| Show LEW INCREASED FUNDS FOR THE SCHOOLS AIM OF MEASURE BEFORE UTAH SOLONS provides for new method of raising tax which will be equal the necessary 25 per person of school age amendment of the state tax levy statutes for school purposes Is propos ed in the bill introduced in the house january 20 by representative of kane county the bill known as giouse bill io 20 proposes to insert in the present statute rela alve to the state levi for district school purposes the constitutional lacend ment passed last november at the general election until january 1 1921 constitution limited the state board of equalization to a maximum state tax levy of four mills and of this the in late years has been two and tour tenths mills for district school purposes the bill if passed paves the way for the introduction of other bills which it Is expected will provide for new methods of raising a tax that as apportioned will be sufficient to equal the necessary 25 per person of school age senator harrlson E jenkens of salt lake has introduced a bill designed to make the way of the automobile thief more difficult than it has been heretofore the all provides new regulations for the registration of au which will make proof of ownership necessary at the ame of taking out an automobile license control at insurance rates Is to bo given its death blow if the bill introduced by representative mills county becomes a baw at the present session the bill would make it unlawful for any insurance company au thorl zed to do business in the state or any manager or representative of such a to within or without the state directly or indirect ly enter into any contract or under standing with any other insurance company agent or representative for the purpose of controlling the rate to be charged or commissions to be paid for insuring any risk A measure designed to prevent the ownership or holding t lands in utah by persons ineligible to citizenship which Is patterned almost completely after the recently enacted law was introduced in the house of representatives january 19 by N E iverson of count the bill Is sponsored by the salt lake post of the american legion and wath the exception of one clause relating to leases Is almost an exact reproduction of the california statute pass ed in a recent election one section of the bill fixes a penal ty in state prison not exceeding two scars for conviction on a charge of conspiracy to effect a transfer of real property in violation of the provisions of the act seven bills were presented during the session of the aliouse on january 19 four of which were alon measures designed to cut down the cost of state government and to eliminate certain positions and boards one bill was passed and five new measures were introduced in the house of representatives on january 18 in the hour and a halt session the bill passed was that enabling counties to borrow money in anticipation of tax revenues at an interest rate not to exceed 8 per cent it was passed at the request of the salt lake county commissioners but it was said similar counties in the state find themselves in a like predicament and that they have found it impossible to borrow money at 7 per cent the limit set by the statute now in effect the utah senate spent part of the afternoon of january 18 discussing the report of the mormon battalion monument commission in committee of the whole it also heard a touching appeal from little miss hoover in behalf of the starving children of europe one bill was introduced of the three bills introduced in the utah senate on january 17 two add to the functions powers and duties of existing state commissions while the third Is the dern measure providing a separate and headless ballot for election of candidates for or for the office of state superintend dent of public instruction mrs elizabeth hayward senator from salt lake introduced a bill providing that the industrial commission shall also be a minimum wage corn mission having for its object the protection of the health morals and welfare of women and minors employed in industry in utah giouse bill aso 4 by ivors came to the senate providing as amended that county commissioners might borrow money for current ex benses at the lowest rate obtainable not to exceed 8 per cent tho present maximum in the law Is 7 per cent senator adward author of the anUcI garet bill now before the kemte pointed out that his measure as introduced Is not so drastic a that introduced two icara ago which wag flitt passed and later killed by amendment that bill el the possession of cl garets |
