Arizona republican., 1910-06-27

The following is a copy of that part of the statehood bill relating to Ari- zona, signed by President, Taft last Monday. The preceding eighteen sec tiOns which related to the admission of New Mexico are omitted:
 Sec. 19 That the qualified electors of the Territory of Arizona are here by authorized to vote for and choose delegates to form a constitutional convention for said territory for the purpose of framing a constitution for the proposed State of Arizona. Said convention shall consist of fifty two delegates: and the governor, chief justice. and secretary of said terri tory shall apportiOn the delegates to be thus selected, as nearly as may be. equitably among the several coun- ties, threeOf in accordance with the voting population as shown by the vote cast at the election for delegate in congress in said territory in nineteen hundred and eight.
 OLD ElECiiON LAW RULES.
 A qualified elector within the mean ing of this section 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 preceding the date fixed for the election of delegates to the constitutional convention, as herein provided for, and who shall possess in other respects the qualifications of an elector as provided by title twenty Revised Statutes of Arizona August second, nineteen hundred and one Within zen days after the issuance of the governors proclamation ordering the election of delegates to the con- stitutional convention, as herein pro- vided, the board of supervisors of each county of the territory shall meet and authorize and require a reregistration of the qualified electors of said coun- ty: Provided, however, that there need not be a reregistration of the qualified electors whose names appear on the great register of said county for the year nineteen hundred and eight, but all such names, together with such as may be registered under the provisions of this section, shall constitute the great register of said county and be used at each of the elections herein provided for; and so far as the same is consistent with the provisions of this act, such registra- tion, as also the making up, printing distribution and use of such great re- gister, shall in all respects conform to and be governed by the provisions of chapter three of said title twenty, Revised Statutes of Arizona, nineteen hundred and one. And the provisions of this section shall apply to all voters at all elections for the election of de- legates to the constitutional conven- ton and for the ratification of the constitution. for state officers, mem- bers of the state legislature, rep resentative in congress, and all other officers named in said constitution or in any manner herein provided for or mentioned.
 THE FIRST STEP.
 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 day, designated by him in said pro- clamation, not earlier than sixty nor later than ninety days after the ap- proval of this act 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 elec- tiOns therein of members of the legis lature existing at the time of the last election of said members of the legis- lature; and the provisions of said laws in all respects, including the qualifi- cations of electors and registration, are hereby made applicable to the election herein provided for; and said con- vention when so called to order and organized shall be the sole judge of the election and qualifications of its own members. Qualifications to en- title persons to vote on the ratifica- ton 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 dele gates to said convention.
 CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION.
 Sec. 20. That the delegates to the convention thus elected shall meet in the hall of the house of representa- tives in the capital of the territory of Arizona at twelve 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