Show A BILL to h the utah commission and to devolve its duties on certain other officers the following has been introduced in the house by mr stone of missouri be it enacted by the senate and house of representatives oatlie united states of america in congress assembled that the board of five persons commonly called the utah commission provided for in the ninth section of an act to amend section fifty three hundred and feiy two of the revised statutes of the united states in reference to bigamy and for other purposes approved march twenty second eighteen hundred and eighty two be and the same is hereby abolished and all the powers and duties thereon shall devolve upon a board of three persons to be styled ahe board of registration and elections of the territory of utah a majority of whom ahall constitute a quorum SEC 2 that said board shall consist of the secretary and president of the council of the legislative assembly of utah and for their services as such board they shall each receive one thousand dollars per annum in addition to the pay and emoluments of their offices respectively SEC 3 eliat all laws appertaining to said board of commissioners created by said ninth section of said act approved march twenty second eighteen hundred and eighty two shall apply to the board established by this act the same as if expressly re enacted provided that the compensation of the three members of said board shall not exceed said sum of one thousand dollars each for their services on said board SEC 4 that immediately on the taking effect of this act said utah commission shall deliver and turn over to their successors all books papers and other property appertaining to their office SEC 5 that all laws and parts of laws inconsistent cherew ith are hereby repealed |