Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-01-21
HE CODE co,rrss,or

time, discussed the question of
 revision of ,he Territorial stat
 utes. The importance Of the worl
 IS conceded, but in what name
 Co proceed has occasiOnei cOnsiderabi
 dispute Hon. J. r. Knapp, Of thi
 county. hus iL Ltr0ducei in he Council
 bili gnlcl meets the emergency. pro
 yides for having the revision done b. c.mDe-eEt attorneys, and done well sD that tle next Legislature can have complete and perfect code ot laws [,
 sanction aud give Co thepeople. IL ma, strike Jle average economical reade
 that this w.Ik sill prove expensive, bu
 they should bear iu mind that much O
 tue expense O. litigation uow borne bl
 the pa5lic, Go say nothing of that bo-n'
 by private ludlvllUals, 1IOu- out O
 tle inpestec.iJn oi our statutes, 50 tha
 .o imp.uve them will be 10 save e1peas,
 ln tLqt direction, which ae think vii
 more than compensate for the expens,
 of the commission. The provisions O
 Mr. Enapp's a.lI are as follows:
 SectIon L 4 Commission or thre,
 peI-oHs 70 be uppoIuJeG by the Govern
 or of tlls IeFFiiOry, by and with th,
 adFlce and cOnseBI of the Council, !,
 hereby created Tor Ihe purpose Of revIs
 Ing aLd c.mpIllng the statutes of tn,
 Ie.ntoIy. Inc mrmO. rs Oi such Com
 mission shall, VII Iu thirty dave aftel
 tue passage Of tLIs Act, meet at the ci;,
 uf Iucsy-- Iu tDIs IvrTItorV. and organ ize themselves Into a Board Tor The di, charge Oi uutes hereinafter provided
 lhe Comm salon shall have power tt select @ secretary, who shall attend upoI al tue meetings ut sand Board.
 Sec. .. LIe sad Commission Is here.
 by authorized Co IeyIse all the statutes Ol thls Territory, including sucE laws ar shau De created at tle present session of tue Le--s.atur,, and correct al errOrs slld OILls,Iuus, and suggest such altera uOus and improvements as by them shall be deemed Eec=ssaTy; tO recon mrud such Legislation a, -lal. Tn the judgment ri -le Dar-lI--I9n be re- 4uirrl e. rem .oy 'Le ar.etts D existing laa-, and prop .s= aud .-e-elt tse bIl. -le, e.,r, all -1E-es. and recummvuu -uch g--sras .--s ls .t slai Cueu uerrs-arl, 1rL prepare and report bills therefor.
 Sec 8. I-e Commission shall Lcll ItS se--.au- at -ael time and at such p.aC- a- -Lal- oa le-l-I 3s the C0mls- -.o8erS beef calculated Go promote the purp.-es aud lGDo-s ca rL- Commission, and shaI enter uY9a ;he discharge uf Ijs dulI-- immediately after .tS Jrgau;Za- uun. It sll- hold weekly sessions oi Iot less than toU- days lu each week until I-- laDors slaI be c1mpleteI. prOvIut d, however, tlat such Commis sIou may a.. .auru lts zit5mgs durIng tue =umU.r Lnlt-S. from lIue to time. a. the B.a.a Mls determine; but no on, auI Iourlu-Bt shall exceed thirty days.
 >gc. f. The Commission shall com plr;e l,s lauJI- before the first day O! JauuaTy. L--I. aud shall, uUDu suci prepare and present to the uekt Legislature a complete report Oi all lts prJcrelIaEs bere4u provided, and such repurt -lal embrace exhibits Uf all the charges, alterations, modified tons and suggested improvements tr eN ting law-, aaI sgcn HGdIIJuai lrC sl atlOu as -laI b. proposed and pre- i aIol Dy ll, with 1llls framed therefor, .uG T.,l a IIli ald accgrlte index there pL
 Sec. 8. The report aui exhibit shall be printed by -ae Territorial Printer, uuder tue sup, ryIsI0n Cf { e COmmIs- sIuu. The Territorial Printer shall also, 4t any time uurug the progress Ot th- revision, upon the regulsitlOu of the Commission, punt auy matter relating To tue busILcs, thereof
 Sec. c. The Commissioners are here by authorized tO pruvIue sui abIe roOm> .1- tle transaction Cf tuelr lubOrs sJ rent lOt Co exceed fifty iU.lar= per month, and vouchers .Ur tle palm-l; o! such rent, auu Or stationery and other maternal ueces- ary Co carry out the purpose of the lpmmls-i1u, shall be sworn to by the 'lalma-r therefor, and shall also be en- lOrset by the Commission, as being a necessary charge, and m all respects 'urr-c.; and, when SD sworn to, and en- ior--d, snaii be a proper charge against hi5 Territory, and The Territorial Treas lrer Is authorized JU pay the same our ,f any fUads iu the Ileasury unappro- Jriatea.
 Sec. :. The members of the Commis- iio1 shall eaCu -ectlve for bis services 54,VJJ per auLum for the time be shall le actually eng iged in such revision, nd Iu the pre- eparatlOn Of Its repo {. and uch c0mpelsatI ln shall be paid quar- eTly, dating from t.e ,r-auiZatiOn Oi ucu Commission: provided, that no member shall receive a stated payment luiess he shove by bis own affidavltand he certificate of hls ass cIates on the Commission that be has faithfully at ended tle slst.lgs and aided ID the sbJrs of ih- Commission during thr erlgd for winch payment IS demanded. he secretary of the Commission shall ecelve S2DD per month for the time he hall be actually engaged ln the pei Jtmau-e ot his luurs, and his salary hall be de med due and payable quar sriy, and shall te paid m the manner nd form provided for the payment of he salary ,f the Commissioners, and ! .pon hhs proof of services rendered.
 Soc. S. The Governor shall have 'oUer Co till vacaLcies in such Commis- ion, caused by death, resignation or the-wise. He shall have power to re- love any member thereof for habitual 1 .egiect Ui ths duties thereof, and any member who shall fail to attend upon | he sittlugs Of the commission, during l he performance of its laborz, for the 1 euod of thirty days, uuless in case of ] icknes5, shall thereby cease to be 1 lrmheT, aud tue Governor shall at once l roceea Co tiIls sgch vacancy.
 Sec. O. All acts and parts of acts in 1 outlet with this act are hereby re- l -aied.
 Sec. l0 This act shall take effect im- 2eIiately after it's passage.