Show THE TWELFTH BAY PETITION OF bocim SKIT Co west sigus the sill for f the lews TWELFTH DAY JAN COUNCIL i the members of the council were all present at 2 p m today to day when the president called the house to order prayer was offered by chaplain shaw after which the minutes of the previous meeting were read and MB presented a petition from jasper Eo bertson and others residents of emery county setting forth thai the residents of that county had three large and dangerous danger oua rivers to cress and tha the financial condition of the people was such that they were not able to bear the expense of bridging the rivers they therefore asked for an appropriation of to assist them in this work referred to the com mitte eon appropriations C marchalls marshalls Mar bill on the classification and government of municipal corporations was called up and passed its second reading the first section being amended on mr motion so as to make I 1 cities of 1000 inhabitants first class whereas the original bill made it 2000 while sec 2 on mr marchalls marshalls Mar motion was made to read each incorporated city of the first class shall be divided into five municipal wards the boundaries of which shall be prescribed by ordinance prior to the next municipal election provided that said wards shall be as near aa may be of equal population and shall as near as may be fie each in a compact body A communication from F P clayton of Beaver city was read thanking the council for extending to him the freedom of the council chamber MB OLSEN moved that when the council adjourned it be until monday at 2 p m carried I 1 on motion of mr marshall the council then adjourned HOUSE governor in a communication and etwas read toy the clerk announcing that he had approved and filed with the secretary the bill for an act providing forbie compilation of the laws of utah mr hatch presented a petition from the residents of ashley uintah county signed ly residents of the county which he desired to have read and referred to the committee on judiciary it was as follow tAI CO UTAH january 1 we your petitioners petition ers residents of the above named and territory would respect fully represent that the S W and N byh W M 4 township 4 S ranee 27 east salt lake meridian was surveyed as t town site recorded as such and named ashley that subsequently the general govern jaent created a here and called the same vernal we therefore fore ak a k legalize all deeds and transfers that inay tavo been noade as to ashley and that the place be anoia hereafter as venal we would respectfully ask also that the county seat of uintah county bow located ai the place known as iny situated some conr miles recorded townsite of that name be removed to vernal for the following reason to wit it la near the centre of the coubry it is cen tally located as to population that vernal Is the largest and best patronized in the county that ashler P 0 contains there bonafide that therefore the largest number of citizens would be benefited by suan a change sir king 1 move that it be referred to the committee on counties carried Ms MOYIE offered HF H F 15 a bill for an act to amend subdivision 1 of section 1964 of the compiled laws of utah malang thirteen years instead of ten the age of the female in cases of rape referred to the committee on judiciary the same gentleman also presented H JF 16 as follows be it enacted etc that chapter 28 of the session laws of 1880 of utah territory en lU guedan edAn act to punish persons entering railway cars la certain cases be amended to read as follows section 1 thai every person who clandestinely enters into or railroad ral road car for the purpose and with being transported thereon or who having entered in or upon any railroad car rides ivr any railroad line or portion thereof jn ibis territory without the knowledge and consent of the company perseo or persons or operating such car or railroad and with abs tbs intention to defraud such company or person of the fare or compensation for such te guilty 0 a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by imprisonment in the conaty jail not exceeding fifty days or by in any sum less than 50 rutlt at the discretion of the court j bee 2 every person being at the lime a beryant or employ e of any railroad company who aids abets assists counsels ad rises or encourages any to enter anio or ride upon any for the purpose wilh the intention and in a manner in the preceding section shall be gulotty of a misdemeanor bead the first time and efen red to the committee on judiciary mr richards Bic hards presented and that it too realand rea dand referred to the judiciary committee H F 17 a bill amending section 91 of chapter 9 of an the proceedings in justices courts and providing for appeals to district courts in criminal cases approved march 13 it provides that the section named above be amended hy adding thereto after the ladt word of said section the following arid answer the charge of which he has been coni evicted and appear in whatever coat it may be prosecuted arid will atall times bold himself amenable to the orders and process of th court and if convicted will judg render exeen tion thereof or if fiotto erf onri chent be the poop leof the ern fory zif tho simi specified anthe fonder taking but Be appeal shall enofk be shall the case be tolt miffin s f i judgment in the justices court in case tha party taking the appeal neglect to have the papers filed in the court within thirty days next aber the rendition of the judgment in the justices court then the other arty to the suit may have the papers yd and shall be entitled to an order lis missing the appeal and may at once proceed to obtain execution of the judgment in the justices court lead first time and referred to the committee on judiciary MB presented a bill changing the boundaries of the second judicial district it provides that kane washington iron garfield san juan diute piute millaid and sevier counties shall hereafter constitute the district named and that i all causes of action which shall here after arise in the counties of millard and sevier shall be heard tried and determined in the second district court it was read the first time and referred to the committee on judiciary ME SEEG offered a volum inous bill EL P 21 providing for the removal of county seats jre berred it the committee on counties ME presented a bill for an act to amend an ordinance incorporating po rating the university of the state of deseret approved february 1850 and providing for the insertion after the fourth section and numbered section 5 the following that the chancellor and board of regents shall hold not fewer than foai meetings bach year to which all regular professors of the university shall be invited that they maybay before the chancellor and regents their views as to the proper maintenance conduct etc of the university this act shall be in force from and after its pas page referred to the committee on education A bill providing for the regulation of the fees of the secretary of the territory was also introduced by mr richards and referred toja the committee on counties THE SPEAKER announced that a day or two ago at the request of the committee on penitentiary and reform school he had added to that commit tee mr jound the minutes however so far had failed to show the assignment he now renewed the the purpose of having it incorporated corp orated in the minutes ME mr speaker when this house adjourn I 1 move it be until monday next adjourned |