Weekly journal-miner., 1919-01-29
THE LEGISLATUREI , ,
The state highway board is provided tor Tn another house bill.

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 PHOENIX, Jan. 23-In the senat
 today, Senator O'Neill introduced |;
 road bill, which is intended to talk,
 the place of the bill introduced by , Representative Eddy in the house The bills are identical with the ex. ception that two paragraphs in the senate bill are elaborations of the
 same paragraphs in the house bill intended to make the bill more spe- cific in those respects.
 These bills were prepared at the in : stigation of former State Engineer ] B. M Atwood and are based upon
 recommendation of the federal high
 way commission The bill provides
 for a commission composed of the
 governor, state auditor and state
 treasurer, who elect a road board,
 which board has charge of the high
 ways and the work of the depart
 ment. This board also elects the en-
 gineer.
 The bill provides for the creation
 of system of state highways and
 goes into detail concerning methods Ito be employed
 In the house there was introduced
 a bill by Representative Gibson, pro
 viding for the holding of special
 terms of the superior court of Pima
 county at Ajo. Ajo is 1SO miles by
 rail from the county seat of Tucson
 and the trial of cases arising at Ajo ] is not only inconvenient under the present system, but expensive.
 The bill provides that sessions of the superior court may be held in Ajo whenever deemed necessary in fine opinion of the judge of the court
 Representative Lines bill provid- ing for a constitutional amendment that will change the present school law, which apportions the county school funds by school population, so that the funds will be apportioned on basis of average daily attend ance occupied the greater part of the session of the house this morning.
 While there was considerable op- position to the bill, it managed to pass along the regular course and emerged from the committee of tne whole with a recommendation that it | do pass and was sent to the enrolling and expressing committee. From the lineup this morning, it was ap- parent that it will get through the house when it comes up for final passage.
 The objection to the bill was large ly because it provided the change by a constitutional amendment. It was urged that if the change should be found to be undesirable it would re- quire another constitutional amend ment and submission to the people in order to correct it. It was urged that the constitution amendment, in- stead of specifying how the money shall be apportioned, should provide for apportionment by law and then the legislature could act directly, without the tedious and expensive process of submission to election.
 The following bills were introduc- ed today:
 Senate bill No. 13 by Herndon amends the act providing for pay nent of employees by making pay nent in money or by check upon some bank located within the county where such work was performed
 Senate Bill No. 16 by Buckman sets aside g per cent of all fees col ected by the clerk of the superior court of each county to be kept as a und to be known as the county law { library fund for the purchase of k books.
 Senate Bill No. IA by Parr appro- 1riates $10,0OO to be paid the person, , firm or corporation owning the first oil well in Arizona producing oil in $ paying quantities of not less than so I barrels daily. Ir
 Senate Bill No. IS by Young ap- q oropriates $50,0OO annually for erad- cation of predatory animals, the q money to be spent under direction of f he biological survey of the United States government S
 Senate Bill No. Y by O'Neil1 is f he same road bill as introduced in z he house by Eddy with few minor ,hanges.
 House Bill No. 29 by KimbaII z makes it an offense to make, draw f 1r utter check or draft on bank n 'r banker with knowledge that there Ire not sufficient funds or credits to n meet such check or draft and making r he punishment not less than one V 'ear in the county jail or more than fl 4 years in the state prison. c
 House Bill No. 30 by Bowman. by h equest, amends the statutes regard ng obtaining entertainment at ho- el with intent to defraud by making a t felony g
 House Bill No. 31 by Sealey, by o equest, provides a system of inn V 'rovement bonds issued by munich c ,alities in payment of costs and ex- it 'enses of work done. fl
 House Bill No B by the appro- u 'riation committee provides an a appropriation of $2.4OO ,,1cr1- 1, ,.