Tombstone epitaph., 1921-03-06
FULL TEXT OF AnTI-TOhsSTONE BILL.

ceivtd in Tombstone today from Rep res, ntative Ray E. Krebs of Tomb stone The bill as originally intro duCed carries d clause prohibiting an election for F years following the re- moval Of a county seat, but according 10 the action of the senate committee yesterday. this was amended to read four years The full text of the bi'l follows:
 Be it enacted by the legislature oi the State of Arizona
 Section | That section II, of Chapter of the Session Laws ot Arizona. Regular Session 1915. be ani the same is hereby amended to read as follows
 section | The name of any city or town. whether incorporated or no,, in such county, shall be printed upon such ballot with square opposite the name of such city or town wherr- by the voter may indicate his choice of such city or town as the county seat provided however. there shall have been filed al least twenty days before the ri-otion at which the ques tion is to be spbmittec. q petition signed hy qualified electors of the county equal in number to at least five ,li per cent of the total number oi votes cast within the county for Governor at tu9 last preceding =er cral election at which Governor was elected praying that the name of such city or town be placed on iiie ballot. provided further. that before the name of any incorporated city or town can be printed on the ballot the mayor and common council or other governing body of such incorporated rity or town shall file with the board of supervisors statement in writing. signed hy the mayor or other chief of iicer. desig iguatnG one or more sites for tho proposed court house. which site or sites shall be in or convenient ly near such incorporated city or town and such statement shall fully set forth the description and area of each Of such sites and the price at which each of such si,es can he oh- ta'r,G: provided further. that where the petition hereinbefore provided for prays that thn name oi an unincof- porated city or town be placed on the ballot. in order that the name of such nn.uoorporated city or town can he printed on the ballot. such petition shall further contain statement d.s- ianatinG one or more sites for the proposed court house which site or sites shall be iu or conveniently near such unmCorpOrated city or town. and su,h statement in said petition shall fully set forth the description and area oi each of such sites and the price al which each of such sites can be obtained If any such city or town shall be subsequently chosen as the county seat the board oi supervisors shall purchase rhe site or one of the sites so designated. if suitable for the construction. at a price not exceeding the sum mentioned in such statement
 section ?. That section F of Chapter of the Session Laws of Ari- zona. Regular session 1915. be and the same is hereby amended to read as follows:
 Section l3 The board of super yisors shall meet on the second Mon day after any such special election or at the time fixed by law after any general election at which the question ! of removal of the county seat shall ! have been submitted and canvass the votes at such election upon the ques- tion of the removal and location Of the county seat, and if forty (40l per cent of the votes cast upon the ques- tion of whether the county seat shal be removed are in the negative. the board shall enter an order declaring ! that the county seat shall not be re- moved: if sixty le0, per cent of the votes cast upon the question of such removal shall be in favor of such re- moval and if any city or town shall have received majority of the votes cast at such election. the board shall thereupon issue it's order declaring the county seat to be removed. and that the city or town so receiving the majority of the votes cast shall there after be the county seat of such coun- ty, and the board of supervisors shall