Graham guardian., 1911-05-26
JOINT RESOLUTION
Text Of Resolution Before
Congress for Admission
of Both Territories

The resolution now before Coh-
press, which if passed, will admit
both Arizona and New Mexico to
Statehood, is entitled, Joint Reso-
luton admitting the Territories OF
Arizona and New Mexico in the
Union upon an equal footing with
the original States and other pur-
poses" The text of the resolution
is as follows:
Resolved, by the Senate and House
of Representatives of the United
States of America in congress as
sembled. that the Territories OF New
Mexico and Arizona are hereby ad.
mitted into the Union upon an equal
footing with the original States IN
accordance with the terms OF the
enabling act, approved June ~,
1910, upon the terms and conditions
hereinafter set forth. The admls-
sion hereinafter provided for shall
take effect upon the proclamation
of the president of the United States
when the conditions explicitly set
forth in this joint resolution shall
have been complied with, which
proclamation shall issue the earliest
practicable time after the results OF
the election herein provided for
shall have been certified to the pres
ident. and also after evidence shall
have been submitted to him OF the
compliance with the terms and con-
ditions of this resolution.
The president is authorized and
directed to certify the adoption Of
', this resolution to the governor OF
each Territory as soon as pr practlcaDle
after the adoption thereof, and eacf
of said governors shall issue hi
proclamation for the holding OF tn
first general election as provided TO
a in. the constitutions respectlvei.
heretofore adopted by each Terri
q tory and for the submission to
. vote of the electors of said Terri
tories of the amendments Of tn
4 constitutions Of said States respet
!. lively herein set forth in accordanc
V with the terms and conditions {
:. this Joint resolution. The results
said election shall be certified to tn
president by the governor OF eac
"a of said Territories and if the tern
q and conditions of this joint resol,
Iv ton shall have been complied wit
70 the proclamation shall immediate
at issue by the president announcer
b. the result of said election SO asce
tanned, and upon the issuance
tv said proclamation the propns!
w States shall be deemed admitted
Congress into the Union upon equ
re footing with the other States.
nd Before the proclamation OF t
ut president shall issue announcing t
N. result of said election in Arizona a
-. at the same time that the Sta
90 election is held, as aforesaid, t
electors of Arizona shall vote up
no the following proposed amendme
no. to their State constitution as ct
,n dition precedent to the admission
said State, to-Wit:
,v Section of article 8 OF the G.
- stitution of the State OF Arlzt
,rv adopted by the electors OF said st
an. at an election held on the 9th {
of February, A. D. 1911, be and
same is hereby amended so as
:. r. read as follows:
Al Article VIII-Removal from
md fee.
OBJ /. Recall of public officers.
has Sec. /. Every public officer
Ugh the State of Arizona, except M
n bers of the judiciary, holding
,ses elective office either by election
box appointment. is subject to re
the from such Office by the quail
Sir electors of the electoral district II
cal, which candidates are elected to s
of office. Such electoral district
d include the whole State, Such n
itch ber of electors as shall equal 25
so cent. of the number of votes cas-
With the last preceding election for al
,pe, the candidates for the office hele
yer, such officer, may by petition, w
rev shall be koown as recall petit
xept demand his recall.
lntil The ballots to be provided
re- said first State election shall
s. printed thereon this proposed am
mept and the following words
figures. to-wit;