The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1907-08-17
(First published n Daily .eadC
Aug. a. l9071
ELECTION PROCLAMATION.


Whereas, pursuant TO an Act Of
Congress entitled
"An Act to enable the people OF
Oklahoma and of the ludian Terri
tory to form constitution and state
government and be admitted into the
Union on an equal footing with the
original states and to enable the
people of New Mexico aud Arizona
to form a constitution and state gov
ment aud be admitted into the Union
ON an equal footing with the original
states
Approved June 1G. 1906, and herein
after referred TO as the Enabling
Act" delegates were duly elected,
and
Whereas. said delegates SO elected
did. on the second Tuesday after
their said election, meet at the city of
Guthrie. the seat OF government OF
said Oklahoma Territory, aud organize
as a convention. and
Whereas. after such organization
said delegates, In convention assem-.
bled. did declare that they adopted
the constitution of the United States
on hehaD Of the people of the pro
posed state of Oklahoma. and
Whereas, said constitutional con
yention did. by ordinance irrevoca-
/ Bile, accept the terms and conditions
of said enabling act. and
Whereas. in pursuance of reso-
luton OF said convention the said
constitution of said proposed state
OF Oklahoma engrossod and enrolled
upon parchment. signed by the Off
GERS of said convention and certain
remhers thereof, and attested by the
secretary OF the Territory of Oklaho-
ma uder The great seal of said Ter
ritory Of oklahoma, WAS on the 22nd
day of July A. D.. 1907, filed IN the
office OF said secretary and IS nov
on file in said office. and
Whereas. said convention did af.
ter said constitution and state gov,
ernment for said proposed state of
Oklahoma has been so formed rs
aforesaid, provide bv ordinance. as
amended on the 18TH day OF July.
A d. 1907. entitled
"An ordinance providing for an
election al which the proposed cc.'
stitution for the proposed state OF
Oklahoma shall be submitted TO the
people thereof for ratification or rel
ection, aud submitting separately 20
the people of the proposed state Of
Oklahoma had been so formed az
article making substantially. the
terms OF the enabling act uniformly
applicable to the entire state for rat
iiicaion or rejection and for the
itihcation or rejection. and for the
county and township officers provided
for by said proposed constitution
Z 20
the legislature of said proposed state
Of Oklahoma, and five representatives,
10 congress-
Tor submitting said proposed consti-
tuition 10 the Deoule OF said proposed
state and for its ratification or reiec-
ton az an election to be held az a
time to be fXed IA said amended ordi-
nance, to.wit. ON the 18th day Of Sep
tember A. ID 1907, at which election
the qualified voters of said proposed
state shall vote directly TOR or against
said proposed constitution. and for
or against any provisions separately
submitted and
Whereas. By said amended ogdi-
nance it Is provided, that at said
election, separate provision adopt
ed by said convention, that Is 10 say,
proposition as 10 whether or not
the manufacture. sale. barter. giving
away or otherwise furnishing intox.
icating liquors snail be prohibited IN
said proposed state for % period of
twenty-oue years from the date Of
IFS admission into the Union and
thereafter until the people OF the
staie shall otherWise provide hy
amendment of said constitution and
proper state legislation the said
proposition being "shal. The Provi-
sions for State Wide Puihibiton be-
Adopted2" and
Whereas. if Is provided by said
amended ordinance that at the time
and place OF said election for rat
| ification o. rejection of said pro.
posed constitution, there shall be-
held am election for officers for a fun
state government including all OF
the elective state. district county
and township officers. provided for
/ o. the provisions Of said constitution
members OF the legislature and five
! robresentadves 20 congress, and
Whereas. said amended ordinance,
certified by the president and secre.
thry OF said convention was on the
22nd day OF July A. d.. 1907, hled
in The Office of the secretary oi said
Territory OF Oklahoma and rs now on
ile ia said office anl
Whereas. section tWeniy-one (2l
0i said amendrd ordinance makes ii
the duty of the governor OF the Ter
rllory qf Oklahvma % issue procia-