The Coconino sun., 1925-01-30

Senate bill by Lines, would change
the salaries OF members, giving to
each $500 for the biennium to be
paid as follows: S100 on January of
the first year of the bienniuln: 500
! on January Is; $100 on February /
and the balance, 500 month on the
18th of each month thereafter from
March. Payments at the rate of $75
q month for the second year. Mileage
Of Zoe one way.
The legislature completed it's see
ond weeks work Saturday with 90
bills introduced and four of that num-
her passed in their final reading.
The fourth was passed that morning
when the senate unanimously ap-
proved the measure approprfatine
S275,O00 for the University of Ari-
i zona, funds for the new library and
for campus improvements.
The senate Monday spent the great
er part of the day in the committee
of the whole on the presidential pref
erence primary bill and at the end of
a full day the measure was riddled
with amendments and proposed
amendments and sent back to the COM
mittee to be redrafted.
House bill 45, authorizing the re-
funding of county, school district and
municipal bonds by the issuance of
serial bonds to take their places was
recommended for Indefinite postpone
ment by a vote of 81 to T.
House bill IS, authorizing a tax
levy of not more than two mills fol
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was favorably reported.
After the most serious struggle
which has yet taken place in the house
Mr.. Smiths bill reducing the legal
rate of interest from 10 to 8 per
cent was recommended for indefinite
postponement.
message was received from the
governor stating that he had signed
the university appropriation bill and
had sent it to the secretary of state.
A bill was introduced by Mr.. Fo-
YOUR amending the law relative to the
promotion Of pupils of the eighth
grade to high schools under which
nonresident pupils Of school age in
counties having high schools but liv-
ing in district having none, may be
admitted to the high school on the
payment of fee of not more than
$40 a month, which will become a
legal charge against the district
whence they come.
A bill of which more will be heard
was senate bill 43 introduced BY Sena-
Tor Lyon Of Gila providing for t..
further regulation of insurance ccm-
! panies doing business in Arizona, pro-
I viding a method for the investment
/ Of a portion of their funds and pro-
viding for an occupation tax.
Senate bin by Elliott makes it a
crime for the driver of an automobile
to drive upon track of a steam rail-
road or an interurban line without
coming to full stop within so feet
Of the track. For the violation of this
provision a fine of not less than S25
and not more than St00 is proposed.
Counties are required to erect warn
ing signs on all county roads at rail-
way crossings and the state on state
roads at such crossings.
/ Another clause provides that in case
of an accident destructive of life or
/ property or injury to persons, an ac-
/ tion may not be maintained if it is
shown that the driver of the automo-
/ bile violated the provision requiring
him to come to full stop before com
| ing upon the track
House bill so by Provost provides
/ for the establishment of Small
claims department" in justices court
! The purpose is to relieve the parties
to disputes over claims amounting to
not more than $40 of the expense of
!
whole amount of the claim The
plaintiff in such an action may file
a complaint on the payment of 81 and
a further fee Of so cents for service
by an officer upon a defendant. The
matter is to be heard by the justice
/ of the peace and no lawyers will be
required by either side, though either
may employ lawyer.
One hundred per cent pure elections
is the object of a bill introduced by
Senator Winsor.
The measure is entitled "An act to
promote purity in elections" Under
its provisions "any candidate for of
flee in this state or in any municipal
ity or district thereof or any individ-
ual, commission, club, association or
other Organization who hires or en-
ploys, pays or promises to pay any
person to vote for or to work, cam
paign, speak, solicit, distribute cards,
circulars, handbills or other literature
or in any other manner directly or
indirectly to interest or influence vot-
ers in behalf of any candidate, shall
be guilty of bribery and upon con-
viction thereof shall be punished by
Imprisonment in the county Jail or in
the state prison not less than 80 days
nor more than years and shall be
subject to a fine of not less than 500
or more than $4,000, or BOTH"
The measure also makes it fell
ony to publish any anonymous state
ment concerning any candidate.
It is specified in the bill that it is
not intended to prohibit the hiring of
clerical or office assistance necessary
for the proper and orderly conduct Of
campaign.
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