Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1906-02-14
Msasure Introduced In Senate By Mir. Spooner
District Clerks Also To Be Chosen By
 People
tFrom Saturdays Daily.)

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 The following is n copy of the bill t,ulu,cd in the senate by Senator .o,rcr of Wisconsin for the election
 mdgcs and clerks of the territorial crrt courts of Arizona. It proposes ! |. ending of the services of the present l.c. as territorial judges on Jan. l, | s;. though they shall continue to
 a, supreme and United States plges. The additional annual ex. .r.e ,o inc territory of this arrange tett would he 5000. A similar bill now in inc house. having been intro. s,ed by MT. smith "by request" Be it enacted by the senate and ou.e of representatives of the United hates of America in congress assembled 1tai at the first general election held ihc territory of Arizona after the a~agc of this act, and every four years ercaitcr. there shall be elected in h,h judicial district of the territory
 Arizona. by the qualified electors ircof. one judge of the territorial strict court. who shall hold office for bur years from the first day of Jan ay following his election; that such hlecs shall be nominated and elected is now or may hereafter be provided lon and election of county officers.
 Every such judge so elected shall oll and preside over the territorial dis be-, cour, in and for the several coun. e. of such judicial district, with all De powers and duties of the present hdges of said district courts and with leh powers and duties as may hereaf- .r be prescribed by the laws of Ariz- na, and shall take the usual oath of flee before taking his seat as such dgc
 Every judge so elected shall be n ban learned in the law, and at the inc of his election shall have been ad- t'ed to practice before the supreme burt of the territory, legally qualified
 hold office, and shall h ave been a esidcnt of the territory of Arizona for
 least four years, and of the judi bal district for which he is elected at aN two years next preceding his lection. and shall during his term of |fhce reside in the district for which was elected.
 Tho board of supervisors of the scv' fnl counties of each judicial district |all, within ten days after the elec' Ion returns have been canvassed by hem, report to the governor of the ter l'ory thc number of votes received by afh person for the office of judge of De district court of the judicial dis 'd 10 which the county belongs; hercupon the governor shall determine ho has received the highest number
 votes for judge in each district, and ''ue to each judge n commission as ndge of the territorial district court or such judicial district.
 There shall be paid to each of the adgf' of the territorial district courts D annual salary of three thousand si' Dndred dollars, to be paid in equa noh'hly installments, from the genera uhi Of the territory.
 That the justices heretofore appoint or who shall hereafter be appointed The president of the United State' hold the territorial supreme cour uo The United States district court !" The territory of Arizona, shall not "'f January first, 1907, act as judge
 The territorial district courts
 section 2. That at the first genera
 '''' ih hTiIohu dI''T 'h' f"'' ag' of this act, and every two year "e''ai'rr, there shall be elected il ''' county in the territory of Arizon "e clerk of the territorial distric our'' in and for such county, wh a'll hold his office for two years, wh DaN be the clerk of the territorial dis ,e' court in and for the county |
 ''eh le was elected. Such clerks sha' v nominated and elected in the sam tanner as other county officers. Ever u'n clerk shall be n resident of tn
 D"'y Tor at least one year prior [ ' erection. and be shall have th '"e powers, duties, fees, and pa
 '''rks of the territorial distrie 'u's now have and receive or whic "'y hereafter be prescribed or allowe