The copper era and Morenci leader., 1917-03-16
COVE ERNOR'S PEN MAKES MANY
 NEW LAWS
Bills Left by Late Legislature Hold
 Attention of the Chief Executive.

Long after the good citizens of Phoenix had retired Monday night, Governor Thomas E. Campbell and his secretary, Malcolm Fraser, burned the midnight oil'' in the capital, exam ming and signing the towering pile of bills passed during the late session of the legislature. Governor Camp bell intended to devote the entire day yesterday to looking for "jokers'' in the various bills but frequent inter rupt1ons and a meeting of the board of control retarded the program and 1t was not until late in the evening that he got started signing the docu- ments.
 Among the bills that were made laws by the flourish of Governor Campbelrs pen was the senate bill 147, relating to the purchasing and owning of land in the state by aliens. This is one of the most liberal meas ures passed during the legislative session just closed and provides that every person, with the exception of Asiatics, who are barred by federal enactment, may own land in Arizona
 House bill 103, amending paragraph 2S12, chapter IS, title II, relative to the county and state school tax. The passage of this bill modifies the former law making it mandatory on the school superintendent of each county to allot $1700 to each school district with two teachers.
 The Baxter divorce bill, which met strong opposition in both houses and underwent many surgical operations before coming out of the legislative hospital as a law, was also signed by the governor This bill prohibits the estranged principals of the divorce mill from needing Cupid's darts until after the final decree is one year old
 Senate bill 95, which will increase the fees to be collected by the state land commission from one per cent over twenty-five cents an acre, now bears the signature of Governor rCampbell.
 Senator Suffers bill, No. 10, relat. ing to the procedure for issuing and payment of bonds by trustees in school districts, was read and approved by the head of the state. It does not affect the general school law but was introduced by Sutter to allevi ate. existing conditions at Warren.
 Prairie dogs and other destructive rodents in the state were handed a severe blow when Gov. Campbell af- fixed his signature to senate bill No 27. which provides for tax of one half mill on all real and personal property to raise a fund to extermin- ate the crop destroyers. The boards of supervisors are authorized to retain an agent to carry on the work of ri.;ding the state Of the animals.
 Senate bill 40, prohibiting the pub llication of anonymous advertisements referring to initiated amendments or measures to the constitution, to be placed before the people of the state at the next general election, was also approved by the governor.
 Senate bill IA, appropriating a sum of money not to exceed 5000, to en- able the various counties in the state to make an exhibit at the international farm congress and soil exhibition to be held at Peoria, H., this summer, was signed by Gov. Campbell.
 Senate bill 103, amending paragraph i 1899 and 4S42, chapter 3, title 49, re- vised statutes, was approved by Gov. Campbell and counties can now levy more than ten per cent of the previ- ous years taxes, providing the money raised is used for paying interest on bonds.
 Senate bill 133, relating to providing for the expenditure of s15,0OO appro- priated by the government to be used for vocational training, was the last bill pursued by Gov. Campbell and left his desk with his name attached thereto.