The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1907-08-21
CFirst published in Daily .eado
Aug. IA. 1907)
ELECTION PROCLAMATION.

To the Public, Greeting:
Whereas. pursuant to an Act OF
Congress entitled
"Au Act TO enable the people OF
Oklahoma and oc the Indian Terri
tory to form q constitution aud state
government and be admitted into the
Union ON an equal footing with the
original states and 10 enable the
people OF New Mexico and Arizona
to form a constitution and state gov
ment aHd be admitted into the Union
on an equal footing with the original
sta,es,"
Approved June 16. 1906, and herein
after referred TO as the ENABLING
Act" delegates We're duly elected
and
Whereas. said delegates SO elected
| did ON the second Tuesday after
| their said election. meet az the city OF
Guthrie the seat of government o
said Oklahoma Territory, and organize
as a convention. and
Where's, after such organization
said delegates. in convention assem-
! lid. did declare that they adopted
| the constitution of the United State,
on behalf Of the poope OF the pro
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Whereas said constitutional con
1 yentiun did. by ordinance irrevoca
! bic. accept the terms and conditions
Of said enabling act and
! Whereas in pursuance of a reso
| luton of said convention the said
/ constitution of said proposed state
of Oklahoma engrossed and enrolled
upon parchment, signed by the Off
1 90 fs
remhcrs thereof and attestod by tho
secretary of the Territory of Oklaho
ma uder fhe great scal 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 row
on file I'm said office and
Whereas said convention did al
| ter said constitution and state gov
ernmont for said proposed state of
Oklahoma has been so formed as
aforesaid provide by ordinance. az
amended on the 18th day OF July
a. ID. 1907 entitled
"An ordinance providing for am
election n which the Proposed con.
stitution for the Drouosed state OF
Oklahoma shall be submitted to the
/ people thereof for ratification or rel
5ction and submitting separately 20
the people of the 9roposod 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
| ihcaion or rejection and for the
! itihcation or reiecilon and for fhe
county and township officers provided
/ for by said proposed constitution
and for the election OF members of
The legislature of said proposed state
of Oklahoma and 1--WE representatives,
! TO congress
for submitting said proposed consti-
tuition 90 tho people OF said proposed
state and for its ratification or relec.
\ tion at am election to be held at a
/ time TO be fixed Pm said amended ordi-
nance. towit. on the 17ih day OF Sep.
/ tember A TO- 1907 "a which election
the qualified voters of said proposed
state shall vote directly for or against
said proposed cons'ituuon and for
or against any provisions separately
submitted and
Whereas, by said amended ordi
nance % rs provided that at said
! election a separate provision adopt
cd by said convention, hat is tO say
"a proposition a5 10 whether or DOT
The manufacture sale barter giving
away or otherwise furnishing int0E
icaiiug Liquors shall be prohibited iu
/ said proposed state for ~ period of
twenty-one years from tho date of
| ifs admission into the Union and
thereafter until me people of the
state shah otherwise proyide by
amendment Of said constitution and
proper state lcgiaai ION, the said
/ proposition being "sbah me ProW
slons for State Wide Prohibition bC
/ Adopted?' and
Whereas. it rs provided bY said
amended ordinance that at the time
and place of said election for rat
fncati0n or rejection of said pro
posed constitution there shali bf
hold an election for officers Tor "A iul
state government. Including AN oi
the elective state. district count
and township officers. provided fol
by the provisions oi said constitutions
members Of Lhe legislature and hvC
reDresenfatiYes 20 cOngress and
Whereas said amended ordnance
certified bF the president and sccre
fary OF said convention. was on th'
22nd day OF July A. D.. 1907 filed
ga the office of the secretary of said
| Territory of oklahoma and is nov of
hle in said office. and
Whereas. section twenty one T1ii
of said amended ordinance mikes 4
the duty of ths governor of tae Ter
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