Arizona republican., 1910-06-27
PHOENIX, ARIZONA, JUNE 27, 1910.
What the Constitution Must Contain

What the Constitution Must Contai
 Although the enabling act, as
 stands, differs but very slightly iron
 the bill printed in The Republican
 March 9, there have been so man,
 requests from our readers for tn
 publication of the text of the lav
 that we publish it in full this morn
 ing. It is worth preserving for fu
 ture reference. And in view of tn
 many suggestions as to what the con
 stitution of the state of AriZon;
 should or should not contain, it 1!
 of interest to note the provision: which. under the terms of the act our constitutional convention mus adopt. Not only must these provis- ions be in the constitution, but they must remain there forever, unless re- voked by consent of the United States In the language of the act, And said convention shall provide, by an ordi- nance irrevocable without the consent of the United States and of the peo- ple of said state" these things:
 Perfect toleration of religious sen- timent No inhabitant shall ever be molested in person or property on ac- count of his or her mode of religious worship.
 Polygamous marriages and polyga- nous habits must be prohibited.
 The sale, barter, or giving of in toxicating liquor to Indians, and the introduction sof liquor into Indian country must be prohibited.
 There must be a declaration of dis claimer of all right to any part of the ungranted public domain or to Indian lands. There must be an equality of taxation, as between res ident and nonresident owners of land
 The debts and liabilities of the ter ritory and the debts of the several counties must be assumed and paid by the state Cthe counties paying their respective portions to the state).
 There must be maintained a public school system, free from sectarian control, and the schools must be con ducted in English.
 The state must never enact any law restricting or abridging the right of suffrage on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude. Ability to read, write. speak and the English language must be a necessary qualification for all state officers and members of the legislature.
 There must be no election for a change of the state capital until De- 31, 1925, and until then the capital must remain in Phoenix.
 There must be reserved to the Unit ed States all the rights under the act that the federal gov ernment holds now.
 Any Indian reservations opened for settlement hereafter must remain, for twenty-five years after such opening, subject to the law prohibiting the in of intoxicating liquor into the Indian country.
 The state must consent to all the terms and conditions under which public lands are granted to the state by the enabling act.
 This is not a formidable list of re- luirements, and there is not one to which any good citizen can object. There is no reason why any good ,itizen should ever wish the state to nave power to change these provis- ons. It is the clause which pro- tides that these provisions shall be adopted by "an ordinance irrevoca- ,le without the consent of the United States and of the people of the state" which has misled many people, from casual reading, as to the scope of ederal control that is proposed. We leard a very good lawyer insisting he other day, under the provisions l ,f the enabling act. it will be impos- ible for the people to amend their | constitution in future years without | he consent of congress. It is clear | hat inhibition in this regard is con- ined to the provisions we have men toned. In all other respects the con- titution may be amended in such | manner and form as the constitu- ional convention shall decide
 The one further requirement of the constitutional convention is, That