Tombstone daily prospector., 1889-01-24

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 l CONFLICTING LAWS.
 By Section 9, of Chapter 397, Revised Laws of the r. S, page G36, Vol. 2i, particular form of marriage certifi- cate is to be made and signed and then filed and recorded in the office of the Probate Judge. Section lS, page G2S, same chapter and vol. of |. ,. laws, endows the vie or widow with a one third interest in all the property of the husband. These statutes of the |. $. laws are in conflict with our Territorial laws, and therefore recommend that Sections 3 and ,, Title 24, chapter I, page S7l, and also chapter ?, page 372, of our laws be amended so as to con form to the acts of Congress on the subject of marriage and the commani- ty oi property 0: husband and wife REINFORCEMENT.
 In the Legislative Assembly every county should have representation in accordance with its vote or citizen ship. The resentapportioamen. male several years ago, operates unfairly to some of the counties that in the last few years have largely increased in wealth aud population. Justice and iair-play would seem 10 demand at your hands re-apportionmcnt, based upon the popular vote at the last general election.
 REMEDIAL LEGISLATION.
 Under existing law there is no equity O: redemption or foreclosure or exccu- ton sales on real property; al rights of the debtor pass from him without any chance CT opportunity 10 redeem the same, upon the i@ll Of the theriiiTs hammer. The law i, harsh and oftimes works great hardship to the energetic class who arc competed to become borrowers. For the benefit oi pioneer settlers who are building mp the industrial resources oi Arizona. remedial legislation in this rs pcct is inlpsratively demanded.
 THE GEOLOGICAL svEyEr.
 The last Congress approrria.cI Sl00000 for the commencement oi a survey of the arid belt 0; the United States. It is Co be complete too graphical, hydrographical aml engil- esring survey of the entire aid l,or- ton of the Union, which il is caai- puted will take ten years time and t:.c expenditure of $j,O30,000 to complete It is not proposel by the government to do more than to show the area oi land that can be reclaimed and the cost of such reclamation, the ssrious part of tho business, the building Of the canals, the construction of the reservoirs, dams, etc, j. left 10 private capital and enterprise. The question for us 10 consider is, can this work be accomplished hy community capital? The cost now to bring water over land is from five to ten dollars per acre, in most localities the latter figure While ii would he desirable to have every quarter section of land home for the immigrant, yet, as q matter of fact, this is not so important as to have | these lands reclaimed, made product i've and thus add to the tax roll Of the Territory. The idea oi reserying the public domain to the poor settler is at- tractiye i'll theory but imprac;icable as applied to the desert lands oi Arizona, and it is my belief that the true inter est Of Arizona would Je best su''scryei b. allowing the desert entries to bo made as at present; Gl0 acres Of land is an incentive for men able to do the work to undertake ;hc reclamation oi these lands, and hope that you, the representatives of the people, will pro test aga;ns: any ab-idsomcnt or repeal of the desert Iasa,,, ...s=i.,,x s'47s@'ss's
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