The Coconino sun., 1927-05-27
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT
STATE OF ARIZONA
PROCLAMATION OF SPECIAL
ELECTION

Eighth Legislature of the State of
Arizona provides for the calling of a
Special Election to be held on Tuesday,
the 31st day of MAJ, in the year 1927;
and
WHEREAS, The bill further pro-
vides that on the End day of May,
1927, the Governor shall issue a pro-
clamation stating that said Special
Election has been called by the legis
lature and giving the date thereof and
briefly setting forth in the proclama
tion the nature of each proposed con
stitutional amendment to be submit
ted at the said Special Election, to
gether with the purpose proposed tt
be accomplished by said amendment;
and
WHEREAS, The bill further pro,
vides that the Governor shall trans
nit copy of said proclamation to tht
clerk of each board of supervisors il
the state; and
WHEREAS, The bill further pro
vides that said proclamation shall b,
published, as required by paragraph
2872 of the Revised Statutes of Ari
zona, 1913, Civil Code; and
WHEREAS, 1t is further provided
by chapter 1, title II of the Revise,
Statutes of Arizona, 1913, Civil Code
as amended by section 55, chapter 81
OF the laws of 1922, Special Sessio,
OF the Fifth Legislature, that the Gov
ernor shall issue a proclamation con
tanning statements of the time of elec
ton, matters to be voted upon and al
offer of reward, as provided by law
to prevent violation of the elective
franchise;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, George w.
P. Hunt, Governor of the state of Ari
iona, in pursuance of my duties a.
prescribed by law, do hereby proclaim
that a special election is hereby called
Tor the state of Arizona and that the
same shall be held on Tuesday. Ma,
Slst, in the year 1927. Said specia
election is hereby called for the pur
pose of submitting to the qualified
electors of the state of Arizona tha
certain proposal to amend article 20
of the Constitution of the state of Ari
iona by amending section 5 thereof tc
read as follows:
Fifth. The lands and other prop
erty belonging to citizens of the
United States residing without
this State shall never be taxed at
higher rate than the lands and
other property situated in this
State belonging to residents.there-
OF, and no taxes shall be imposed
by this State on any lands or
other property within an Indian
Reservation owned or held bv
any Indian; but nothing herein
shall preclude the State from tax
ing as other lands and other prop
erty are taxed, any lands and
other property outside of an In
dian Reservation owned by or
held by any Indian, save and ex-
cept such lands as have been
granted as aforesaid, or as NAV
be granted or confirmed to any
Indian or Indians under any act
of Congress"
And by striking therefrom and re-
pealing section 10 of said article 20
which said article 20 reads as fol-
lows:
Tenth. There are hereby reserved
to the United States, with full ac-
quiescence of this State, all the
rights and powers for the carry
ing out of the provisions by the
United States of the Act Of Con-
gress, entitled, AN Act appro-
priating the receipts from the
sale and disposal of public lands
IN certain States and Territories
to the construction of irrigation
works for the reclamation of arid
lands, approved June IL, 1902.
and Acts amendatory thereof or
supplementary thereto, to the
same extent as if this State had
remained Territory"
I do hereby offer reward of fifty
dollars (S5O.OO) for the arrest ano
conviction of any and every person
violating any of the provisions OF
Title a, Part / of the Penal Code OF
the state of Arizona, such rewards to
be paid until the total amount thereof
reaches the amount Of One Thousand
Dollars (S1000.0O).
IN WITNESS WHEREOF. I have
hereunto set my hand and caused the
Great Seal of the State of Arizona to
be affixed.
Done at Phoenix, the Capital, this
End day of May, 1927.
(SeaD GEO. w. p. HUNT,
Governor
Attest: JAMES H. KERRY,
Secretary of State.