| Show limitation IN ACTIONS A BILI nini WM waa introduced into the council yesterday yest yeat erday by non hon E erastus rastus snow which has caused some comment particularly among those who know nothing about its provisions p its object according to its title is to limit the time within which criminal actions may be commenced on in athe the territory of utah to hear some sonie people talk one would suppose this bill was ira ica a new thing under the sun ap and the independent of this morning informs its readers that there Is no precedent for fur such a thing now we do not know why a measure should be lie condemned at once because it is not protected by a precedent but persons who ought to know better seem strangely ignorant of the I 1 facts in this case la Is there anything unprecedented in a statute of how many states are there in the union where no such statute exists and if there was no such law in the respective spec tive states what is meant by the provisions en on page revised statutes of the united states bec bee 1043 no person shall be prosecuted tried or punished for treason and other capital of fences wilful murder excepted unless the indictment is found within three years next after such treason or capital offense offence is done or committed MP bee see loii 1044 no person shall b be e prosecuted tried or punished for any offense off ensie ensio not capital except as provided in section one thousand and forty six relating to to the revenue and slave trade laws unless the indictment is found or we information is instituted within two years next ater aten buch such offense is ls com committed mit Is not this precedent enough we have not seen the bill introduced by councilor snow but will venture venturo to say that nothing will be found anit in it in its application to this territory which is contrary to the h spirit s r t and intent of the statute quoted lu doted above in relation to toon toof of fences against the laws of the united states stales would it not be as we well weli I 1 to hear a matter first and judge afterwards instead of criticizing before it is explained and before making decisions about precedents would it not beas be as well for newspaper writers to read a little law la |
