The Winslow mail., 1922-07-21
DEPARTMENT
STATE OF ARIZONA
PROCLAMATION OF SPECIAL
ELECTION

ELECIION
WHEREAS, it is provided by Chap
ter II, of the Session Laws of the
First Special Session of the Fifth
State Legislature, 1922, that a spec
ial election for the purpose of sub
mittiDg to the qualified electors cer-
tain proposed amendments to the
| Constitution of the State of Arizona,
shall be held on the eighth Tues
day prior to the general election in
the year 1922; and
WHEREAS, it is provided by Sec
ton of the said Chapter IL that
not less than ninety days before the
date of said special election the
Governor shall proclaim said special
election, in accordance with the pro-
visions of said Section of Chapter
IL;
NOW THEREFORE,, l. THOMAS
E. CAMPBELL, Governor Of the State
of Arizona, in pursuance of my duty
as prescribed by law, do hereby
proclaim that special election has
been called by the Legislature OF
the State of Arizona to be held on
the eighth Tuesday prior to the gen
eral election in the year 1922: to-
wit: on the twelfth day of Septem-
! ber, 1922, which is the same day as
the primary election in the year
1922, for the purpose of submitting
10 the qualified electors of the State
Of Arizona certain proposed amend
ments to the Constitution of this
State. The nature of the proposed
! constitutional amendments to be sub
/ of ho io1 oil
follows:
A proposal to amend Article TX
| of the Constitution of the State of
Arizona SO as to provide:
Cd That the exemption to
widows from taxation, provided
they do not own over five thous-
and dollars worth of property, shall
be two thousand dollars instead of
one thousand dollars, as at present.
(2) That all taxes levied and
collected for State purposes, and
all other revenues collected for
State purposes, shall be paid in
to the%State Treasury in money
only; and no State department
or official shall maintain or keep
any depository for State funds
separate and apart from the
| state treasury.
CD That the debt limit of the
State may be increased from it's
present limit of three hundred
and fifty thousand dollars ($350,-
00) to an amount equal to four
per centum of the assessed val
uation of the State, by majority
vote of the real property tax
payers, who shall also be quail
fed electors of the State of
Arizona
ca That in all city, county,
school district and other bond
elections, no bonded indebted
! ness shall be created except by
a vote of the real property tax
payers, who shall in all other
respects be qualified electors
A proposal to amend Section 10 of
Article VII of the Constitution of
the State of Arizona SO as to author
ize the Legislature to enact 1aws
providing for nomination of candi-
dates for all elective offices. The
Constitution at present requires en-
actment of direct primary election
law
A proposal to amend Section II
of Article VII of the Constitution
of the State of Arizona to provide
that there shall be general cleo
ton every two years for Represent
ative in Congress and any other Of
! ficers required This to harmonic
the election system in conformity
with other proposed amendments to
bring about four year terms for
State and County. officers.
A proposal to amend Section of
Article XII of the Constitution of
the State of Arizona, relative to
county officers, so as to provide
that all county officers hereafter
elected shall be elected for terms
of four years each.
A proposal to amend Section l of
| Article V of the Constitution of the
State of Arizona to the effect that
'The Executive Department of the
State shall consist of Governor,
Secretary of State, State Auditor,
| State Treasurer and Attorney Gen
eral each of whom shall hold his
office for four years beginning on
the first Monday of January next
after his election. The terms of Of
fee of those elected at the general
election in 1922 shall begin on the
! first Monday in January, 1928, and