The Prescott daily news., 1918-11-13
Judicial Department.

JuulClal Department.
 The judicial department will be re lieved by an increase of two in the judges of the Supreme Court, that court will be allowed to sit in depart ments and en banc, it may assign cor cult judges to other districts than those in which they reside, the aboli- tion of the fee system for prosecuting attorneys athori .zuation of verdict by fve-sixths of jury in civil and misdemeanor cases, change of venue to an adjoining county, whether in or out of the district, and juvenile courts may be established Let us hope that hereafter justice will be more speedy and less expensive.
 Bank and Insurance Department.
 The bank and insurance depart ments are made permanent, but the expense of them must be paid by fees and assessments collected from the banks and insurance companies.
 Labor and Statistics. In behalf of labor all the provis- ions of the present constitution are retained and in addition bureau of labor and statistice is created, and workman's compensation law is au- thorized.
 Education.
 The education article is one of the best to be found in any of the state constitutions. It has the approval of the best educators in the United States, ana ought to do much to i'm prove our system. In addition to the taxes now authorized all lands now owned or that may be acquired by the state are to be held in trust for the permanent school fund. With proper administration. under this the state should rapidly reduce her fright ful illiteracy.
 \on-Partisan Boards.
 Nonpartisan boards are required. It is not to the credit of the dominant political party in this state that such a constitutional provision is necessary, but it is just to the people who con stitute and support the government. The doctrine that official salaries are political spells, and that all appointive officials and clerks are political spoils- men. is vicious and dangerous. The hove of oil +hn hAo,.le chn,,lI ho selected and retained for their de- monstrated fitness, efficiency and in- tegrity, and not because they may be used to accomplish personal or par tisan ends.
 Taxation.
 Taxation, the most important ques- ton of all. received more considera- tiOn than any other, and the provision of the present constitution which re- quires that taxes should be ad va lorem, equal and uniform, was adopt ed, with an added provision authoriz- ing the segregation of the taxes on public utilities, corporation and spe- ciiic taxes for state purposes. When such segregation can be made the real and personal property of the individ- uals of each county will be taxed only for local purposes. The maximum tax rate for state, county, city and school purposes is the same as now, with the same provision for existing indebted ness as was made in 1874.
 Bonds.
 Bonds are prohibited except for eX- isting indebtedness of the state. a county or city, or for necessary pub lie improvement, and in all cases must be authorized by the affirmative vote of 50 per cent of the qualified cleo tors
 It will be necessary for many of the counties, cities and districts to issue bonds to pay their debts, and in order that they may have the larg- est possible market, and that the bonds may be sold at the lowest rate of interest, all bonds hereafter issued are exempt from taxation. and all prior and future issues are made available for the investment of the funds of domestic insurance com panies.
 The new constitution requires that for ordinary expenses in the future. the state, counties and cities must live within their income. and they are prohibited from creating debts or issuing bonds. This is of supreme inn portance to the tax payers. It is a