahoma. and who have resided within
the limits Of said proposed state for at
least six months next preceding the
election are hereby authorized 10 vote
for and choose delegates TO form a
constitutional convention for said pro.
posed state. and all persons qualified
to vote for said delegates shall be eli.
gible 10 serve as delegates. and the
delegates to form such convention
shall be- one hundred and twelve in
number fifty.fiye OF whom shall be
elected by the people OF the Territory
OF Oklahoma and fifty.five by the peo
pie OF Indian Territory. and two shat:
be electors residinE in the Usage In.
dian Reservation in the Territory OF
Oklahoma; and the governor. the
chief Justice and the secretary OF OK.
lahoma shall apportion the Territory
Of Oklahoma into fifty.slx districts. as
nearly equal in population as may be.
except that such apportionment shall
include as one district the Usage In.
dian Reservation. and the governor,
the chief Justice and the secretary Of
the Territory OF Oklahoma shall ap-
point an election commissioner who
shall establish voting precincts In said
Usage Indian Reservation. and shall
appoint the judges for election In said
Osapc Indian Reservation; and two
delegates shall be elected from said
Usage district and the Commissioner
to the Five Civilized Tribes, and two
judges OF the United States courts for
the Indian Territory. 10 be designated
| by the President. shall constitute a
board, which shall apportion the said
Indian Territory into nfty.hve dis
trlcts. as nearly equal In population
as may be. and one delegate shall be
elected from each OF said districts;
and the governor of said Oklahoma
Territory, together with the judge
senior IN service OF the United States
courts In Indian Territory. shall, by
proclamation In which such apportiou-
mont shall Dee fully specified and aU-
nounced, order an election of the del.
cgates aforesaid IN said proposec
State az o. time designated by them
within six months after the approval
of this Act, which proclamation SHAH
be- issued at least sixty days prior TO
the time OF holding said election Of
delegates. The election for delegates
In the Territory Of Oklahoma and in
said Indian Territory shall be conduct.
ed. the returns made the result as
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persons elected 90 such convention Is.
sued In the same manner as is pre-
scrlbed hy the laws OF the Territory
of Oklahoma regulating elections for
delegates 10 congress. That the olec.
tion laws OF the Territory of Okla.
homa now IN force. as far as applica-
BILE and not On conflict with this act.
including the penal laws of said Ter+
ritory of Oklahoma relating TO ciec-
tions and Illegal voting. are hereby
extended TO and put In force in said
Indian Territory until the legislature
of said proposed state shall otherwise
provide. and until all persons offend.
ing against said laws In the election
aforesaid shall have been dealt
with in the manner there
in provided. And the United
States courts OF said Indian Territory
shall have the same power to enforce
the laws of the Territory OF Oklahoma
hereby extended To and put in force
In said Territory, as have the courts
OF the Territory of Oklahoma: Provid.
ed. however. That said board to APP
portion districts in Indian Territory
shall. for the purpose OF said election,
appoint an election commissioner for
each district who shall distribute all
ballots and election supplies TO the
several precincts in his district. re-
ceiye the election returns from the
judges In precincts. and deliver the
same to the conyassing board herein