Английская Википедия:3rd Arizona Territorial Legislature
Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Infobox Arizona Territorial Legislature The 3rd Arizona Territorial Legislative Assembly was a session of the Arizona Territorial Legislature which ran from October 3 through November 6, 1866, in Prescott, Arizona.Шаблон:Sfn
Background
At the time of the session's meeting, Arizona Territory was still in the process of being settled. Roads, postal service, and other forms of infrastructure were limited and Apache posed a threat to the lives and property of American settlers. Governor John Noble Goodwin had been elected Arizona Territory's Delegate and resigned as governor on April 10, 1866.Шаблон:Sfn In his place, Territorial Secretary Richard C. McCormick had been appointed the territory's second governor.Шаблон:Sfn The other big political concern was that most of Pah-Ute County, created by the previous session, had seen most of its land area transferred by the U.S. Congress to Nevada on December 4, 1865.Шаблон:Sfn
Legislative session
The legislative session began in Prescott on October 3, 1866.
Governor's address
Governor Richard C. McCormick gave his address to the legislature on October 8, 1866.Шаблон:Sfn During his speech he noted that a census earlier that year had shown a territorial population of 5,526.Шаблон:Sfn There had been "an abundant harvest" produced by local farmers and McCormich believed Arizona's mineral wealth had the potential to promote significant development.Шаблон:SfnШаблон:Sfn
Infrastructure presented continuing problems. The Governor was "ashamed to say that to this day there is not a stage coach running in Arizona".Шаблон:Sfn He also denounced the reliability of postal service, claiming faithless mail contractors had abandoned their duties due to the threat posed by Apache.Шаблон:Sfn To support the establishment of law and order, McCormick recommended construction of jails and courthouses. He suggested the Apache threat could be dealt with by either moving them to reservations or by an influx of settlers crowding them out.Шаблон:Sfn
Financially, Governor McCormick reported that territorial debt had reached US$21,051.40.Шаблон:Sfn As a result, he recommended that new expenditures be limited.Шаблон:Sfn
Legislation
The session oversaw a reorganization of the territorial government. The position of Territorial Attorney general was dissolved while a district attorney office was created. The Board of Territorial Auditor was likewise eliminated with a new Territorial Auditor position taking its place.Шаблон:Sfn
To deal with transportation needs, the legislature authorized counties to levy a special road tax to construct highways.Шаблон:Sfn Yavapai County received authorization to levy a special property tax of $0.50 per $100 assessed value to pay for the construction of a jail and other public buildings in Prescott.Шаблон:Sfn
The session passed a resolution honoring the accomplishments of the Arizona Volunteers, a ranger force organized to fight Apaches, stated the Volunteers "have inflicted greater punishment upon the Apache than all other troops in the Territory, besides ofttimes pursuing him barefoot and upon half-rations, to his fastnesses, cheerfully enduring the hardships encountered on mountain and desert."Шаблон:Sfn Memoranda sent to the U.S. Congress included requests for additional mail routes and a plea to repeal the law transferring most of Pah-Ute county to Nevada.Шаблон:Sfn
Members
| House of RepresentativesШаблон:Sfn | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | District | Name | District | |
| Underwood C. Barnett | Yavapai | William S. Little | Yavapai | |
| Oscar Buckalew | Pima | Michael McKenna | Pima | |
| Soloman W. ChambersШаблон:Efn-ua | Pima | William J. Osborn | Pima | |
| Royal J. CutlerШаблон:Efn-ua | Pah-Ute | Granville H. Oury (Speaker) | Pima | |
| Alonzo E. Davis | Mohave | Robert F. Platt | Yuma | |
| Marcus D. Dobbins | Yuma | John B. Slack | Yavapai | |
| James S. Douglas | Pima | Hannibal Sypert | Yavapai | |
| Daniel Ellis | Yavapai | William H ThomasШаблон:Efn-ua | Yuma | |
| Thomas D. HuttonШаблон:Efn-ua | Pima | Henry McC. Ward | Pima | |
| CouncilШаблон:Sfn | |
|---|---|
| Name | District |
| Mark Aldrich (President) | Pima |
| Octavius D. Gass | Pah-Ute |
| William H. Hardy | Mohave |
| Henry JenkinsШаблон:Efn-ua | Pima |
| Daniel S. Lount | Yavapai |
| Alexander McKey | Yuma |
| Mortimer R. Platt | Pima |
| John W. Simmons | Yavapai |
| Lewis A Stevens | Yavapai |
References
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Further reading
- Шаблон:Cite book
- David Leighton, "Street Smarts: Typo leaves man with misspelled legacy (William J. Osborn)," Arizona Daily Star, April 13, 2015
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