The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1907-08-16
(First published in Daily Leade
Aug 1l 1907)
ELECTION PROCLAMATION.

TO the Public. Greetings
Whereas, pursuant TO an Act Of
Congress entitled
"An Act 70 enable the people OF
Oklahoma of the Indian Terri.
tory TO form a constitution and state
government aud be admitted into the
Union on an equal footing with the
original states and to enable the
people of New Mexico and Arizona
TO form a constitution and state gov
ment and be admitted into the Union
on an equal footing with the original
states
Approved June l6. 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 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 behalf of the people of the pro
posed state of Oklahoma. and
Whereas. said constitutional con
vention did by ordinance irrevoca-
BILE 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 aud enrolled
upon parchment signed by the Off
GERS of said convention and certain
rembers 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 now
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 as
aforesaid, provide by ordinance. as
amended on the 18th day of July
A. D.. 1907 entitled
"An ordinance providing for aH
election at which the proposed con
stituiion for the proposed state OF
IhAAIUiA0 NNhL UE NMWiAlAAtu To Anf
people thereof for ratification or rel
ection and submitting separately Ia
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 for rat
, ihcaion or rejection. and for the
4 ititication or rejection and for The
county and township officers provided
for by said proposed constitution
/ and for the election of members oi
/ the legislature of said proposed state
of Oklahoma, and five representatives
/ TO congress"
for submitting said proposed consti
/ tuition 10 the people of said proposed
/ state and for its ratification or rejec
tion at an election 90 be held al 4
time 10 be fixed in said amended ordi
nance. to-wit. on the t7th day Of Sep
I temher A d. 1907 al which election
The Cualhed voters of said proposed
state shall vote directly for OF agains
said proposed constitution. and fol
OF against any provisions separately
submitted and
Whereas. by said amended ordi
nance it Is provided. that al SAID
election. a separate provision adopt
ed by said convention, that is 10 say
a proposition as to whether or no
The manufacture sale. barter. givini
away or otherwise furnishing intox
icaiing liquors shall be prohibited n
said proposed state for a period q
twenty-one years from the date O
its admission into the Union. an,
thereafter until The people Of thl
stUe shall otherwise provide bl
amendment Of said constitution anl
proper state legislation the sal,
proposition being Shall the Prov
slons for State Wide Prohibition bI
Adopted" and
Whereas. y Is provided by salt
amended ordinance that. az the tim
and place OF said election for raj
lheation or rejection Of said pro
posed constitution there shall b.
held an election for officers for ful
state government. including an o
The elective state. district. count
and township Officers. provided 10