Arizona citizen., 1877-01-27
THE CITIZEN.
JANUARY 27, 1877.
FINAL COUNTY AROUSED.
Proceedings of a Mass Meeting on
 County Affairs.

DEAR DIX. EuClOSeu pl6dSt Huu pdptTS showing the result of a mass meeting held here last evening. Atthe request of many citizens, please have Mr Wasson publish the same.
 Very Truly,
 Jos. COLLINGwOOD & Co.
 In response to pubic call of the citizens of Pinal county, mass meet ing was held at Florence, A. T., Thurs day evening, January IS, 1877, for the purpose of giving an expression of opinion relative to the actions of Rep lresentative Scott in the Ninth Legisla- tive Assembly.
 The meeting was called to order by U. D. Walker, and on motion, H B. Summers was unanimously chosen chairman. The chair then stated fully the object of the meeting, and on mo- ton, F. P Massoletti was unanimously chosen secretary. On motion of John J. Devine, the chair appointed a con- mlttee of five, for the purpose of draw ing resolutions expressive of the dis apprObation of the citizens of this county, in regard to the actions of Representative Scott Tn the present Legislative Assembly. Committee as chosen, were P. R. Brady, John J. De vine, J. D. Walker, A. Hammerslag and B. G. Maynard. It was then nov ed and seconded that the meeting take a recess for one hour, to allow the committee on resolutions time to frame the same.
 Agreeable to adjournment, the meet ing resumed business, and Mir. Brady, chairman of committee on resolutions, presented the following, which was unanimously adopted;
 To the Honorable, the members of the Ninth Legislative Assembly of Arizona Territory, in Tucson assem- bled: The petition of the subscribers, citizens and tax payers ot Pinal coun- l ", desiring to protest against any divl- sion or segregation of their county, or any part thereof, and to manifest their disapprobation, respectfully shows: That our county has been in exist ence less than two years, having been created by the previous Legislature, with less territory than any other coun- 1 ty in Arizona, and population of of some sixteen hundred inhabitants according Q thes last census returns. That the whole taxable property of said county does not exceed in value ! $31S,000, and in order to support a county government, the full property tax allowed by law, has necessarily to be levied.
 To diminish the resources of the county by legislative act to simply add ! to some other older and richer county, merely to increase her importance or to enrich her at our expense, would be unjust, unfair and destructive of the future welfare of this county.
 To rend this county as proposed by l the Parker Bill" taking off over twenty-three miles of the west end of PInal county and up to near the Mon tezuma station and within about ten miles of the town of Florence, the present county seat of this county; and ] the segregation of the east end includ- 1 ing that portion of Globe district as will be if not already proposed by the Scott Bill" carving a new county out of our teTritory-twO of the best portions of Pinal county. prospective l ly, pruned away; the effect of which will be to exterminate the further exist ence of PInal county.
 The only apparent remedy left to | this reOple to perpetuate their further existence, will be to surrender up theIr own county organization and ask to be taken iato the new county that is 10 be under the "Scott Bill"
 ] Your petitioners would further show. that to diminish or divide this county, is an act of great grievance land gross injustice to its inhabitants, and against even the wishes of the peo- Iple residing in that portion of this lcOunty proposed to be added to Mari cOpa county, or portion to be included 1 in Scott's proposed new county. ! We therefore earnestly request that the honorable members of the Legisla- tive Assembly, will not support or pass any bill or Bills changing the bOunda- ries of this county or otherwise dimin- ishing its territory. And your peti- | tioners will ever pray.
 Resolved, 1. That the action of the Honorable George Scott, delegate from the county of Pinal, in giving notice that he would introduce a bill for the i formation of a new county from DOT tiOn of what is called now Pinal cOun- tv, is directly contrary to the feelings and wishes of his constituency, and also In violation of promises made by him lpreviOus to his election and departure l for Tucson, and meets the unanimous IcondemnatiOn of those he pretends to represent, and whose votes he would not have received had it been known | previous to his election, that such was | his nefarious intention.
 2. That the action of Representative Scott in an attempt to have the salary of the district attorney of this county | fixed at 5000 per annum, is contrary to the wishes of the people of this county, and an action which he was not called upon for by hIs constituents, and that he has violated his duty to his constituents as a delegate, and his hon or as a gentleman.
 J. D. Walker, David Davis, Robert Is. Goldman, w Vernoy. A. B. WOlver, IA. F. Ekman. L. E. Walker, Peter Will, W. V. Elliot, s. Andrea, Juan Vasques, J. c. Loss, c. Loss, Louis Dewy, William Richard < Co, A. E. Knowles, John Sullivan, W. w. Me Callv, Roderick Ross, Peter Forbach, John J. Devlne, James CopleY, Samuel