The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1907-09-05
rHE PRESIDENT AND THE CON
HTITnTION.

rHE PRESIDENT AND THE CON-
sTITnrIoE.
The people Of Oklahoma and
the Indian Territory are SO vital.
I Is concerned as 10 the outcome
Of She proposed admission Of the
territories into the union as the
State Of Oklahoma. aud 80 much
has been written by partisan or
ignorant writers concering the
powers aud duties of The pnssi.
den, Of the United States Ia ac.
cepting or rejecting the eouslitn
ton when il comes before him r
proper form. that 90 might be
well for people 10 read the enab'
ling ac', or such portions oi l. as
would enable one 10 obtain an
insight into the part the presl
dent plays in ine formation Of
the territories, into a state, and
not get uuduly excited over the
writings of irresponsible persons,
mos, of which have given the
strongest proof that they have
neither read the act 81 Congress
which permitted tho people ot
/ the territories 10 frame i cousti
tuition. or have knowledge san
cient to enable them to write
intelIigently about the matter At
all.
Below The Chieftain gives its
readers such portions of tile act
As are pertinent to The subject
"Be Il enacted by the Senate and
tie House oi Representatives u the
United States Of America Ia Con.
gfess assembled That the inhsbi
ianla Of ali that pssl Of The United
States nov constituting the territory
Of Oklahoma and the Indian Tern
tory, as al present described, may
adopt q constitution and become the
state Of Oklahoma a. hereafter pro.
yided
"ste 1. fhatin case a eonstllu.
ton ard state government shall BE-
formed in compliance with the pro.
visions d tins act, the convention
forming the same shall provide by
ordinance for submitting said con.
salaliou 10 lhe people o. said pro.
posed state iof IT, ratification %
election a. IA elsesioh Is bs held II
time lxod ia said ordinance. al
which election the qualified electors
loF said proposed state shall vote
directly ioF o. against The proposed
constitution, and ior Of against any
provisions separately submitted
Tie returns d said election shali be
made p The Secretary u tie Tern.
tory q Oklahoma. ah0. with The
chlcl Justice thereof and TIE senior
Judge u Tie United States Court q
Appeals for tie Indian Territory
shall canvass the same and Il
majority 81 the legal votes cad ii
that question shall be for the eoust
tuition The Governor Of Oklahoma
aud The judge senior ia service Of
the Uniled States Court 81 Appeals
Ter TIE Indian Territory shall certify
the result 90 the President ol The
United States, together with y state.
ment q votes cast thereon. aud up.
On separate articles, propositions
and ordinances. sud Il the euusiiiu
ton and government Of sai1 pro.
p0sed state are republican ~ forn
aud i the provisions II this Aet
have been complied Niill II tie Ga
maliuu thereof. i SHALL ba lhe dnlf
oi the President 81 tie United sgaits
within twenty lays from tllf receipt
u The certificate u The fesaii q said
election aud the statement u the
votes east thereon and cops II sa4d
constitution. articles. propositions
and ordinances. 81 issue bi- pfncla-
nation announcing tie result u said
election aud thefenpnm she pro.
posed State II Oklahoma ehail -
deemed admitted by CONGRESS into
the Uuion. under aud hY virtue #
this act, on al equal footing with
lie original states