Weekly Phoenix herald., 1883-03-23
Twelfth LesfSIature.

Maricopa and Gila, all of which passed both Houses and have re- ceived the approval of the Governor:
 Council bill No. 10, an act author izing the county of Maricopa to issue bonds to raise money for the purpose of building a courthouse and jail and fencing and furnishing the same !; approved January 27th.
 Council bill No. 1, an act to pun ish seduction; approved January go h.
 Council bill No. II, an act to trans fer the county of Cochise from ibe first to the second judicial district of the Territory of Arizona; approved January 16.
 Council bill No. 29, to prevent stallions frcm running at large; ap> proved March 2.
 Council memorial No. 9. asking Ian! in lieu of the sixteen and thirty. sections of land heretofore grant cd to ihe Territory; approved March '.
 Council bill No. 5, to amend sec lion 49, chapter 10, compiled laws, fixing p. nalty for an assault
 Council bill, No. B, an act to amend section 3S7, chapter 10, com piled laws, tieirg penalty for draw ing and exhibiting d~ndly weapons not in necessary self defense.
 Council bill No. 34, an act to es- tabl.sh public school system, and to provi'ie for the maintenance and supervision If public schools in the rerritol y Of Arizona; approved Feb ruary 9l.
 Council bill No fl. an act am nd, ing chapter 27, compiled laws, for securing liens to mechanics, laborers and others; approved March s.
 Coun.il bill No. 5f, an act to amend section 162 of chapter II of the compiled laws; approved Fcbru- ary 21. This act prohibits persons from sitting on the Grand Jury dur ing the investigation of a charge against the person for whom such grand ju;or is bondsman; also pros hibits the kinsman of any party charged from sitting on the Grand Jury during the investigation of such charge.
 Council bill No. 63, an ac, requir. ing every road overseer to put up sig and finger boards at crossings and forks of public roads and high ways; approved February II.
 Council bill No. TT, 10 encourage the cultivation of .ttnn in the Ter ritory; approved March 6.
 Council bill No e5, fixing tic time of holding the district court in the 2d judicial district; approved March third
 Council bill No. B, fixing the ap- portionneRt of members of the Leg islaiive Assembly of the Territory of Arizona; approved March '. Mir. Lemons amendment 10 this bill, giv- ing to each county one Councilman and dividing the Territory into two council districts and giving each district one Additional Councilman, was adopted.
 Council bill No. 79, to amend sec tion 15 of chapter 49 of the compiled laws of the Territory of Arizona; ap- proved March 6.
 Council bill No. 65, to amend sec tion of an act entitled all act amend atory to chapter 33, of compiled laws of Arizona Territory. This is an act to fix and regulate the tax col lector's fees iR the collection of de- linquent taxes.
 Council bill No. 90, an act pro- yiding for constructing and main taining public road and highway in Maricopa county; approved March 6.
 Council bill No 106, authorizing the city of Phenix to levy quarter ly license tax on Chinese wash houses and to amend section 1, article IT of the charter of said city; ap- proved March 6. This act requires the publication of ordinances ten days before they take effect.
 Council bill No. 100, regulating percentage of county Urea urers and tax collectors of the several counties, and to amend section 22, chapter 33, compiled laws; approved March 8. This act was amended in the House.
 Council bill No. 1l2, regulating the fees of county and precinct off, cers of the severn counties and pre- cincts of the Territory; approved March 8. This act was amended in the House so as not to g into effect until January, 1885.
 Council bill No. 131, to prohibit the sale of toy pistols and firearms to minors; approved March 6.
 Council bill No. -, an act 10 amend section 4 of chapter 49 com. piled laws. This act is h aid of the collection If licence taxes.
 Council bill No. 1O4. to prevent the cutting and shipping of timber beyond the limits of this Territory; | March '. Council joint resolution No. 3- approved March 8. This provides for the publication and lndexing of the laws of the 10th. 11th ard 18th Legislatures, in one volume.
 Council bill No. 97, requiring cul- tivated fields Tn designated part of Maricopa county to be fenced; ap- proved March 6.