Arizona miner. [volume] (Fort Whipple, Ariz.) 1864-1868, 1866-01-24

3Ro.p TO Lynx CHEEK--under the appropriate
kxnding will b. found the official publication of
IL act Of the late Legislature incorporating The
Mrscott and Lynx Creek Toll Road Company
NJ eorporat0rs have to tscgin the road on or he
Iprc the fret day of May, 1866. aud to complete Il
81 or before the first day Of May is67. We hope
4ksy viii live ny 90 the charter, and Afford -
pod road to Lynx Greek, which Is one Of our hcsi
xtnng districts.
#PsoSEEk sOCIEr.T--we devote much space 20
a consultation and bylaws Of the Pioneer socic.
~ II will be observed that the charter members
>oabrasc many Of our well knogg pleDecrs- The
GectiBgs to organize the society were largely a.
6ndcd. aud were interesting. The Acting GOV.
ltnor Colonel wooIscy aud Mr. Bowers we're put
y nomination for the presidency. but All declined
n favor OF Mr. James Grant, Who (. justly consid-
- QUE Of our bs.i citizens. The other officer.
the society for isd5 are Vice PTcsidcuts
iiliarn J. Berry. Yavapai County Manuel Ra-
"a, Yuma County; william II. Hardy, Mohayc
bunty; Octavins %. Gass. Pah-Utc County John
Allen, Pima County. Secretary, y. q. Christie.
corresponding sTcretaFics-Jos-ph 2. HarsTavc,
&yapai County; Converse W. &. Roweii, Mohave
Huniyi Peter Doll. Yuma County; Henry Jcnk.
Ei::.$ County, ;siur- X. FERRY. fah-tite
Ebnniy. Treasurer John 7. Aisap. Prescott.
EshnrIan--E. A. Bentley, Prescott Trustees
~ hard C. Mccormick aud James O. RobcTtson,
~ scott, aud Jackson McCrackiu, Lynx Cruck
81 LEGISLATIVE sCrPER.--Ws much regret that
n our last we omitted reference 20 a supper which
d legislators lrom lasapai county gave their fel.
~ membcrs at the MOntcHuma restaurant, on
Kew Years eve. The guests sat down al II
ocloek. aud remained until the new year was
10 hours old. Besides the legislators, the Act
- Governor, Governor BashfoTd, Colonel Saw
~, Colonel Anderson. Captain Green. Lieutenant.
*orey DIR. Alsap, and others, were present. Let
rs Of regret from Judges Turner aud Backus and
4enerai Mason were read. The supper adj
xAirahly prepared and served. the principal dish
&ing wild turkey, aaeiy roasted. The cyubcr-
DC Of wit and good feeling manifested by all
1oade the entertainment the merTies, aud most
Aercrahe ever given In Prescott Whatsoever diff
Hfcuces the Legislators had had In their respective
hi. seemed TO have been entirely forgotten. The
fyapals embraced the fumas, the Pah-Utcs fra
NFnized with the PimAs. the Mohaves kissed all
@ound, and the pile OF peace was smoked with
cident delight.
oath as prescribed In the Howell Code, and
e<tninis:ercd to the members OF the Second Leg.
hkive Assembly, is not precisely the same as that
administered TO the First Assembly We note
~ distinction, but do not see that il has
~ soaring apon the question asked by Mr.. Doll
- answered by the Attorney General. which VA.
wbether the as,h prescribed by conpre@. in 1862
mould not have been given, and which involved
a. further question whether Legislature had a
riEht to prescribe its own oath. We and by sec
fien 3, Of article 6, OF the constitution OF tic
lated stAira, that oath 70 sapperl the eeasii
tatlon ofthc United States, Is all that Is required
81 State Legislatures, aud such an oath was ad
1n.nistered 10 the First Legislature In this con
nesiion We would state that on reference TO IN,
proceedings since 1862 ofhalfa dozen State and Ter
ntorial Legislatures, We find "a many forms o
osih to have been used, thus clearly showing tina
20 members have been considered, as by Nc
ne,n'erd, Not federal officers
oAoEn''-rhe concert for the benefit OF tn
D''4s Band last evening, was both nov
p'"'e entertainment for this country
". members have been in practice bu
o'"ou'ns, 'ueS performed exceedingly well. an,
hA,'' i"'ue by the union OF the two room
- assembly, was flied by an ap
y F'eHN'e auu'en'e' he members Of the ban,
Vbo took part were Messrs JewelI ieadcr r,,r,,
cofiies, Christie, MahoD, Ellis. Cool and Ro,y.r.
The flute duel by Messrs Christie and pills an,
ante solos by those gentlemen, mot down IN IN
1lns) were loudly applauded, "a was the co,ne
44ftt by Messrs. Jewell and Corllcs Ia sinodn,
@ssrs- Stevens and Heating distinguished the,r
We Their comic songs were PARTICULAR
Qood. Al the close Of the concert Judge Berr
Hpfessed the thanks Of the audience, and IN
1ePe that another concert would soon be giyer
rhlch We heartily join. The Prescott Bra
20 Is an institution that our citizens will b
q to encourage In every way.