Nogales international., 1935-06-22
KIDNAPERS TO GET DEATH
UNDER NEW ARIZONA LAW;
!: OTHER NEW LAWS In FORCE
Statutes Passed BY Legislature Go Into Erect
Among Them Financial Responslo-hVy
- Law For Motorists

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alarmed over the wave OF klonaE-
ing which swept the country, voted
to exact the supreme penalty 7or
that type Of crime.
The same law also provides Tor
,nprisonlnent for from 70 to 80
wears in kidnapping cases where the
victim is not injured.
Another important law, by which
the state accepted the federal gov
erl1ment's plan for controlling sale
and use of narcotics, also became et-
fective June 20.
Under this act, the state board OF
health is made the controi nooy
from which licenses to sell or dis
pense narcotics may be obtained.
Formerly the state pharmacy board
licensed dealers in narcotics.
Penalties for dispensing or selling
narcotics without license include
fines of from $500 to $1,000 or SIX
months Jail sentences for first VIC"
lations. and fines Of from sl,ooe 70
$4,000 and jail sentences Of one 10
10 wears for additional violations.
The act was designed to tighten
the states and federal governments
control Of the drugs.
The financial responsibility Law
for motorists also became effective
at the same time. This law provides
that motorists who default on
judgments in accident cases must
furnish proof of their financial re-
sponsibiIity before they may obtain
new operators licenses. Licenses are
suspended by defaults.
Hunting and fishing license fees
will be raised. The new fees VIII De
$3.50 for hunting and fishing lice1ls-
es; $3.50 for hunting license alone;
SITS for a fishing license alone.
TAX ON DOGS
Another law provides that, after
June 90, all dogs III the state must
be licensed. Fees were set at 81 for
males and So for flnales, and con-
stables and other peace officers
we're made licensing agents.
Pari-mutuel betting, banned seV-
eral wears ago, has become legal
again. Under the law, the tax COM
mission will collect four per cent
of The revenue taken in by the ma
chimes. and operators will be per-
1nitted up to nine per cent. Eota
horse and dog racing is affected.
The state school levy per capita
is increased from SO to $25 per
capita of the average daily attend
ance. and the county per capita
levy is fixed at not less than S25
nor more than $40, in another law
A still different law abolishes the
poll tax for schools and roads, e1-
fective Jan. /, 1885
On July /, D state employment
office, to be operated as part OF t'1e
office Of the board Oh directors OF
state institutions, VIII bf come op-
erattve.
Two new state boards have been
created. A board of photography, &c
examine and license applicants tor
photographers licenses, is proVlaeo
for in one law. Another creates tEo
state board of naturopathic exanln
ers which will examine and license
applicants for permits to practlce
, naturopathic healing.
Chapter 8 of the Session Laws OF
1898 requires county officials to
, transfer all birth and death records
to the state board of health. MoSt
|; counties have already complied, al
though the law actually did not be-
. cine effective until June 70.
Failure to record cancellation oi
a mortgage within so days viii b@
punishable by @ fine OF $50 or a %
day jail term.
Teachers and administrative OF
ficars of 11u1olic schools are now re-
ouired to take the oath OF allegiance
alrcadv REQUIRED Of public officials
Most teachers tool, the oath before
the close OF the school year TINS
| spring.
SCHOOL ABOLISHED
The state school fol girls at Ran,
dolnh will be abolished, and ar
raneements made to maintain re-
male delinquents iii other insfltU-
tons.
The state highway commission
| under the terms Of Ciapter 90 OF
the session laws, may designate S.
condary highways il Arizona, bu1
not before the primary system E'
completed
Positions Of supervisors OF public
realtl1 and supervisor Of nursing are
created in two other session laws,
and provide that all nurses employ
ed in hospitals operated wholly or III
part with public funds, must be
registered.
An estate of less than $4,000 may
be assigned in entirety to the sur
| viving spouse or children.