Arizona republican., 1921-01-15
NEARLY SCORE IF BILLS TOTAL IF
 THE FIRST WEEK
Legislature Adjourns Fri day Before Noon To Mon day-Nine Bills Are h. troduced Yesterday


 troduced Yesterday
 After an abbreviated morning ses- slon m each house of the Arizona legis- Iature yesterday both adjourned be- tore noon to 10 o'clock Monday morn Ing. There was nothing to do but ulark time, and some of the members tavored that for appearance sake. lest the taxpayers should fear that they were not getting their moneys worth Though there are nearly a score of pills ip the two houses, none of them have yet been printed and they can- not well be given committee consid- eration until the measures come be- fore the committees in printed form. The proposed legislation offered yes- terday was of an interesting charac- ter, whether or not all of 1t may be classed as constructive
 There were brought into the senate:
 New Senate Bills
 Senate Bill No. C. by Mir. MAIillen. changing the law relating to jurors. increasing the per diem from ss to s5 day, legislation which, if finally en- acted, will materially lengthen the waiting list about court rooms.
 Senate Bin No. g., by Mir Burton. amending the law against offenses against stock raisers This bin pro- hibits. among other things, the graz ing of livestock on the land of an- other without the consent of the own or. within a mile of a ranch house belonging to another, without the own CTS consent, and not within a mile of Q town unless there should be no wa ter for stock except within that ra- ifus
 Senate Bin No 6. by Mr. stoddard Infinfner rfrrhtu ties of aliens. This is a copy of the California law as to ownership of real estate fin that state. It defines two classes of aliens: Those eligible to cit lzenshfp and those who are not. It rec ognizes the rights of che former Go the ownership of property and 1t also rec ognizes that the treaty rights of the other class may not be infringed upon by legislation. It provides, among oth- or things that when property has been acquired in violation of this act, the attorney general may begin proceed ings to escheat it to the state.
 Law is Indefinite
 There is a law fin this state against such ownership as is prescribed here but it is indefinite legislation. This bill seeks to cover every point that might be raised either by the state or the alien prohibited by law from the ownership or real estate.
 Senate Bill No. z, by Mir. Stoddard by request a civil service commission bin. This is known as the American Legion bin which had been prepared by the Bisbee post and which was presented to the people at the No vember election, when it was de- feated.
 Senate Bill No. 8. by Mir. Burton providing Tor a branch ~penitentiary al Ash Fork and appropriating $4. .OO0 foi that purpose. It may be conceived that $4.00O would not build much of { penitentiary, but 1t is not much of penitentiary that is asked for-nothini but jail in which to hold prisoner over night It is demanded by all O the northern counties, except Yavapa for the convenience of officers trans porting convicts to the penitentiary. A present there is no place at Ash For where they may be confined betwee trains.
 Bills in the House
 The house bills brought in yester day were:
 House Bin No. 8. by Mir. Miller |, Yavapai. defining the qualifications county school superintendents ar their assistants and fixing their sa aries. The superintendent must haN
 
 years during the previous seven year and he must be graduate of a collei or normal school and he must be years of age. But any person no' holding that office, though he may n possess the foregoing qualification will be eligible to reelection.
 The salaries of superintendents af CT January 1. 1928. shall be $3,000 counties of the first class; s2.500 counties of the second and third clas es. and s2.000 in counties of the four class The salaries of deputies will s210O in counties of the first clas S2000 in counties of the second, al siS00 in counties of other classes. Pr vision is made for tho appointment the superintendent in counties of { first class of a county supervisor counties where there is no school pri clpal: this applies only to towns. T salary of such a supervisor shall s2.400 and he will be allowed his necC sary expenses.
 First Bill Signed
 On the opening of the senate s' sion a message was received from house saying that House Bill No. 1, contingent and current appropriat bill had been signed and sent to governor. Immediately thereafter message was received from the g' crnor saying that the bill had b' signed by him and sent to the sec tnry of state.
 There was a communication fir | a body styling itself an 'inaugu committed" confirming a rumor wh had been floating around for some da that there would be a function kno as an inaugural ball at the Shrine Te ule last night Some details of affair were given and among ot things IL was stated that one was . required to dress himself up lik' horse. It was to be purely inforr
 A communication was received fl N an organization engaged in trying foist the metric system upon the co try and suggesting local Legislation that effect.
 Mir. Schleimer's memorial conct Ing the recognition of the governn