Arizona citizen. [volume] (Tucson, Pima County, A.T. [i.e. Ariz.]) 1870-1880, 1871-01-28
Proceedings Of the Sixth Legislative
Assembly of Arizona.
COUNCIL.
ELEVENTH DAY, Jan. 81

petition OF 800 citizens OF Yuma cOun.
ty praying for removal of the county.
seat from La Paz to Arizona City, anC
on his motion it was laid on the table
Mr. Alsop from com. ON counties ano
county boundaries reported Yuma
county-seat bill back without amend
mentS.
Mr. Phillips from Judiciary com. re-
ported back bills without amendment
relating to divorce of Olive P. Tur-
ney, rights of persons convicted Of
crime, rights and property of married
women, of care and custody of minol
children, and all except divorce bill
laid over until next Tuesday.
Divorce bill was then considered en-
crossed and passed unanimously.
Message reed from Governor trans
hitting report of Territorial Libra
rian.
Communication from Sisters st.
Joseph's Academy reed, extending
an invitation to the members to visit
their school. Invitation was accepted
and the President of council was au-
thorized to confer with the House and
ascertain the day and hour when the
visit should be made.
Mr. Cartier gave notice of bill to
amend all act relating to Mojave and
Prescott toll road co.
Yuma county-seat bill was repor-
ted from com. as correctly engrossed,
which was then taken up and passed
with but one vote against-that of
Mr. Cartier.
Adjourned.
THIRTEENTH DAY, Jan. %.
Met and opened as usual, after which
Mr. Cartier introduced bill to amend
the act incorporating the Mojave and
Prescott toll road CO., and subsequent
ly referred to com. ON Ter. affairs.
Com. on Judiciary then reported,
without amendment, bills regarding
crimes and punishments, and extern
SIGN of time for qualifications of Off
GERS in Yuma CO., the former laid over
till Tuesday and latter till Wednesday
when it is the special order
Message was reed from the Gov
ernor transmitting report of Territori-
al Auditor; also, another setting forth
that by an Act of Congress approved
April It'll, 1885, $1,000 was appropri-
ated for mileage of members and con-
tingent expenses Of the Legislature,
and $4,000 for preparing and printing
the laws Of the Territory: that no
part of said amounts had ever been re-
ceived of the United States; that the
following sums have been paid by the
Terry and are due from U. S., viz:
To William T. Howell for prepar-
ing the Code, $2,5O0,O0; E. A. Bent
ley for printing said code 1894, Is !;
w. T. Howell for reading proof of
said code $4,000; T. A. Hand for
printing governors message, journals,
rules, &c, of first Legislature, 81, ILL.,
90; E. A. Bentley for printing code
and acts Of Terry, in Miner newspaper
$1,747,O0; r. 6. Mccormick for
amount paid for enrolled bills Of 1st
Legislature $S5O,62; R. c. McCor-
mick for amount paid P. 81. Dunn for
composition, press work, paper, &C.,
Of Cows message of 1864, and COM
pendulum OF laws in Spanish $4,000;
making total of $40, 1887. Cover
nor recommends that responsible
person be authorized to procure vouch-
ers therefor, and, in the name of the
Territory, adjust the claims with the
U. S. Treasury, receipt for the same,
&c.
Territorial Auditors report ordered
filed.
Mr. Cartier moved that com. as
certain from the Governor when the
Territorial Treasurer's report would
be received.
Several bills were read and referred
Adjourned.
FOURTEENTH DAY, Jan. "a.
After opening, Mr. Cartier reported
and recommended its passage, the bill
relating to Mojave and Prescott toll
road.
Com. on finance reported House bill
to fix compensation OF members and
others, without amendment. Mr. Cart
ter moved to recommit the bill with
instructions to strike out all referring
to Territorial Auditor, which was lost,
and bill read third time and passed.
Ayes--Messrs Leon, Marmaduke,
Ochoa, Phillips, Stevens and Mr. Pres
ident, 6. Nays-Messrs Alsop and
CARTIER.