Arizona citizen., 1877-01-20

different counties to the holding of the office of sheriff only, and defining the office of assessor and collector, be in- definitely postponed.
 D. A. BENNETT, Chairman.
 NIT. Parker, chairman Committee on Corporations, asked for further time to report, which was granted.
 The following message was received from the Council and read:
 COUNCIL CHAMBER,
 TUCsoN, January 15, 1877.
 MT. Speaker: The Council has passed c. B. No. 2, An act to amend an act entitled Of Crimes and Punish ments.
 JOHN T. ALsAP, chief clerk
 Mir. Richards, chairman Committee on Ways and Means, made the follow ing report:
 Mir. Speaker: Your Committee on Ways and Means to whom House Bill No. 6, entitled "An act to amend par, 13, section of an act prescribing the duties of the Boards of Supervisors of the several counties of this Territory, approved February F, 1S73." was re- ferred a second time, have again had the same under consideration and beg leave to report the same back to the House with the recommendation that it be indefinitely postponed.
 In making this recommendation, your committee beg leave to say that they have carefully examined the law relating to the time to which the tax collectors of the several counties shall receive taxes on the duplicate assess ment rolls, and shall make their final statement to and settlement with the Boards of Supervisors and Treasurers, and are unanimously of the opinion that the tune as fixed in sections 32 and B of an act entitled "An act to provide revenue for the Territory of Arizona and the several counties there of, approved February 12, 1875, cannot be judiciously extended, and allow time for the County Treasurers of the several counties to make their returns to the Territorial Treasurer before the close of the fiscal year.
 That the Boards of Supervisors have no power under that act to extend the time therein fixed, and that it is not ex pedient to grant them such power for the reason above stated
 All of which is respectfully submit ted.
 HUGo RICHARDS, Chairman.
 Mir. Foster, chairman of Committee on Enrolled and Engrossed bills, made the following report:
 MT. Speaker: Your Committee on Enrolled and Engrussed bills respect fully return H. B. No. 14, as correctly engrossed.
 c. B. FOSTER, Chairman.
 MT. Bull gave notice that on to-mor- row or some future day, he would in- troduce bill, An act to divorce Mary Ann Balghart from George Banghart.
 MT. Scott introduced the following resolution:
 Resolved by the House. the Council Iconcurring, that the Committees on Printing of the House and Council be instructed to find the cost per page for printing bills and report the same as soon as possible.
 On motion of Mir. Ochoa, the resolu- ton was adoDted.
 Mir. Scott gave notice that on to-mor- row or at an early day, he would h. troduce bill, An act creating the of flee of Territorial Assayer
 Mir. Scott introduced the followlngi resolution which was lost:
 Resolved, that the clerG be directed to have 400 blank receipts printed for the delivery of bills to members of the House, and that he be required to take a receipt from each member to whom he may deliver bill during the ses- sion,-the receipt to be returned to the member when the bill is returned to the House
 H. B. No. 19 read second time. MT. Marion moved further consideration of the bill be indefinitely postponed. Motion lost
 MT. Parker moved it be referred to Committee on Mines and Mining.
 Motion carried.
 H. B. No. 20 read second time. On motion of Mir Marion rules were sus- pended, bill considered engrossed, read third time, put upon its final passage, and passed by the following vote: Those who voted aye were: Messrs. Bennett, Bull, Darlington Foster, Head, Hathaway, Hutchinson, Marion, Miller, Ochoa, Ohnesorgen, Peck, Parker, Richards, Stevens, Sama- | niego, Scott and MT. Speaker-18.
 So the bill passed.
 H. B. No. 21, read 2d time and, on motion of MT. Stevens, referred to com mittee on Militia and Indian Affairs. l c. B. No. 9, read 2d time and. on motion of Mir. Darlington, referred to Pinal delegation.
 H. B. No. 2, read 9d time, put upon it's final Dassape and Dassed bv the fOl. |