Holbrook argus., 1912-05-28
In the Legislature

to the people of this community were introduced Tn the Legisla- ture this week as follows:
 Bill No. 16O, by Mir. Kirke M. Moore, "To provide for the maintenance of sign posts on desert roads. "
 SEC. 1. The Supervisors of each county of the State shall provide for the placing of suitable sign posts of direction at the divisions or intersec- tion of desert roads, where mistakes are liable to occur to travellers.
 Bill No. 174, by the Committee of Live Stock. ITO amend chap ter S4 of the Session Laws of the Twenty-ffth Legislative Assem- ply of the Territory of Arizona, approved March Is. 1909, being ar Act to amend Paragraph 2774, Title 37, of the Revised Statutes of Arizona, 1901,
 SEC. 1. That Chapter 84 of the Twenty-Five Legislative Assembly of the Session Laws of the Territory nf Arizona, be, and the same is hereby ammended so as to read as follows:
 2774. (Section 1) In the absence of an agreement in writing, signed by the debtor, interest shall be paid at the rate of six per cent per annum on money due on any bond, bill, promissary note, or other instruments in writing, on
 judgments, on money lent, on the sum due on accounts stated, on the sum due from the time it is audited from the
 Territory, and county, city or village;
 provided, however, different rate of
 interest, not to exceed ten per cent per
 annum, if agreed to in writing, signed
 by the payer, shall be paid. A judg'
 ment rendered on such agreement shall
 bear the rate of interest provided fol in the agreement, and it shall be SC , specified in the judgment.
 (SEc. 2.) Any person so contracting
 for a greater rate of interest than ter per cent per annum shall forfeit al , lnterst so contracted for in excess o
 such ten percent; and in addition there to, shall forfeit sum of money to be de , ducted from the amount due for princl pal and lawful interest. equal to tn amount of interest contracted for il l excess of ten per cent per annum. , (SEo.) 3. All payments of money o property made by way of usuriou interest, or of inducements to contrac 2 for more ten per cent per aunum , whether made in advance or not, shal
 oe deemed and taken to be payment made on account of the principal an
 ten per cent per annum, and the court
 shall render judgment for no greate
 sum than the balance found due afte
 deducting the payments of money o
 property made as aforesaid.
 q Bill No. ITO, by T. M. Trennan Regulating the employment ant , duties of persons commonl. known as "spotters." specia $ agents, detectives or spys, an a providing a penalty for the vic
 lation thereof"
 n SEC. 1. It shall be unlawful for an
 person, firm, association or corporatio z to employ, hire, engage. or use wheth' l. for money, wages, or otherwise, an
 person, either male or female, to engae 0 in the business or occupation common
 Iy known as "spotter'', special agen = detective or spy, unless such person |
 hired, employed, engaged or used sha
 be resident of this State for aperlC of at least one year next prior to suC
 employment.
 SEC. 2. It shall be unlawful for al person, male or female, to accept al employment such as is mentioned
 Section of this Act unless such pc son shall have been a resident of tn
 State for period of at least one ye next preceding the acceptance of sut s employment.
 d SEC. 5. Upon any accusation ma' IF by any person, firm, association d corporation against any employee, SC B. want, agent or officer of such perso IS firm, association or corporation, upt e the report or testimony of any SUI n ''spotter", special agent, detective IS spy, such as is mentioned in Section z, of this Act. the person so accused sha l. be confronted in person by such ''sp( n !, ter'', special agent, detective or sl le and shall be accorded full and amp r. opportunity to give any and all tes
 mony in refutation of any and ). charges or accusations made. It sht