Bisbee daily review., 1909-02-03
THREE MEASURES
 EXCITE INTEREST

A bill for an act check or draft without funds. An act to punish the giving of checks or drafts on any bank or other depository wherein the person so giving such check or draft shall not have sufficient funds or a credit for the payment of the same.
 Section l. Any person who shall, with intent to defraud. make or draw or utter or deliver to another person any check. draft or order for the pay ment of money upon any bank or oth- CT depository. knowing at the time Of such making, drawing, uttering or de- livery that he has not sufficient funds in or credit with such bank or othei depository for the payment of such check, draft or order in full upon it's presentation. shall be guilty of a mis- demeanor. and upon conviction thereof shall be fined not more than five hun dred dollars. or imprisoned in the county jail not more than six months, or both such fine and imprisonment at the discretion of the court.
 Sec. 2. All acts and parts of acts in conflict with this act are hereby repealed.
 Sec. 9. This act 10 be in force from and after its passage.
 c. IO.-January 22 1909.-Introduc- cd by MT. Day. Read first time in full; laid on table one day.
 A bill for an act tc regulate gamb- ling.
 Be it enacted by the legislative as sembly of the territory of Arizona: Section l. No city. town or village may license the carrying on or oper- ating in any place or in any manner of any game or games of any yarie- ty whatsoever. nor impose nor collect any occupation tax or other tax up- on or from any person or persons for the carrying on or operation thereof.
 Sec. Q Any person who shall gamble by any device or fin any man ner whatsoever in any saloon. shop. store. storehouse. tavern. hotel, club, clubhouse. club-roorl, or rn any street. highway or public place. or in any out house where people resort. or in any place or room maintained as a gamb- ling resort. or in any room or place where intoxicating beverages are sold or served. shall be guilty of a mis- demeanor.
 Sec. 3. If any propr:etor. owner or part owner. lessee. manager or any person having management. supervis- ion or control. temporary or perma- nent of any of the places mentioned in the preceding section shall know ingly permit any gambling to be done in such place shall be guilty of mis- demeanor.
 Sec. f. Tn any prosecution for a violation of Section 3 of this act no person shall be exerS)r or excused from testifying because by so testify ing he may incriminate himself un- der the provisions of Section of this act but one who has so testified shall be privileged from prosecution under the provisions of said Section 2 upon any matter inquired of him when so testifying.
 Sec. 5. This act shall take effect upon Its passage
 c. 1J.-January g. 1s09-Introduc- ed by sIr. Hunt; read first time in full:
 A bill for an act to provide for di- rect legislation by the people Of Ari- zona:
 Be it enacted by the legislative as- sembly of the territory of Arizona:
 Section l. The right to approve and repeal territorial laws. or proposed territorial laws snail rest with the majority of the citizens of the terri tory.
 Sec, 2. The right to propose laws for the territory shall, in addition 10 being exercised by the members or the legislative assembly, rest with any number of voters of the territory equal 10 seven per cent Of the votes cast at the last preceding general cleo ton before such proposal. The right to propose laws for any political sub division of the territory such as coun- ty, city, district or precinct. shall in addition to being exercised by mem bers of its local legislative body as at present, rest with aEy number Of Its voters equal 10 fifteen per cent of the number of votes cast within it's linits at the last preceding general election before sucl proposal The method to be employed in so propos- ing measures shall be known as the initiative"
 Sec. 8. The right to demand the referendum on any laws of the ter. ritory may be exercised by seven per cent of the voters of the territory filing a petition with the secretary of the territory desicnatinc the law and demanding its submssfon 10 q vote of the people The right to demand the referendum on any local law or ordinance of 2 political subdivision Of the territory as heretofore described. may be exercised by fifteen per cent { of the voters of tha- political subdi- vision filing their petitions with the clerk of the county, city. town or dis trict as the case may oe. t' Sec 2. The Initiative shall be ex- [ ercised in like maner bv filing the petition of like numbers of voters with | the officers designated above to re. ceive tbe demand for the referendum. | AT demands for tbe initiative ..-G ] for the referendum shall be filed with i the secretary of the territory al least | six months before the general cleo. ! ton at which they are 70 be submit ted to the people.
 Sec. f. No act Tassed by the leg islative assembly sHsH become a law in less time than SIX months after it's ! passage. except in cases of extraOr- dinary emergency. which shall be stat ! cd in said act: and if within six months after the passage of any act, a petition of seven per cent, Of the legal voters of the territory, asking for the repeal of suca law or laws, the secretary of the territory shall order an election for the rejection or ac- ceptance of such law or laws, and if at such election q majority of the votes cast therefor shaii be Yes such law or laws shall become a law and If less than majority it shall become void.