Tombstone epitaph., 1911-02-12
RESOLUTION
 ADOPTED BY THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE TOMBSTONE, ARIZONA
Prostestng Against Congressional Action Chang.
 ing County Seat Removal Legislation

At regular meeting of the Chamber of Commerce of the City of Tombstone held February rd 1911 the follow ing resolution unanimously adopted:
 WHEREAS the citizens of Bisbee and the citizens of Douglas have united sending Congress with petition asking that Congress such egisais., as shall permit submission of the question of the removal of the county of Cocse County to an election of the people to be held within sixty days; and,
 WHEREAS, it has been represented to our Delegate in Congress in teerams asking for his cooperation in the passage of such proposed legislation that all citizens the County concur and have prepared bill providing for election designating the new county seat and
 WHEREAS, it has the knowledge of this body that other representations equally misleading have been made and are being made representative in Congress and to various members of both branches of Congress; and.
 WHEREAS, emergency exists calling for the inter venton of Congress wholly local and relating only to the selection of county and believing that this movement at the present time naugurated by real estate spectators who have in mind only private, commercial and pecunary advantages regardless the general welfare of the county: and,
 WHEREAS, conditions existing in the County of Cochse with reference the location of the county seat identical with conditions existing years ago. when attempt made by the parties actuated by the same motives to remove the county which time the movement failed by of the fact that it was impossible to secure sufficient number of signers the petition to set in operation the laws of the Territory of Arizona relative to
 
 WHEREAS Title XVI of the Revised Statutes of Arizona adequately and specifically provide method under and by which county seat may be removed which said law is still in force and wholly unaffected by the statehood enabling act: and,
 WHEREAS, the persons interested and supporting this proposed legislation adopting unprecedented and irregular mode of procedure insure the location of the county seat Tn place where under the the present existing and operative laws of the Territory could not be effective and seek to take advantage of the temporary suspension of work the mines of the Tombstone Conso dated Mines Company and this condition as means to remove the county seat in wholly irregular manner in the face of the fact that the question fairly submitted to the people Of Cochse County two under existing laws tile NNI Revised Statutes l90 failed of support and which they fear would again result in leaving the county seat Tombstone regularly submitted under that act and
 WHEREAS, the best interests of Cochise County demand that the county be and remain at and in it's location until the people of Cochse County through their regularly organized legislative bodies shall have an make their selection with view the future growth and of the county regardless private interests Now, Therefore,
 BE U RESOLVED, that we the Chamber of Com. nerce o the City of Tombstone do earnestly protest against my Legislation or the part of the Congress of United States at this time, looking toward the removal of the ounty seat Of Cochise County from location at Tombstone and against any and all action part of Congress which shall give either side the ocal contest, in which only small portion of the in abans and taxpayers of Cochse County interested