Show some new laws the act which gives ta to mayor of first and second class cities cites cit es certain important rights may bo be of some interest to our readers SECTION 1 every ordinance passed arid and every resolution adopted or contract approved hy by the city council appropriating 0 or involving the elpe expenditure il 1 i t li re of money money shall shall within twenty w e I 1 1 t y four hours after the action of tile the city council be presented to tile city mayor fo for r I 1 his ns n approval if ho he approves th the e ordinance resolution or contract as the case may may he be lie shall sign the same if not lie shall return it with his object objections iong in writing to the city recorder diar who present the same saine to the city council at tile the next regular meeting thereof each ordinance cont contract bract or resolution shall tand stand s as reconsidered in such city coull cil the council shall cause the objections of the mayor to bo be entered at al large upon the minutes minute sand and proceed forthwith to consider tile question pending which shall he in aliis form shall the alic ordinance contract or resolution a aa the case may be pass notwithstanding the objections object iona of the mayor thereto ik if two thirds of all tile hie members of such council vote in the affirmative the presiding 0 officer shall sha 11 certify certia y the fact on oil the ordinance contract or resolution 11 attesting the same hy by his signature signa 1 I nature turc the ordinance I 1 thus certified RIP I 1 deposited epo sited in i it t lie office of city cortlee ac as an authentic d khall li allbe e valid and become ai urd rr fa m n sylb Z vi zvi ti the ic same saine mariner manner irilli wit effect as if it had fill d rece I 1 t 1 ial v glor f ii 1 m rl arr riu r iv 1 re it i t the 1 same to euch city twin mu cl cil L presented to him fo foi proal ero as aforesaid the sa boome therea thereafter ftera a valid a 0 1 luce I ice jenir act or resolution al 10 may bo be in liko like manner lobay blei h approved by him I 1 are 2 the city council shall appoint bouc of its own members to preside at all its sessions who shall hold such office until his successor is duly elected and qualified the olli cial desi designation mation of the member so 0 appointed shall be president of the city council the said council may also in the temporary absence of the president or his inability to perform the duties pertaining n to the office appoint a president pro 21 0 tew tem who shall be temporarily clothed with the powers arid and duties oatlie of the president ak anc ell 3 that hereafter heie after the mayor shall appoint by anil and with the advice arid and consent of the council all olli cers who are now made appointive poin tive by the alie said council SEC 4 the th e provisions of c if sections 1 2 3 and 4 of this tin s act shall apply only to cities of the tit 0 first and acl mccond ond class arid and no obber SEC 5 all laws and parts of laws inconsistent with the provisions vision of this act are arc hereby here repealed the following it act lelath relating ig to trial by jury in civil ea baes es was approved by tile governor be it enacted by the governor and legislative assembly of tile the territory of utah SECTION 1 that section of the compiled laws of of the territory of utah pi punted anted on pao page 0 o of volume 2 0 of f said compiled laws law is hereby amended so as to re read ad as follows section SECTION in ili all civil cases a 1 verdict may bo be rendered render C d on the concurrence th therein ercill of nine or more members of the jury when t the hc jury jury I 1 have lave agreed upon their verdict ver liet they must be conducted conduct eci in into t 0 co court by their foreman the verdict must be in writing and signed by their foreman if he is a concurring juror and if lie bo is not no t a concurring juror it must be signed by all concurring members me ibbers arid and be road read by the clerk to tl the e j jury I 1 I 1 ry and the inquiry made or cr it is their verdict and the a isber may ile bo made by the juror signing tile the verdict ll if more than three thre e jurors descent they must be sent out again but if not more than three jurors descent desA ent arid and neither party requires tho the jury to bo be polled ho verdict is complete and the jury discharged from the case cac either party may require the jury to bo be polled which shall be done by the 1 lie clerk asking each juror if it is li his is verdict if more than three atti answer s iver in the negative the jury must n s t be again zent sent out |