Arizona citizen., 1873-01-25
SEVENTH LEGISLATURE
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.

per adjournment. All present but MT.
 President who was excused because of sick
 ness MT. Stevens President pro tenn.
 Prayer. Journai of yesterday was read
 and approved. Mir. Kuggles gave notice
 of the introduction of bill 10 amend section
 seventeen of chapter forty-fve, Howell Code
 on courts of justice in general and their
 jurisdiction also introduced bill to amend
 section 12l of chapter forty-eight, Howell ] Code, Of proceedings in civil ses- which
 was afterwards read twice aBd referred ru . the committee and ordered printed House biil to amend chapter 30 of Howell Code 0D marriages taken up and read frs. time :; 1 also 1Ii to facilitate the payment of Yuma l county indebtedness read first time. Bill 1 to Iocnte Mohave county seat read second 1 time and referred to committee of Messrs. ] HenniHg, Moves and E Hgolser and Mir. i D.v.o.. presented petition by citizens st
 M ohave relative to re- location of their coun- ty seat, which was referred to the committee
 just named. Adjourned.
 FIFTEENTH DAY. January 2O.-Met as
 per adjournment. All present. Prayer.
 Journal of Saturday read and approved.
 MT. Henning, from proper committee, re-
 ported that the bill to dissolve the bonds of matrimony heretofore existing between Auson T K. SaEard and Jenny ' ". S1f
 ford. had been presented io the Governor.
 which tho council subsequently, was advised received his approval Committee on printing reported certain york done in par suance of the councils order. Mir. Did@eil presented petition by citizens of Arizona City, praying that the name of that place be changed to Yuma. and also bill to effect the change when .".-.d- read twice and referred to the Yuma delegation as Was also the petition also introduced bill to provide for the appointment and duties of guar dians which was afterwards read first time. Mir. Ruggles introduced bill to amend section seventeen of chapter forty five, Howell Code, on courts of justice in general and their jurisdiction, which was subsequently, read twice and referred to judiciary committee. MT. Elias introduced resolution, which passed, to appoint a committee el cue tn part Ci tFl council and ,vo on part oi house t0 select such laws and portions of them governing the admins Jrarion of ju slicc aud taxation generally as should be published in the Spanish Ian guage for the benefit of t large class Of our population. aud Mir Elias was appointed on part of the council House bill to
 
 records in the second judicial u,st.icC was read first time. House bill to amend chap ter thirty, Howell Code, on marriages, read second time and referred to judiciary com mittee. House bill to facilitate payment of Yuma county indebtedness was read second time. MT. Henning gave notice of the in trOduction of bills to reduce Territorial tax alton from fifty to twenty five cents on the $l00; to grade the crime of murder; also one fixing time for holding terms of distric court in Mohave county. An executive mes sage was received transmitting peti- tion and communication regarding printing laws in Spanish. Adjourned till to nor row at p. m.
 SIXTEENTH DAT. January 2l-Met as per adjournment. All present. Prayer. MT. Henning from proper committee report ed bill t" legalize acts of Charles Baker as supervisor of Yuma county as c, rrectly en- rolled. Mir. Woolsey from special com, mittee to whom was referred bill and peti- ton regarding location of Mohave county | seat reported as the unanimous opinion of the committee that it would give best satis- faction to have the location determined by | a vote of the people, therefore recommended | the passage of bill without amendment, | which was afterwards passed by full vote | of ayes except Mir. Elias. House bill fix ing mileage of meml CTS, upon MT. Bidwell's motion, was read and referred to finance committee; also house bill relating to the government of boards of supervisors, read 1 and referred to judiciary committee; and, on Mir. Woolsey's motion, the bill to author ize the transcription of certain records of the second ju dieial district was read and referred to judiciary committee. On Mir. Bidwell's motion, the house bill to faciIi- tate the payment of Yuma county indebted n eSs was made the special order for January 29 at II a. m. On MT. Bidwell's motion, till to appoint guardians and prescribe their duties was referred to the judiciary com mittee. Adjourned.
 SEVENTEENTH DAY. January 22.-Met as as per adjournment. All present. Prayer. NIT. bidwell, for Judiciary committee, re- Portea pack bills to-wit: To amend section l|l or chapter AS of Howell Code on pro- ceedings Tn civil cases with some amend ments and recommended its passage, and was afterwards ordered engrossed as amend ed; to divorce M. J. Mansperger from S. 5. Mansperger and majority of the com- mlttee recommended its passage; to amend section 657 of chapter eleven, Complied Laws. 0t proceedings in criminal cases, with amendments and recommended its passage. and was afterwards ordered engrossed as amended; to amend chapter thirty, Howell Code, ct marriages, without amendments and majority recommended its passage. ana was subsequently, put upon it's passage