The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1907-08-20
First publishal IN Daily Leade
Aug. a. l907)
ELECTION PROCLAMATION.

To the Public. Greeting;
Whereas. pursuant to an Act Of
Congress entitled
AN Act To enable the people of
! Oklahoma and of the Indian Terri
tory to form constitution aud state
government and be admitted into the
Union ON an equal footing with the
original states; and TO enable the
people of New Mexico and Arizona
/ 10 form a constitution and state gov
ment and be admitted into the Union
on an equal footing with the original
states
Approved June 16. 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. and organize
as convention. and
Whereas, after such organization
/ said delegates, In convention assem-,
bled. did declare that thcy adopted
the constitution of the tinitod Staiea
on behalf of the people of The pro
posed state of Oklahoma. aud
Whereas. said constitutional con
vention did. by ordinance irrevoca-
BILE, accept the terms and conditions
Of said enabling act. and
Whereas, Ina pursuance OF a reso-
mtion of said convention the said
constitution of said proposed state
of Oklahoma engrossed and enrolled
upon parchment. signed by The oifi-
GERS Of said convention and certain
rembcrs thereof and attosted by the
secretary Of The Territory Of Ohaho-
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 now
/ on file in said office and
Whereas said convention did az
ter said constitution and state gov
ernment for said proposed state Of
| oklahoma has been so formed as
aforesaid. provide by ordinance. as
amended on the 18th day Of July.
A. D.. 1907. entitled
IAN ordinance providing for an
election "a which the proposed con
stitution for the proposed state Of
Oklahoma shall be submitted TO the
people thereof for ratification or rel
ection, and submitting separately TO
the people of the proposed state OF
Oklahoma had been so formed as
article making substantially. the
terms Of the enabling act uniformly
applicable to The entire state fof rat.
ificaion or rejection. and for the
itfication or rejection, and for the
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 five representatives.
TO congress"
for submitting said proposed consti-
tuition TO the people of said proposed
state and for It's ratification or reiec.
tion al an election To be held at a
time to he fixed Ia said amended ordi'
j nance. to-wit on the 18th day Of Sep
tember A. D. 1907 az which election
the qualified voters of said proposed
state shall vote directly for or against
said proposed constitution. and for
or against any provisions separately
submitted and
whereas by said amended ordi-
nance 10 Us provided that at said
election 70 separate provision adopt
ed by gaid convention that is TO say
proposition as TO whether on not
the manufacture sale, barter. giving
away or otherwise furnishing intoX
icating liquors shall be prohibited IN
said proposed state for "a period of
twenty-One years from the date Of
its admission into the Union and
thereafter unit. ihe people of tho
state shall otherwise provide Day
amendment of said constitution and
lproper state legislation. the said
proposition being Shall the ProWi
slons for State Wide Prohibition bC
Adopted2" and
Whereas. % ls provided by said
amended ordnauce that at the time
and place of said election for rat
ifcati0n or rejection of said pro
posed constitution there 8haN bf
1 held an election for officers for "a ful
state government. including an pl
the elective state. district county
aud township officers provided f0i
by the provisions of said constitution
members of the legislature aud iiyf
rgbresentatiVes 10 congress. and
Whereas. said amended ordnance
certified by the president and secfe
tary Of sald convention. was on th'
22nd day OF July A D.. 1907 filed
Ina The office of the secretary Of SAID
: Territory of Oklahoma and ls now on
3 Rle in said office and
Whefeas. section tweutyoue f2ll
of said amended ordinance makes {
the duty 81 the governor OF the Ter
rtoTy pl eklahQma y isggs pFpela
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