Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1910-07-27
PROCLAMATION


Of the Territory Of Arizona. pursuant
to the provisions OF the Act of Con-
gress approved June 20. 1910. do here
by order and proclaim that on the
l12th day Of September, 1910, a gen
eral election shall be held by the
qualified electors of the Terrietory OF
Arizona, for the election of delegates
to the Constitutional Convention TO
form constitution for the proposed
State Of Arizona. The number of said
delegates so TO be elected shall be
lfifty-;wo. and they shall be appor
toned among the several counties Of
the territory in accord with the APP
portionment made under the provis-
ions Of said Act by the governor.
chief justice and secretary of the
Territory on the 25th day OF June,
| 1910. and which said apportionment
was and is as follows:
Apache county. one delegate; Co
chise county, ten delegates; Coconino
county. two delegates; ella county.
five delegates: Graham county, five
delegates: Maricopa county. nine dele
gates; Mohave county, one delegate;
Navajo county. two delegates; Pima
county. five delegates; Piual county,
two delegates; Santa Cruz county,
one delegate; Yavapai county, six
delegates; and Yuma county, three
delegates.
I At said election. therefore, each
county shall elect the number Of del
legates so as aforesaid apportsSned to
| it; that is to say Apache county shall
elect one delegate; Coehise county
shall elect ten delegates; Coconino
county shall elect two delegates; ella
county shall elect five delegates;
Graham county shall elect five dele
gates; Maricopa county shall elect
nine delegates: Mohave county shall
elect one delegate; Navajo county
shall elect two delegates; Pima county
shall elect five delegates; Pinal
county shall elect two delegates;
Santa Cruz county shall elect one
delegate; and Yuma county shall elect
three delegate.
I further proclaim, that under the
terms of said act of Congress, a quail
flied elector at said election shall be
any male citizen of the United States
lof the age of twenty-one years, who
shall have resided in the Territory at
least twelve months, next proceeding
the date fixed for delegates to said
constitutional convention as herein
provided for, and who shall possess
in other respects the qualifications
of an elector as provided by Title
Xxx. Revised Statues of Arizona. 1901.
I further proclaim that under said
Act of Congress such election for
, delegates shall be held and conducted,
the returns made. and the certificates
of persons elected to such convention
issued as nearly as may be, in the
same manner as is prescribed by the
laws OF said Territory regulating cleo
tons therein Of members of the Legs
Ilature existing at the time of the last
election OF said members of the leg
islature.and the provisions Of said
, laws in all respects, including the
qualifications Of electors and regis.
tration, and hereby made applicable
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! further proclaim that under the
terms of said Act OF Congress It Is
made the duty Of the board of super.
visors Of each county of the Territory
within tendays after the date of this
proclamation to meet and authorize
and require a registration Of the quail
flied elecors of each county; Pro
. vided. however, that there need Rot
be a registration OF the qualified cleo
tors whose names appear on the great
register of said county for the year
1908, but all such names, together with
such as may be re-registered under the
provisions Of this section shall consti
tute the great register Of said county
and be used at the election herein
provided for; and so far as the same
is consistent with the provisions Of
said Act, such registration, as also
the making up. printing, distribution
and use of such great register. shall
in all respects conform to and be gov
erned by the provisions Of Chapter
3 Of Title Xxx, Revised Statues Of
{ Arizona. 1901.
And / do herby offer reward Of
Fifty $500 dollars for the arrest and
conviction Ct any and every person
violating any of the provisions OF
Title ", TT l. Of the Penal Code
such reward to be paid until the 10
tai amount hereafter expended for the
purpose reaches the amount OF One
Thousand (s1. 0e0) dollars.
In Witness Whereof. have hereun
TO set my hand and caused the grea
seal Of the Territory to be affixed.
Done at Phoenix. the capital, this
Z twenty-eighth day Of June. A. d
: Nineteen Hundred and Ten.
( By the governor. (SEALl
RICHARD E. SLOAN
d GEO. q. YOUNG,
Fl Secretary of Arizona