The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-06-05

posed State Of Oklahoma:
whereas. An act OF Congress en-.
titled. AN act to enable the peo-
pie of Oklahoma and Indian Terri
tory to form constitution and state
government and to be admitted into
Union on an equal footing with the
original states; and TO enable the
people OF New Mexico and Arizona
tu iorm a constitution and state gov.
crnmcnt and be admitted into the
Union on an equal footing with tne
oiiglnal statcs;" approved the 1Gt4
day Of June. 4. d., 900: AMI
Wh<reas, By the terms of said
act "aIl male persons over the age OF
twentyone years, who are citizens of
the United States, or who are men,
bers of any Indian nation or tribe in
and who have resided within the linn
is of said proposed state for at least
six months next preceding the cleo
ton" were authorized to vote for
and choose delegates to the cjnsti-
tutional convention for said proposed
state:
Whereas. said qualified electors,
under the terms OF said act, common
ly known as the Enabling Act, were
permitted to choose delegates from
districts formed by the ordnance "a
provided by section two OF said act
in compliance with said act to form
and frame a constitution ami state
government; and,
Whereas, In pursuance to the joint
proclamation of the governor OF Ok.
lahoma Territory. together with the
Judge senior in service of the United
states courts in Indian Territory. del
egates were elected and convened in
convention in the city of Guthrie. the
seat of government for the Territory
of Oklahoma on the twentieth day
of November, A. d.. 1906, Pursuant
TO the terms of said Enabling Act;
and
WheSeas, Said delegates compos-
ing said convention were duly sworn
by the chief Justice, 4 the Territory
of Oklahoma and organized by eject.
ing VIM II. Murray. delegate from
district No. 10i, as president OF said
convention, and John McClaln Young
as secretary OF said convention from
the city of Lawton. Oklahoma Ter
ritory, and after said organization,
said convention on behalf Of the peo-
Ilc Of said proposed state did alypt
by resolution the constitution OF the
United States as provided for by the
terms OF said Enabling Act; and also
by ordinance on behalf OF the peo-
pie OF said proposed state, did by or
dinance irrevocably accept the terms
and conditions of said Enabling Act,
and did adopt q constittlon AMI gov.
ernment for said proposed state OF
Oklahoma, republican in form, and In
compliance with the Enabling Act IN
the formation thereof and,
Whereas. In obedience to section
four of said Enabling Act. the said
convention. agreeable to the rules OF
said convention. and in compliance
with said Enabling Act, did provide
by ordinance for submitting said con-
stitution to the qualified voters OF
said proposed state for ratification
or rejection, at an election to be held
AZ a time fixed In said ordinance, to-
wit August 9Th, a. d., 1907, and at
which election the qualified voters
of said proposed state are permitted
to vote directly for or against TIE
proposed constitution and for or
against any provisions separately
district, county and township govern
ment and for members OF the Leg.
islature and for five representatives
u to Congress, said ordinance being
7 entitled AN ordinance providing for
an election, at which the proposed
constitution of the proposed state o'
Oklahoma, shall be submitted 10 tl =
people thereof for ratification or re-
lection, and submitting separately TO
the people of nroposed state OF
Oklahoma the proposed prohibit
tion article. making the terms
of the Enabling Act uniform
ly applicable to the entire state,
for ratification and rejection, and for
the election OF certain state, dis.
trict, county and township officers
state, for ratification or rejection, and
for the lection Of certain state, dis.
trict. county and township officers
created by said proposed constltu-
tion and for the election of members
of the Legislature, and five represen-
tatives to Congress" adopted by said