The copper era., 1911-05-19
ARIZONA STATEHOOD RESOLUTION
NOW PENDING IN CONGRESS
Provision Of the Resolution In Full Which Upon Final Passage Will
Admit Arizona to the Union and Which Is Now
Under Discussion In the House.

There have been several conflicting
dispatches sent out from Washington
regarding the exact provisions of the
joint resolution admitting Arizona to
statehood, now pending before con-
gress. The ERA herewith presents
the full text of the resolution as re-
positive that upon the adoption of
the resolution by. both houses of con-
gress Arizona will be deemed admit
ted to the Uuiou. The admission will
be perfected upon the election of the
state officers. At the first election
for state officers, however, congress
has directed that the question, "Shall
the recall be applied to the judiciary"
be submitted to the voters of Arizo-
ma, who shall vote Eyes or mo" on
this separate proposition to be placed
on the same ballot used for the cleo
tiou ot state officers. The recall of
the judiciary will or will not be part
of the Arizona constitution in accord
ance with the verdict of a majority
of the voters of Arizona, and con-
gress or the president will haye NO
further jurisdiction in the matter ac-
cordiug to the provisions of the reso-'
luton.
The resolution now in the hands of
congress is entitled a "Joint resolu-
tiOn admitting the territories of New
Mexico and Arizona into the Union
upon an equal footing with the ofigi-
nal states and for other purposes"
1t is:
Resolved, by the senate and house
of representatives of the United
States of America in congress assem-
bled, that the territories of New
Mexico and Arizona are hereby ad
mitted into the Union upon an equal
footing with the original states in ac
cordauce with the terms of the enab-
ling act, approved June 20, 1910, upon
the terms and conditions hereinafter
set forth. The admission herein pro-
vided for shall take effect upon the
proclamation of the president of the
United States when the conditions
explicitly set forth in this joint reso.
luton shall have been complied with,
which proclamation shall issue the
earliest practicable time after the
results of the election herein provid-
ed for shall have been certified to the
president, and also after evidence
shall have been submitted to him of
the compliance with the terms and
conditions of this resolution.
The president is authorized and di-
rected to certify the adoption of this
resolution to the governor of each
territory as soon as practicabl BILE after
the adoption thereof, and each of
said governors shall issue his procla-
nation for the holding of the first
general election as. provided for in
fore adopted by each territory and
for the submission to a vote of the
electors of said territories of the
amendments of the constitutions of
said states respectively herein set
forth in accordance with the terms
and conditions of this joint resolu-
tion The results of said election
shall be certified to the president by
the governor of each of said territOr-
les and if the terms and conditions of
this joint resolution shall have been
complied with, the proclamation shall
Immediately issue by the president
announcing the result of said election
so ascertained, and upon the issuance
of said proclamation the proposed
states shall be deemed admitted by
congress into the Union upon equal
footing with the other states.
Before the proclamation of the
president shall issue announcing the
result of said election in Arizona and