The copper era., 1907-02-14
legislative Notes.

houses ana to come before the govern
or for his signature. Davidson tried
to have the bill amended to take eff
feet July l instead of April 1. Bell
said that the gamblers we're like
Abraham Lincoln-that when moving
they only have to lock up their saddle
bags and whistle for the pup.
The following bills were introduced
in the house:
Requiring registration of land
titles: for repeal of Arizona ranger
law: relating to fees of court clerk in
criminal cases; to duplicate receipts
from county treasurers and clerks of
boards of supervisors: Burke's H. ].
R. No. IL, providing for appointment
of committee of two from each house
to visit Northern Arizona and select
site for branch territorial prison was
on table; Williams gave notice of the
introduction of a bill empowering
counties to work short term convicts
on the roads.
council. There was report from
the judiciary committee on Hunts
high license bill reducing the license
from $1,000 per annum to $500 per an
mum. The impression is that this
measure will prevail.
O'Neill introduced bill for the
care of bastards, providing that the
father must care for the child.
In the council, the bill allowing
counties with an assessed valuation
of over $3,5O0,O0O to have a district
attorney at salary OF 1920 a year
was passed; also, bill relating to the
procedure of giving and taking bail;
Scott, of Navajo county, introduced
d bill providing that passenger trains
passing through county seats must
stop not less than three minutes.
This bill seems to be an effort to
abolish the traditional "whistling
stations"
The judiciary committee favorably
reported bill reviving the common
law section of the statutes of 1887.
The law was prepared by members of
the Arizona supreme court.
The Office of president pro tenn. of
the council was created, and Cleave-
land was appointed to fill it.
Bill regulating pay of probate
also, bill authorizing justices of the
peace to handle cases under city
ordinances in cities of class named;
authorizing ella county to issue bonds
to complete court house.
Bills were introduced regulating
fees of constables and justices; pro-
viding that persons guilty of disturb
ing the peace may be fined 5000 or
given two months in Jail, but requires
that the disturbed must make COM
plant against the disturber.
l. Davidson introduced liquor license
bill providing a graduated license for
wholesale and retail dealers, ranging
from $50 to 1925 a quarter, the latter
J being the retail license.
A resolution was passed that any
printing committee contract must
have the approval of the house.
The agricultural committee re-
ported bill providing penalty for
cruelty to dumb animals, amended to
fix penalty at 800 or Imprisonment
in default of payment at rate of 81 a
day. Bill went to engrossing COM
mittee.
Bill fixing pay of jurors at So per
day instead of 81 was passed. The
bill allows mileage one way.
Judiciary committe reported bill
favorably allowing assistant district
attorney at salary of 81, 200 year in
counties with assessed valuation of
over SS,000,000; also, bill providing
that disturbers of the peace be fined
300 or serve 100 days in Jail, specify
ing, however, that officers cannot
make the complaint.
The following bills were introduced
That where railroads pay fixed tax
the amount shall be collected by the
territorial auditor and apportioned
according to mileage among the
counties; that county officials make
more specific reports as to collection
OF fees and turn money into county
treasures; making money owed for
water lien on the property which
the water is used.
Bell and Bailey offered designations
from committee on printing, but
resigna tions were tabled.
In the council, the most important
bill was Doran's mine tax bill. The
bill divides mines into two classes
producing and producing, and
divides the producing mines into two
classes. The improvements on un-
productive mines are assessed; on
productive mines, assessments are
based on production of mines for Il
months prior to Jan. s, 1908, and for
each succeeding year in the same
manner. The assessor makes annual
report showing gross products of each
mine. Total taxes shall be ascer-
tanned from valuation based on stock
quotations. For the purpose of tax
levy, 20 per cent of the total shall be
taken and levied upon. This bill
passed first reading and 800 copies
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