Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1893-03-12

the most dangerous, in many respects,
that it has yet been proposed to enact
into law, and the council will doubt
less kill it.
The bill affects the powers of super
visors and opens the way for endless and
vexatious litigation.
1t makes it possible for any evil dis
posed person to plunge the county into
costs, and offers bonus to such per-
sons for this purpose.
1t takes away vested power from the
board OF supervisors and leaves no one
responsible for the safety OF the public
treasury, but makes it everybody's busi-
ness.
The law IS good enough as it is.
Leave it alone. The bill is as follows
An act introduced by Mr.. Reilly to ams nd
paragraph No. 1888, Revised Statutes Arizona.
Be it enacted by the Legislative Assembly OF
the Territory OF Arizona:
SfCIlON l. lint IdTdklhph ANOs oOoi VI tht
Revised statutes OF the Territory of Arizona
be and the same is hereby amended as follows:
Paragraph No. Ss3, Its powers can be exer-
cised only by the Board OF supervisors, or by
lawful agents and officers acting under their
authority and authority OF law.
Provided, however, that whenever any Board
of Supervisors shall, without authority OF law,
order any money paid out of the County Treas
ury for salaries fees, or for any other purposes,
such Supervisors and the party or parties in
whose favor such order shall have been made,
shall be responsible for all such sums OF money
and twenty per cent. additional thereon, to be
recovered as follows;
The District Attorney OF such County is here.
by empowered and II is hereby made his duty,
to institute suit in the name of his County
against such Supervisors and others or any
number Of them, to enjoin the payment OF such
m ney TOR in case the same money shall have
been paid. then TO recover the same) with TWEEN
ty per cent and lawful interest and costs, and
when such District Attorney is paid by fees,
he sha receive said sum OF twenty per cent.
otherwise 1t shall be covered into the County
Treasury TO the credit of the fund from which
the allowance was made. And the Court shall
give judgement accordingly, and for interest
and costs as in other cases. And such Board
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or in any way control any suig inst tuted under
the provisions Of this Section.
And no bond shall be required Of County
in such action, whether for costs or to obtain an
injunction. Provided further, that II any such
Di .trlct Attorney shall for twenty 10 days
after request made by any taxpayer of such
county in writing, fail to institute such suit,
then any taxpayer of such County may in,ti-
tute such suit III his or her own name and at
his or her own cost, with the same effect as ii
such suit had been brought by the District At
torney.
Aud IL such taxpayer shall prevail in such
| suit, the Court shall allow such taxpayer costs
and u reas nable Attorney fee; not to exceed
| forty per cent. of the amount recovered or
saved 70 the County us the case may be.
And provided Ttte that any supervisor
may re ieve himself from re- possibility undrr
the provisions o this law ~ dissenting from
such order and having his dissent entered on
the minutes Of uch Board at the time,
SEC. .. This Act shall apply to orders made
and money Ta'd out phi T to its passage.
! SIC All Acts and parts of Acts in conflict
with the provisions of this Act are hereby re-
rrHled.
! SEC This Act shall take effect and be In
force rom an alter it, passage.