Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1891-10-21
AllCAE At. ooUxrr GOVERNMENT,

from taxation by this state so long and to such ar extent as such act of congress may prescribe.
 ARTICLE xy.
 COUNTY GOVERNMENT,
 SECTION 1. The several counties in the territory of Arizona as they shall exis; at the time nf tls admission of said territory Ra . state are hereby declared to he the counties of the state of Arf zona-
 Spc. 2. The legislature shah provide by general Law for organizing new counties, loca-ing the county eeats thereof temporarily, and changine county lines; bat no new county shall bs formed that does not contain at least thouss square miles and shall leave the county cnuntess from which 1t ie formed so contain not lees than one thousand square miles each, and that shall also contain .hln the limits of said new county property of the valne of one million dollars as shown hy the .ast preceding tax returns: and not then unless the old county or counties from which it IS formed ahsi each be left to contain a; least one and ofe-half million dollars of taxable property as shown fIy said last tax returns. And no new county shall be organized nor shall any old county be ao rssinced as to contain popfits- ton of less than fifteen hundred actual and bora ide inhabtNnts
 SEc.s. Every new county shall assume and be holden for iis pro rata of the ipebtelness of the county or counties from which 1t may he formed.
 sEc. [. Ihe legislature shall establish. subjars to this article, system of county governnaents which shsi, be uniform thronshout the state: an1 by general laws shall provide for township and pFesf-ct orsanisat on and Euvrrnment
 hEr, z. The iegisiahiFe s1Sh provide by general and uniform iaws for the election, bienpialiy in I boar of supervisors. sheriff, who shall be e-.- ofticio tax assessor until otherwise provided by law.
 \ county t-easnrer who shall be ex-oficio tsx collector until otherwise provided by law.
 A probate judge who shall be cx-officio county superintendent of public schools.
 county clerk vbo shall be clerk of the district court. and county recorder Dntil otherwise pro vided by law. and district attorney.
 Tho legislature shall provide for the strict &C., G01nss1:Iy &nsaI et eoaniy; township. precinct and into thcir hands.
 sEc- 6. The sheriff. clerk and ex-otHcio re- cordsr may he empowered by the county boz r,t of supervisors to appoint euch deputies and clerical assistaHce as the basir ass of their offices mnv r,. qnire; ant ssid deputies and clerical assistance shall roceiSe such compensation as may be fxesl by the board of supervisors.
 SEC. 2. The officers provided for herein shall rsceise such compensatinn for their annual ecl- vices as may he provided by law.
 SEr. E. The legislature shall provide Fy reY- ersl law. Tor such regulation of county coyprn- Inent and the election and compensation os such conn'y olcers as may become necessary,
 ARTICLE XVI.
 STATE IssTrrUTIoSs.
 SECTION I. Esucsiionai rasormatorr and ,ser,I institutions, aud those for the benefit of tn, in sane, blind, deaf and dumb. and such other pub lie ipstitut.ons as the public good may require, may b. established. and shall b. maintained and controlled by the state. in such manner. and nnde. spca regilato ls as may bs prescribed by law.
 SEC. ?. All property and institutions of the.er- rtory of Arizona. shall upon the adoption. os thi. Consultation. become the property and institu- tions of the state of Arizona.
 ARTICLE XVII.
 CORPORATIONS.
 Srcrios l. All cxisting charters or grants o. special or exclusive priyiloges under w.;ch the cc-Dorasors or erantfes shall not have o-gsr,izad and commenced bUsiness a god faith az the tiTre of the adoption ot this Constitution shall the-e- N or a aNraN N-aI rsr~a "A s"Aotecs whose time to orssanize under their charter or grant has not expired at the time Inf the adoption of ttsis Con~tisution.
 sEr- z. No charter of incorporation shall ha granted. cxtended changed or anlended bv sn,cisl laws but the legslatcre shall D ,escr ha bv sT,ersi law for tho organization of all corporations p-;- vsie, pntaic and municipal hereafter to be ere SEC. B. The le,lslatrre ln addition to the ,,ovr CTS granted in this Constitution. shall provie by iaw sne method whereby the court rasy revoke or reyoxable at the time this Coastitu eoes info etfect, or that may thereafter be created. when ever IL may oe injurious to the citizens of the state, and m such msnner that DO iniuss -e be done to tho corporstors or creditors
 SEC. {. Any association or corDorafion o-ssn- ixed Tor the purpose. shall have The r;ght to con struct and operate r1ilroais telegraph lines. or caliais For carrying water between any tesiuuated points within this state. ''-'''Ni Sac A All ,ndividuals, associstions. or cor porst,ons shall tc given equal rights of traus- pcrtStion by common carriers, and no urfi,s sr unreasonable discrimination shall be made in chargs or facilities of ssidtransportation hy snch SEC. q. ' he right ofeminent domain shall never be abridged. or const Tued so ss to prevent the lsgpsiafu.e from taising the prope.ty aud fran chise of Interpretations and suhsectins, them to pnhiic use .he same as the property of the ineii- ydrai citizen.
 Ss, :; All fictitious increase of cs,ital stock or indebtedness of corporations shall be void. SEc. s. Any corporation existing under the avs or the territory prior to the adoption of this tonststution may hy sssolction of iis dire~tn-s by the signatures of it's officers and seal elect to come under an,lenjoy the conditions md adysnta2es of this article by fling said rsso ID Ion n the o'hce of the secretary of state. SEc. g. Any president, director manayer. cash CT or Q her onccr of sny ba1kisg iusti;nfion who sali receive or sssent ta the reception of de ,oss or money after he shall have knowl tls,e of he fact hat spch ba aking iRstitrtion is insoiy mt shal he indiyidusllv responsible for such dc ,osis 90 received and shall be punishel crir Sn- sEn. 70. All corporations shall always bs srb. e'ct to the power of the state