Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1897-03-24

Apache and Graham coutles.
 Permitting tho reincoTpoFation of towns, villages and cities of Popu- lation of 500 or more under the iR- corporation act of the thirteenth session.
 Making the penalty for the entry of trotting horses under false names forfeiture of all the winnings,
 Providing for the appointment of a commission to confer with like commission from other territories and states with a view to securing uniform Legislation ia regard to marriage, divorce, probate, notary laws. etc.
 Extending the powers of iucUr- porated towns, villages ard cities.
 Appropristing SI20 for the relief of C. If. Gray. and SlS0 each for the relief of C. NJ. Fieishman and c. R. Flakes for salary due as insane asylum commissioner.
 For the preservation of mountain trout.
 Making appropriation for the cur rent aud contingent expenses of the territory for the ensuing two years.
 AppropFiating Ss50 to s. P. BehAn for money expended by him while Worlds Fair commissioner.
 Authorizing probate courts to re- tain fees paid for abstracts and mar risge licenses.
 Appropiating 5000 for the pre- seFvstion of AriEonA's historical records, the trust to be administered by the society of Arizona Pioneers.
 Authorizing the destruction of certain illegal Pima county bonds.
 Authorizing boards of supervisors not to publish the delinquent tax list, but merely . notice when the time for the payment of delinquent taxes becomes due.
 Extending the powers of incor- porated cities, enabling them to make special assessments for street improvements and to condemn property for public roads or works.
 For the leasing ot the school and university lands.
 Authorizing incorporated cities of $50 population to extend the sui frage to women in all city elections and to institute a municipal form of the referendum law.
 Prescribing regulations for the practice of medicine.
 Reinstating the salary accounts of all county officials for the years lS95-6.
 Limiting the expenditures of the loan commission to per cent of the indebtedness funded by it.
 To encourage prospecting for minerals by making uniform assay rates of 60 cents per metal and Sl.50 for recording.
 Providing that original papers, instead of transcripts, may be sent up on appeals and writs of errors.
 Authorizing the election of school superintendents in first aud second class counties.
 Appropriating $600 oach so the three Phenix daily newspapers for publishing the proceedidgs of the legislature; and appropriating $500 a year to each district judge for the two years just past and the ensuing two years.
 Authorizing the transfer of the Coconino county records from Yava- pal county.
 Requiring railroad companies to carry not more than one bicycle per passenger as baggage.
 Amending the school laws SO that ''upOn petition of one-third of the qualified school electors" of a given district, a district school meeting shall be held.
 Providing for the publication of the session laws, the contract to be let to the lowest bidder.
 Prohibiting the maintenance of disorderly houses upon the ap- breaches to mining camps.
 Authorizing the payment of SEQ bounty for scalps of mountain lions and timber wolves.
 Regulating the assessment and collection of taxes.
 Amending the penal code to read, "The district attorney must first, with or without statement, offer the evidence in support of the charge" and again, "The defendant or his counsel may then, with or without statement, offer his evidence in sup port of his defense.
 Amending the civil code so as to read, The plaintiff or his counsel shall read his complaint to the jury and make a statement of his case before introducing evidence" and prescribing a like procedure for the but either party may decline to make such a statement"
 Authorizing territorial and county funds to be loaned to banks at not less than 3 per cent interest.
 Authorizing guardians of minor heirs to give options on mining sales.
 Legalizing the notarial certificate which Richard DeKuhn affixed to certain deed after the expiration of his notarial commission.
 Making it necessary for notaries 10 add the date upon which their commissions expire to all certifi- cates issued by them.
 Prescribing regulations for the of claims against the ter ritory.