Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1910-07-16
PROCLAMATION


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. a gen
eral election shall be held by the
qualified electors of the Terrietory ol
Arizona, for the election of delegates
to the Constitutional Convention &c
form a constitution for the proposed
State OF Arizona. The number OF said
delegates so TO be elected shall be
fifty-two. and they shall be appor
toned among the several counties Of
the territory IN accord with the ap
portionment made under the proyis
ions of said Act by tie governor
chief justice and secretary of the
Territory on the 25th day of June
1910. and which said apportionmeni
was and is as follows:
Apache county. one delegate; Co
chise county, ten delegates; CoconinC
county, two delegates; ella county
five delegates: Graham county, five
delegates: Maricopa county, nine dele
gates: Mohave county. one delegate;
Navajo county. two delegates; Pins
county, five delegates: Pinal county
two delegates; Santa Cruz county
one delegate; Yavapai county. siA
delegates; and Yuma county. three
delegates.
/ At said election. therefore, each
county shall elect the number of del
egates so as aforesaid apportioned tC
it; that is TO say Apache county shall
elect one delegate; Cochise county
shall elect ten delegates: CoconinC
county shall elect two delegates; Gill
county shall elect five delegates
Graham county shall elect five dele
gates; Maricopa county shall cleo
nine delegates; Mohave county shall
elect one delegate; Navajo count,
shall elect two delegates; Pima count.
shall elect five delegates: Pima
county shall elect two delegates
Santa Cruz county shall elect on
delegate; and Yuma county shall cleo
three delegate
I further proclaim, that under tn
terms of said act of Congress, a qua
flied elector at said election shall b
any male citizen OF the United State
of the age Of twenty-one years, VIII
shall have resided in the Territory a
least twelve months. next proceedin
the date fixed for delegates to sal
constitutional convention as herein
provided for, and who shall posses
in other respects the qualification
of an elector as provided by It'll
Xxx, Revised Statues Of Arizona, 1901
I further proclaim that under sal
Act of Congress such election 70
delegates shall be held and conducted
the returns made. and the certificate
lof persons elected TO such conventio
issued as nearly as may be. in tn
same manner as is prescribed by IN
laws Of said Territory regulating elet
tons therein of members of the legs
lature existing at the time Of the las
election of said members Of the les
lisiature.and the provisions of sal
laws in all respects, including tn
qualifications of electors and regi.
ltration. and hereby made applicabl
to the election herein provided for.
!, ! further proclaim that under tn
! terms Of said Act of Congress it 1
made the duty of the board of supe
Wilson's of each county of the Territor
within tendays after the date OF thi
proclamation to meet and authoriz
and require a registration of the qua
flied electors of each county; Pr
vided, however, that there need nc
be registration OF the qualified elei
tors whose names appear on the gres
register of sad county for the yea
1908, but all such names. together wit
such as may be re-registered under tn
provisions Of this section shall const
tuse the great register Of said count
and be used at the election herei
provided for; and so far as the sam
is consistent with the provisions {
said Act. such registration, as ais
the making up. printing, distribute
and use Of such great register. sha
In all respects conform to and be go
erned by the provisions of Chapte
g of Title Xxx, Revised Statues {
Arizona. 1901.
And do herby offer a reward {
Fifty $500 dollars for the arrest an
conviction OF any and every perso
violating any Of the provisions c
Title ~. Part /. of the Penal Cod
such reward to be paid until the 4
tai amount hereafter expended for tn
purpose reaches the amount Of On
Thousand $4,000 dollars.
In Witness Whereof. have hereul
to set my hand and caused the gres
seal Of the Territory to be affixed.
Done at Phoenix, the capital, thi
twenty-eighth day Of June. A. /
Nineteen Hundred and Ten.
BIZ the governor. (SEAI
RICHARD z. SLOAN
GEO. U. YOUNG,