The copper era and Morenci leader., 1922-07-21
PROCLAMATION OF SPECIAL
 ELECTION

Chapter F, of the Session Laws of the First Special Session of the Fifth ( State Legislature, 1922. that a spe' t cial election for the purpose of sub- I hitting to the qualified electors cer- tain 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 Sec tion 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 3 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 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 1 posed amendments to the Constitu- 1 tion of this state. The nature of the proposed constitutional amendments | to be submitted st the said special election follows:
 A proposal to Amend Article IN
 of the Constitution of the State of
 Arizona so as to provide: (1) 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.
 @ 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 for 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 3 thousand dollars ($350.000) to an
 amount equal to four per centum of J the assessed valuation of the State. Q by majority vote of the real property 0 taxpayers, who shall also be quail
 fled electors of the State of Arizona. 0 (4) That in all city, county school 0 district and other bond elections. no = bonded indebtedness shall be created 0 except by vote of the real property 0 taxpayers, who shall in all other re- = spects be qualified electors.
 A proposal to amend Section 10 of o Article VII of the Constitution of the
 State of Arizona so as to authorize
 the Legislature to enact laws pro 70 viding for nomination of candidates 10 for all elective offices. The Consti . tuition at present requires enactment 70 of a direct primary election law. 70 A proposal to amend Section Il ot - Article VII of the Constitution o )0 the State of Arizona to provide that 70 there shall be general election - every two years for Representative! DO in Congress and any other officer' DO required. This to harmOnize thu - election system in conformity witt DO other proposed amendments to brini % about four year terms for State ant - County officers.
 . A proposal to amend Section 3 0
 Article XII of the Constitution of tn % State of Arizona, relative to count
 officers, so as to provide that al
 county officers hereafter elected shal cd be elected for terms of years eacf est proposal to amend Section 1 C ,or Article V. of the Constitution of tn nn State, of Arizona to the effect tha m "The Executive Department of tn m State shall consist of Governor. s. 0O cretary of State. State Auditor, Stat o oo Treasurer and Attorney Genera m each of whom shall hold his office fi m four years beginning on the fir' " Monday of January next after h m election. The terms of office those elected at the general electio uo in 1922 shall begin on the first Mo m day of January, 1923. and shall e, " on the first Monday in January. 192 m or when their successors are electe
 and qualified. Unless otherwise pr
 vided for by this Constitution. ed State Superintendent Sf Public i ,,,. struction shall be appointed by tl " State Board of Education, and Il sn' term of office and salary shall ga! prescribed by said Board
 A proposal to amend Section 21
 Subdivision of Article " of u o, Constitution of the State of Arizon 0o oo to the effect that members of u 0o 0o Legislature elected at the gener '"n on election in 1922 shall hold office uni 'Oo the first Monday in January, 192
 and the terms of office of membe
 thereafter be four years
 m A proposal to amend Section sat cons+i+,,tior of tba Stata of Arizo, ear n +o .a,,,o,-e tbe nresen+ rastri ... ton to the effect that no member "an 'a the Legislature during the term f e"' which he shall have been elect
 shall be elected to any civil office profit under the laws of this Stat . which shall have been created.
 the emoluments of which shall ha been increased, during said term.
 A proposal to amend Article Xl
 of the Constitution of the State om Arizona relative to corporatio and other than municipal by adding in new section authorizing the organis for tion of associations or producers 'ur- agr1smltural products, corporate oth otherwise. with or without capit 'om stock. for the mutual benefit of t