Tombstone epitaph., 1917-04-08
COUNTIES 0all sUsTAihEp
 Ox ATTORNEY GENERAL

PHOENIX. April l.-Attorney Ger erai Wiley E. Jones yesterday ru;et that tbe county classification Liil.
 known as Substitute Senate B'n 7'. is nst''u;ional. and that 1t has. me efeltivo March Is. This win mean that .. rds of supervi .' .m n somn cases increase th, pay of ofiice holders.
 H vas stated last night that State Auditor Jesse l.. Boyce would not honor the claims of the judges of the sree-ior courts. ou the ground that the constitution provides that no of scer paid by the state shall have his salary raised while in ofice. Part of the salary drawn by the superior judges is paid by the state. It is pohahle that he will force one of the judges 10 sue him. and carry the matter to the superior court to tes, it's eonstitutionalty. He is taking this action 10 protect his bondsmen
 Following is a copy of the letter sent out by Attorney General Jones to all county attorneys:
 "The matter of Substitute Bill No ''. fixing the salaries of state ofn. cers and classifying the counties of the state and also fixing the salaries of county officers. will call for your advice to the board of supervisors at their reenlar meeting on Monday next This bin forms a complete chapter and repeals Chap. II. Title la. Revised Statutes of Arizona. 1913. Civn Code. It also carries an emergency clause that h shall be in full force and effect from and after its passase and approval by the gov ernor'
 ''The intent and desire of the lesss- l iature was that the act should take | immediate effect as expressed in the l emergency clause. IL has been the | policy Of this department at all times | heretofore to recognize an lava as constitutional and that policy win be pursued by this department in the matter of said Substitute Senate Bin No. 77
 The supreme court. having very properly decided thu, the cIassifica. ton act passed in lsI, and incor. poratea- iss Chapter n. -Thie IS. as above mentioned. was nnconstitution- al it became the duty of the legisla- tnre to pass a new classification act as speedily as possible. and after due consideration of legal points invoiv. ed. therefore suggest that you ad wise the board of supervisors on Monday next. to observe the provi sions Of sata Substitute Senate BiH No. n. including its emergency clause.
 T think it is the official duty of this department and the county at torneys to uphold the law as passed by the legislature and approved by the governor. and would so advise in the matter of said Bfn No. v.
 Said Bnl No. 77 was approved the night of March l. and under the emergency clause became effective March IS. For the nrst half oe the present month. up to the fifteenth fn- stant. can only suggest that you follow the law of 1901, with amend ments thereto. particularly those of 1907 and 1909 and as modified by the provisions of the state constitution.
 T am sending this letter today to all county attorneys of the state"
 The opinion Of the attorney gen ersi is practically similar to that of County Attorney Ross given to the Board of Supervisors two weehs be- fore. when he advised them on the county salaries bill. at which time all changes were allowed by the boarA
 PHOENIX, April 2-Claiming dis eriminafjon in rates and askipg iu l