Arizona republican., 1915-05-30
From the List of Subjects
Presented That of Mine
Tax Legislation Has Been
Omitted bv the Gail of the
Executive
LAND LEGISLATION
IS TIE FOREMOST
Recommends Abolition OF
Capital Punishment ana
Correction of Errors Of
Omission by Legislature
in Regular Session

The second extraordinary session
Of the second legislature of Arizona
viii be convened next Tuesday at
ten o'clock. The call of Governor
Hunt was issued yesterday afternoon
Il had been made known by the gov
cfnor to members of the legislature
that the call would designate the
time Tor assembling, but they We're
left in the dark as TO the recommen-
jations that would be included in
The call.
II gives to the Legislature Il much
broader scope than had been expect
I'd. 1t lays out a program 10 whose
execution sixty days may easily be
required Foremost is the subject of
land legislation to which il was
thought the legislature might be linn
tied. but it is silent as to mine tax
legislation. The subject of prohibi-
tion legislation is taken up in the
call The substitution of life i'm
prisonment for capital punishment is
recommended.
Altogether fifteen subjects are in
cluded many of them relating to mat
ters that failed in the regular ses-
sion. The governor recommends also
provision for the incorporating de-
partment of the corporation commits
sion which was purposely omitted by
the senate in the making up of the
general appropriation bill. Likewise,
the governor recommends an appro-
Priation for the payment of the sala-
ries OF the land commission from
March II to July l of this year.
That was also stricken out of the
appropriation bill by the senate. The
call follows:
Whereas. The Second legislature. of
the state of Arizona, during the reg
ular session for the consideration of
general subjects. which was con-
cluded on March 11th. 1915, did not
make necessary statutory provision
for the administration of state lands
and for sundrS other matters which
have been brought to the attention
of the governor of Arizona:
Whereas. The first special session
Of the second legislature of the
State of Arizona. which was called
on April 23rd. 1915. for the special
purpose of authorizing a tax lew
and collection and for the enactment
of a general appropriation measure
as provided by the State Constitu-
ton. was ended May 2Sth. 1915:
Whereas. The need of new legisia-
tion in relation to State lands. in
relief OF flood suffers in Apache and
Navajo counties. and relative to
other matters Of various degrees of
Importance is undeniably essential.
Now. Therefore, I, Geo. w p.
Hunt. governor of Arizona, in con-
sideration of the premises and bv
virtue of the authority in me vested
by the Constitution. do hereby con-
vene the second state Legislature in
special session in Phoenix, :he cap
ital of Arizona, at ten O'Clock, on the
morning of Tuesday. June 1st, A ID.
1915. for the purpose of providing
legislation on the subjects herein
after following:
l. To define the powers and duties
Of the Land Commission. with re-
spect to management, control. dis
position and administration of the
state and school lands, and to make
suitable appropriations fore the main
tenance of such commission and the
exercise of the powers and the per
formance of the duties so defined.
>. To enact laws relating directly
to irrigation districts and laws re-
lating directly and specifically to ir-
rigation. providing for the construc-
tion or reconstruction in whole or in
part of irrigation works: making
possible the construction or recon-
struction or irrigation works by the
state or by the several counties, or
by both: to afford relief to citizens
whose means of irrigating their lands
have been destroyed by the elements
or otherwise; to authorize the in
vestment of funds legally derived
from the sale of public lands. or
from other sources. in the construc-
tion. reconstruction or acquisition of
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