Weekly journal-miner., 1912-05-29
tFrom Thursdays Daily)

~ ture, which will convene Thurs sda, morning at 10 o'clock. His proela nation and the subjects stated ir the call for the special session ar, as follows:
 Whereas, The regular session oi ihc First Legislature of the Stat, oi Arizona. as limited by the Con. ,tiiu,ion. was insufficient for th, careful consideration and final de. tcrmnation of many subjects. of ieg. station of vital importance to th, people, thereby causing the failure io enact into law several mandates placed upon the Legislature by the Constitutional convention. the sub. iects of which Legislation and. eons,i. tutional mandates are hereinafter specifed.
 Now, therefore. Geo. w. F Hunt, Governor of the State of Ari. 4ona, do hereby and by virtue of the power and authority in me vest ed by the Constitution. convene the First Legislature of the State of Arizona in special session. at Phoe- nix. Aria, the Capital of suid State, at 10 o'clock a. m, on Thursday May 9. A. D. 1912. for the purpose of considering legislation on the fol- lowing subjects:
 l. Enaeting a general election law. and providing for general election for electors of president and vice president and representative in Con gross, and for all state, county and precinct officers,
 ,. Enacting a direct primary cleo tion law, which shall provide for ,hc nomination of candidates f,r all elective state. county and city cf- hees, including candidates for United States Senator and for Representa- tive in Congress.
 ,. Enacting registration and other laws to secure the purity of cleo lions and guard against abuses of inc elective franchise. and providing for general publicity. before and al ter elections, of all campaign con tributions to. and expenditures of campaign committees and eandi- dates for public office.
 p~A...l..- .at for the support and maintenance oi State institutions and department Of state.
 5. Providing by law for an annual tax sufficient, with other sources of revenue, to defray ordinary expenses of the state, and provides for levy ing an annual tax sufficient to pay the annual interest and principal Of the state debt.
 (, Providing for the funding oi the state indebtedness.
 7. Providing for the establishment and maintenance of state purchas- ing department. and prescribing it's powers and duties and making an appropriation for the support and maintenance of such purchasing de- pertinent.
 a Enacting a law providing for the publication by newspapers pub hshed in this state of the name oi the owners, managers. officers and persons financially interested in such newspapers, and the names oi me owners of the stock and bonds oi any corporation publishing news paper in hhis state
 9. Providing for the removal o' the Industrial school from its pres ent location and for the loeai'oil thereof in a more suitable place and providing for the eonstruehon and improvement of buildings. lands and oremises necessary therefor, ana for the maintenance and support o' such institution. and making sueh appropriation as may be necessary
 10 Providing for the reguiahon of foreign and domestic corporations
 n. Providing, by general 'a~s' for the incorporation and orsan'aa- ton of cities and towns and Tor the classification of such e'''es ana towns in proportion of population
 I2 The ratification Of the propos- ed amdrdment to the Constitution of inc United States. providing TOT d;,eeyt election of United states sen atofs. t.
 |, The adoption and submission ,o inc vote of the people o' an amendment to Section s of Article TX of the Constitution. authorizing cities or towns to contract indebted nsss in excess of nine per een'um ,f the taxable property. for the pur- nose of supplying water, artificial