The Arizona sentinel., 1885-12-19
WILL ZULICK DO TIP

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 A great deal is being said just now in regard to Governor Zulick remov ing certain Territorial officers, and in fact number of the territorial press are insisting that he shall do 50. The only reason that the papers assign for this action on the part of the Cover nor is that the present incumbents are republicans, no charges against their moral character or official integrity are made, nor do we think can be. If these gentlemen sees fit to resign, all well and good, but until that time, or until the expiration of their term of office, the prayers of these papers will not be answered, unless the Governor usurps his powers.
 The power of the Governor to re- move territorial officers can only be exercised, in any case, for neglect of duty or official misconduct; in other words for sufficient cause afirmatively appearing, after proper notice and hearing thereon.
 Section l2, of chapter 13, of the Arizona Code, at page IF of the com piled laws, contains all the grant of pow CT the Governor of this territory has in the premises. The language of that section makes it very clear that he has no arbitrary power to remove any of fcer at his own pleasure: "Such re- moval shall be made upon notice of the grounds npon which such removal is sought to be made, and hearing had thereon, at such time and in such manner and form as the Governor may prescribe" e."
 The notice mentioned carries along with it the right to be heard, and when the Governor sits in judgement in proceeding Of that kind, he acts in a judicial capacity, and his judgement is subject to review on ceriOrtart in the supreme court. His right to remove being judicial in its action, his judge ment falls within the classification of ''inferior tribunal, board or officer" in section 45S, chapter 46, of the Code, page 479 of the compiled laws; the qualifying word ''inferior" meaning inferior in jurisdiction or judicial pow er The ground for removal in any case must be iudicially ascertained to exist, by notice and hearing, before the right to pronounce judgement of re- moval will attach. Territorial officers cannot be removed in any other way. The Supervisors of the several counties are invested with power by the statute, to remove county officers, except Pro bate Judges, in similar way; but in every case, the law contemplates the examination of facts, after proper no tice, touching charges, which if true, are sufficient to deprive a person of his office. The Governor has no greater powers than those expressly conferred upon him by law. Powers exercised by him beyond those clearly grant ed in the statute, are mere usurpations, and his acts in that respect are abso- lutely void. The franchise Tn an of ice, not held at the pleasure of some person or power, is property, and no person can be deprived of it without due process of law. What is due pro- cess of law, is defined to be a hearing before judgment, to put it In its brief est form.
 In this matter, however, there is al- ways more or less of political prejudice mixed up in it, and it is not easy to get an impartial judgement from the powers that be. But if the Gov ernor should conclude to try the ex- pertinent of arbitrarily removing any of the territorial officers, a test case could be easily made and taken to the U. $. Supreme court where an author atative disposition of the question could be had without much expense The powers of the Governor in these premises seems, to us, so plain though that we do not think that he will care to put himself in a position to be sat down upon by the supreme court.
 MOHAWK VALLEY CANAL.
 At the last meeting of the Mohawk