THE STATEHOOD PROCLAMATION. By the President of the United States of America-A Proclamation. Whereas, The Congress of the United States did by an Act approved June 16, 1906, provide that the inhabitants of the Territory of Oklahoma and of the Indian Territory might, under and upon the conditions prescribed in said Act, adopt a Constitution and become the State of Oklahoma; and, Whereas, By the said Act provision was duly made for the election of a Constitutional Convention to form a Constitution and State Government for the said proposed State, and whereas, it appears from the information laid before me that such Convention was duly elected and such Constitution and State Government was thereby formed; and, Whereas, By the said Act the said Convention was further authorized and empowered to provide by ordinance for submitting the said Constitution to the said State for ratification or rejection and likewise for the ratification or rejection of any provisions thereof to be by the said Constitution separately submitted; and, Whereas, It has been certified to me, as required by the said Act, by the Governor of the Territory of Oklahoma and by the Judge senior in service of the United States Court of Appeals for the Indian Territory that a majority of the legal votes cast at an election duly provided for by said ordinance, as required by said Act; have been cast for the adoption of said Constitution; and, Whereas, A copy of the said Constitution has been certified to me as required in said Act, together with articles, propositions and ordinances, pertaining thereto, including a separate proposition for State-wide Prohibition, which has been certified to me as having been adopted by a majority of the electors at the election aforesaid; and, Whereas, It appears from the information laid before me that the Convention aforesaid, after its organization and before the formation of the said Constitution duly declared on behalf of the people of the said proposed State that they adopted the Constitution of the United States; and, Whereas, It appears that the said Constitution and Government of the proposed State of Oklahoma are republican in form and that the Constitution makes no distinction in civil or political rights on account of race or color, and is not repugnant to the Constitution of the United States or to the principles of the Declaration of Independence and that it contains all of the six provisions expressly required by Section Three of the said Act to be therein contained; and, Whereas, It further appears from the information laid before me that the Convention above mentioned did by ordinance irrevocable accept the terms and conditions of said Act as required by Section Twenty-two thereof, and that all the provisions of the said Act approved June 16, 1906, have been duly complied with; now, therefore, I, Theodore Roosevelt, President of the United States of America do in accordance with the provisions of the said Act of Congress of June 16th, 1906, declare and announce that the result of the said election wherein the Constitution formed as aforesaid was submitted to the people of the proposed State of Oklahoma for ratification or rejection, was that the said Constitution was ratified, together with the provision for State-wide Prohibition, separately submitted at the said election, and the State of Oklahoma is to be admitted by Congress into the Union under and by virtue of the said Act, on an equal footing with the original states. In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Seal of the United States to be affixed. Done at the City of Washington this sixteenth day of November, in the year of our Lord, one thousand nine hundred and seven, and of the Independence of the United States of America, the one hundred and thirty-first. This memorandum of agreement entered into this the 7th day of May, 1907, by and between the Leader (Printing) Company, of Guthrie, Oklahoma, a corporation, party of the first part, and Wm. H. Murray, as President of the Constitutional Convention, empowered by said Convention to receive bids and enter into a contract for printing of seventy. five thousand copies of the Constitution for the proposed State of Oklahoma, and under and by authority of a resolution passed by said Constitutional Convention authorizing the said Wm. H. Murray, as President of the Convention, to enter into said printing contract on behalf of said Convention, party of the second part, WITNESSETH: That the bid of the Leader (Printing) Company, party of the first part, is hereby accepted under the figures, terms and conditions for the printing of said Constitution, to-wit: Ten thousand copies to be printed with specifications as follows: To contain the "Resolution adopting the Constitution of the United States," the ordinance "Accepting the terms and conditions of the Enabling Act," the "Constitution containing County Boundaries and Schedule as engrossed and signed by the officers and members," together with "Prohibition Article separately submitting the same to a vote of the people," and the "Ordinance providing for an Election for the Ratification of the Constitution," to be printed in eight point type, Roman face, cover to be white, to be printed in good quality of news print. The above ten thousand copies are specified to be furnished at thirtyseven cents per copy for each copy printed. It is expressly understood by said Leader (Printing) Company that two hundred copies complete as above described and named shall be furnished Wm. H. Murray, bound in flexible sheep, names of members of Convention and such other persons as may be named by him printed in gold on back or front, and to be furnished to said Wm. H. Murray. Sixty-five thousand copies to be printed on good quality of news print, same as above specifications for the aforesaid ten thousand copies, in same style of binding and size and style as Exhibit "A" aforesaid, and to contain all the material and subject matter, except the County Boundaries and the Ordinance providing for the Election for the Ratification of the Constitution, as above named, which two provisions shall be excepted from said sixty-five thousand copies. The above sixty-five thousand copies are to be printed at eighteen cents per copy. It is expressly understood that all Constitutions printed shall bear the Union Label, and shall bear a certificate of the President and Secretary, with a fac simile of their signatures, the printing of said Constitution to be done in a prompt and workmanlike manner, to begin upon or before the 10th instant, and completed within 20 days thereafter, containing an index to the headings and sub-headings by said Wm. H. Murray; proof to be read by said Leader (Printing) Company, but copy after said copy is corrected, and before the same is published, to be submitted to said Wm. H. Murray, and Constitutions to be boxed and furnished said Murray or any proper official whom he may designate by written order. This contract made and entered into on this the day and year first above written interchangeably in duplicate copies. (Signed) (Signed) THE LEADER (PRINTING) CO. H. E. DERWIN, Superintendent. THE CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION. By WM. H. MURRAY, As President of Said Convention. CONTRACT FOR PRINTING OF JOURNAL. STATE OF OKLAHOMA, County of Johnston. This Indenture, Made on this the 16th day of November, A. D., 1907, by and between Wm. H. Murray, as President of the Constitutional Convention for the proposed State of Oklahoma, and for the State of Oklahoma, party of the first part, and the Muskogee Printing Co., party of the second part. Witnesseth: That the party of the second part obligates himself to print, publish, bind and deliver Two Thousand (2000) copies of the Journal of the Constitutional Convention, as per the conditions, specifications and requirements hereinafter named, for the sum of Two Thousand Seven Hundred and Ninety-nine Dollars, due and payable immediately by the State of Oklahoma. It is expressly understood that: Paper: The Journal shall be printed upon S. & S. C. book or equally as good white book paper, the size to be the same as the House Journal and Sessions Laws of the Eighth Legislative Assembly of Oklahoma Territory, 25x38, 50 lbs, to the ream. Туре: The body of the Journal shall be set in eight point, Roman type, face measure not less than 14 nor more than 16 ems to the lower case alphabet, all matter to be leaded with 3-point leads; index to be set in six or eight point. Binding: The report shall be hand-sewed, stitched with five stitches, 500 copies to be bound in full law sheep, boards to be laced, 1500 copies to be in marble sides with ends and bands of law sheep. Labels: Each volume shall be labeled as follows: "Journal of Constitutional Convention of Oklahoma;" the label shall be securely glued and fastened on in such manner that it will not with ordinary use, come loose or turn up at the corners. One copy shall be printed for each of the one hundred and twelve Delegates, and shall have printed on the front cover of same the name and District of each Delegate, and name of office of each officer of said Convention. Proof and Correction: Proof reading and correction shall be done entirely by the office, but submitted to the undersigned before publication, and all copy submitted must be plain and absolutely discernible in order to secure the necessary accuracy and style, arrangement of typography, and preparation of index and digest; and each volume shall bear the Union Label of the Typographical Union of America. And, in consideration of the printing, publishing, binding and deliv ering of the said two thousand (2000) copies, according to the conditions and specifications above set forth, the State of Oklahoma is indebted unto the party of the second part in the sum of $2,799.00 as aforesaid, the payment of which is hereby authorized under the rules of the Constitutional Convention and the Schedule of the Constitution, as provided by said Convention, and as ratified by the people of the State. Given under our hands the day and year first above written to two interchangeable copies of this contract. WM. H. MURRAY, As President of the Constitutional Convention for Proposed State of Oklahoma. MUSKOGEE PRINTING COMPANY. By W. R. Eaton, Treasurer. SAM OPPLIGER, C. H. PITTMAN, Witnesses to signature of party of first part. L. E. SEAMAN, G. M. RANSOM, Witnesses to signature of party of second part. STATE OF OKLAHOMA, County of Muskogee. BOND. Know All Men by These Presents: That the Muskogee Printing Company, as principal, and W. R. Eaton and Eugene M. Kerr, as sureties, do hereby acknowledge ourselves indebted to the State of Oklahoma in the sum of Two Thousand ($2,000.00) Dollars, to be paid in lawful money of the United States. The above obligation is conditional as follows: Whereas, The Muskogee Printing Company has entered into a contract with Wm. H. Murray, as President of the Constitutional Convention, for the printing, publishing, binding and delivering of Two Thousand Copies of the Journal of the Constitutional Convention, according to the specifications and requirements contained in contract hereto attached; now if the above bounden Muskogee Printing Company shall faithfully perform its contract in all things, and correctly print, bind and deliver the said Two Thousand Copies of the said Journal, according to the specifications hereto attached, this obligation shall be null and void, otherwise to remain in full force and effect. 1907. Given under our hands and seals this the .... day of November, Sureties: W. R. EATON. EUGENE M. KERR. By W. R. Eaton, Treasurer. |