The copper era., 1910-09-09
A Proclamation of Election of Delegates
TO the Constitutional Convention,
by the Governor Of Arizona.

I, Richard E. Sloan, Governor of
the Territory of Arizona, pursua Mt
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 Territory of
Arizona, for the election of delegates
to the Constitutional Convention to
torn 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 APP
portionment made under the pro-
visions of said Act by the governor,
chief Justice and secretary of the
Territory on the 18th day of June,
1910, and which said apportionment
was and is as follows:
Apache county, one delegate; Co.
chise county, ten delegates; Coconino
county, two delegates; ella county,
five delegates; Graham county, five
delegates: Maricopa county, nine
delegates: MOhave county, one dele
gate: Navajo county, two delegates;
Pima county, five delegates; Pinal
county, two delegates; Santa Cruz
county, one delegate; Yavapai
county, six delegates, and Yuma
county, three delegates.
At said election, therefore, each
county shall elect the number of,dele-
gates so as aforesaid apportioued to
it; that is to say, Apache county shall
elect one delegate; Cochise county
shall elect ten delegates; Coconino
county shall elect two delegates: ella
county shall elect five delegates; Ora
ham county shall elect five delegates;
MaricOpa county shall elect nine dele
gates: MOhave county shall elect one
delegate; Navajo county shall elect
two delegates; Pima county shall
elect five delegates; Pinal county
shall elect two delegates; Santa Cruz
county shall elect one delegate;
Yavapai county shall elect six dele
rates, and Yuma county shall elect
three delegates.
/, 1 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 Terri
tory at least twelve months next pre-
ceding the date fixed for the election
of delegates to said constitutional
convention as herein provided for,
and who shall possess in other re-
spects the qualifications of an elector
as provided by Title Xxx, Revised
Statutes of Arizona, 1901.
| further proclaim that under said
Act of Congress 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 cleo
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 qualif-
cations of electors and registration,
are hereby made applicable to the
election herein provided for.
| further proclaim that under the
terms of said Act of Congress it is
made the duty of the board of super
visOrs of each county of the Territory
within ten days after the date of this
proclamation to meet and authorize
and reqnire re-registration of the
qualified electors of said county;
Provided, however, that there need
not be REPRESENTATION of the
-
on the great register of said county
for the year 1908, but all such names,
together with such as may be regis
tered under the provisions of this
section shall constitute the great
register of said county and be used at
the election herein provided for; and
so far as the same is consistent with
the provisions of said Act, such
registration as also the making up,
printing, distribution, and use of such
great register, shall in all respects
conform to and be governed by the
provisions of Chapter of Title Xxx,
Revised Statutes of Arizona, 1901.
And [ do hereby offer a reward of
Fifty $50 dollars for the arrest and
conviction of any and every person
violating any of the provisions of
lite ", Part l, of the Penal Code,
such reward to be paid until the total
amount hereafter expended for the
purpose reaches the amount of One
Thousand $4,000 dollars.
In Witness Whereof, l have here
unto set my hand and caused the
great seal of the Territory to be
affixed.
Done at Phoenix, the capital, this
twenty-eighth day of June, A. d.
Nineteen Hundred and Ten.
BY the Governor:
(SeaD RICHARD E. SLOAN.
GEO. Z. YOUNG,
Secretary of Arizona.