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have performed their respective duties during the session of this Convention."

Mr. Cassidy moved, seconded by Mr. Ingraham, that Resolution No. 31 be adopted; carried.

Mr. Ellinwood introduced Resolution No. 32 as follows: "Resolved, that the Secretary of the Territory of Arizona is hereby authorized to pay from the statehood appropriation to Mr. E. E. Motter the sum of $50.00 for sketching and designing the device adopted as the great seal of the State. The said sum being in full for all services and contemplates the completed design for the use of the engraver."

Mr. Ellinwood moved, seconded by Mr. Parsons, that Resolution No. 32 be adopted; carried.

Mr. Cunniff, Chairman of Committee on Style, Revision and Compilation, made the following report:

Phoeniz, Arizona, December 9, 1910.

Mr. President: Your Committee on Style, Revision and Compilation begs leave to report it has examined the Constitution of the State of Arizona as enrolled and engrossed in the accompanying copy and respectfully recommends its adoption.

M. G. CUNNIFF,
Chairman.

Mr. Winsor moved, seconded by Mr. Cunniff, that the report of the Committee on Style, Revision and Compilation be adopted; carried.

Mr. Winsor moved, seconded by Mr. Cunniff, that the rules be suspended and the Constitution of Arizona be read by the Secretary and placed on final passage; carried.

By order of the President the Secretary began the reading of the Constitution of Arizona as reported by the Committee on Style, Revision and Compilation.

Mr. Cunniff moved, seconded by Mr. Parsons, the Convention take a recess to 1: 30 p. m., December 9, 1910: carried. Convention stood at recess until 1: 30 p. m.

Convention called to order by the President.

Reading of completed Constitution for Arizona resumed. Pages 5, 27, 31 of engrossed copy corrected as to errors, reread and inserted in Constitution.

Page 53 of engrossed copy corrected as to errors, reread and inserted in Constitution.

Call of the house ordered. All present except Mr. Franklin and Mr. Webb. The sergeant at arms was instructed to bring the absent members within the bar of the house.

Motion of Mr. Colter to dispense with the call of the house lost.

Mr. Sims of Cochise, moved to dispense with call of the house carried.

Mr. Jones of Yavapai, moved, seconded by Mr. Moeur, that the Secretary be requested to return election certificates to the members. Carried.

Communication from Miss Ethel Ming, of Phoenix, Arizona, read.

Mr. Goldwater introduced the following resolution, No. 33 as follows:

"Resolved that it is the sense of this Convention and of the Committee on Rules and Procedure, that Paragraph "K” of Rule 53 should be interpreted as follows:

'After such final passage the Constitution as adopted shall be signed by the President and attested by the Secretary of the Convention, the members shall then sign the same, Provided that no member shall write on the engrossed copy any other words than his signature over the name of the County he represents."

Resolved that no member shall sign the adopted Constitution in any other manner than herein set forth."

Mr. Goldwater moved the adoption of Resolution No. 33. Mr. Cunniff moved, and Mr. Ellinwood seconded, to strike out "shall" after "members" and insert "may". Carried.

Resolution No. 33 adopted by the following vote:

Ayes-Baker, Bolan, Bradner, Cassidy, Cobb, Coker, Colter, Connelly, Crutchfield, Cunniff, Cunningham, Ellinwood, Feeney, Goldwater, Ingraham, Jones, A. M., Jones, F. A., Keegan, Kinney, Lovin, Lynch, Moeur, Moore, Morgan, Osborn, Parsons, Roberts, Short, Sims, R. B., Simms, Mit., Standage, Tovrea, Tuthill, Webb, Weinberger, Wills, Winsor, Wood, Mr. President. Total 39.

Nays-Cooper, Curtis, Doe, Franklin, Hutchinson, Jacome, Kingan, Langdon, Orme, Pusch, Scott, White, Wells. Total 13.

Motion on final adoption of the Constitution carried by the following vote:

Ayes--Baker, Bolan, Bradner, Cassidy, Cobb, Coker, Colter, Connelly, Crutchfield, Cunniff, Cunningham, Feeney, Franklin, Goldwater, Ingraham, Jones, A. M., Jones, F. A., Keegan, Kinney, Langdon, Lovin, Lynch, Moeur, Moore, Morgan, Orme, Osborn, Parsons, Roberts, Short, Sims, R.

B., Simms, Mit., Standage, Tovrea, Webb, Weinberger, Wills, Winsor, Wood, Mr. President. Total 40.

Nays-Cooper, Curtis, Doe, Doe, Ellinwood, Hutchinson, Jacome, Kingan, Pusch, Scott, Tuthill, White, Wells. Total 12.

The President declared that the Convention by its vote had adopted the Constitution as framed by Convention.

Minutes for previous part of session approved.

The President appointed Mr. Ingraham, of Yuma, and Mr. Wood. of Yavapai, as members to serve as provided by Election Ordinance No. 1.

Mr. Osborn moved, seconded by Mr. Cunniff, to award J. C. Evans seven days and E. A. Marshall, Jr., seven days extra compensation.

Mr. Goldwater introduced Resolution No. 34 as follows: Resolution No. 34. "Resolved that the pen used by the President in signing the adopted Constitution be delivered to the Arizona Historian to be preserved in the official archives of the Territory or State."

On motion of Mr. Goldwater the resolution was adopted. Mr. Cunniff introduced the following resolution:

Resolution No. 35. "Resolved, that the President and the Vice President do now sign the Constitution of the proposed State of Arizona, that the Secretary attest said Constitution, that the roll of the Convention be called by counties and each delegate be invited to affix his signature to said Constitution in triplicate, on condition that said delegate write nothing on the sheet offered for his signature but said signature, and that the Secretary and Acting Governor of the Territory of Arizona be invited to attest said Constitution.

On motion of Mr. Cunniff, Resolution No. 35 was adopted. Resolution No. 36 introduced by Mr. Parsons as follows: Resolution No. 36. "Whereas the members of the Committee on Style, Revision and Compilation have performed most faithfully and well the most arduous duties imposed upon them by this Convention,

Therefore, Be It Resolved, that we tender the members of said Committee a vote of thanks as a slight testimonial of our appreciation of the splendid services rendered by them in the work of this Convention."

On motion of Mr. Parsons, Resolution No. 36 was adopted. On motion of Mr. Morgan, vote of thanks was extended Rev. S. Crutchfield, Chaplain of the Convention.

President announced that Constitution had been signed by

the following: Geo. W. P. Hunt, President of the Constitutional Convention; Morris Goldwater, Vice President of the Constitutional Convention; Fred T. Colter, Apache county; John Bolan, Samuel B. Bradner, P. F. Connelly, D. L. Cunningham, Thomas A. Feeney, A. F. Parsons, C. M. Roberts, R. B. Sims, E. A. Tovrea, Cochise county; Geo. W. 1.Hunt, J. J. Keegan, Alfred Kinney, John Langdon, Jacob Weinberger, Gila county; Lamar Cobb, A. R. Lynch, Mit Simms, Alex. M. Tuthill, Wilfred T. Webb, Graham county; A. C. Baker, Lysander Cassidy James E. Crutchfield, Alfred Franklin, F. A. Jones, B. B. Moeur, John P. Orme, Sidney F. Osborn, Orren S. Standage, Maricopa county; Henry Lovin, Mohave county; Wm. Morgan, Navajo county, Elmer W. Coker, Thomas Ñ. Wills, Pinal county; M. G. Cunniff, Morris Goldwater, Albert M. Jones, A. A. Moore, H. R. Wood, Yavapai county; Fred L. Ingraham, E. L. Short, Mulford Winsor, Yuma county; attested by A. W. Cole, Secretary Constitutional Convention; signed and sealed by Geo. U. Young, Secretary and Acting Governor of the Territory of Arizona.

The Convention standing sang "America."

Prayer by the Chaplain.

Mr. Goldwater moved, seconded by Mr. Winsor that the Convention adjourn sine die. Carried.

Convention adjourned.

A. W. COLE,

Secretary.

GEO. W. P. HUNT,

President.

INDEX

1

Certificate of Secretary of Arizona as to who are

members of the Convention....

Communication from President of Oklahoma Con-

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Committee to Wait on Chief Justice Kent...
Committees for Conducting the Convention.

..6

36, 37

.17, 19

39

.61

433

38

.38, 39

26 to 36, 40 to 42

3, 4

.5, 6

8

9

stitutional Convention...

Census returns by Counties...

Final Vote on Adoption of Constitution.

Greetings from New Mexico Constitutional Conven-

tion to Arizona Convention..

Greetings from Arizona Convention to the New Mex-

ico Convention...

Members of Standing Committees..

Members of the Arizona Convention..

Nominations and Election of Temporary Chairman

and Secretary..

Nominations and Election of President.

Nominations and Election of Permanent Secretary.
Officers of the Arizona Constitutional Convention.
Oath of Office Administered.

Roll Call of Delegates Elect....

Report of Committee on Credentials.

2

.8

..6

7

Report of Committee to Wait upon Chief Justice Kent.. ...8
Report of Committee on Employes..

15, 17, 20, 21, 60
Report of Committee on Rules and Procedure......26, 36, 40, 42
Reply to President of Oklahoma Convention by Presi-

dent of Arizona Convention..

Report of Special Committee on Powers of the Con-

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