The Winslow mail., 1912-05-25
Legislature


were introduced IN the Legisla-
ture this week as follows:
Bill No. 16O, by Mr.. Kirke M.
Moore, ITO provide for the
maintenance of sign posts on
desert roads.
SEC. 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, whore mistakes
are liable to occur to travellers.
Bill No. ia, by the Committee
Of Live Stock. ITO amend chap
ter S4 Of the Session Laws of the
Twenty fifth Legislative Assem-
bly, of the Territory of Arizona,
approved March 18, 1909, being
ar Act to amend Paragraph
2774, Title 81, of the Revised
Statutes of Arizona, 1901"
SEC. /. That Chapter "a of the
Twenty five Legislative Assembly of
the Session laws of the Territory of
Arizona, be, and the same is hereby
ammended SO as to read as follows:
2774. (Section ~ 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 boud, 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 for
i'll the agreement, and it shall be so
specified in the judgment.
(SEC. D. Any person so contracting
for a greater rate of interest than ten
per cent per annum shall forfeit all
interest SO contracted for III excess of
such ten percent; and in addition there
to, shall forfeit sum of money to be de-
Quoted from the amount due for princi-
pal and lawful interest, equal TO the
oF .,,ko $al N
excess of ten per cent per annum.
(SEo.l 8. All payments of money or
property made by way of usurious
interest, or of inducements to contract
for more ten per cent per aunum,
whether made in advance or not, shall
be deemed and taken to be payments
made on account of the principal and
ten per cent per annum, and the courts
shall render Judgment for no greater
sum than the balance found due after
deduoting the payments of money or
property made as aforesaid.
Bill No. 10, by 7. M. Trennan,
Regulating the employment and
duties of persons commonly
known as "spotters. !" special
agents, detectives or spys, and
providing a penalty for the vio-
lation thereof" !"
SEC. l. 1t shall be unlawful for any
person, firm, ASSOCIATION or corporation
to employ, hire, engage, Or use whether
for money, wages, or otherwise, any
person, either male or female, to engage
in the business or occupation common
ly known as "spotter'', special agent,
detective or spy, unless such person SO
hired, employed, engaged or used shall
be resident of this State for period
of at least one year next prior to such
employment.
Sec. 2 1t shall be unlawful for any
person, male or female, to accept any
employment such as is mentioned in
Section l of this Act unless such per-
son shall have been resident of this
State for period of at least one year
next preceding the acceptance of such
employment
SEC. g. Upon any accusation made
by any person, firm, association or
corporation against any employee, SER
want, agent or officer of such person,
firm, association or corporation, upon
the report or testimony of any such
'tspotter", special agent, detective or
spy, such as is mentioned in Section l
of this Act the person so accused shall
be confronted in person by such ''spot-
ter, special agent, detective or spy
and shall be accorded full and ample
opportunity to give any and all testi-
mony in refutation of any and all
charges or accusations made. It shall
be unlawful for any person, firm, as