The copper era., 1911-11-10
APROCLAMATION
By the Governor of Arizona for the Holding of a General State
 Election

Whereas, I, Richard E. Sloan, Gov
 ernor of the Territory of Arizona did ,on the 18th day of August 1911
 receive from the president of th,
 United States a certified copy of th
 joint resolution of the senate anC
 house of representa- tiveS of tn United States, approved August 2l 1911, and d notice to the effect tha
 under said resolution so certified
 is made my official duty, as Governor
 of the Territory of Arizona, within
 thirty days from the date of the re
 ceipt of such certificate and notice
 to issue a proclamation for the hold
 ing of the first general election a;
 provided for in election ordinance No
 ?, adopted by the constitutional con.
 vention of Arizona, and for the sub
 mission to vote of the electors of
 the said territory of the amendm e n t
 to the constitution of the proposed State of Arizona in accordance with the terms and conditions contained in said joint resolution:
 Now, therefore. In pursuance of the authority conferred by the Act of Congress, approved June 20, 1910, and the joint resolution of the senate and house of representatives of the United States of America in congress as- sembled, approved August 21, 1911, and in accordance with said certifi-
 
 President of the United States, I, Richard E. Sloan, Governor of the Territory of Arizona, do hereby pro- claim and order that a general cleo tion shall be held within the Terri tory of Arizono on Tuesday, the 12th day of December 1911.
 I do further proclaim and order that at said election there shall be elected those. officers who, by the terms or the constitution of the pro- posed State of Arizona ,are to be elect ed t the first state election provided for by said Act of June 20, 1910, that is to say, there shall be elected governor, a secretary of state,a state auditor, a state treasurer ,en attorney general and a superintendent of pub lie instruction, the term of office of each of which officers shall end on the. first Monday of January A. D. 1913, or when his successor is elected and qualified.
 I do further proclaim and order that at said general election there shall be elected by the people of the Territory of Arizona one representa- | tive in congress.
 I do further proclaim and order | that there shall likewise be elected | by the territory at large three judges of the supreme court whose terms of | office shall be co-terminus with that of the governor of the state elected | at said election.
 I do further proclaim and order oy the people of the territory at said general election three corpora tion commissioners whose terms of office shall be co-terminus with that of the governor of the state elected at the 'ame time.
 I do further proclaim and order hat there shall be elected at said general election by the people of the territory legislature consisting of l senate of nineteen members and a lousr of representatives of thirty i've members who shall be appor- toned among the several counties as 'ollows:
 Apache county, l senator, l repre- entative; Cochise county, } senators, representatives Coconino county, ena tor, l epresentatiYe; Gila coun- y, ? senators, 3 representatives; Ora a m county, l senator, representa- ives; Greenlee county, ] senator, 2 representatives; Maricopa county, } enators, 6 representatives; Mohave ounty, senator, ] representatives; Javaio county, l senator, l represen- ative; Pima county, senators, 3 representatives,; Pinal county, l sen tor, l representative; Santa Cruz | ounty, l senator, l representatives: yavapai county, 2 senators, 1 repre- S Yuma county, l senator, ? T representatives,. i I do further proclaim and order ( hat in each county of the territory here shall be elected at said general I lection the following county officers, ' amely: sheriff, a recorder, a treas ( Ter, a school superintendent, a coun t y attorney, an assessor, a county f uperintendent of roads and a sur r eyor, the term of office ot each of aid officers shall terminate on the rst Monday in January, 1913; and here shall also be elected at said I eneral election in each of said coun- [ ies three supervisors, whose terms of t