Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1921-02-10

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Chandler-David A. Jacobson, G. r.
Tifal.
Kyrene-R. T. Olds. Frank Casner
donor, shall be respectively liable for
all such taxes to be paid by them re-
spectively. The tax shall remain lien
on such estate from the death of the
owner until it has been paid.
The supervisors of each county shall
annually appoint three competent resi-
dents and freeholders of the county to
act as appraisers of all property with
in the jurisdiction of the county which
is charged or sought to be charged.
with an inheritance tax. These APP
praisers shall serve for a year. An ap-
praiser who shall accept a fee or re-
ward from anyone interested in an es-
tate or in it's settlement shall be pun
ished by a fine of from $3.50 to $500,
and may be imprisoned for 30 days.
After the appraisement the state tax
commission or anyone interested in
the estate may file objections to the
appraisement and the objection shall
be heard by the superior court of the
county wherein the property lies. An
appeal may be taken to the supreme
court from the finding of the sule-
rior court. Any other appellant than
the state tax commission shall give a
bond which shall provide that the APP
pellant and his sureties shall pay the
Ntax for which the property is liable,
with the cost of the appeal.
The bill provides in the minutest de-
tail the machinery for the operation of
the proposed law.
New Bills In House
The house was in session only half
a day. Several new bills were intro
duced, as follows:
House bill 100, by Mr. Belts, APP
propriating $1,000 as half the purchase
price of a tract of land near Glendale
as a site for poultry experiment sta
ton in cooperation with the federal
government.
House bill 10. by Mr.. Jones, pro-
hibiting the grazing of live stock in an
irrigation district of 10000 acres.
House bill Ill, by Mr.. Gale, amen
datory of the act of 1885 for the incor-
poration of Prescott, and all acts
amending that. The object is to per-
NIT a greater levy for taxes.
| House bill 112, by Mr.. Baxter, for the
organization of drainage districts.
House bill 113, by Mr.. Udall, for The
relief of certain citizens from the re-
strictions that have been placed upon
voters by the educational qualifica-
ton. The bill provides that that quail
fication shall not apply to those and
1 their direct descendants, who became
citizens of the United States by the
treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo. and who
lived in the territory of the United
States prior to 1885 and in Arizona
since 1900. At the time of the adop-
ton of the educational qualification ir
the framing of the constitution an ef-
fort was made, as an act of justice, &c
secure an exception IN the case of such
citizens.
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4 Jones requiring a financial statement
from the university and the two norma
schools. describing in detail the man.
ner of the expenditure of all fund:
4 committed to them, for several years
and their sources of income during tina
period. Mr.. Jones said that the reso
luton was not intended to reflect upor
the management of the institutions bu
it was a businesslike effort to check III
the finances of these schools. It is re
CURED that this statement shall b.
submitted by February 81 for the guild
ance of the legislature in the malSint
UP OF the general appropriation billy
For Negro School Bill
An incident of the day in the hous
was the consideration in the COMMITTEES
of the whole of the bill for the segre
CATION of high school pupils of TIL
. Caucasian and African races. The bill
was unfavorably reported by the ju
. dietary committee but it's passage wa
recommended by the committee on edu
: cation, with amendments which di
not in the slightest alter the purpos
ored Woman's club, Rev. Mr.. Sanfor
of the A NJ e. church was allowed {
appear before the committee in supper
of the bill. Mr.. Sanford made an elo
: quent appeal from the grounds O
= characterization and patriotism. Their
I frrv Aah he
4 which was recommended for passag
< without division.
The following other measures wer
r disposed of by the committee with Nj
Krebbs in the chair:
e House bill "A, providing the means b
o which registered absentee voters Nigh
a vote at elections, favorably recon
mended.
g House bill 81, the child welfare bill
with a favorable recommendation
House bill II, providing for fixing tn
valuation of securities held by certai
associations. favorably recommended.
= House bill 70. authorizing the organi
!. companies.
a Events In the Senate
i In the morning session OF the senat
n the following bills were brought in:
= Senate bill 90, by Mr.. Eddy, amend
c ing the law respecting the qualifica
, tons of executors and administrator
:, of estate. The only change is a re
= quirement that they shall be citizens
the United States.
Senate bill SO, by Mr.. Woodward, r.
= lating to the Pinal Mountains Can
- Refuge. The bill eliminates the foo
J. hills of the mountains from the pre-
- serve.
Senate bill "a, by Mr. Gull, providir
; for holding sessions of the superb,
= court at other places than the count
'e seat. This bill seeks to accomplish
s another way what was intended in
~ defeated house bill providing for Il
establishment of a branch seat Of Il
8, superior court of Cochise county