Arizona republican., 1920-06-03
PLAN VOTE IN
 RAISING PAY IF
 PUBLIC OFFICES
Increased Salaries for Teachers and State and County Officers, Subject or Proposed Initiative Measure

An increase in salaries of state ana SsOuhty officials and teachers to meet tae increased cost Of living will be NOneo on at the coming election if the petl1lons placed in circulation vester- oaS secure the necessary number Of signatures
 The initiative measure was drawn oy committee composed of state and county officers and school superfn- tshoents and covers every public office anu make $12O0 per school year the minimum salary of any teacher ere7- pioyed in the public schools Of Arizona ana S14O0 per school year the minimum Aor any teacher having had a certain amount of teaching experience.
 m order that the increases might go into effect the first of the year, the haiafy increase is being initiated rather than taken up through the leg isiature. which. should the bIlI carry, would not be effective for two years
 Would Raise State Officials Pay
 IT the measure is carried. the gov- ernors salary will be raised from s65O0 TO $fsO0 year. the justices of the supreme court will receive an increase or from S50G0 to s7500, attorney gen eral from $4000 to s6000: secretary Of state from S3500 to S5250 while the other state officers. members of the lax commission corporation commfs- sion. auditor. treasurer and other off cials will be raised from s3000 to S5000
 In the first-class counties the judges or the superior court will be raised from s45o0 10 s54o0. while the followIng increases will be put into effect. Clerk sessor, $2700 to $2s00; sheriff. $4000 to &5333s recorder. S2700 to s3600: treas urer S3o0Q to s4000; county atty. $3000 70 5000: county school superintendent S24oo to $360o: chairman of the board Of supervisors, $500 to $200o; mem bers of the board, from s1200 to s1s00.
 The act as drawn follows.
 The Proposed Measure
 "An Act to amend the constitution of the state of Arizona by adding thereto an article providing for in creasing the salaries Of teachers and public officers to meet the increased cost of living.
 Be it enacted by the people of the stafe of Arizona:
 That the constitution of the state of Arizona be, and is hereby, amended by adding thereto another article. the same to be numbered 25, and to read as follows:
 Section 1. That from and after July l. 1921. and until otherwise pro- vided by law no teacher in any of the public schools of the state of Arizona shall be employed at a less wage or salary than at the rate of s1200 per school year No teacher who has had at least eight months teaching ex- perience shall be paid a. less wage or salary than at the rate of S1400 per school year; provided, that for the pur pose of this section normal training school experience before graduation shall not be deemed to be teaching experience; and, provided further, that the minimum salary set forth in this section shall apply only to full-time teachers employed by regularly organ ized public school districts of the state of Arizona, and shall not be construed as preventing higher salaries being paid such teachers by any school dis trict contracting so to do. The county boards of supervisors, the county school superintendents and the boards of school trustees or other officers or official boards who fix school leyies or who made estimates of or for school expenses, shall include in such levies or estimates an amount sufficient to carry out the provisions of this section and to enable each school district in the state of Arizona to maintain school for at least the minimum term required by law. during each school year. This section shall not be construed to be a limitation on estimates or levies for other school purposes, but 1t is intend ed hereby to give such additional au-