Weekly journal-miner., 1922-06-14
SPECIAL ELECTION
 IS PROCLAIMED FOR
 AMENDMENT BALLOTS

Whereas, 1t is provided by chapter
 F of the session laws of the first special session of the fifth state leg
 islature, 1922, that a special election
 for the purpose of submitting to the
 qualified electors certain proposed
 amendments to the constitution of
 the state of Arizona, shall be held
 on the eighth Tuesday prior to the
 general election in the year 1922; and
 Whereas, it is provided by section
 } of said chapter F that not less
 than 90 days before the date of said
 special election the governor shall
 proclaim said special election, in ac-
 cordance with the provisions of said
 section 3 of chapter 12;
 Now therefore, I, Thomas E.
 Campbell, governor of the state of
 Arizona, in pursuance of my duty as prescribed by law, do hereby pro claim that special election has been called by the legislature of the state of Arizona to be held on the eighth
 Tuesday prior to the general election in the year 1922; to-wit: on the 18th day of September, 1922, which is the same day as the primary election ill the year 1922, for the purpose of submitting to the qualified electors of the state of Arizona certain pro posed amendments to the constitu- ton of this state The nature of the proposed constitutional amendments to be submitted at the said special election follows:
 A proposal to amend article ix of the constitution of the state of Ari- zona so as to provide:
 l. That the, exemption to widows from taxation, provided they do not own over $5,000 worth of property, | shall be $2,OO0 instead of SI,OOO, as at present
 2. That all taxes levied and col lected for state purposes, and all other revenues collected for state purposes, shall be paid into the state treasury in money only; and no state or official shall maintain or keep any depository for state funds separate and apart from the state treasury.
 3. That the debt limit of the state may be increased from its present limit of $350,00O to an amount equal to 4 per centum of the assessed val uation of the state, by majority vote of the real property taxpayers, who shall also be qualified electors of the state of Arizona.
 1. That in all city, county, school district and other bond elections, no bonded indebtedness shall be created except by a vote of the real property taxpayers, who shall in all other re- 'pects be qualified electors.
 A proposal to amend section 10 of article vii of the constitution of the ,tate of Arizona so as to authorize he legislature to enact laws provid- ng for nomination of candidates for III elective offices. The constitution 1t present requires enactment of a lirect primary election law.
 A proposal to amend section Il of I rticlc vii of the constitution of the tate of Arizona to provide that here shall be a general election very two years for representative in , ongress and any other officers re- uircd This to harmonizc the cleo ion system ill conformity with other roposcd amendments to bring about terms for state and county fficers.
 A proposal to amend section } of rticlc xii of the constitution of the tate of Arizona. relative to county fficers, so as to provide that all ouuty officers hereafter elected shall c elected for terms of four years ach.
 A proposal to amend section of rticlc V of the constitution of the J tate of Arizona to the effect that a The executive department of the V tate shall consist of governor, secre- ary of state, state auditor, state d -easurer and attorney general, each f whom shall hold his office for O 1ur years beginning on the first O fonday of January next after his Il lection. The tcrms of office of \ lose elected at the general election t' l 1922 shall begin on the first Mon Il ay in January, 1925, and shall end b Il the first Monday in January, 1927, t; r when their successors are elected b nd qualified. Unless otherwise pro- ided for by this constitution, l. ate superintendent of public in- il .ruction shall be appointed by the lt ate board of education, and his q ,rm of office and salary shall be D r.~-,,LcJ L,, s,;I fa,,I