Clifton, Arizona: Petition to Incorporate Town of Clifton
Two copies, the original and a typed copy of the petition for the incorporation of the town of Clifton, Arizona. 1) Original petition for incorporation is typescript with seven pages of handwritten signatures of prominent individuals. The document is undated, though it was filed May 11, 1903. The document, signed by “citizens constituting two-thirds of the taxable inhabitants of the town of Clifton” petition for the incorporation of said town, and that it be named Clifton.”2) The typed copy of the petition is five pages in length and includes a cover sheet, dated March 10, 1904. It is signed by B. R. Clark, who was the clerk of the Graham County Board of Supervisors, certifying that the enclosed typescript “is a true, full and correct copy of the therein mentioned Petition for the Incorporation of the Town of Clifton.” What follows is a complete typed transcription of the petition and all of the signatures. This document bears the seal of the Graham County Board of Supervisors. Clifton was established in 1873 as a copper mining town and was not incorporated until 1909, thus it is not known if this document formed the basis of the incorporation.
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