Graham guardian., 1910-07-08
PROCLAMATION

stitutional Convention, by
the Governor of Arizona
|, Richard E. Sloan, Governor of
the Territory of Arizona, pursuant
to the provisions of the Act of Con-
gress approved June 20, 1910, do
hereby order and proclaim that on
the 18th day of September, 1910, a
general election shall be held by the
qualified electors of the Territory
of Arizona, for the election of dele
gates to the Constitutional Conven-
ton to form constitution for the
proposed State of Arizona. The
number of said delegates so to be
elected shall be fifty-two, and they
shall be apportioned among the
several counties of the Territory in
accord with the apportionment
made under the provisions of said
Act by the governor, chief justice
and secretary of the Territory on
the 25th day of June, 1910, and
which said apportionment was and
is as follows:
Apache county, one delegate; Co.
chise county, ten delegates; Coco
nino county, two delegates; Gila
county, five delegates; Graham
county, five delegates; Maricopa
county, nine delegates; Mohave
county, one delegate; Navajo coun-
ty, two delegates; Pima county, five
delegates; Pinal county, two dele
gates; Santa Cruz county, one dele
gate; Yavapai county, six delegates,
and Yuma county, three delegates,
At said election, therefore, each
county shall elect the number of
delegates so as aforesaid apportioned
to it; that is to say, Apache county
shall elect one delegate; Cochise
county shall elect ten delegates; CO.
conino county shall elect two dele
gates; Gila county shall elect five
delegates; Graham county shall elect
five delegates; Maricopa county shall
elect nine delegates; Mohave county
shall elect one delegate; Navajo
county shall elect two delegates;
Pima county shall elect five dele
gates; Pinal county shall elect two
delegates; Santa Cruz county shall
elect one delegate; Yavapai county
shall elect six delegates, and Yuma
county shall elect three delegates.
| further proclaim, that under
the terms of said Act of Congress,
a qualified 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 preceding the date
fixed for the election of delegates
to said constitutional convention
as herein provided for, and who
shall possess in other respects the
qualifications of an elector as pro-
vided by Title Xxx, Revised Stat
utes of Arizona, 1901.
| further proclaim, that under
said Act of Congress such election
for delegates shall be held and con-
Quoted, 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 Ter
ritory regulating elections therein
of members Of the legislature ex-
isting at the time of the last cleo
ton of said members of the legisla-
ture; and the provisions of said
laws in all respects, including the
qualifications of electors and reg
istration, are hereby made appli-
cable to the election herein pro-
vided for.
| further proclaim, that under the
terms of said Act of Congress it is
made the duty of the board of
supervisors of each county of the
Territory within ten days after the
date of this proclamation to meet
and authorize and require a re-
registration of the qualified electors
of said county; Provided, however,
that there need not be re-registra-
tion of the qualified electors whose
names appear on the great register
of said county for the year 1908,
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 end be used at the election
herein provided for, and SO far as
the same is consistent with the pro-
visions of said Act, such registra-
ton as also tls making up, print
ing, distribution, and Use Oh SUCH
great register, shall in all respects
conform to and be governed by the
provisions of Chapter 8 of Title Xxx,
Revised STATUES Of Arizona, 1901.
And | do hereby offer a reward
of Fifty $500 dollars for the arrest
and conviction Of any and every
person violating any o. ct the nr"Vis.
ions of Title w, Part l, of the
Penal Code, such reward to be paid
until the total amount hereafter