AN ACT

To provide for the taking of the Census of and in the several Counties of the Territory of Arizona.

Be it enacted by the Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Arizona:

SECTION 1. That there shall be a Census taken of all the inhabitants (Indians and officers and soldiers in the military service of the United States excepted), of the several counties in the Territory of Arizona, for the purpose of having declared a just apportionment of representation in the Legislative Assembly, as hereinafter provided.

SEC. 2. That the Boards of Supervisors of the several Counties, are hereby authorized and directed at their second regular quarter-yearly meeting on the first Monday in April, A. D. eighteen hundred and seventy-six, or at a special meeting called for the purpose as soon thereafter as is practicable, to appoint a Census Marshal to take a Census of all the inhabitants (officers and soldiers of the military service of the United States excepted, also all Indians) of the County.

SEC. 3. That the Marshal so appointed as provided in section two of this act shall, before entering upon the duties of his office, enter into a good and sufficient bond, with not less than two good and sufficient sureties, in a sum of not less than three thousand dollars, nor more than five thousand dollars, that he will well and faithfully perform the duties of such Census Marshal, to the best of his ability. Such Census Marshal may appoint one or more deputies, for whose acts he shall be responsible.

SEC. 4. If any Census Marshal, or his deputy, shall make any false or fraudulent Census return, or willfully neglect to make a full and complete Census return as required by the provisions of this act, the person so offending shall be deemed guilty of a felony, and, upon conviction thereof before a court of competent jurisdiction, shall be punished by imprisonment in the Territorial prison for a term not less than one, nor more than five years, and by a fine of not less than one thousand dollars, nor more than five thousand dollars, in the discretion of the cost.

SEC. 5. That the Census Marshals of the several counties of the Territory of Arizona, shall commence taking the Census of

and in their respective Counties on the second Monday in May, A. D. eighteen huudred and seventy-six, and shall be paid for their services while taking such Census at the rate of ten dollars per day, and no other compensation shall be allowed for such services.

SEC. 6. That said Census Marshal shall make his return of the Census of the County of which he shall be such Census Marshal, to the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors of his County, on or before the first Monday in July, A. D. eighteen hundred and seventy-six, and it shall be the duty of the Board of Supervisors to verify such return as far as lies in their power, and when satisfied of the correctness of said Census return, shall certify to its correctness and forward the same to the Secretary of the Territory at their regular quarter-yearly meeting on the first Monday in July, A. D. eighteen hundred and seventy-six, or at a special meeting called for the as soon as possible thereafter.

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SEC. 7. That the Census Marshal shall not be paid for over forty (40) days' services as such Marshal in the Counties of Pima and Yavapai, and not over thirty (30) days' services in the Counties of Yuma, Mojave and Maricopa, and not over fifteen (15) days' services in the County of Pinal, for performing the duties such Census Marshal.

SEC. 8. That when the Boards of Supervisors of the several Counties, shall have become satisfied that the Census Marshal has performed his duty as such Marshal to the best of his ability, and according to law, they shall issue to him a certificate that shall show for how many days' services he is entitled to pay as such Census Marshal, how much per day, and what is the whole amount due, and when such certificate shall be properly presented to the Territorial Auditor he shall draw his warrant upon the Territorial Treasurer for the amount due, which shall be paid by the Territorial Treasurer out of any moneys not otherwise provided.

SEC. 9. That on the first Monday in August, A. D. eighteen hundred and seventy-six, it shall be the duty of the Territorial Secretary, in the presence of the Governor of the Territory, at ten o'clock A. M., to open said Census returns and verify them. Should the Secretary be absent, or have left the Territory, then the Governor shall open the Census returns in the presence of the Territorial Treasurer and Auditor; and should the Governor be absent, then the Secretary of the Territory shall open the Census returns in the presence of the Territorial Treasurer and Auditor; and shall proceed to make an apportion

ment for members of the House of Representatives, and for members of the Council of the Legislative Assembly among the several Counties according to their population, as shown by the Census returns of the respective Counties.

SEC. 10. That it shall be the duty of the Secretary of the Territory, to notify the Boards of Supervisors of the several Counties that the apportionment has been made, and how many members of either house of the Legislative Assembly their County is entitled to.

SEO. 11. Any County in this Territory failing to have the Census of its population taken according to the provisions of this act, will not be entitled to a representation in either house of the Legislative Assembly of Arizona that shall be convened at the capitol of the Territory on the first Monday in January, A. D. eighteen hundred and seventy-seven.

SEC. 12. That it shall be the duty of the Governor, when issuing his proclamation for the general election to be held A. D. eighteen hundred and seventy-six, to specify how many members of either house of the Legislative Assembly, each County shall be entitled to, as the same shall be found under the provisions of this act.

SEC. 13. All acts and parts of acts in conflict with any of the provisions of this act, are hereby repealed in so far as they are in conflict.

SEC. 14. This act to take effect and be in force from and after its passage.

APPROVED February 12th, 1875.

AN ACT

To provide for the erection of County buildings in Maricopa County.

Be it enacted by the Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Arizona:

SECTION 1. The Board of Supervisors of the County of Maricopa are hereby authorized and empowered to erect a court

house, jail and necessary County offices for said County, the amount of money to be expended under this act not to exceed the sum of fifteen thousand dollars.

SEC. 2. Within thirty days after the passage of this act, the Board of Supervisors of said County shall advertise in one or more newspapers published in this Territory, and shall also post notices in three public places in the County of Maricopa, for a period of thirty days, for plans and specifications for the erection of a court-house, to include court-rooms, and such offices for County officers as such board may deem necessary, and a County jail; such advertisement to specify generally the number, class and approximate dimensions of each of said buildings and offices. On the day named in the advertisement, the said Board of Supervisors shall meet at the court-house in said County, and publicly open and consider all proposals, plans and specifications presented, and may adopt such plan and specification as to them seems most suitable to the purposes intended; and such Board may reject any and all plans presented. Upon the acceptance of any such plan and specifications so presented, the said Board shall draw their warrant upon the general fund of the County, in favor of the person or persons whose plan and specification has been so accepted, for the sum of fifty dollars, upon condition that said plan and specification so accepted, be by the owner or owners thereof surrendered to the said Board as the property of said county.

SEC. 3. The said Board, within twenty days after the acceptance of a proposed plan and specification as herein before provided for, shall advertise in one or more newspapers published in the Territory, and by posting notices in at least three public places in said County for a period of thirty days, for sealed proposals for the erection of the County buildings provided for in section one of this act, and in accordance with the plans and specifications adopted by said Board. Said advertisement shall specify the size, number of rooms, thickness of walls, kind and quality of material in the construction of said buildings, kind of roof and floor, the size of jail, thickness of walls, kind and quality of material to be used in the construction, the number and kind of cells, and the number and size of the doors and windows, and the time allowed for the completion of said buildings; also the time when, and the manner in, which, payment will be made.

SEC. 4. The said Board shall, on the day named in such advertisement, meet at the court-house in said County, and publicly open all bids offered, and may award such contract in the manner as in their discretion appears most conducive to

the interest of the County, and they may reject any and all bids offered, and said Board shall require of the person or persons to whom such award may be made, to enter into a written contract with said Board for the erection and completion of said buildings, and shall require such person or persons entering into said contract, to give bonds to said County in double the amount of such contract, with two or more good and sufficient sureties, to be approved by the Probate Judge of said County.

SEC. 5. The expense for advertising for proposals to build the County buildings herein specified, shall be paid by the person or persons to whom the contract for such buildings shall be awarded, and no contract shall be awarded by said Board until such expense is paid, and all advertising required by this act not otherwise provided for, shall be paid out of the general fund of said County, as other County charges are paid.

SEC. 6. The Board of Supervisors of said County are hereby authorized and empowered to prepare and issue bonds of the County of Maricopa, not to exceed in amount the sum of fifteen thousand dollars, on the faith and credit of the said County of Maricopa, payable at the expiration of five years from the date of their issuance, which bonds shall bear interest at the rate of ten per cent per annum, which interest shall be payable annually on the first day of January of each year, at the office of the County Treasurer of Maricopa County. Provided, that such bonds may be redeemed within the said period of five years, at the option of said County; such bonds to be of the denomination of fifties, hundreds and five hundreds, the form and number of each denomination of such bonds to be determined by said Board of Supervisors, and each denomination of such bonds to be numbered consecutively, from one upward, and each bond shall be signed by the Chairman of the Board and countersigned by the Clerk of the Board, the amount of all such bonds not to exceed the sum of fifteen thousand dollars, and to each bond so issued shall be attached the seal of the County Recorder of said County.

SEC. 7. Upon the payment by the County Treasurer of any interest upon any of the bonds so issued, he shall take from the person or persons to whom such interest is paid, a receipt therefor, which said receipt shall specify:

First. The number and denomination of the bond.

Second. The amount of accrued interest thereon.

Third. The amount of interest paid, which receipt shall be retained by such Treasurer as his voucher for the interest so