Show UTAH legislature thirty sixth day march 7 HOUSE the following bill was introduced H no by Lambert Appropriating the following amounts to various counties with which to buy poison tor the destruction ot squirrels gophers and other email animals morgan eich summit 1000 wa eatch devler 1300 uintah san juan kane wayne plute thoele tooele mallard sanpete and 1100 each grand aa the house passed the following blus H no 9 by glabman striking out the provision exempting from taxation franchise derived from the united stacee H J E no 5 by glasmann praying tor an amendment to section 3 art cle 13 ot the con relating to revenue and taxation by the insertion ot the following any es trust deeds and all instruments a whatever name called intended to secure the payment of money upon land in the state ahall be taxed as property irrespective 0 where the owner ot debt thereby secured resides but the ture may provide by law lor the exemption ot mortgages where such mortgagee are held on property that is assessed at its lull cash value H no by N L morris allowing re newal of chattel mortgages within thirty days after the exp ration ot one year from date ot filing instead of tn arty days before the espira alon of the i ear as now H no 44 by van home by request providing for the thorough inspection of coal and hydrocarbon mines and defining the duties of the inspector who Is to receive a salary of 2 per year H no by hamlin allowing the state board of corrections to fix the salaries of boffl cers and employees of the state prison H no 12 by glasmann allowing cities counties towns and other subdivisions to invest inking funds in bonds H no by anderson allowing county boards to fix the salaries of deputies and as el stants to county officers and out the proviso that no deputy or assistant shall re belve to exceed two th ads of the salary drawn by his principal i SENATE by a vote of 11 to 7 the senate passed the evans bill relating to prosecution tor unlawful the provision of the bill are as follows section 1 that section of the revised statutes of utah 1898 be and the same la here by amended to read as follows every person who has reason to be aleve that a crime or public ottense has been committed must make complaint tom plaint against such person belore some magistrate having au dhority to mal e inquiry of the same provided that no prosecution tor adultery shall be corn fenced except on complaint of the husband or wife or relative of the accused within the first degree of consanguinity or of the person with whom the unlawful act Is alleged to have been committed or of the father or mother of said person and no prosecution for unlawful cocab shall be commenced except on corn plaint of the wife or al ledged plural wife of the accused but this proviso ahall not apply to prosecutions under section aw of the re statutes of utah 1893 defining and pun ashing polygamous marriages thirty seventh day march ath HOUSE A sitting committee consisting of axton harmon and anderson was appointed to inspect various bills and report on them the house haying come to the that it would be unable to conclude its labors with in the sixty days provided by law unless such a committee was appointed the principal of the day was on the bl 1 allowing cities of the first and second class to increase their levy and the measure known as the polygamy bill the friends of the latter measure attempting to force a vote but tailing the following bills were passed H no by Anderson Providing that the board of trustees ot the school tor the deaf dumb and blind may appoint two per sons as principal and superintendent resper lively one man now holds both positions H no printed by kelly giving county corn Iss loners authority to appoint or remove two members of the county examining board to act with the county superintendent in examining teachers H 0 no 23 by smith authorizing the D A and M society to sell the present exposition grounds and the main build pg to the city tor a sum not less than I 1 0 S no 67 by love providing that after the apportionment of the county school fund cities of the first and second class must be paid their apportionment per capita before the county commissioners set aside the amount necessary to pay the compensation of the county superintendent and other expenses H no by harmon instructing boards of trustees to supply pupils with note books pencils and examination paper i ad dialon to other supplies H no by harmon by request al lowing the state superintendent of public in to fix the time tor teachers examina alon in the various counties H no by smith exempting from taxation property held by municipal corpora alons under contract H no 2 3 by hamlin making it a mis demeanor tor any u corporation firm contractor agent manager any county or mu government to require or contract with any person to work more than eight hours per day on any public works H J M no 3 by Lambert Fraying tor the opening of the uintah reservation the to loain bills were killed S no 6 by alder providing lor the ap of city marshals in cities of the third class instead ot election by the people H no by andersen allowing the chairman of the board of county commissioners per year additional tor acting as ex commissioner of the poor H no by hAllowing cities to increase their tax tor contingent expense from mills to 7 mills no by Harmon Appropriating t tor prizes on poultry but one bill was introduced H no 2 4 by baughmon baugh ton which so amends the present laws that cities of the first and second class may vote tor county school SENATE the event of the day in the senate was the dismissal of the ellason barns contest upon the recommend at on of all the members of the election committee two bills were introduced by consent as follows no by all son Prohibiting the use of the device known as the slot machine in the state and providing a penalty fur the violation thereof 5 no by by request Pro certain persons from wearing certain insignia or medals and providing penalty or a violation of this act the insignia of the loyal legion and and the utah volunteer medal iree fled the penalty Is from aloo to f 0 two bills were packed as follows S no 94 by allason providing tor the punishment of fraud at primary elections S no by lawrence providing tor the punishment of secretaries and other boffl cers or agents tor over lisua noe ot stocks of corporations corpora tiong thirty lentil ty march 9 houin the following bills passed the house S J M no 4 versal suffrage without regard to H no by committee on highways and bridges appropriating 45 for highways and bridges S no 17 by the exchange of certain school lands tor government lands S no 73 by committee on public lands reducing membership of state board et land commissioners from seven to five members and fixing salary of members at 1 per year and salary of secretary at 1 H no by holzheimer Holz helmer validating Vall datIng all writings informally mad in records of county recorder prior to january 1901 H no by smith allowing cities of the first class to increase their tax levy 2 mills tor contingent expenses but decreasing levy S mills tor sidewalks streets sewers and drains H no 61 by holmgren establishing state and district boards for the control of iret gallon H no by wells authorizing the board of education to increase its tax levy S mills tor the year 1901 but thereafter allowing an increase ot one halt of 1 mill tor site and building purposes H no 9 lor a more complete statement to be made by corpo rations to the state board of equalization and denning manner in which cash value of stocks and bonds may be ascertained S no 7 by allason taxing legacies in excess of H no by smith placing collection of taxes from car companies in hands of state board 0 equalization making the secretary ot the board the collector and allowing him a salary ot per year tor his service H no by kelly increasing the sal ary ol 01 the members ot the state board of equal iron per year to the secretary who I 1 a bemb r and has heretofore received 00 additional to now be paid tl H no by Axton Providing that where property belonging to two or more per sons has been sold for taxes either ot the par ties may redeem his interest by paying a pro onate amount of the tax and costs no by page providing tor sum administration of estates not exceeding tl in value and giving entire estate to sur biving wife husband or children H no by langton providing that no member of the board of pardons shall bf dis qualified by reason 0 a personal knowledge of the facts in any case that may come before the board H no by Langton Providing that where a member of the board 0 pardons Is ab sent the vacancy may be filled by calling in the secretary of state or one of the district judges SENAT EThe following bills passed the sen ate S no 7 providing that district judges shall be paid actual traveling expenses instead of mileage S no 74 creating state board of alon and conciliation S no 89 amending tees to be collected by secretary of state S no 75 relating to the sale of dise in bulk S no 53 relating to the levy of a special tax to refund taxes unlawfully collected and 8 no 54 relating to judgments obtained against county officers tor unlawfully collected taxes S no 3 establishing state school ot mines in state university no 87 clearing up ambiguities in present statutes regarding civil suits S no 73 fixing salaries of state land board at tl buo ouo and the secretary s salary at by unanimous consent benator smoot intro deuced a bill extending the term of county sher Ms to tour years thirty ninth day murch 11 at the conclusion of a three hours discus slon the lower house of the legislature passed senate bill no known as the polygamy bill by a vote ot 27 to 17 with three members absent the debate covered a wide range and in several instances was heated and bitter this was particularly true when van home re berred to the halt masting ot the flag on the city ball in salt lake in the 80 s and ansis ed as did others that the passage ot the bill under consideration would be construed in the east as an evidence of bad faith on the part of the mon people axton endeavored to get in an amendment providing that officers ot the law be permitted to swear to complaints and glas mann okereda an amendment excepting from the operation of the bill persons who bad con a plural marriage since 1891 but both amendments were voted down the following bills were passed S no 28 by murdock relating to school taxes S no 08 by Love Providing that levy tor county school tax shall not exceed 4 mills H no by Harmon Relating to ex amin atlon of teachers H no by harmon providing tor payment monthly ot salary of county school superintendents H no by page providing that all bills containing emergency clause be printed immediately after their approval by the gover nor and sent to the clerks of the various counties S no as by klesel appropriating oooo tor importing from germany birds called kohl which destroy coddling months and other insects which destroy fruit trees H no by kelly providing that sur shall assist recorders in drawing plats of lands in counties H no by kelly providing lor extra pay for surveyors lor making maps no by davis relating to pay ot teachers of school tor deaf and blind H no by kelly by request be moving age disqualification from national guard H no by holzheimer Holz helmer providing that any subdivision against which a judg ment Is secured tor taxes illegally collected shall be liable to the person who recovers the judgment I 1 B no by holzheimer Holz helmer making each t ol 01 district liable tor taxes illegally col lecter H no by holzheimer Holz helmer school districts to levy a tax to taxes illegally collected H no by D II 11 morris providing tor the placing ot a road brand on bunches ol 01 cattle or forsea fifty or more in number driven through the irate II 11 no by Smith Punishing by a fine ol 01 not less than 5 nor more than aloo any per son who docks the tall ot a horse II 11 no 21 i by smith permitting substitution of a waiver instead ot an under taking on appeal irom justices courts S no 83 by tor the establishment ot municipal courts in cities of the second class II 11 J M no 4 by hall ashing establish ment ol 01 a national soldiers home on the gov eminent reservation near salt lake city the following bills were killed by the house S no 72 by Howell Providing that DIs brict attorney be paid their actual traveling expenses instead of mileage no by glasmann providing thai deputies ot elective officers be appointed b and with the consent ot the city coun 11 H no by anderson by request al lowing recession 0 orders 0 adoption 0 ahll dren by persons adopting them no by anderson by request providing that adopted children cannot inherit property from foster parents as other children but can only secure it by deal e or legacy II 11 no IO 10 by phil aps adding reservoir to the list of property exempt from taxation II 11 no by I 1 0 encourage the manufacture of potato starch in utah and providing a bounty of 1 cent a pound H no by idomer by request providing that the articles of incorporation of an corporation under the laws of utah may be amended by a vote of two thirds of the out standing stock II 11 no by homer that harmless harm lees and incurable patients shall be re turned to the counties whence they came t notice by the authorities at the state insane asylum sinate abe senate passed the following H no per month wages from execution S no Prohibiting wearing of certain insignia or medals by those not entitled td them S no 99 providing tor taxing transient herds no SO relating to dut es of district attorneys S no duties of county at H no 98 relating to funding indebted nesi fortieth hay 1 abe following bills were passed S no 87 by allason relating to the proa of damage suits tor the death of ahll dren or wards killed by accident S no by lawrence malang it a tel ony to issue fraudulent or illegal stock in a cor por atlon II 11 no 62 fixing the mileage of judges and district attorneys at 8 cents per mile on railways and 15 cents per mile off railways S no 88 by biowell providing that the state board of examiners shall approve the bonds of all state officials no by lambert appropriating ta with which thase poison for the de of ground squirrels gophers and prairie dogs in the various counties of the state S no 31 by tor the acceptance of certain desert lands from the by the state and providing for the reclamation occupancy and disposition of the same no prohibiting unauthorized per sona from wearing the loyal le glon button of the G A R or medal of the utah volunteers S no 70 by whitmore providing that state board of examiners may let contract to lowest and best bidder tor publication of rec of marks and brands S no 69 by whitmore providing tor printing and distribution of coi les of records ol 01 marks and brand to county clerks and con stables S no 6 by barnes extending lime of quarantine and including whooping cough S no 70 by love making sale of mer chandise chand lse in bulk illegal without proper notice to creditor H no printed 18 by glasmann Glab mann relating to t and assessment of bank ing and other corporations H no 28 by Axton Making it a felony to construct or send infernal machines to any person H no 2 7 by axton requiring the 1 bel ing of explosives before being sh stored no 64 by illegal vot ing at primary or the filing of false returns a misdemeanor iso SO creating the office of steno grapher of the supreme court and fixing bis salary at instead of tl 00 as fixed by the senate S no 88 prescribing the tees to be col lecter by the secretary ot state II 11 no by Smith Relating to costs on appeal from justice courts H no by Hewlett Authorizing coun ties to purchase voting machines II 11 fl no 20 by evans defining and abduction and providing penalties the house rejected the following S no 77 Providing that in cities of the flatt and second class no person or person 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