The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1907-08-14
First published Ia Daily Leader
Aug a. l907)
ELECTION PROCLAMATION

To ihe Public. Greeiing
Whereas, pursuant 10 an Act Of
Congress entitled
"An Act 20 enab'o ID people Of
Oklahoma and Of the indian Terri
tory to form n c0nstiintion aud state
government and bc admitted into the
Union on an equal footing with the
original states; and 20 enable the
people of New Mexico and Arizona
TO form a constitution and state gov
ment and be admitted into the EniOn
on an equal footing with the original
states"
Approved June i6. 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 az 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-.
/ hled. 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. be- ordinance irrevoca.
/ BILE. accept the terms and conditions
of said enabling act and
Whereas, in pursuance of q resO-
luton of said convention. she said
constitution Of said proposed state
OF oklahoma engrossed and enrolled
upon parchment signed by The Off
I GERS of said convention and certain
| rembers thereof and atfested hy the
| SECRETARY Of he Territory OF Oklaho-
ma uder The great seal of said Ter
rltory Of Oklahoma, was on the 22nd
day Of July. A. d.. 1907 filed in the
office of said secretary and is now
on Ole 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 hy ordinance. as
amended on the 18th day of July.
A. D. 1907. entitled
An ordinance providing for an
election az which he proposed con-
etituuon for the proposed state of
Oklahoma shall be submitted 10 the
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 Ne enabling act uniformly
applicable 70 the entire state for rat
ihealon or rejection and for The
itihcation o, rejection. and for the
county and toSuship officers provided
for by said proposed constitution.
and for The election of members OF
the legislature of said proposed state
of Oklahoma, and Eve representatives
20 congress.
. for submitting said proposed c0nsn
tuition % the people M said proposed
state and for SIS ratification or reieo
tion at an election Do bc held at .
time 10 be fixed in said amended ord
nance, to-wit on the ifIh dS af II
tember A. d. l9of vhinh eietlk b
the qualified fOfeca M f D(tro n
state shall vote dirN o of tainsl
said proposed cons 1nlt foi
OF against any pr0girlao bofnell
submitted, and
Whereas. by said anenteH 0rii
nance if is provided Ubat i0 said
election, separate nrgdsion adopt
ed hy said conyention thar Is 10 say
a proposition as to whether or moi
the manufacture, SALE barter. givinl
away or otherwise furnishing intox
icating LIQUORS shall boz prohibited j
said Droposed state FOR a period o.
i twentyone Years from the 'date o
4 its admission into the Union. am,
thereafter until ihe ncople of ia,
siaie shall otherwise pravide b,
1 amendment of said Constitution au,
! proper state legislation the SAL,
4 proposition beins shall the Proyi
sions for State Wide Prohibition b.
4 / Adopted and
Whereas Il Is provided hv sal,
E amended ordinance that at the tim,
and nIaee of said election FOR rat
4 ihcation or rejection of said prs
4 posed consutution there shall D..
hold an election FOR officers lor "A ful
state government. iDcludms an @
the elective state distficl cOun
(. and township officers, provided 10
4 by the provisions of said constitution
4 members OF The legslature and nu
\ representatives 10 congress. and