The copper era and Morenci leader., 1922-08-25
PROCLAMATION OF ssEofzr
 ELECTION NS

Chapter F, of the Session Laws of l the First Special Session of the Fifth l State Legislature, 1922, that spe l cial election. for tie purpose of sub- hitting to the qualified electors cer-
 tain proposed amendments to the Constitution of the State of Arizona,
 shall be held on the eighth Tuesday 1 prior to the general election in the
 year 1922; and
 1 WHEREAS, it is provided by Sec tien 3 of said Chapter 12 that not less than ninety days before the date of said special election the Governor
 shall proclaim said special election.
 in accordance with the provisions of
 said Section of Chapter 12;
 NOW THEREFORE, THOMAS F.
 CAMPBELL, Governor of the State
 of Arizona, in pursuance of my duty
 as prescribed by law, do hereby pro claim that a 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 Il twelfth day of September, 1922, which
 is the same day as the primary cleo tion in 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 tt the said special f election follows:
 A proposal to Amend Article fN , of the Constitution of the State of
 Arizona so as to provide:
 G) That the exemption to widows
 from taxation, provided they do not
 own over five thousand dollars worth
 of property, shall be two thousand dollars instead of one thousand dollars
 as at present.
 CD 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 department or official shall maintain or keep any depository foI State funds separate and apart from ! the State Treasury.
 (3) That the debt limit of the
 State may be increased from it's pres
 ent limit of three hundred and fifty 5 thousand dollars ($350.000) to aI amount equal to four per centum O T. the assessed valuation of the State :. by majority vote of the real propert! e taxpayers, who shall also be quail U fled electors of the State of Arizona 10 (4) That in all city, county schoo II district and other bond elections, n' 'e bonded indebtedness shall be creates " except by 8 vote of the real propert. Io taxpayers, who shall in all other re spects be qualified electors.
 A proposal to amend Section 10 0 K, Article VII of the Constitution of tn re State of Arizona so as to authoriz lo no;c fn laws lg viding for nomination of candidate Id for all elective offices. The Const en tuition at present requires enactmen IT, of direct primary election law. a A proposal to amend Section Il c
 Article VII of the Constitution ! es the State cf, Arizona to provide tha m there shalI,,be "a general electio ID every two years for Representative ne in Congress and any other officer m required. This to harmonize tn on election system in conformity wit
 other proposed amendments to brin mn about four year terms for State an is- County officers.
 aI A proposal to amend Section { NV Article XII of the Constitution of tn ba State of Arizona. relative to count ,t- officers, so as to provide that a ,la county officers hereafter elected sha ,n. be elected for terms of years eacl es A proposal to amend Section 1 (
 Article V of the Constitution of th
 State of Arizona to the effect thf 'sH "The Executive Department of tf ,i in State shall consist of Governor, s n, cretary of State, State Auditor, Stat sal Treasurer and Attorney Genera D. 5. each of whom shall hold his office f' ni four years beginning on the fir .e1 Monday of January next after h II. ,!. election The terms of office III m those elected at the general electit ,I - Min 1922 shall begin on the first Mo lts s day of January, 1923, and shall CT IT on the first Monday in January, 192 ap or when their successors are elect' W nu and qualified. Unless otherwise pI oe- vided for by this Constitution, TO TO State Superintendent of Public HI, III, struction shall be appointed by u 'iii State Board of Education, and h ca term of office and salary shall
 y prescribed by said Board
 to A proposal to amend Section 21 'au Subdivision of Article " of u ho Constitution of the State of Arizor
 to the effect that members of |
 Legislature elected at the gener
 election in 1922 shall hold office un ES the first Monday in January, 19i
 and the terms of cffice of membe -be thereafter be four years.
 md A proposal to amend Section eft Suodlvision or Articie " oi inc Constitution of the State of Arizo an so as to remove the present restr on ton to the effect that no member rec the Legislature during the term .oz which he shall have been elect hez shall be elected to any civil office Io1, profit under the laws of this Sta VII which shall have been created, rno the emoluments of which shall ha no been increased, during said term ted proposal to amend Article X the or the Cohslltutloh ol the ot"te
 Arizona relative to corporatio
 other than municipal by adding ene new section authorizing the organi l lio ton of associations or producers agrr.u1tural T"'ooucts, corporate pe otherwise, with or without capi has stock. for the mutual benefit of