The Winslow mail., 1925-09-01

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date.
Petition for the injunction
was filed at the instance of 7.
e. Mccullough and the Ari-
zona Game Protective associa-
tion, through their attorneys,
Thomas A Flynn and Thomas
w. Nealon, and was addressed
to Secretary Of State James H.
Kerby and the members and
clerk of the boards of super
visors of the fourteen Ari-
zona counties.
Local spoMsmen are agitated
over the special election of Sep
tember 20, when Senate Bill No.
q, referendum measure relating
to the Arizona game code will be
on the ballot for submission to the
people. Sportsmen generally take
the view that if the measure is
carried, a closed season on all hunt
ing and fishing in this state will
follow for two years, or until such
time as ''the legislature provides
otherwise"
Opinions differ on what the out
come of the passage of the measure
at the election this month Legis-
lators who had a part in placing
the Dill before the people, and Off
cials who have charge of enforc-
ing the game code, state that a
closed season will not result, that
the bill is put up to the people
at this time to allow them to vote
on a complete. game code at the
general election in 1926, or to turn
the passage of game code back
to the legislature.
The present game law of this
state was passed as an initiated
measure in 1916 The legislature
had no part in it's passage, or
wording. A measure passed by the
people, according to the state con-
stitution can neither be repealed or
amended by any other body than
the people, nor can the governor
veto any portion of it,
The state game law has never
been satisfactory to the game as
sociations, particularly those of
the northern portion of the state.
The high attitudes of the north
created different conditions from
the south, and the habits and mat
ing seasons of game animals were
vastly different; so that dates for
opening and closing seasons in the
two parts of the state were not
equally effective.
Senate Bill Fl reads as follows:
''An act to repeal Title 18, Re-
vised Statutes of Arizona, 1913,
Penal Code, relating to the preser-
vation of game and fish, and all
amendments thereto, and all acts
in conflict Herewith; and directing
the legislature to enact fish and
game CODE and to provide for the
submission of this act to the vote
of the people of the state of Arizona
at the next general election.
BE it enacted by the legislature
of the State of Arizona:
Section L. That Title IS of the
Revised Statutes of Arizona, 1913,
Penal Code, relating to the preser-
vation of fish and game and other
wise known as Chapter 80 of the
Session Laws of the Special Ses-
sion of the First Legislature of the
State of Arizona, 1912, and the
initiative measure filed in the office
of the Secretary of State on July
9Th, 1916, and approved by a ma
jority of the votes cast thereon at
the general election held in Ari-
zona on November 7, 1916, entitled,
An Act Relating to the Preserva-
tion of Fish and Game and Amend
ing Paragraphs 654 and go of said
Title IS, Revised Statutes of Ari-
zona, 1913, Penal Code together
with all Acts supplemental or
amendatory thereto or in conflict
Herewith be and the same are
hereby repealed.
Section 2. Until the legislature
otherwise provides, it shall be un-
lawful for any person to hunt, kill,
or take in any manner, any game
animals, birds or fish; provided,
that this act shall not apply to the
taking of fish from private arti-
/. fetal ponds or reservoirs with the
permission of the owner thereof: ::
provided further, that this act
shall not be construed to amend,
alter or repeal the provisions of
Chapter Al of the Session Laws of
! 1919, relating to the eradication of
predatory animals and rodents, nor
of Chapter of the Session Laws
of 1921. authorizing boards of sup
ervisors to pay rewards for the
destruction of predatory animals
and rodents.