The copper era., 1910-07-08
A Proclamation Of Election of Delegates
to the Constitutional Convention,
by the Governor of Arizona.

by the Governor of Arizona.
1, Richard E. Sloan, Governor of
the Territory of \ rizOna, pursuant to
the provisions OF the Act of Congress
approved June 20, 1910, do hereby
order and proclaim that on the 18th
day of September, 1910, a general
election shall be Held by the qualified
electors of the Territory of Arizona,
for the election of delegates to the
Constitutional Convention to form a
constitution for the PROPOSED State of
Arizona. The number of Said dele
gates So to be elected shall be fifty
two, and they shall be apportioned
among the several counties of the
Territory iu accord with the appor-
tionment made under the provisions
of said Act by the governor, chief
Justice and secretary of the Territory
on the 18th day of June, 1910 and
which said ppOrtionmeut was and is
as follows:
Apache county, one delegate: Co.
chise county, ten delegates; Coconiuo
county, two delegates; ella county,
five delegates: Graham county, five
delegates; Maricopa county, nine
delegates; Mohave county, one dele
gate; Navajo county, two delegates:
Pima county, five delegates; Pinal
county, two delegates: Santa Cruz
county, one delegate; YaYapai county,
six delegates. and Yuma county.
three delegates.
At said election, therefore, each
county shall elect the number of dele
gate so as aforesaid appor toned to it:
that IS 10 say, Apache county shall
elect one delegate; Cochise county
shall elect ten delegates; Cnconino
county shall elect two delegates: ella
county shall elect five delegates: Ora
ham county shall elect five delegates;
MaricOpa county shall elect nine dele
gates: 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;
Yavapal county shall elect six dele
gates, and Yuma county shall elect
three delegates.
| further proclaim, that under the
terms of said Act of Congress,
qualified electOr at said election shall
be any III le citizen of the United
State of th- aye OF euty-one years,
who shall have reside Il in the Terri
tory at least twelve months next pre-
ceding the date fixed for the election
of delegates to said constitutional
convention as herein provided for,
and who shall possess in other respects
che qualifications of an elector Al pro-
vided by Title Xxx, Revised Statutes
Of arizona, 1901.
L 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
elections there in 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 respects, including |
the qualifications of electors and |
registration, are hereby made appli- |
cable to the election herein provided !
for.
1 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 ten days after the date of Ibis |
proclamation to meet and authorize !
and require d reregistratiOn of the (
qualified electors of said county: |
Provided, however. that there need |
not be re-regiS' ration of the |
qualified electors whose names appear |
on he great register of said county |
for the year 1905, but all such names. |
together with u h as may be |
registered under the provisions Of |
this section shall constitute the great |
register of said county and be used |
at the election herein provided for: |
and so far as the sd me is consistent |
with the provisions of said Act, such |
as also the making up, !
printing, distribution, and use of such |
great register. shall in all respects |
conform to and be governed by the |
provisions of Chapter of Title Xxx, |
Revised Statues of Arizona 1901.
And 1 do hereby offer a reward of /
Fifty (S50) dollars for the arrest and |
of any and every person /
violating any of the provisions of !
lite ", Part l, of the Penal Code, |
such reward to be paid until the total |
amount hereafter expended for the |
purpose reaches the amount of One |
Thousand $1,000 dollars.
In Witness Whereof, [ have here
unto set my hand aud caused the
great seal of the Territory to be
affixed.
Done at Phoenix, the capital, this
twentyeighth day of June, A. d.
Nineteen Hundred and Ten. By the
Governor: (SEALl
RICHARD L. SLOAN.
GEO. L. YOUNG,
Secretary of Arizona.