Weekly journal-miner., 1912-06-19
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Following the adjournment the | legislators went to the front oi the Capitol and in company with the governor were photographed
 PHOENIX, June l3-- Governor Hunt today vetoed the twenty round prixehgh, bill He said if was a step backward He appoint cd Frank Brown oi Gila county. to be superintendent, oi the State Re form school
 Brown 4 well known miner. and has made his home ai Copper Hill. Gila county He was here during the early part of the regular session. and made many friends He is secretary oi the Western Fedora ton of Miners. and is we'll known throughout Arizona and Colorado. He IS said to be exceptionally we'll qualified for the position oi super inicndeni
 How It Looks to Hunt | With a dull. siekening ihud. Gov ernor Hunt. this morning. struck the priEehghi bill blow below the belt. knocking it unconscious through the ropes for the count, The Gov ernor is agin' fights of an kinds. and more especially that brand which bears inc seal of the laws approval. He believes ihe passage of the prize fight bill was a step backward. and set forth numerous reasons m his communication io the legislature lvetoing the bill The governor s veto was received m both houses this morning. the message which was read. being as follows
 The Message
 To inc Senate and House Of Rep
 rcscntativcs. First Legislature oi
 the State of Arizona;
 Gentlemen:
 | have the honor to return witl my disapproval. Senate Bill No A0 entitled. An Ac, amending Para graph ". Title NJ. Part |. of th'
 Penal Code. Revised Statutes o Arizona, i90i go as to permit spar
 ring and boxing exhibitions. and ,' provide a revenue io aid in the con
 ,truction oi state roads ihereiron by the charge and collection of : license fee for the granting of per miis for said sparring and boSinI
 exhibitions"
 My objections to this hill are, O
 should be. obvious
 Paragraph H7, Title XI. Part ! of inc Penal Code. Revised Statute D of Arizona. 1901, reads as follows ' "Evcry person who engages in, in s,igates. encourages or promotes an - firing or pfizehght, or any other pre- 2 mcditaied hght or contention twith U oui deadly wcapons). either as prir 'i cipal. aid. second, umpire. surgeon '- or otherwise, is punishable by m IS prisonmen, in the Territorial priso e not exceeding two years" d This wholesome prohibition of 10 so-called sport which is rapidly b' al ing less and less couHtcnanccd 'i inc more advanced states of il i- Union. has held notable place 'i Arilona's statutes for many year  'e could not. as chief executive 'c our commonwealth. in the very | s; ecp,ion of iis career as a state, al 'g prove ihis SO obvious rctogressio as could not consent to thus go bsc n ward while m all other respects ' he are gong SO grandly forward. he could not give my sanction 10
 move to rcifacc our steps over
 path long since abandoned as q n- worthy of travel. while in o,h II, ways we are blazing trail that ol eh CT states may we'll afford 10. and m fully believe. will follow n Such a course would. beyond qu' cd tinn of reasonable doubt. m oi with the almost unanimous ec
 dcmna,ion of inc progressive p'
 Bc spirited citizens of Arizona. a ,d excite ihs vigorous and sell found as criticism of the Nation We cant an afford i,
 si. Respectfully
 u GEO W r HUNT. m. Governor of Arizona ns Deep Gloom