Arizona republican., 1910-06-17
A State Next June.

Taking it for granted that the house of representatives will accept the statehood bill passed by the sen ate yesterday, the people of this ter ritory may count confidently on be- ! ing citizens of the state of Arizona | by next June. By that time the state government will be in complete op- eration. Nor need they fear that the next twelve months will be a period of political inaction. In order to com- plete the machinery prescribed by congress, there will be something doing" all the time. The first thing will be the campaign in the several counties for the election of delegates to the constitutional convention. This campaign will be on in August, and the constitutional convention will meet in Phoenix about the first of October
 On March 22 we printed the senate bill in full, and the bill as then print ed passed the senate yesterday, with these amendments: A provision giv- ing preference rights to occupants of school lands, and protecting them in the matter of the improvements made by them; no session of the legislature is to be held in 1911; there is a land grant of 10O, 900 acres for the peniten- tiary.
 Also on March 9, we estimated that the bill would become a law by July 1. and formulated the following time table" covering the sundry steps that must be taken. That esti- mate seems to have been so nearly correct that it suffices now to re- produce the schedule of important dates:
 On July 15, I91O-The governor will have received official information of the approval of the bill and may is sue his proclamation ordering the election of 52 delegates to the con stitutional convention.
 
 Tuesday not less than 50 days from the approval of the act)-The elec- tion of delegates to the constitutional convention may be held. The election might, of course, be on Thursday, September l, but Tuesday, the 5th, is more likely to be the day named.
 On October 3, 1910 Cthe fourth Mon day after the electiOn)-The delegates meet in convention.
 On December 3, 1910 (the end of the prescribed session of 50 days)- The constitutional convention com pletes its work.
 On February 3, 1911 (not less than 60 days from the adjournment of the constitutional convention)-The cleo tion to ratify or reject the constitu- tion.
 On February 17, 1911 (two weeks being estimated as the time necessary in which to receive and canvass the returns)-The governor transmits to the president a certified copy of the constitution with a statement of the votes cast.
 On February 27, 1911 Cten days esti- mated as time necessary for trans initial of the governors certificate and consideration of the constitution by the presidenD president transmits to congress the notice of his approval.
 March 3, 1911 Ohe last day of the Sixty first congress) s)-Congress ap- proves the constitution.
 March F, 1911 (estimated)-Th governor receives from the president a certificate that the constitution has been approved The governor there upon issues his proclamation ordering an election of state (and legislature) and county officers, which election cannot be earlier than 50 days from the date of the proclamation.
 May 15, 1911-The state election.
 June 1, 1911-The canvass of the votes completed and result of the election officially announced.
 June 10, 1911 following ten days for transmittal of the governors cer- tificate of election result and consid- eration of the same by the presidenD The president issues his proclama- ton announcing Arizona is a state of the Union.
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