The Parker post., 1915-04-10
EXTRA SESSION
FRIDAY, APR. q
GENERAL APPROPRIATIONS AND
TAX LEVY ARE THE ONLY SUBJ
JECTS MENTIONED IN THE Gov
ERNOR'S CALL.


ing the legislature to convene in
special session on Friday, April %,
was issued last Saturday. Only TWO
subjects are mentioned in the call,
the passage Of general appropri-
alton bill, and fixing the rates and
providing for the levy of taxes for tn
next two years. Under the defini-
ton of the constitution, the general
Appropriation bill is only to provide
money for the different departments
OF the state, for state institutions,
for public schools and the interest on
the public debt. This it is pointed
out, would include the state land com
mission, or of the need of a state
LAND policy, of which no special men
tion is made in the governors CALL
The governors proclamation fol-
lows:
A PROCLAMATION
Executive Department, State of Ari-
zona.
Whereas, the second state legisla-
ture, in regular session convened on
January 18th, 1915, took final ad
journment at the expiration of the
sixty days period allowed by law,
Without having passed a general ap-
proprJ ations bill providing money for
the different state departments, in
stitutipns, public schools, and for the
Interest on the public debt:
Whereas, the funds set aside by
the first state legislature for the use
Of state departments and institutions
be virtually depleted On June Both,
1915 the date Of the expiration of the
current fiscal year:
Whereas, the lack of departmental,
institutional and school appropriation
in conjunction with certain existing
defects in the statutes governing the
levy Of taxes. create a serious emerg-
ency rendering early legislative action
absolutely imperative:
Now therefore, I, Geo. w. P. Hunt,
governor Of Arizona, by virtue of the
authority in me vested by the consti-
tuition, do hereby convene the second
state Legislature in special session, in
Phoenix. the capital of Arizona, at 10
O'Clock on the morning of Friday,
April 23rd, A. D. 1915, for the pur-
pose of providing legislation on the
subjects hereinafter following:
l. To enact a general appropriation
bill, providing appropriations of money
for the different departments of the
state, for state institutions, for pub
lie schools, and for interest on the
public debt, as defined and set forth
in Article w, Section 20, of the con-
stitution of the state of Arizona.
2. To fix the rates of taxes to be
levied for the fiscal years ending
June 30th, 1916, and June 30th 1917,
to defray the necessary ordinary ex-
penses of the state during each of
said fiscal years, and to provide for
the levy of taxes during each of said
years at the rate so fixed.
In witness hereof, I have hereunto
set my hand and caused the great
seal of the state of Arizona to be af-
fixed.
Done at the city of Phoenix, the
capital, this 3rd day of April, A. D.
1915.
GEO. w. p. HUNT,
Attest: Governor of Arizona.
SIDNEY P. OSBORN,
Secretary of State.
That part OF the call enjoining upon
the legislature the task OF fixing the
rates of taxes for the next two fiscal
years is naturally the subject of soma
conjecture, since it is understood that
the tax commission fixes the rates.
But the call in this respect is drawn
in compliance with the law beginning
with Section of Article TX of the
which imposes upon the
legislature the duty of providing for
an annual tax sufficient to defray the
necessary expenses of the government
for each fiscal year
r rom China to Parker.