The copper era and Morenci leader., 1914-03-13
TOWN CLERK WILL . RECEIVE SALARYOF S15 PERMONTH
|Under New Law CIifton's Chief of Police Will Do a Little of Every thing and Draw $125.o0 Per Month -Dearth of Candidates is Already Reported.

about the Town Hall this week upon the receipt by Councilman Riley of a letter from Hon. Sidney P. Osborn, of Phoenix, quoting extracts from the new code governin gelections, num- Der of officials, and salaries to be paid in towns organized under the Statutes of 1901 and casting less than six hun dred votes at the next preceding city election.
 At the last City election held in Clifton on March 4th, 1912, approxi- mately three hundred votes were cast.
 Since the issuance of a call for a Town election to be held in May con- siderable interest has been created in local political circles and especially has this been manifested among those who aspired to serve the Town in the capacity of Recorder, Town Clerk, Street Superintendent, City Marshal and City Clerk A number of aspiring candidates were in train ing for the purpose of entering the nace but hesitated about shying their
 political castor into the ring until
 they were fully satisfied regarding the emoulmentS attached to the res I pective offices. Now comes the let | ter from the Secretary of State quot ing the present law governing towns of the class of Clifton and some of these aspirations have been knocked | into a cooked hat. There is no change in the time of holding the primary election and the Town general cleo ton. The date of the primaries will
 be April 2Oth and the election on May 2Oth. Extracts from the Revised
 Statutes 1913, Title VII, governing the number of town officials and the salaries of same are as follows:
 Revised Statutes of Arizona
 Title VII
 Cities and Towns.
 SEC. 1902.
 In all incorporated cities that now
 elect Mayor, other than those here matter specifically provided for, coun- | ,cilman and city officers shall hold their respective offices for two years. In all such cities that now vest in
 the Council of the same the appoint ment of City Recorder such office is declared to be hereafter elective, and the Recorder shall be elected by the legally. qualified voters of such in corporated city in the manner now provided for the other city officers. 1904. Hereafter in other cities or towns in Arizona in which at the next preceding city election, less than six hundred votes were cast, the only officers shall be one Mayor, one Councilman from each ward, and one i Marshal or Chief of Police. The Chief of Police, or Marshal shall be ex-officio City Assessor, City Tax Collector, City License Tax Collec- tor, pound master, street commission CT and fire warden. Said Chief of Police shall perform all duties here tofore required of said last named officers, and he shall receive in full compensation for all services required of him a sum not exceeding one hun dred and twenty-five dollars per month.
 1905. The Mayor and Common Coun cil shall appoint a clerk to keep the minutes of their proceedings and also INthe accounts of the city finances, whose compensation is hereby fixed at fifteen dollars per month. The Mayor and Common Council shall ap- point one of their number as City Treasurer to perform all the duties of said office, and he shall receive therefor the sum of Ten Dollars per month in full for all services render ed. The compensation herein named for performing the duties of Chief of Police, Clerk and Treasurer, shall be in full of all services rendered either by them or their deputies, should they appoint any, and the Mayor and COuncilmen, other than the Treasurer shall receive no compensation. The concensuS of opinion is that the above quoted sections apply to Clifton for the reason that at the next preceding election, the one held in March, 1912, only three hundred votes were cast. In that event the call for the primary election should have sypecified the nomination of one May or, one Councilman from each ward, one Chief of Police and one Recorder.
 What course will be pursued under the existing conditions is as yet prob 1ematical. Town Clerk Mat Danen- hauer is of the opinion that the Coun- Gill will await the publication of the ! last laws of the Legislature and the Compiled Code before taking any ac- tion. In the letter from the Secre- tary of State that official says he hopes to have the laws from the printer on or about April l.