The border vidette., 1910-06-25
President Taft Signs Bill Making
Arizona and New Mexico
Possible States.
II Is Now Up to People of the Proposed
New States to Frame Constitutions
Acceptable to the Administration
First State Election in 1911.

Several amendments we're added to
the senate statehood bill which was
unanimously passed by the House of
Representatives on June 10th, 1910,
and signed by the President on June
ooh.
These amendments include the ep
prevail of the constitution by Pres
ident Taft and its ratification by con-
gress. the elimination of the educa
tional qualification, the fixing of the
first state election for 1911 instead OF
1910, regulating homesteads. Appro-
piation of 100 900 acres for public
building, and possibly the Gallinger
amendment providing for state wide
prohibition election when the con-
stltuiton is adopted.
The bill in part says:
Sec 10 That the qualified voters
of the territory of Arizona are hereby
authorized to vote for and choose
delegates TO form constitutional
convention for said territory for the
purpose of framing constitution
for the proposed state of Arizona.
Said convention shall consist of fifty
two delegates and the governor, chief
1uoIlct, ecCECtaIJ VI edJO tOiAiIOiJ
shaIl apportion the delegates to be
thus elected, as nearly az may be,
tquit4b Die among the several counties
thereof in accordance with the voting
population as shown by the vote cast
at the election for delegate to con
gress in said territory in nineteen
hundred eight.
The governor of seid territory
shall, within thirty days after the
approval of this act, by procla mation,
in which the aforesaid apportionment
of deleg ates to the convention shall be
fully specified and announced, order an
election of the delegates aforesaid on a
day designated by him in said poclama
ton, not earlier than sixty, nor later
than ninety days after the approval
of this act.
Sec 30 That the delegates to the
convention thus elected shall meet In
the hall of the house of Representatives
in the capitol of the territory Of
Arizona at IL 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 decla
lie On behalf of the people of said
proposed state that they adopt
che constitution of the United States,
whereupon the said convention shall
be. and is hereby, authorized to form
a constitution and provide for a state
government for said progressed state,
all in the manner and under the
conditions contained in this act. The
constitution shall be republican in
form and make no distinction in civil
or political rig hts on account of race
or color, and shall not be repu enent to
the constitution of the United States,
and the principles of the declaration of
independence.
Sec. 81 That when said constitu-
ton shall be formed, as aforesaid, the
convention forming the same shall
provide for the submission of said
constitution to the people of Arizona
for ratification at an election which |
shall be held on day named 10y said
convention net earlier than pinety
days after said convention adjourps, |
at with election the qualified voters
of Arizona shall vote directly for or
against said constitution for or against |
any provisions thereof separately sub |
mitted.
Sec p That when said contitu- |
ton and such provisions as have been
submitted shall have been
duly ratified by the people of Arizona,
as aforesaid, a certified copy of the |
same shall be submitted to the pres
ident of the United States and to |
C ongress. for approval. together with
the statement of the votes cast there
nd nrnViSjnna thorpnf /
which were separately submitted to
and voted upon by the people. Aud
if con gress and the president approve
said separate provisions thereof, if any,
or if the president approves the same
and congress fuils to disapprove the
same during the next regular session
ther eof, then and in tina. event the
president shall certify said facts to the
governor of Arizona, who shall, within
thirty days after the receipt of said
from the president of the