The copper era., 1910-06-24

tor Greenlee or any other county In
Arizona this fall. The statehood bill
forbids any county of territorial
election until after the constitution
has been ratified by the President
and Congress.
In answer to a telegram sent to
Delegate Cameron at Washington
this week, the following was received:
WASHINGTON, D. c., June 81, 1910.
Editor Copper Era:-Your tele-
gram received. Bill does not pro-
vide for election of Greenlee county
officers in September. All territorial
and county officers hold over until
successors are elected after organ
ization OF new state has been per
fected. RALPH CAMERON.
The day following the receipt of
above telegram, the following letter
was received:
SOLOMONvILLE, June %, 1910.
Copper Era:-Mr. Cameron having
advised me that there will be no
election this year, you will please
discontinue publication of notice of
primary election.
w. E. CLARK,
| Clerk Board of Supervisors.
Folio wing are parts of the Senate
bill as passed which will be of most
interest to all citizens:
Sec. 10. That the qualified electors
of the Territory of Arizona are
hereby authorized to vote for and
choose delegates to form constitu-
tional convention for said territory
for the purpose of framing a consti-
tuition for the proposed State of Ari-
IONA. Said convention shall consist
of ffty-two delegates: and the gov
ernor, chief justice, and secretary of
said territory shall apportion the
delegates to be thus selected, as
nearly as may be, equitably among
the several counties thereof in &C
cordance with the voting population
as shown by the vote cast at the
election for Delegate to Congress in
sad territory in 1908.
A qualified elector within the
meaning of this section shall be any
male citizen of the United States Of
\ the age of twenty-one years who
shall haye resided in the territory al
least twelve months next proceeding
the date fixed for the election OF
delegates to- the constitutional con
vention, as herein provided for, and
who shall possess in other respects
the qualifications of an elector as
provided by title twenty, Revised
Statutes of Arizona, August second,
nineteen hundred and one. Within
ten idays after the issuance of the
governors proclamation ordering the
election of delegates to the con stitu-
tioual convention, as herein provided
the board of supervisors of each
county of the territory shall meet
and authorize and require a re-
registration of the qualified electors
of said county: Provided, however
| That there need not be re-registra-
ton of the qualified electors whose
Games appear on the great register
If said county for the year nineteen
hundred and eight, 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 and be
used al each of the elections herein
provided for;
The governor of said Territory
shall, within thirty days after the
lapproval of this Act, by proclama-
ton, in which the aforesaid appor
tioumeut of delegates to the conven
tiou shall be fully specified and an
aounced, order an election of the
delegates aforesaid on a day, desig
mated by him in said proclamation
not earlier than sixty nor later thar
ninety days after the approval oil
this Act. Such election for dele
yates shall be held and conducted
the returns made, and the certifi
veution issued, as nearly as may be
in the same manner as is prescribed
by the laws of said Territory regu
lating elections therein of member:
of the legislature existing at the
time of the last election of sale
members of the legislature; and the
provisions of said laws in all respects
including the qualifications of elect
ors and registration, are hereby
made applicable to the election here.
in provided for; and said convention
when so called to order and organ
lied shall be the sole judge of the
election and qualifications of its owr
members. Qualifications to entitle
persons to vote on the ratification OF
rejection. of the constitution formed
by said convention when said consti
tuition shall be submitted to the PEG
pie of said Territory hereunder shall
be the same as qualifications to en-
title persons to vote for delegates tC
said convention.
Sec. 20. That the delegates to the
convention thus elected shall meet
IN the hall of the house of repre-
sentatives in the capitol of the Ter