El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1921-01-12
ASSERTS GOVERNOR OF ARIZONA
AMENDMENT TO EXISTING LAWS
NEEDED RATHER TFIANNEW LAWS.

mended amendment Of existing laws
rather than enactment Of new legis-
lation, declaring the state was over
/ burdened with laws, many Of which
might be repealed without their alb
sence being noted
/ The message urged that cotton gins
I be classed as public uuIuesi adVo-
] Gated amendment OF the divorce law
! TO provide for fnteriOcutory DEGREES
] with absolute divorce at the end Of
] one year recommended site and new
/ home for juvenile girl delinquents %
] seEreEate them from boys and sug-
/ Eested q change in election laws 70
I provide for absentee voting
Would Amend Land Code.
The message said the land code
should be made more definite. It
ADDED the governor soon would pre-
Z sent a draft Of a plan for recon
struction Of state departments, eliml-
mating obsolete offices and agencies
and consolidating others thus fixing
responsibility on the governor and a
few department heads
Economy Imperative.
The governor said in part
ss0ur mafcr industries--mini1E. agricul-
turs and uvestocE-haVe reached q point
Close 70 a crisis Economy must Be e1ar-
clsed. but economy Of the proper kind
Our house must be kept IN order and
maintained; adequate p-o fision must ne
made for those under our care IN var1-
Gus institutions, but We should exercise
due ca alton and vigilance 10 the END that
taxation shall be limited TO our present
necessities
s-rhe major responsibility IS entrusted 70
the members OF your BODY nut am &c
sirous Of cooperating 10 the fullest extent
and working IN harmony with you IN this
and other matters
Roads Education. Administration.
There are three principal subjects
desire 10 stress-roads. education. and
administrative reform. The latter through
consolidation OF Capitalization OF depart
ments Of government
Or A. z Buck. OF New York. noted
governmental efficiency eErert, has been
employed 20 draft a plan for the revision
and reconstruction o. our state govern
msut-
Progressive Policy.
We do not lack laws. To the contrary.
We are over burdened with them and many
on our statute books could be repealed and
their absence never noted Experience
must be our teacher and guide in these
matters We should not hesitate to dis
card what we have found 70 be useless or
manifest reluctance 20 keep ztep With
progress by accepting what e new. pro
vlded that careful and dnigent inquiry
shows that 81 IS meritorius-
Audit Is Needed.
The affairs OF our corporation the state
IN some ways are managed very loosely
and n an unbusinesslike way Hundreds
o. thousands Of dollars are handled an
nuallF by certain executive officers. yet
g check o. their books has never been
made IN fairness 10 the officers and the
taxpayers 7 would again recommend that
a sufficient sum be appropriated for g
thorough audit
Land Code Revision
''Ths land code should be made more
definite, workable and effective through
amendment Whether or not this i'm
portant department IS conducted in q sat-
lsfactorT manner depends 10 q large de-
gree upon Eane and equitable administra-
ton CT It's AFFAIR." The fact was made
clearly apparent but recently that the
methods heretofore followed did not meet
with public approval
The question o. increased revenue from
this heritage Sc administrative, not legis-
lative. and viii take tine 20 work out SO
that legitimate rights VIII not be dis
turbed or penafized
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