The Coconino sun., 1919-06-20
THREE NEW STATE COMMISSIONS AND ENLARGED
 POWERS FOR OLD BODIES ARE NOW STATE LAWS

PHOENlA, June io.-lnfee new state commissions are established one is organized, enlarged powers are given to the state game warden, the tax commission and the corporation commission, boxing is now permitted and the expenses of the state are in. creased thousands of dollars annually by virtue of 131 measures passed by the last legislature which became op- erative at midnight last night. These laws also contain many important amendments to the civil and criminal codes.
 All of these measures come into fuil effect and operation by having re- mained in the hands of the secretary of state for 90 days following the last day of the legislative session.
 One of the most important of the new laws calls for the appointment of a water commissioner, to have juris- diction over the distribution of all the natural water courses. Another calls for the creation of a board of direc- tors for state institutions other than educational. Another calls for the establishment of the Arizona Re sources Board, and under another the Board of Agriculture and Horticul- ture is reorganized.
 Several of the new laws give en- larged powers to the state corpora ton commission. This body will now have complete jurisdiction over all the freight and passenger business car ried on with motor vehicles, including city transfer and jitney bus lines, Heretofore jurisdiction has extended only to passenger stage lines.
 The commission is also given con trol of grade crossings and the new investment company law as well as the new advertising law are measures designed to give the commission fuller control over concerns selling securi- ties to the general public.
 Of interest to auto owners is the new law which provides that all closed cars shall be equipped with au- tomatic signals to indicate the direc- tion to be taken in turning corners. Another law makes it necessary to show tax receipt before being is- sued license for any motor vehicle.
 The banking department is enlarg. ed by the creation of a position of assistant bank examiner.
 The salaries of the secretary and clerk of the tax commission are in- creased to $2,7Q0 and S1 300 per an mum by the amendment to the pres ent law which also states that the commission may employ such other persons as experts, assistants and at torneys as may be necessary and for these the commission is empowered to fix compensation, thus giving the commission unlimited powers in the matter of employees.
 Other of the more important of the new laws call for the collection of a sheep tax to defray the expenses incident to inspections, for the dis barment of shyster lawyers, and fo. the punishment of loan sharks.
 Appropriation bills will result in the construction of number of impor- tantant bridges and roads, and also power line from Sacaton to Flor ence. Fifty thousand dollars annually will be available for the extermina- ton of predatory animals and rodent pests.
 A number of the new laws make sweeping changes in the hsh and game regulations. Foremost is the creation of the Catalina game pre- serve and laws requiring that all the hunters of predatory animals and all taxidermists be licensed by the state game warden. The game warden is empowered to make any ruling with reference to the extending or closing of open seasons necessary to meet the local or statewide conditions. He is also empowered to bring civil actions against violators to recover the value of animals destroyed; this in addition to the criminal prosecution already provided for.
 Some of the more important of the new laws are as follows:
 S. B. 9: An act abolishing the state council of defense.
 S. B. 21: An act in relation to ap-