Show THE territorial legi legy legislature SLATURE monday feb 12 commin council counell met pursuant to adjournment councilor woodruff from committee commit teg tea on agriculture trade and manufactures reported back an act for the protection of game and nish fish and defining the duties of the county courts in relation thereto with amendments and recommended recommend edits ita passage passed the house amendment to lo the joint resolution to defray certain incidental expenses or of the legislative As assembly embly 1 11 was not concurred in and jo jei so dingis and birler bigler were wore appointed to act with alike a like ilke committee from the house in relation thereto on motion of councilor woodruff the council Counell took recess till 1 pm I 1 p in council resumed its session councilor bigler presented petition of joel grover and others citizens of juab county praying for the establishment of a free school system which was read and referred councilor jennings gave notice bat hat tomorrow morrow borrow he would introduce a bill for an act providing for granting grantin licenses to persons engaged in certain kinds of business leave granted ankot an act to amend the charters of the incorporated cities of the territory of utah was referred on account of the sickness of councilor harrington the president appointed councilor jesse N smith to act with said committee an act authorizing the utah South southern brn railroad company to close the state road at the point of the mountain was passed xii xia an act concerning the property rights of married persons was read and concurred in an act to amend an act entitled an act providing for incorporating associations for mining manufacturing commercial and other industrial pursuits was read and laid on the table to come up in its order councilor cannon presented the following in fir gln mr president we have now in our cap caps ital city a distinguished embassy the members of which are leading princes of the japanese empire through the statesmanlike conduct and remarkable ability of our minister to the court of the mikado hon charles delong these gentlemen have come from their ancient and renown ed long buso bus tain edits edita reputation as the most progress sive and enlightened power in asia to visit our land first before going to europe to examine oar our institutions to study our polity and to gather all ibe the knowledge possible of our manufactures and com corns merce of our system of government our laws and their operation and effect upon the people the tho object of their visit Is a worthy one and in making inthey evince a desire for improvement which in view of the fact that for upwards of 2500 years according to authentic records their system of government has been maintained other nations might without loss of dignity imitate I 1 motion that a committee bo be appointed upon the part of the council to act with a like committee upon the part of the house to draw up a document on behalf of our constituents the people of the territory expressive of our admiration of the libe ilbe libern libers allty and spirit of progress which prompt ed the appointment of an embassy composed ot such eminent and enlightened princes and to express to them our warm feelings bf welcome to our land carried the president appointed councilors councillors Counci lors cannon Woo woodruff druff draff and thatcher said com corns an act to prescribe the manner ot of conducting criminal proceedings was called up and its second reading by sections resumed commencing with section ili iii pending the reading of section the bill bili was laid ou on the table to come up in its order the joint resolution authorizing the agricultural al society to hold a fair was passed on motion of councilor lot smith the counell council adjourned till tuesday at ten a R in I 1 feb HOUSE rouse the committee on engrossing reported back the bill for an act concerning the property rights of married persons which was read and passed the committee on private In corporations reported back the bill for an act to amend the act providing for incorporating associations clat ciati ions lons ons for mining manufacturing commercial and other industrial pursuits and recommended its passage passed mr callister Oal cal llster lister introduced a bill for an act amending certain acts providing for poll tax for road purposes read and passed the committee on claims reported adversely to the claim of ofa J W fox surveyor general for money paid by him for a plot of ogden olty city report endorsed the ex assessor and collector of taxes in davis county petitioned for a remittance of delinquent taxes which had accumulated during eight years with an endorsement by the auditor of public accounts that it would bean be an act of justice to so remit read and referred A bill tor ton an act to enable the municipal authorities of st george to enforce their water regulations was presented by mr J W young read and referred the committee on mineral resources re ported d back the hill bill for an act to provide rules for the working and development ol of mines with amendments amend menta which were a adopted richards taylor and thurber were appointed house portion of joint committee to draft a testimonial for presentation to the japanese embassy adjourned till tuesday at ten a am m feb 13 COUNCIL council met pursuant to adjournment journ ment the house amendment to an act for the protection or f game and fish and defining we duties oribe co county t courts in relation thereto theroso were wore read uni an and concurred in an act to amend an act entitled anace an act providing for incorporating associations for minina mining manufacturing commercial and other industrial puri purk pursuits suits was taken up and passed councilor jennings presented a bill for an act providing for granting licenses to persons bustness engaged la in certain kinds of bustness business 11 which was read and passed on motion of councilor lot smith the council took recess till 1 p m I 1 one p m council resumed its session gan san an act amending certain acts providing for poll tax for road purposes was taken up and amended the title was amended to read an act amending an act providing tor for poll tax for road purposes councilor smoot from committe on municipal corporations and town sites siles reu rel ported back I 1 an act to amend the charters odthe of the incorporated cities of the territory of utah with amendments and recommended its passage as amended earther further amended and passed an act for the protection of elk deer antelope and mountain sheep fl was read and passed an act incorporating Kays kaysville ville davis county approved february 1868 was read and referred on motion of councilor jennings councilor lot smith was added to the committee for the consideration of this subject councilor smoot from committee antu on judiciary di reported back an act prescribing a summary mode of procedure for the recovery of the possession of real reat property forcibly or unlawfully withheld I 1 without amendments and recommended its passage laid on table councilor jennin jennings from special committee reported bachan bac back Tan ran an act authorizing and requiring the auditor of public accounts to procure a sea seal amended and recommended its passage as amended re committed an act amending certain charters of incorporated cities was read and passed an act to amend an act incorporating ogden city was referred on motion of councilor jesse N smith the council adjourned till wednesday at 10 am a m feb 13 1872 HOUSE the committee roads bridges kes ac fes reported back the petition of moses alfford and others praying for an ampro appropriation to erect bridges over the sevier r river ver in sevier county with ther the statement that in their judgment one bridge should be erected at present and re commended that 1000 should be appropriated report endorsed mr farr presented a bill for an act to amend certain curtain charters of incorporated cities of the territory of utah read and referred mr rockwood presented a bill for an act for the protection of territorial officers in the discharge of their official duties and persons from malicious prosecution or persecution se cution read and referred the committee on claims aa reported in favor of appropriating four thousand dol doi larff to the tho salt sall alt ait lake city hospital and insane asylum 2000 for 1872 and 2000 for 1873 report endorsed mr callister presented a bill for an act for the protection of elk doer antelope and mountain sheep the bill for an act providing for granting licenses to persons engaged in certain kinds of business ass taken up and passed the committee on municipal corporations reported back the bill altering the boundary lines of kaysville raysville Kays Rays ville city which was passed adjourned till 2 pm eeb hob 14 1872 house the bill for an act limiting the time of commencing civil actions was taken up on its second reading the question of reading the bill the th third time was the committee on elections reported the number and kind of of officers flears to be elected by joint vote of the assembly report referred back the governor by messages informed the house of his hia approval of the following bills an act further defining the duties of the superintendent of the salt lake and wan waru ship wagon road aa anace authorizing the erection of county jails and defining the duties of the officers thereof an act authorizing the utah southern rail road company to dose close the state road at the point of the mountain the bill of drs An anderson Ande dersom richards and benedict for medical opinion as to condition of rooms prepared for meeting of assembly amounting to 15 was nead read and aud referred the bill for fox an act acl relating to the dis diss 4 covery ol of gold and silver quartz lodes was reported upon adversely and laid on the table indefinitely the bill for limitation in criminal actions was passed adjourned till 2 p m feb 14 council met pursuant to adjournment councilor woodruff moved snored that be appropriation for building a bridge across the sevier bevier river be increased from 1000 to 2000 and that the committee be instructed accordingly carried councilor smoot from committee on municipal corporations and town towns itee sites reported back an act to amend an act incorporating ogden cly 10 without amendments and recommended its passage report accepted the following was received and read EXECUTIVE department salt lake city utah territory feb gentlemen of the legislative assembly bip bit I 1 herewith return to the house in which it originated an act entitled an act concerning the property rights of married persons without my approval 61 signed 0 ned GEO L WOODS governor of utah territory A message was also received from governor woods signifying his approval of an act establishing district and precinct dt pounds and prescribing proscribing regulations for conducting the same and for disposing of animals A communication was also received from his hib excellency the governor in relation to the nomination of certain officers which was read and referred to committee on elections and the house was requested to instruct a like committee to act in conjunction with the committe efrom the council on motion of councilor woodruff councilors councillors Counci lors jennings and jesep jesse N X smith were added to said committee for the consideration of thib this subject councilor jennings from special committee reported back an act authorizing thor izing and requiring the auditor of public accounts to procure a seal beal with amendments and recommended its passage as amended report accepted and title of bill amended to read an auant act authorizing and requiring the auditor of public accounts to procure a new now territorial seal and an aud auditors igors seal I 1 passed on motion of councilor smoot the council took recess till 2 pm two pm council resumed its session councilor jennings moved that a committee of conference be appointed to take into consideration an act defining the time of commencing civil actions carried the president appointed councilors councillors Counci lors jennings and aud jesse N smith said committee of conference councilor thatcher thatch er from committee reported the auditors and treasurers treasur ers books correct that the committee had canceled redeemed warrants and that the house committee will report an act authorizing and requiring the auditor of public accounts to call in within a stated period all outstanding warrants and issue under his omm off official lelal seal new ones instead thereof and requiring the treasurer trea surer to procure a cancelling stamp with which to impress all redeemed warrants report accepted councilor lot smith presented petition of james mcgowan and 77 others citizens of bingham cation cagon praying for the appointment 01 oad AD heaton to the office of notary public which was read and referred councilor smoot from committee on municipal corporations and Town sites reported back an act to amend an act incorporating Ray Kay oville eville city in davis county without amendments and recommended its passage report accepted the house amendments to an act to p provide lovide rules for the working 9 and developing of minee mines were read and concurred in the house amendments to an act authorizing and requiring the auditor of public accounts to procure a new territorial seal and auditors seal were read and concurred in an act to amend an act incorporate ing ogden city was read and passed communication from john probate judge of kane county tendering his resignation andre com eom mending the appointment of joshua T willis as his hib successor was rec received elVed and read and referred an act to amend an act incorporating Kay avlUe city in davis county 1 was passed an act in relation to auditing accounts wab waa passed councilor jesee jesse N smith from committee on counties reported back an act abt relative to the assessment and collection of school and other special taxes in certain counties of utah territory substituting an act further farther defining the dalies duties of county and school district collectors Col coi lectora councilor jenning Jenn ingar from joint committee reported ibach bach joint reso lution to ta defray certain incidental expenses of the legislative assembly with amendments amend menta and recommended its passage as amended passed g an act to proscribe prescribe the manner of conducting criminal proceedings was taken up and refer referred red on motion of councilor smoot councilor bigler was added to said commit tee in the absence of councilor har ring tou an act extending and denning defining the boundary of rich bich county was read the first time and passed on motion of councilor wm woo snow the council adjourned till thursday at 10 RM am 2 rpm pm HOUSE house resumed its sittings mr rockwood from committee on roads bridges etc reported back petition of mr 39 Era erastus rastus atus snow and others praying for an appropriation of one thousand dollars to be expended on the road between st george in washington county and ranah kanah in kane county recommending that the com corm cittee on claims etc be instructed to insert said sum in the territorial ap bill and that mr daniel D mcarthur of st george be the agent to let the contracts accept the labor draw and disburse the money as contemplated by law report accepted and committee on claims instructed accordingly mr A P Rock boek from committee on roads bridges and ferries re ported ogled back petition of geo G snyder c claiming aiming pl pay due for labor per pen performed formea on bait salt lake city and wanship wanshin wagon road with recommendation that SG 86 yet due him be inserted jn in the appropriation bill report accepted and committee instructed accord accordingly mr thurber presented the claim of auditor of publio public accounts for eight dollars for |