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Show MINES MEASURE Bevan-Parker Flat Rate Act Made Law by Signature of Executive. University of Utah Given $75,000 for Building Assembly As-sembly Hall. The Bevan-Parker mine tax law, senate bill No. o6, taxing all metalliferous mines in Utah on a flat basis of three times tlu-ir net proceeds, was approved yesterday by Governor Bamberger. An important provision of the Bevan-Parker Bevan-Parker bill is the increase of salaries of four members of the state beard of equalization. equal-ization. The compensation Is raised frcm $1500 to $4000 a year, and the board is to hold continuous sessions throughout the year. Provision is also made for any experts needed in the valuation of the mines. It was stated yesterday by members mem-bers of the board that two geologists would soon be added to the staff. Four members of the board will also be appointed ap-pointed by the governor within a few days. The general appropriation bill for the coming two years was' signed by Governor Gover-nor Bamberger yesterday. In addition to th 591.000 appropriated to the University of Utah for expenses for the coming two years, the governor yesterdady dsidgned the bill approving the expenditure of $75,000 for the erection of an assembly hall at the University. Bill Unworkable. In vetoing house bill No. 175, by Mrs. Piercey, Governor Bamberger says," in his communication to the secretary of state " 'An act providing that a bond for dup-port dup-port may be given in proceedings for the extradition for wiUul neglect to support wife and children.' "The title provides for something which Is not provided for in the law a bond for extradition. Even though the title and the law were in conformity, the law itself, were the bill approved, would be unenforcible. ' "The bill provides that where a wife has been deserted and extradition demanded, de-manded, in lieu of extradition tho de-fei de-fei dant is permitted to give bond conditioned con-ditioned upon his future compliance with the laws of this t-tate. Necessarily such a bond must be supported by sufficient sureties which would require, an approving approv-ing body in the state in which '-he bond was taken. There is ro provision for this in the bill. Tn addition, after tho bond had been accepted, if the principal in the bond failed to perform his duty a suit at law would be the only means of enforcement. This would compel the county attorney of the county in which the crime was committed com-mitted to go into the county of the sister state in which the defendant was situated situ-ated and there go through the formality and expense of a lawsuit for the benefit of a citizen of his community. Besides being unenforcible, I have grave doubts as to the constitutionality of the proposed pro-posed law." Firearms Act Vetoed. House bill No. 106 was also sent to the secretary of stale without the approval ap-proval of the governor, with tho following explanation: " 'An act to amend section 2601, compiled com-piled laws of Utah, 9i7, providing for seizure- of firearms and forfeiture, and disposition thereof.' "I have withheld my approval to the bill fir the reason that it demands naturalization nat-uralization as a condition precedent to the possession of property which the federal fed-eral constitution and our own constitution constitu-tion provide may bo legally acquired. T am of the opinion that tho bill, as well as the law it seeks to amend, is unconstitutional. uncon-stitutional. "T,he law known as title c2, page 586, compiled laws of Utah, 1917, was enacted when war was contemplated, and at the lime and under the conditions a great many laws termed protective measures were tolerated. In so far as I can see, the amendment prooosed by house bill No. 106 in no way relieves the situation." Eleven Bills Remain. O. J. Grimes, secretary to Governor Bamberger, said ycsteiday atternoon tnat only eleven bills remain to be acted upon by the governor. All bills submitted by the legislature must be acted upon before next Tuesday, March 25, according to the constitution of the state, or they become law without the action of the governor. Among the other bills wnich were signed by the governor yesterday are Lhe following: fol-lowing: House bill No. S6, wdiich modifies the present garnishment law. House bill No. 42, vocational educa-: tional bill appropriating $100,000 for the i promotion of the work in Utah. The measure follows the wishes of the federal government in vocational work and under 1 the Smith-Hughes act Utah is entitled to $40,000 from the government. , House bill No. 74, which relates to the powers and duties of the city commissions of the first-class cities. |