Arizona weekly citizen., 1886-11-20
THE TERRITORIES.
The Text of the New Law Restricting
 special Legislation.
AN ACT

D ss, aud for other purposes.
 Be II enacted by the Senate and II ru-e of + -presentstives of the United States of AmerIca In Congress assem- bied. That the legislatures of ths ter ritories If ihe Uured States now ,r hereafter 10 be O. TganIzed shall Lot psss lo,4i or SD cI4l laws in any of the fol- lowing enumerated cases, that IS to say:
 Granting dIvOrces.
 Changing the names of persons or ! ltces.
 l. ping out, opening. altering. and working road or highways.
 Vac ,tiog roads, town plats, streets, alleys s, d public grounds.
 l. ,catIng or changing county seats.
 k 'Rulating county and township af- flI s.
 Rsxnla.ing the practice in courts of ] .-'ice.
 R4.ulating the jurisdiction and duties of tbe peace, police magistrates aud cunsthbies.
 Providing for changes of venue in civl aud criminal c.s ,s.
 Incorporating cities, towns, or vii lsg,s, or changing Or amending tue c, artrr of any town, city or village.
 For the punishment of crimes or mis- d-",e nors.
 F,r the assessment and collection of tsx7s [ territorial, county, township, or 'oAd purposes.
 Snnm 'uing and impanneling grand or p-'ir iuorrs.
 Prov it.g for the management of c,mm ID schools.
 Regulating the rate of interest oD mOBey.
 The opening and conducting of any election or designating the place of voting.
 ih- sale or mortgage of real estate b-lOn GIng to minors or others under dis abilIt,.
 The protection of game or fish.
 Clartenng or licensing ferries or toll brI :9s
 R-nitting fines, penalties or for frl ures.
 Crrg ing, increasing, or decreasing fe' 5 p-rcrbtage, or allowances of pub- lc fi 'eTs during the term for which saiu ilirers are elecled or appointed.
 Changing the law of descent.
 Or .ntIuR To shy corporation, ssso- cIauou. or individual, the right to lay down railroad trrcks, IT amending exist iOg charters for such purpose.
 Granting tO any corporation, gssOcis- tIon. or lad dual. any special or ex. clusIve prIyIl-ge, immunity, or franchise whatever.
 In II other cases where a general law eau be mad- applicable, DO special law shell he CT acted ID any Of the ter. itories of tine UuitSd States by the territorial legislatures thereof.
 S-c. ? That DO territory of the Unit
 q =. A.. .NN \. ized, or any political or municipal cor pura inp. or subdivision of any such ter r,t ,ry. -hall here.fier make any sub- striptIon 70 the capital stock of any ID eorD"ra'ej company, or company or Bs- sncIatIou wing c"r. crate powers. or iD Ruy manner loan its ere lit to or use it for the b nefit of any such company or association, or borrow any money for the use of any such company or Bssocia- tIun,
 S.-c. That DO law of any territorial leg stature shall authorize any debt to be contracted by or on behalf of such te ritory except ID the following cases: ro meet a sI4l deficit Tn the revenues. to pay the int rest upon the territorial debt. gu suppress instructions, or to provide for the public defence, except
 
 created for any such purposes, the legis- | laFure mHy authorize loan for the cree | tioh of peual. charitable or educational il si,u'ious for slch territory, if the | t. .s!.fndeotedness of the territory IS mt theret,N mad ta exceed 'bne per centum upon the Hssrtse- value ot taxable prop erty ID such territory IS shown by the last general assessment for taxation. Aud nothing ID th.s sc. shall be con s'rued tu prohibit the refuuding of any exlsti Ig iudebi edness of such territory or of any p 'litichl or municipal corpora | ton, county, or other subdivision l therein
 Sec That no political or munich | pal cDrporation, couLty, or other sub l divi~I"n Iu nDy of the territories of The I UfI ed States shall ever become indebt- , e.i ID any ma .ner or for any purpose to | R"y rm iuut ID the aggregate, including eIis'ing indebted esr, exceeding four o-ntum m the valne of the taxable pro- p-Tty, VI hin such corporation. county, or snDdIvlsipn. to be ascertalDed by the ! st iesrssmrut for territorial and county | tHxe previ us to the mourning of such | irdrb'-dDes-; and all bonds or obliga- tIOn- Tn rXce-s of such amount given by l such corporation shsll be void. That n ,thIng m ths act contained shall b. so construed Rs to effect the validity of any a't uf any territorial legislature enacted, or of any obligations eXis7Ing T cootrAted hereunder, nor to precind- the lssuing of bonds already co ltracted for m pursuance of express ! ruvisions of law; nor to prevent any territorial legislature from legalizinR th- s'ts of any loads heretofore issued pr contracted to be issued
 See That section eighteen hun irei s"d eigbty-nine, title twenty three, lf the R-vi-rd Statutes of the United S'Htrs he smended to read as follows: The l gIslat ve assemblies of the sev- l ' 'ral t-rriturIes Ehall not grant private ! .harser- or special privil- ges. but they c n.y. toy general incorporation acts. per | DI' perSons to associate themselv to- [ .-ih-r as bodies inc rporBte for mining. I and other industrial pur- uIt-, and [ conducting tue business T # Ii sursDce. banks of discount and de- \ ,osii Gut nu issue, loan. trust or guar V nter HssociRtIons. and for the construc- | ion or operation of railroads, wagon | oBds, irrigaIiug ditchas, and the coloni. | a'iun and improvements of lands in . onpectinn herewith, or for colleges, T eminsrles churches. libraries. or any ? tSrr benevolent, charitable. or scientific 2 sSocisfiuD. Stc 6 That nothing in this act con- O ained shall be construed to sbridge the c over of congress to snnul any law q a. sed by territorial legislature, or to VI ,"1i'y my existing law of congress re- ming ID any case that the laws of any ' errit'ry shall te submitted to congress s Sec. That sll acts and parts of acts a ereatter pa sed by any territorial legis. l' it"re n r'p il ct with the provisions of 0 his act shall ne null and void. n Approved July 30, 1886. b
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