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court of appeals for the Indian Territory shall certify the result to the President of the United States, together with the statement of the votes cast thereon, and upon separate article or propositions, and a copy of said constitution, articles, p:opositions, and ordinances, and in all respects comply with the provisions of said enabling act.

Sec. 2. On the same day of the election for the ratification or rejecttion of said constitution, there shall be held by the qualified voters for the proposed State, in accordance with the election laws of the Territory of Oklahoma when not in conflict with the enabling act and as supplemented by this ordinance, an election for officers for a full State government, including all the elective State, district, county and township . officers, provided for by the provisions of said constitution, members of the legislature and five representatives to congress, and an election is hereby called for said day and for such purposes. The ballots used in voting for said officers shall be prepared, printed, furnished and distributed as required by the laws of the Territory of Oklahoma for elections therein. The returns of said election shall be made as in this ordinance provided.

in the counties of Beaver, Blaine, Caddo, Canadian, Cleveland, Comanche, Custer, Dewey, Garfield, Grant, Greer, Kay, Kingfisher, Kiowa, Lincoln, Logan, Noble, Oklahoma. Pawnee, Payne, Pottawatomie, Roger Mills, Washita, Woods, and Woodward, as defined and described in said constitution, said election shall be held and conducted by the local authorities in their respective counties and voting precincts in the same manner as now reqquiqred by the laws of the Territory of Oklahoma for elections therein.

In the counties of Beaver, Caddo, Comanche, Greer, Payne, Roger Mills, and Woodward, the local authorities in said respective counties, and the voting precincts therein, shall exercise their functions and perform their duties as such election officers only within the limits of said counties as defined and described in the constitution.

In the county of Woods, the local authorities shall exercise their functions and perform their duties as election officers within the limits of said county as described in the constitution.

In the county of Noble, the local authorities, in the exercise of their functions and the performance of their duties as election officers, shall exercise and extend the same to the limits of said county as defined by the constitution.

Sec. 3. In the counties of Adair, Alfalfa, Atoka, Beckham, Bryan, Carter, Cherokee, Choctaw, Cimarron, Coal, Craig, Creek, Delaware, Ellis, Garvin, Grady, Harper, Haskell, Hughes, Jackson, Jefferson, Johnston, Latimer, LeFlore, Love, Major, Marshall, Mayes, Murray, Muskogee, McClain, McCurtain, McIntosh, Nowata, Okfuskee, Okmulgee, Osage, Ottawa, Pittsburg, Pontotoc, Pushmataha, Rogers, Seminole, Sequoyah, Stephens, Texas, Tillman, Tulsa, Wagoner and Washington, the local officers and authorities provided for in this ordinance, shall exercise all the functions and perform all the duties within the limits of such counties, townships and voting precincts in the same manner as is now required by the laws of the Territory of Oklahoma for elections therein. Sec. 4. That the counties hereinafter named be and they are hereby divided into the following described and numbered commissioners' districts and the following described and numbered or named municipal townships:

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Adair County shall be composed of the following described and numbered municipal township, as follows:

BALLARD TOWNSHIP-No. 1. Shall be composed of the following territory: Beginning at the northeast corner of said county; thence west to

the northwest corner of section 4, township 19 north, range 25 east; thence south to the southwest corner of section 9, township 18 north, range 25 east; thence east to the Arkansas state line; thence north to the place of beginning, and shall be known as Ballard Township.

CHANCE TOWNSHIP-No. 2. Shall comprise the following territory: Beginning at the northeast corner of section 5, township 19 north, range 25 east; thence west to the northwest corner of said county; thence south to the southwest corner of section 18, township 18, north, range 24 east; thence east to the southeast corner of setcion 17, township 18 north, range 25 east; thence north to the place of beginning, and shall be known as Chance Township.

WESTVILLE TOWNSHIP-No. 3. Shall be composed of the following territory: Beginning on the Arkansas state line, between sections 9 and 16, township 18 north, range 26 east; thence west to the northwest corner of section 16, township 18 north, range 25 east; thence south to the southwest corner of said section; thence west to the northwest corner of section 20, township 18 north, range 25 east; south to the southwest corner of section 8, township 17, north, range 25 east; thence east to the Arkansas state line; thence north to the place of beginning, shall be known as Westville Township.

CHRISTIE TOWNSHIP-No. 4. Shall be composed of the following territory: Beginning at the northeast corner of section 19, township 18 north, range 25 east; thence west, to the west boundary line of said county; thence south to the southwest corner of section 31, township 17 north, range 24 east; thence east to the southeast corner of section 31, township 17 north, range 25 east; thence north to the place of beginning; shall be known as Christie Township.

BARON TOWNSHIP-No. 5. Shall be composed of the following territory: Beginning at a point on the Arkansas state line, between sections 10 and 15, township 17 north, range 26 east; thence west to the northeast corner of section 17, township 17 north, range 25 east; thence south to the southwest corner of section 16, township 16 north, range 25 east; thence east to the Arkansas state line; thence in a northerly direction with the Arkansas state line, to the point of beginning; shall be known as Baron Township.

WAUHILLAU TOWNSHIP-No. 6. Shall be composed of the following territory: Beginning at the northwest corner of section 5, township 16 north, range 25 east; thence west to the west boundary line of said county; thence south to the southwest corner of section 7, township 15 north, range 24 east; thence east to the southeast corner of section 8, township 15 north, range 25 east; thence north to the place of beginning; shall be known as Wauhillaus Township.

STILLWELL TOWNSHIP-No. 7. Shall be composed of the following territory: Beginning at the northeast corner of section 23, township 16 north, range 26 east; thence west to the northwest corner of section 17, township 16 north, range 25 east; thence south to the southwest corner of section 9, township 15 north, range 25 east; thence east to the Arkansas state line; thence north to the place of beginning; shall be known as Stillwell township.

LEE'S CREEK TOWNSHIP-No. 8. Shall be composed of the following territory: Beginning at the northeast corner of section 13, township 15 north, range 20 east; thence west to the northwest corner of section 15, township 15 north, range 25 east; thence south to the southern boundary line of said county; thence east to the southeast corner of

said county; thence north to the place of beginning; shall be known as Lee's Creek Township.

BUNCH TOWNSHIP-No. 9. Shall be composed of the following territory: Beginning at the northeast corner of section 16, township 15 north, range 25 east; thence west to the western boundary line of said county; thence south to the southwest corner of said county; thence east to the southwest corner of section 33, township 14 north, range 25 east; thence north to the place of beginning; shall be known as Bunch Township. Adair County is hereby subdivided into the following commissioner districts, to-wit:

Commissioner District No. 1. and Westville townships.

Commissioner District No. 2.

and Wauhillau.

Commissioner District No. 3. Creek and Bunch townships.

Shall be composed of Ballard, Chance

Shall be composed of Christie, Baron

Shall be composed of Stilwell, Lee's

For county clerk of Adair County, R. H. Couch, of Westville, I. T., is hereby appointed.

R. L. Sellers is hereby appointed commissioner for District No. 1; Frank Howard for District No. 2, and J. H. Dannenberg for District No. 3.

ALFALFA

COUNTY.

Alfalfa County is subdivided as follows:

MUNICIPAL TOWNSHIPS AND COMMISSIONERS' DISTRICTS:

1. Beginning at the northeast corner of said county, thence west on the nort hline of said county to the range line between ranges nine and ten; thence south on the range line to the township line between townships twenty-seven and twenty-eight; thence east on the township line to the east line of said county; thence north on east line of said county to place of beginning; said township to be called Parsons.

2. Beginning at the north line of said county and the range line between ranges nine and ten; thence west on the north line of said county to the range line between ranges ten and eleven; thence south on the line between ranges fen and eleven to the line between townships twenty-seven and twenty-eight; thence east on said township line to the line between ranges nine and ten; thence north on said range line to the place of beginning; said township shall be called Byron.*

3. Beginning on the north line of said county and the range line between ranges ten and eleven; thence west on the north line of said county to the line between ranges eleven and twelve; thence south on said range line, to the southwest corner of section eighteen, township twentyeight north, range eleven, west; thence east along said section line to the southeast corner of section thirteen, said township and range; thence north on the range line between ranges ten and eleven, to the place of beginning; said township shall be called Stella.

4. Beginning on the north line of said county, and on the line between ranges eleven and twelve; thence west on the north line of said county to the northwest corner of said county; thence south on the west line of said county to the southwest corner of section eighteen, township twentyeight, range twelve west; thence east on the section line to the southeast corner of section thirteen, said township and range; thence north on the range line between ranges eleven and twelve to the place of beginning; said township shall be called Cloud.

5. Beginning on the east line of said county and on the township line between townships twenty-seven and twentyeight; thence west on said

township line to the range line between ranges ten and eleven; thence south on said range line to the southwest corner of section nineteen, township twenty-seven, range ten west; thence east on said section line to the southeast corner of section twenty-one, township twenty-seven, range ten west; thence south on the section line to the township line between townships twent-six and twenty-seven; thence east on said township line to the east line of said county; thence north on the east line of said county, to the place of beginning; said township shall be called Bea: d.

6. Beginning at the northeast corner of section twenty-four (24), township twenty-eight (28), range eleven (11), west of I. M.; thence west on the section line to the southwest corner of section nineteen (19), said township and range line; thence south on the range line to the southwest corner of the northwest quarter of section thirty (30), township twentyseven (27), range eleven (11) west; thence east on the half-section line to the southeast corner of the northeast quarter of section twenty-seven (27). township twenty-seven (27), range eleven (11), west; thence north on the section line to the northeast corner of said section twenty-seven (27) of said township and range; thence east on the section line to the southeast corner of section twenty-four (24) said township and range; thence north on the range line to place of beginning. And said township shall be called Driftwood.

7. Beginning at the northeast corner of section twenty-four, township twenty-eight, range twelve west; thence west on the section line to the west line of said county; thence south on the west line of said county to the southwest corner of section nineteen, township twenty-seven, range twelve west; thence east on the section line to the southeast corner of section twenty-four, township twenty-seven, range twelve; thence north on the range line to the place of beginning; said township shall be called Keith. All of aforesaid townships shall be, and constitute the First Commis sioner District of said county.

Beginning on the township line at the northeast corner of section one, township twenty-six, range nine; thence west on said township line to the northwest corner of section three, township twenty south, range ten; thence south on the section line to the southwest corner of section thirtyfour, township twenty-five, range ten; thence east on the township line to the east line of said county; thence north on the east line of said county to the place of beginning. Said township shall be called Saline.

9. Beginning at the northeast corner of section twenty-eight (28), township twenty-seven (27), range ten (10) west of I. M.; thence west on section line to the northeast corner of section twenty-seven (27), township twenty-seven (27), range eleven (11); thence south on the section line to the southeast corner of the northeast quarter of said section twenty-seven (27), township twenty-seven (27), range eleven (11); thence west on the half-section line to the range line between ranges eleven (11) and twelve (12), thence south on said range line to the southwest corner of section thirty (30), township twenty-six (26), range eleven (11) west; thence east on the section line to the southeast corner of section twentyeight (28), township twenty-six (26), range ten (10) west, thence north on the section line to the place of beginning; said township shall called Lincoln.

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10. Beginning at the northeast corner of section twenty-five, township twenty-seven, range twelve; thence west on the section line to the west line of said county; thence south on the west line of said county to the southwest corner of section six, township twentyfive, range twelve; thence east on the section line to the southeast corner of section one, township twenty-five range twelve; thence north on the range line to the place of beginning; said township shall be called Spring.

11. Beginning at the northeast corner of section thirty-three, townshipt twenty-six, range ten; thence west on the section line to the northwest corner of section thirty-one, township twenty-six, range eleven;

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