The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1907-08-19
(First published in Daily seader
Aug a. 1907)
ELECTION PROCLAMATION.

To the Public. Greeting:
Whereas. pursuant 90 an Act OF
Congress entitled
"An Act to enable me people of
Oklahoma aud of the Indian Terri
tory 20 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 Now Mexico aud Arizona
60 form a constitution and state gov
ment and Do admitted into HE Union
ON an equal footing with the original
states"
Approved June i6 1906 and herein
| after referred 60 as the Enabling
Act" delegates were duly elected
and
Whereas. said delegates so elected
4 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 q convention. and
Whereas, after such organization
/ said delegates. In convention assem-
J bled. did declare that they adopted
I the constitution OF the United states
on behalf OF the people Of the pro-
I posed state of Oklahoma. and
Whereas. said constitutional CON
/ vontion did by ordnance irrevoca-
/ BILE accept the terms and conditions
/ of said enabling act. and
/ Whereas. ina pursuance OF q roso-
/ lution of said convention the said
/ constitution OF said proposed state
/ of Oklahoma eugrossed and enrolled
upon parchment. signed by the onl
/ GERS OF said convention and certain
-embers thereof and attested bv the
/ secretary OF The Territory of Oklaho-
ma uder the great seal of said Ter
/ ritorv OF Oklahoma. was ON the 22nd
/ day of July A. d.. 1907 flied in the
/ office of said secretary and is now
ON fle in said office and
Whereas. said convention did af
! ter said constitution aud state gov
/ ernment for said proposed state Of
/ Oklahoma has been go formed as
aforesaid. provide by ordinance. AS
amended on the 18th day of July
a ID 1907. entitled
IAN ordinance providing for an
election "a which the proposed CON
/ stituuon for the proposed state OF
/ Oklahoma shall be submitted 10 the
people thereof for rStification or rel
ectlon, and submitting sepmMely 20
the people of the proposed state Of
! Oklahoma had been so formed as
article making substantially. the
terms OF the enabling act uniformly
applicable 20 The entire state for rat
i6caion or rejection and for the
ltncallon 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 aud five representatives,
10 congress
for submittIne said proposed consti-
tuition to- fhe people of said proposed
state ANA for Ms ratification Or reiec-
ton at am election TO bee held at a
time 10 Doe fxed m said amended ordi-
nance. to-wit. on The l7th day of Sep
tember A. u 1907 al which election
the qualified voters OF said proposed
STATE shall vote directly for or against
said proposed constitution and for
or against auy provisions separately
submitted and
Whereas. by said amended ordl
nance 10 is provided chat at said
election. separate provision adopt.
ed by said convention That is 70 say
"a proposition ass 20 whether on NOT
be manufacture sale. barter. giving
away or otherwise furnishing iutOX
icating LIQUORS shall be prohibited in
said proposed state for % period of
twcnfy-nne Years from me date OF
Its admission irto the Union and
thereafter until the people Of the
state shall otherwise provide by
amendment OF said constitution and
iproper state legislation, the said
proposition being shall the Pr0yi
sious for State Wide Prohibition be
Adopted and
Whereas. e. BE- provided bY s9id
amended ordinance that az the time
aud place OF said election for rat
ilc8tion os rejection OF said pro
posed constitutions there shall hs
held an election Tor officers for a fnl
state government. including hll o
the elective state. district county
and township officers provided iol
bv the provisions Of said constitution
membcrs Of the legislature and fve
/ rgfresenfatves 10 congress, and
whereas. said amended ordinance
certified by the president and secre
tary OF said convention. Was ON lh'
22nd day OF Jaly. A d. 1907 hiet
iin me Office OF the secretary Of said
Territory 0f Oklahoma and ~ noT on
nlc ia said onice and
NAercas. section iVenty-one (2i'
RI said aIaended ordinance makes 4
iha DUTY of the governor of the Ter
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