Arizona state miner. [volume] (Wickenburg, Ariz.) 1919-1927, 1927-04-30
RESULTS OF WORK OF RECESSED SESSION

! on DdQQS OIL migratory SHEEP. MdHy
thousands of sheep from Utah are
pastured in this state during the sum-
mer months when taxes are levied, but
are withdrawn before the usual time
for payment of taxes arrives.
The bill gives county assessors au-
thority to collect personal taxes i'm
mediately after the property is as
sessed in cases where the owner does
not possess real property in the county
of value equal to the amount of per-
sonal taxes levied The bill further
provides that in cases of non-pay-
ment, the assessor may seize suf-
fcient of the personal property to
meet the taxes and sell same.
n. B. 112
H. B. 112 provides for the levying of
taxes to meet the principal and in
terest on the old territorial funding
bonds 1t makes it mandatory on Off
Gals of counties, municipalities and
school districts to include the levy
when fixing the tax rate, and pro-
vides a penalty for failure to do so.
n. B. $50
H. B. $50 appropriates $150,000 for
the construction Of the Casa Grande-
ella Bend highway. The road will
be So miles in length, and will save
approximately SO miles in highway
distance between Casa Grande and
ella Bend. It's construction was
much desired by the southern coun-
ties The bill was stubbornly opposed
by some of the Maricopa county dele
cation, who saw in the proposed road
possibilities for diversion of tourist
traffic from the Salt River valley
towns. Representatives Orme and
Finch of Maricopa county were es-
pecially active in opposing the bill.
Substitute S. 3. ISL
Substitute S. B. Isl is revision
of the bill vetoed by the governor
covering the sale of bonds of irriga-
ton districts, with the sections which
had brought about the executive veto
eliminated.
S. B. IS appropriates $4,000, pay
able in installments of $50 a month,
for the relief of Mrs Thomas Edwin
Parrish Mrs Parrish is the wife of
q former state historian Inc bill
seeks to reimburse her for unrequired
labor and expenses incurred, by her
husband and herself, in the compila-
ton of Parrish's History of Arizona.
Substitute H. 3. 177
Substitute H. B. TT, authorizes a
special election to be held on Tues
day, May 81, to vote on proposed
amendments to the state constitution.
The amendments would repeal the
NV A1vi1O Of oil
ditions and reservations with the ref
erence to federal lands and property
in the state, which were included in
the enabling act as condition for the
granting of statehood. The consti-
tutional amendments are aimed to
further strengthen the position of Ari-
IONA with reference to the Colorado
river 1t has been argued that in
the event of the construction of dam
at Boulder Canyon by the federal
government and the sale of power
to private parties, Arizona would be
precluded from taxing the power
plants or power under the state con
stitution as it now stands.
The bill encountered no opposition
in the senate, but was opposed in the
ny INOIF0l1,
Rogers, Peters, Patton, Pickett, Nc
Cormick, Jones of Maricopa, Griffin,
Finch and Bush.
S. B. 1876
S. B. 1876 provides for the placing
of state lands under federal irrigation
districts. 1t is intended particularly
to permit the farm at the state prison
to be brought under the Coolidge dam
project.
S. B. 1873 appropriates $4,000 of
much needed funds to cover a deficit
in the operation of the state asylum
for the insane, occasioned by a heavy
increase in the number of inmates.
S. B. 141
S. B. 1413 appropriates $4,000 as
the states half of the cost of con-
struction of bridge over the Verde
river at Camp Verde. The money is
made available when matched in equal
amount by Yavapai county or the for
est service The bridge will connectl
the recently completed Fossil Creek
and Jerome highways. The FOSSIL
Creek highway was constructed by
ella and Yavapai counties. Traffic
over the road is stopped during per-
iods of high water in the Verde for
lack of a bridge.
S. B. 1903
S. B. 1913 accepts on behalf of the
state the provisions of the Purnell
act of congress for the further endow
ment of agriculture experiment sta
tions and regulations imposed. Form
al acceptance by the state legislature
of the terms of the act is a require
ment.
MONUMENT DEFACED
Major George H. Kelly, state his