Arizona citizen., 1875-02-13
Pinal County Act.

Following is a carefully compared and
 exact copy of the act 10 create the county
 of Pinal. The bill was approved by the
 Governor on the lst instant:
 An act to create the county Of Pinal.
 Be il enacted by the Legislative assembly of the Territory of Arizona as follows
 SECTION l. All tha; portion of the Terri
 tory of Arizona now embraced within the
 boundarIes ot tiIe countess Of PinIa, Mari
 copa and Yavapai, and bounded as 1ol-
 lows, to wit: Commencing at d point
 where the Hath meridian of west longitude
 interSeciS the first standard parallel south;
 thence west on said line 10 the eastern
 boundary of MaFlcOpa county; thence
 sou Il on said line Io where it IntersecTs tine
 second standard. parallel south thence
 east on the lIne or the second standard
 parallel south to where said nne lnterSectS
 the eastern line of Range No. Is east
 thence due north on said line to d point
 where said line intersecLS the north line or township No. l north thence due west along Silu lIne to the eastern line Of range No. east thence due south tU the south
 ern line Ol township No. south ; thence west to a point Where said line lnterSectS the ll2Gh meridian or west longitude :; thence south on said meridian or west lon gitude 10 the place or beginning: be and the same Is hereby formed into county
 to be known anu uesiguated as the county of Final.
 SEC. 2. The Governor of this Territory is hereby authorized and empowered To appOinL all Such county officers III the county of PInal as may be necessary to effect d cO:lplete county organization un- der the laws of the Territory, and the pro bate judge SO appOiHted may qualify be- lore any officer in the county oI Pima or MarIcOpt,, authorized to administer paths, and all other county officers appointed as aforesaid, shaii qualify before the probate judge uf PInal county and the bonds. of | all county officers appointed iii said coun- | ", Where by law bonds are required, shall be subject tO ms approval.
 SEC. s. All officers except the probate judge, appointed m the SiLlu county Oi Pl-
 nal, as nereinbeiOre provided, shall hold l CheIr respective offices until JneIr success sors shall be duly elected and qualified, | and the probate judge appointed as before Sald, shall hold Ills office until his success sOr shall be duly appointed and qualI1leu under Inc general laws of this Territory. SEC. 1. Fnere shall be a special election | held in the county of Pinal on the first Monday OG March A. D., 1SI5, at which Spe-
 clal election all county and precinct oGti- cerS, except probate judge, shall be elected, | and all officers elected al said special eleC- | Llon, small qualify within ten UJ days after | their election Gy taking the oath and filing | the bonds required by law oi such OIncers, and shall hold their respective offices un- | til alter the next general election, and un- | til their successors are elected and quail | fled.
 SEC. 5. All acts and parts of acts relat- l ing to county and precinct officers and | their duties, how m force in this Territory, | and not in conflict with the provisions oI | this act, are hereby extended 10 and made applicable to tlie county of Pinal. | SEC. Q. Tie cUunty-Seat Oi Pnal county | is hereby locate. at the town of Florence
 near the Glla river, subject to removal as | hereinafter provided.
 SEC. 7. AL the special election hereinbe- l fore provided for, any voter may designate | upon hlS ballet, place for the county seat | U1 Plnal county and all such votes shall be | received, counted and returned, as other ] votes, and the place receiving the highest 1 number O1 votes, shall be the county seat 1 ot Pinal county.
 | SEC. $. No indebtedness now existing ! against the counties of Pima, MaricOpa or 1aVapai by reason of their county Orghnl- zatiOnS, shall be considered indebtedness | against the said Pnal county, nor shall
 any credits, demands, public buildings or
 other property of any kind, now owned by or belonging to sad Pima, MarIcopa or | Yavapal counties, be claimed or allowed | Ill whole or in part, as belonging to said county of Plnai.
 | SEC. 9. All acts or parts of acts in con- | fiict With the provisions of thls act are | hereby repealed.
 SEC. 10. This act shall be in force ana | ike effect from and after it's passage.