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Show THE SOT LAWS. The Wisdom and the Folly of the Lata Legislature About to be Expressed iu Black 'n White. The Statute for the Suppression of 1'oiyirainY ami Protection of the Singular Mother. ASCHEDULE OF ELECTIONS. The Next to Taka Place iu November The Law Governing Cities of the First and Second Class. MAYOR'S QUALIFIED VETO. The Laborer as a Preferred Creditor A Dijrcst of and Index to the Volume that is impatiently Awaited by Court, Lawyer and Client. The members of the bar are now awaiting the appearance of tho session laws iu the field. The old code was pretty badly done up by the members of the last assembly, and it lias been a guess and a blind ever siueo with the practitioners. The various luvr have passed through the hands of Secretary Sec-retary Sells, underneath the vigilaut eyes of Major Ames and Mr. Lee each of whom lost ten pounds in the, proof reading, aud are now on the press from which they will come, iu prescribed form, in about ten days or two weeks. The more Important acts passed by tho late legislature aud appearing iu the volume embrace the following subjects: To punish polygamy aud kindred offenses. Change of name of university from De6. eret to Utah and providing for iU government. govern-ment. For compilation of new index of laws. Mayor' a veto, limited power thereof. Creating1 territorial board of equalisation and prescribing terms of office of meuibew thereof. Elections, uniformity in holding same consolidating them to a great extent, chaug. ing time of election of territorial, county and municipal elections from February, August aud other months to the first Tues. day after the first Monday In Novemlx;rr providing for terms of office as prescribed by law, the election for county official wil; take place next November, aud all ut tlui county officers then chosen will qualify January Jan-uary let succeeding, except county cptiec-tors, cptiec-tors, whose terms will oxtend uutil June following. fol-lowing. In cities of first and second class, Salt Lake being first, that have held elections elec-tions during the present year prior to May, officials already chosen will hold until January Janu-ary 1, 1S94; their successors will be chosen in November, 1893. Protecting employes aud laborers in their claims for wages; constituting them preferred pre-ferred creditors. County bonds; issuing and funding. Pharmacy; regelating practice thereof. Notaries public; providing that they shall note upon acknowledgments date of expiration expira-tion of their commissions after January 1, ieaa. T55i"-afttnesf providing lot escapement shafts, etc. Natural gas; to prevent waste thereof and to provide for plugging of abandoned gas wells. Providing for safety of workmen in coal mines. Irrigation companies, amendatory. Change of time for registration of voters. Trial by jury; nine may constitute a jury in civil cases ind six may render verdict in same. Creating a bureau of statistics. Territorial librarian. Prescribing method of procedure in matter mat-ter of dower. Assignment of dower. Liquor license- prescribing distance tuat saloons shall be located from churches aud theaters. Creating the Fourth judicial district. Escheat of property of decedents without heirs. Befowling waters by sheep and other live -.tock. Power of city councils. Municipal corporations. City charters. Creating Wayne county -from a portion of Piute county. Pertaining to water rights. School lands. Acceptance of grant of land aiado by con. gress. E-minent domain. Exemptions. Criminal proceedure. Kailroud corporations. Evidence affecting- title to real estate. Judgment aud costs,; amendatory. "V Marriage. Loan, trust and guaranty associations; amendatory. Changing time of election of member of legislature from Asgust to November. ;Nx& election of members to occur in 1893.) Estray animals. Bulls and cows Twenty or more cows in a herd' on public ranges must ha e therein not less thau one bull of at least half blood in excellence of breed. Trial by jury; amendatory. Fish and game. Special school taxes. Schools. Territorial bonds Appropriation bill. |