Bisbee daily review., 1912-11-27
INTEND TO RETAIN
OFFICES NOW HELD
AND FIGHT CHARGE
Precinct Officers VIII Not
Step Out January with
out a Legal Battle Decided
Against Their Claims
WILL TAKE CASE UP
TO SUPREME COURT

Constable Chas. n Thomas has re-
turaei from a scouting TRIP" to
points in this county and to Tucson.
made for the purpose Of corferring
with precinct officer as TO ways and
means OF defending the right OF pre-
ciHct officers TO retain their jobs ana
TO fight the enforcement OF the pre-.
cinct law, which becomes effective
January 1. 1918 and which. by abol-
shing present precinct lines. will. il
carried out. force every justice of the
peace and constable out OF Office.
That such 4 light would be made
was forecasted by the Review weeks
ago. Constable Thomas has consulted
q number OF attorneys in liisbee and
at Tucson and believes that the con
tention Of the precinct officers will
be upheld The fight viii probably
&c got into the courts on q petition
Tor an Injunction TO eniOin the boards
OF supervisors from putting the new
Justice precinct scheme into effect
A fund is being subscribed to by
precinct officers all over the state,
which win be used in carrying the
case 20 the supreme court if neces-
sary.
VIII Fight for Office.
Pima and COchise county boards
OF supervisors have already re-dis-
tIictod the counties. but in other
counties OF the state. under advice
from county attorneys, this was not
done.
We expect tc start the fight on
this law In CoChise county. said Mr..
Thomas We are satisfied that it is
wrong ard thai a justice and cOnsta-
BE can not be legislated out OF Of
ice and that those elected should
hold over two years just as do the
the state and county officers.
The new law requires that super
vlsOrs rediStTiCt the counties and that
but one justice and one constable
shall serve in each precinct. In Bis
bee We have two justice courts in the
city precinct inst as they have in Tue.
son We maintain that they both
should hold over until they have
served cut their terms. There are
other counties in the state that are
in the same condition
4 am certain that our contention
is right and that We viii win in the
feEt'
The law follows. "On the first Mon.
day in SeptcSgJer. 1872. the boards OF
SUI eIvisCTs OF the several counties
Of the state shalt redistrict their coUn.
ties into justice precincts: such re-
disTlctng of counties shalt take ct-
feet and re IN force on the Iirst day
Of January, 1913. and all justice pre-
cincts, now in existence. are hereby
declared abolished on and after the
first day cj JANUARY. 1913; and the
terms OF justices Of the Eeace and
coustaEles. now la Office are hereby
terminated on the first day of Jan
uary. 1913.
The officers Of justices precincts
are one justice Of the peace and one
constable
That act viii abolish the Office Of
one OF the justices IN B.sbee and in
every other CITY in the state and in
some Of the counties whore there arc
no cites.
As the law is TO take effect the first
Of the year and as the matter must
he determined before that time or
there Will he lot OF law suits against
the state and a lot OF trouble general.
{ b. Bisree officers have determined
TO get the question settled before the
I first Of the year if possible.