Show Duchesne County's Is Extremely Busy As soon as Speaker Informed informed informed in In- formed the house of representatives last week that the house machinery was Vas In readiness for operation fourteen fourteen fourteen four four- teen bills were Introduced Of the fourteen Courteen nine were by Representative tive the L. L A A. A Hollenbeck of ot Duchesne county Four at least of or Mr Hollenbeck's Hollenbeck's Hollen- Hollen becks beck's bills contemplate rather startling changes in existing laws and also in the status of one or two state departments The bills bUls of the Duchesne representative were numbered numbered numbered num num- from 3 to 11 InClUsive His house bill No 6 5 proposes completely completely completely com com- and unreservedly to repeal the act creating the public utilities commission while bill No 11 would amend section axe ana subdivision 28 of section of title No 91 of the laws of the tho state of Utah for 1917 1911 wh which ch would matte make the public public public pub pub- lic utilities commission consist of butone butone but butone one member instead of the three members as at present The single member would be appointed by the Governor and would nave lave the same powers as the commission possesses at present except that thae provision is made that the public utilities act shall not apply to any automobile service or any other service In transporting transporting transporting trans trans- porting passengers or freight on on the public roads or highways of the state and that no privileges shall be granted any person persons or corporation that woula would tend to create create create cre cre- ate a monopoly on the public roads Limitation on of ot the power of tho commission created by the enactment enactment enactment enact enact enact- ment of chapter 10 or the laws of the special session of the thirteenth legislature is proposed in house bill No 6 6 The commissions commission's duties as provided by statute are are to pass on en irrigation district bonds and to determine determine de do- termine their availability as investments Investments investments invest Invest- ments for state public land land- funds funds of banks insurance companies trust companies and mon moneys ys which might t be invested in city county and school bonds Mr Hollenbeck's Hollenbech's amendment t provides that the act shall not apply and that the com- com sion slon shall have no whatever whatever what what- ever concerning any irrigation district district district dis dis- bonds unless and ana until the said irrigation district is s or shall bo be endeavoring and contemplating tho sale of or bonds to the state or county or city or school district or other municipality within the me state of Utah Creation of ot new scho school schou t districts by oy segregation of territory ry for that purpose from a county school district district district dis dis- or any school district and become become be be- come ome a separate and independent dis district n et by a majority vote Tote of the registered reg reg- voters of tho the districts cen- cen To Initiate withdrawal withdraw withdraw- al d and establish such independent districts a petition signed by five ty per cent of the voters attested attest attest- ed d by two voters upon oath shall be beD D necessary essary The petition Is to be directed ted to the board o of county commissioners within Uj the concerned who shall authorize the necessary election The bill provides for lor or the manner of balloting for an election lection In newly created districts of boards of education and for the assumption as assumption assumption as- as by such districts of ot its fair proportion of or the debts and oblIgations obligations obligations obliga oblIga- of the old district and for it to receive Its eha share e of uncollected taxes All AU matters of equity between be between be- be tween the districts separating may maybe maybe maybe be settled by the boards of education education tion Uon and if It they cannot agree then thena a settlement day be made on complaint complaint complaint com com- plaint of ot either district filed in the district court to be determined asin as asin asIn in any other suit at law In addition to the above three bills Judge Hollenbeck Introduced the following Construction of ofa a bridge In Duchesne Du Du- Duchesne chesne county Sale of or property for tor delinquent taxes Equalization o of general property assessment by state board Providing for assignment of oC tern tern- certificates of tax sales made to county o o r- r |