Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1910-07-28
PROCLAMATION

| ]. RICHARD Z. SLOAN, Governor
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
18th day Of September, 1910. 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 a constitution for the proposed
State Of Arizona. The number OF said
delegates so TO be elected shall be
lfifty-two, and they shall be appor-
toned among the several counties OF
the territory in accord with the APP
lportionment made under the provis-
ions of said Act by the governor,
chef justice and secretary OF the
Territory on the 25th day OF June,
lls10, and which said apportionment
was and is as follows:
Apache county, one delegate; Co
chise county, ten delegates; Cocon.no
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; Pinal county,
two delegates; Santa Cruz county,
one delegate; Yavapai county, six
delegates; and Yuma county, three
delegates.
At said election. therefore, each
county shall elect the number Of del
egates so as aforesaid apporr>ned to
it; that Is to say Apache county shall
elect one delegate; Cochise 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
l 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
of 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.
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
ltions therein OF members of the legs
lature existing at the time of the last
election of said members of the leg
lisiature. and the provisions of said
laws in all respects, including the
qualifications Of electors and regis
ltration. and hereby made applicable
Ito 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
Wilson's 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
lifted electors 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
i190s. but all such names. together with
such as may be re-registered under the
provisions of this section shall consti-
ltute the great register Of said county
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
Ierned by the provisions Of Chapter
3 of Title Xxx, Revised Statues of
Arizona, 1901.
And I do herby offer reward OF
Fifty ($50) dollars for the arrest and
lconviction Of any and every person
violating any of the provisions OF
Title w., ri l. of the Penal Code,
such reward to be paid until the to-
tai amount hereafter expended for the
purpose reaches the amount Of One
Thousand 10000 dollars
In Witness Whereof, 1 have hereun-
to set my hand and caused the great
seal OF the Territory 90 be affixed
Done at Phoenix. the capital. this
ltwenty-eighth day Of June. A. d.
Nineteen Hundred and Ten.
By the governor (SEAL)
RICHARD z. SLOAN
/ GEO. II. YOUNG