Arizona republican., 1910-12-10

posed amendment or amendments to
 the qualified electors at said special | election), and if a majority of the qualified electors voting thereon shall
 approve and ratify such amendment | or amendments in said regular or spe- eial election, such amendment or amendments shall become a part of ' this Constitution. Until a method of
 publicity is otherwise provided by | law. the Secretary of State shall have such proposed amendment or amend
 ments published for a period of at | least ninety days previous to the date
 of said election in at least one news paper in every county of the State in
 which a newspaper shall be published, | in such manner as may be prescribed ! by law. If more than one proposed amendment shall be submitted at any | election, such proposed amendments i shall be submitted in such manner that the electors may vote for or
 against such proposed amendments separately.
 | Sec. 2 No Convention shall be 1 called by the Legislature to propose alterations, revisions, or amendments ! to this Constitution, or to propose a thew Constitution, unless laws provid- | ing for such Convention shall first be approved by the people on a Referen- | dunn vote at a regular or special cleo
 tion, and any amendments alterations. revisions, or new Constitution pro-
 posed by such Convention shall be
 submitted to the electors of the State
 at general or special election and be
 approved by the majority of the cleo
 tors voting thereon before the same shall become effective
 ARTICLE XXI.
 SCHEDULE AND MISCElLANEOUS
 Sec. l. No rights, actions, suits.
 proceedings, contracts. claims, or de
 mands, existing at the time of the ad-
 mission of this State into the Union. shall be affected by a change in the 4 form of government. from Territorial ] to State, but all shall continue as if no change had taken place; and all pro
 cess wEich may have been issued un- | der the authority of the Territory of | Arizona, previous to its admission in-
 to the Union, shall be valid as if iss. i ued in the name of the State.
 1 L- Arizona now in force. not repugnant to
 this Constitution, shall remain in
 force as laws Of the State of Arizona
 until they expire by their own Iimita- | tions or are altered or repealed by
 law; Provided, that wherever the
 word Territory" meaning the Ter
 tory of Arizona. appears in said
 laws, the word State" shall be sub stituted.
 Sec. 3. All debts, fines. penalties. and fOrfeitures which have accrued. or may hereafter accrue, to the Ter ritory of Arizona shall inure to the State of Arizona.
 ] Sec. 4. All recOgnizance heretofore
 taken. or which may be taken, before the change from a Territorial to State government, shall remain valid,
 and shall pass to and may be prose
 cuted in the name of the State. and all bonds executed to the Territory of
 Arizona, or to any county or munich pal corporation, or to any officer. or
 court. in his or it's official capacity.
 shall pass to the State authorities and
 their successors in office for the uses
 therein expressed, and may be sued
 for and recovered accordingly; and all the estate. real, personal, and mixed. and all judgments, decrees, bonds. | specialties. choseS in action. and claims, demands. or debts of whatever description. belonging to the TerritO- | " of Arizona, shall inure to and vest
 in the State of Arizona; and may be sued for and recovered by the ! State of Arizona in tho same
 manner. and to the same extent, as the same might or could have been by the Territory of Arizona.
 | Sec ,. All criminal prosecutions and penal actions which may have arisen, or which may arise, before the change from a Territorial to State government, and which shah then be pending. shall be prosecuted to judg- ment and execution in the name or i the State. All offenses committed against the laws of the Territory of
 Arizona before the change from a | Territorial to a State government, and which shall not be prosecuted before such change, may be prosecuted in the name. and by the authority. of the State of Arizona, with like effect as though such change had not taken place. and all penalties incurred and punishments inflicted shall remain the same as if this Constitution had not been adopted. All actions at law and suits in equity, which may be pending in any of the courts of the Territory of Arizona at the time of the change | from a Territorial to a State govern ment. shall be continued and trans | ferred to the court of the State. or of the United States, having jurisdiction l thereof.
 Sec. 6. All Territorial, district. county. and precinct officers who may be in office at the time of the admis- sion of the State into the Union shall hold their respective offices until their successors shall have qualified. and the official bonds of all such off, ficers shall continue in full force and effect while such officers remain in office.
 Sec. '. Whenever the judge of the superior court of any county, elected or appointed under the provisions of this Constitution. shall have qualified, the several causes then pending in the district court of the Territory. and in and for such county, except such Ffeatr,-cc vrot1Id haya bopn within the