The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1907-11-22
A NEW State is born! !

agent to prevent such connection
would be suspended and the new state
would have no governor to enforce
the provisions of the constitution
against making interstate connections
Governor Haskell, therefore, sent
this telegram which constitutes his
first official act:
To John ]. Shea, Bartlesville, Ok:
AS deputy county attorney Of Wash
T, ington county and as special represen
tative of the governor, you are di'
rected to take such action as is neces
sary to prevent the laying Of an
interstate pipe line from Washington
county. c. N. HASKELL,
Governor of Oklahoma.
At the inaugural ceremonies Gov
ernor Haskell again took the oath of
office in public. This oath Is pre-
scribed in the constitution and was
taken by all the new state officers,
who, with the exception of three, were
sworn in at the public library in con-
nection with the inaugural ceremonies.
The Official Oath.
1t reads.
Il do solemnly swear Cor affirm
that I will support, obey and defend
the constitution of the United States
and the constitution of the state of
Oklahoma and will discharge the
duties of my office with fidelity; that
l have not paid or contributed, either
directly or indirectly, any money or
other valuable thing to procure my
nomination or election Tor appoint
ment) except for necessary and prop
er expenses expressly authorized by
law; that | have not knowingly vio-
lated any election law of the state
or procured it to be done by others in
my behalf; that l will not knowingly
receive, directly or indirectly, any
money or other valuable thing for the
performance or non-performance of
any act or duty pertaining to my
office, other than the compensation
allowed by law and l further swear
Cor affirm that I will not receive,
use, or travel upon any free pass or
free transportation during my term
of Office"
This oath was administered by Rev.
Nv. H. Dodson, pastor of the First
Baptist church at Guthrie, to part of
the officers and by James Burke to
the others. The oath was first ad-
ministered to Governor Haskell, then
to Lieutenant Governor Bellamy, to
members Of the supreme court in a
body, members of the corporation as
sembly in a body, and all other state
officers together at the end of the
exercises. The features of the pro-
gramme were interspersed. The first
feature was the reading of the presi-
dents statehood proclamation by the
retiring territorial secretary, Charles
Filson, at high noon, when the cere-
monies began.
The Presidents Proclamation.
Washington, Nov. 1G.-The text of
the presidents proclamation making
Oklahoma a state follows:
by the President of the United
States of America,
"A PROCLAMATION.
Whereas, The congress of the Unit
cd States did by an act approved June
lG, 1906, provide that the inhabitants
Of the territory of Oklahoma and of
the Indian Territory might, under and
upon the conditions prescribed in
said act, adopt constitution and be-
come the state of Oklahoma
And, Whereas, by the said act pro-
yision was duly made for the election
Of constitutional convention to form
a constitution and state government
for the said proposed state; and,
whereas, it appears from the informa-
ton laid before me that such conven-
ton was duly elected and such consti-
tuition and state government were
thereby duly formed;
And, Whereas, by the said act the
said convention was further author
zed and empowered to provide by
ordinance for submitting the said con-
'''"tion TO the people of the said
state for ratification or rejection and
likewise for the ratification OF rejec-
ion of any provisions hereof to Ne
by the said convention separately sub
mitted;
And whereas 1t has been certified
to me, as required by the said act, by
the governor of the territory Of Okla
loma and by the judge senior in ser
vice of the United States court of
ppeals for the Indian Territory that
aiNri'v Of the leg"l votes cast Mt
one election duly provided for by ordi-
nance, as required by said act, have
,een cast for the adoption of said
constitution; and whereas a copy of
he said constitution has been certi-
led to me, as required by said act
ogether with the articles, PROPOSE
ions and ordinances pertaining there
%, including a separate proposition
or state wide prohibition which has
been certified to ratification or re-
ection. was that the said constitution
vas ratified. together with provision
or statewide prohibition, separately
'ubmitteed at tie said election and
he state of Oklahoma is to be ad-
nitted by congress into the Union
Inder and by virtue of the said act
n an equal footing with the original
states.
I'm testimony whereof. / have here
unto set my hand and caused the seal
If the United States to be affixed.
Zone at the City Of Washington this
'~teenth day If November in the year
OF our Lord One Thousand, Nine Hun
red and Seven. and of the independ-