The copper era. (Clifton, Graham County, Ariz.) 1899-1911, 1910-02-17
Chief Features Of Statehood Measure.

Chief Features OF statehood Measure.
The governor of said territory shall
within thirty days after the approval
of this act, by proclamation, in which
the aforesaid apportionment of dele
gates to the convention shall be fully
specified and announced, order an
election of the delegates aforesaid on
a day, designated by him in said proc
lamation, not earlier than ninety days
after the approval of this act. Such
election for delegates shall be held
and conducted, the returns made, and
the certificates issued, as nearly as
may be, in the same manner as is
prescribed by the laws of said terri
tory regulating elections therin of
members of the legislature existing
at the time of the last election of
said members of the Legislature; and
the provisions of said laws in all re-
spects, Including the qualifications of
electors and registration, are hereby
made applicable to the election here
in provided for; and said convention
when so called to order and organized
shall be the sole judge of the election
and qualifications of its own members.
Qualifications to entitle persons to
vote on the ratification or rejection
of the constitution formed by said
convention when said constitution
shall be submitted to the people of
said territory hereunder shall be the
same as the qualifications to entitle
persons to vote for delegates to said
convention.
Sec. 10. That the delegates to the
convention thus elected shall meet in
the hall of the house of representa-
tives in the capitol of the territory OF
Arizona at II o'clock noon on the
fourth Monday after their election
and they shall receive compensation
for the period they actually are in
session, but not for more than sixty
days in all; after organization they
shall declare on behalf of the people
of said proposed state that they adopt
the constitution of the United State:
whereupon the said convention shall
be and is hereby authorized to foru
a constitution and provide for a state
government for said proposed state
all in the manner and under the con-
ditions contained in this act. The
constitution shall he republican il
form and make no distinction in civil
or political rights on account of race
or color, except as to Indians no
taxed, and shall not be repugmant tt
the constitution of the United State
and the principles of the Declaration
of independence
Sec. 20. That when said constitu
ton shall be formed, as aforesaid
the convention forming the same shall
provide for the submission of SAT-
constitution to the people of Arizon;
for ratification at an election whic
shall be held on day named by salt
convention not earlier than ninet
days after said convention adjourns
at which election the qualified voter
of Arizona shall vote directly for o
against any provisions thereof sepal
ately submitted. The returns of sal
election shall be made by the cleo
tion officers direct to the secretary o
the territory of Arizona at PhoeniS
who with the governor and chic
justice of said territory, shall con
stitute a canvassing board, and they
or any of them, shall meet at sal
city of Phoenix on the third Monda
after said election and shall canvas
the same. If majority of the lega
votes cast at said election shall re
ject the constitution, the said can
wasting board shalloforthwith certif
said result to the governor of sal
| territory, together with the state
ment of votes cast upon the question
of the ratification or rejection o
said constitution and also a state
ment of the votes cast for or agains
such provisions thereof as wert
separately submitted to the voters a
said election, whereupon the COY
ernor of said territory shall, by pro
ella nation, order the constitutional
convention to reassemble at a dat,
not later than twenty days after The
receipts by said governor of tn,
documents showing the rejection o.
the constitution by the people or th'
rejection of any provisions thereof
separately submitted, and there
after a new constitution shall bt
framed and the same proceedings
shall be taken in regard thereto il
like manner as if said constitution
we're being originally prepared fol
submission aud submitted to the
people.
Sec. 81. That when said constitu
tion and such provisions thereof al
have been separately submitted shall
haye been duly ratified by the people
of Arizona, as aforesaid, a certified
copy of the same shall be submitted
TO the president of the United State;
and to congress for approval, togeth
Ell with the statement of the vote.
cast thereon and upon any provision: