Show UTAH legislature thirty first day february 8 vew bills were introduced a lol lows H no by lambert providing tor the appropriation of la 00 tor repairing roads la summit county no by Fry Providing lor the printing maps H no by Page Appropriating for repairing and construct lug roads in plute county H no by defining dar es ot P ute and devler counties no 20 by Evans Relating to kidnap ing and abduction H no by anderson appropriating for the payment of ont ng jurs in both chiv 1 and criminal cases a d tor services rendered as jurors in crim nal cases from 1874 to 1895 both inclusive the following bills were passed by the house H nos and known as city court bills relating only to salt lake city the bills taken as a whole provide lor the election 0 two city judges at a salary of f per year each abolish the office of city justice ot the peace provide for only one justice of the peace and one constable in the city and take away the criminal juried the justice H no lie regarding annexation ot one county to another passed 24 to 12 SWATS bills were introduced as follows S no 88 by committee on judiciary sub statute tor S no 79 to amend section of the revised statutes ot utah 1898 providing the manner county auditors shall prepare an nual financial statements S no 89 by howell to amend section cai ot the revised statutes of utah 1898 pro viding the tees to be collected by the secretary ot state tor ces performed in his office S no 90 by johnson by request amend ng section revised statutes ot utah 1898 enacting a new section to be known as section creating the office ot stenographer of the supreme court and fixing the salary thereof S no 91 by lareen by request to amend section of the revised statutes of utah 1898 relating to limitation real property S no 92 by larsen by request to amend sect on of the revised statutes of stati 1898 relating to costs S 94 by aillston by request to prohibit and fraudulent voting at paries and also to punish tellers and other officers who make false returns and to punish persons who vote at more than one primary S no reducing the salary ol 01 the dis brict attorneys in the first and second districts at 2 and 1 respectively S no 6 fixing the salaries of the state board of equalization at 11 and H no 2 increasing the salar es of supreme judges to 15 we e all ed in cammi tee the following bills passed ane banate senator aillston 8 inheritance tax bill passed after short debate by a vote of 13 to 3 the negatives abeln herman and mur dock no 31 known as the carey desert land law which was inadvertently repealed by the last legislature was reenacted H no 53 relating to and conforming fo district attorney act passed with emergency clause H no 60 permitting payment of expense account of state superintendent of public in passed unanimously S no 71 ring judges to file decisions in all cases before them before drawing their salary was killed thirty second day march bills were introduced as follows H no 01 ol by morris D H providing tor road brands on cattle and horses being driven from ona part of the state to another I 1 H no by Alton Creating the office of apher of the supreme court at a I 1 salary ot tl per bear H no 20 by M farland by request relating to horticulture the act allows the county commissioners to appoint fruit tree in specters in districts where there are 5 or more fruit trees H no 07 by by request pro viding tor an appropriation of 1 tor cash prizes to exhibitors at the annual exhibitions of the utah poultry association not more than to be used in any one year H no by andersen relating to the school tor the deaf dumb and blind the ac provides for a separate principal and H no 09 by morris D H ing 1 tor highways and bridges in wash ington county H no by smith ng to taxa alon the act increase the amount tor con expenses from 5 to 7 mills decreases the levy for streets and sidewalks from 5 to 4 mills and tor sewers and drains from 5 to 4 mills and allows such tax as may be deemed necessary tor a sinking fund H no by smith to exempt from taxation property of municipal corporations held under contract H no by smith permitting waver of understanding on appeal from justice courts in civil actions H no by Smith Relating to costs on appeal from justice courts H no by axton by request pro viding that all records in the recorder office shall be open to public inspection without charge during business hours H no by axton by request ing to licensed abstractors the house passed the following bills H no by redd providing tor the annexation of ban juan county to grand coun ty H no 19 by wells provid ng that churches and religious coclet es may rate H no 76 by smith providing that the state board of examiners shall pass on the bonds of all state officers a d the bonds of all persons required to give bonds to the state or state institutions the following bills were rejected H no 28 by barrett creating the office of state boiler inspector H no by gardner providing that from justice courts in criminal cases way be amended in the district court H no 56 provid ng that judgments may be set aside if no personal ser ice hs been had upon the ce S no 67 relating to county school funds and carry ng out a constitutional amendment passed S no 68 in accordance with the cons titu amendment providing that cities shall ay county school taxes passed S nos 57 relating to attachments 76 re lating to notice to editors 91 relating to ad verse possession ca relating to on appeal justi es courts and 48 increasing he mileage 0 district judges were killed SENATE Bills were introduced as follows S no sa by by ing to the election 0 city justices in cities 0 the second blass S no 9 by allason by ing to precinct officers and to provide or the election and tenure 0 office 0 such officer in cities of the second class S no sa by allason by request ing to the election of justice of the peace and constables in cities of the second class S no 98 by allason by request to create and organize a municipal court in cities of the second class S no by tanner to codify and re vise certain lawa of this state providing for the formation of corporations tor the purpose of purchasing constructing acquiring owning maintaining operating or extending railroad lines franchises properties and ances authorizing the issue by such corpora alons of stocks and bonds and other securities and the making of deeds of trust and mortgages and defining certain rights and powers of such corporations S no by lawrence to amend sec alon of the revised statutes of utah 1898 relating to fraud and misconduct of agent 0 corporation thirty third day march 4 HOUSE Bills were introduced as follows H no by smith to make it tul to dock the tall 0 any horse and fixing the penalty as imprisonment not to exceed one year in the county jail or a one of from to 1300 H no by anderson by request with reference to the election of j steles of the peace and constables in cities of the second class H no by anderson Anu erson by request with reference to the election of acty justices in cities of the second class H no by anderson by request with reference to precinct officers H no 20 2 0 by anderaon by request to create and organize a municipal court in cities of the second class H no by harmon to create a domes tic science department in the state university and ing tor an appropriation therefore ol 01 H no 2 by G W johnson to ampro tor the establishment of a flan hatchery at Pan gultch lake garfield county H no by amend the statutes fixing eight hours as a day s work on all public works H no 24 by van the sending to any person of any box parcel or package containing arranged with any mechanism contrivance or material to gylte or explode the same and providing pen allies of ten to forty years H no 25 by kelly in relation to appointment and term of the state board of equal H no 2 6 by N L morris by request to protect persons in their endeavors to ob tain and retain employment H no 27 by axton relating to the marking of explosives substances and dangerous acids chemicals and compounds tor storage or transportation H no t 8 by axton defining an internal machine and making it a felony punishable by twenty five years in the state prison to makel have deliver send or throw such machines the following bills were passed H to making it unlawful to sel whisky within ten miles of an indian reserva alon except in incorporated cities or towns H no substitute tor senate bill no 8 conferring authority upon boards of county commissioners to abate the taxes ol 01 indigent persons in an amount not exceeding H no providing tor the posting ot notices in probate cases in three public places H no authorizing county clerks to give notice of probate bearings without an or der of the court H 1 that city officers shall be elected tor a term of three years at the enduing city election and every two years thereafter and electing on councilman from each ward in cities of the second class tor two and one each ward tor four years S no 18 Providing that in 1902 one commissioner in each county be elected lor tour years two tor two years and thereafter one tor tour years and one tor two years H no 76 providing tor a bounty on pre batory animals the bounty to be paid by the state the following bills were rejected H no 22 providing that licensed ab str actors pay 10 per cent of their earnings into the county treasury H no making it a felony tor a rail road company to offer or present a judicial officer with tree transportation or tor said officers to accept tree transportation H no giving city councils author ity to order improvements over protests of property owners by a majority vote SENATE Bills were introduced as follows S no 10 by bherman by request to give boards of education in cities of the first and second classes the right to levy a tax of 7 mills for school purposes instead of as at present S no by alberto Alder To give the mayor of cities of 3 00 population and under the power to appoint marshals by and with the advice and consent of the councils S no by lawrence by request to authorize the state board of examiners to pub elsh a digest of the first twenty five volumes of the decisions of the supreme court S no by klesel to increase the sal aries of the members of the bbate board of equalization from 1400 to aso S no by tanner to assess franchises of corporations the same as any other form of property no by murdock by request mak ing it poss ble tor people who have purchased land from the state to assign fractional parts of that land to other persons before completing the payments on it S no by murdock to increase the salary of the state dairy and food inspector to 1 S no bv biowell to create a state board of agriculture consisting of the governor state superintendent of public instruction and president ol 01 the agricultural college this board will assume the duties now performed by the state board of horticulture and the silk commission S no by murdock to have the state board of examiners to have all printing and bind ng done within the state 11 the prices do not exceed those usually charged business firms and individuals tor the same character of work the bill 1 ther requires the alon of all laws and memorials passed by tte legislature in some newspaper newe paper 0 general cincu under the proposed act county miss loners will be required to publish their proceedings in some county newspaper and to buy their stationery and supplies within thel counties II 11 possible the following bill passed the senate S no 78 providing for the appointment of town marshals in towns of less ban thirty footh Dy marchb houlb new bills were introduced aa to lows H no by page providing that all bills with emergency clause attached be printed and distributed to county clerks H no by Smith Authorizing D A am society to sell exposition grounds tor sum not less than 0 the house passed the following bills H no 6 by evans preventing ancar ot idiots and feeble minded in insane asylum H no by beus providing that prop erty sold for taxes and to which the county bal a tax deed need not be advertised in list H no by gardner extending time liens from sixty to one hundred day tor first contractors and irom forty to ninety days tor sub contractors H no 48 by stevens providing that the annual fair of the D A M society shall bo held in salt lake and that premiums may be given on imported stock H no Allowing the secretary ol 01 tha silk commission a salary of taloo per year al lowing appointment ol 01 a silk commissioner in any county upon the petition ol 01 fifty per sons no by langton providing that where notice by mall Is to be given county clerks shall send to each person interested a written or printed copy 0 the order or a notice containing the substance ol 01 the order H no 30 by Johnson Defining the powers and duties of district attorneys H no 63 by mcgregor fixing the mile age of judges and district attorneys at 5 cents per mile on railroads and 15 cents per mile off railroads H no aco by barrett epards 0 county commissioners authority to equalize assessments tor general taxes of cities 0 tha first second and third lass H no 88 by Smith Providing that not to exceed one polling place need to be provided in each municipal ward for special elections H no 84 by that tax levies in cities and towns be made on or before the fourth monday in july instead of the first monday the following bills were killed H no blaxton substitute tor H no 18 by to vaccination H no by morris D H raising the salary of the members ot the state board ot H no 13 by Morris Appropriating tor the publication ol 01 a digest 0 supreme court opinions H no 80 blaxton reducing the interest on tax sales from 18 per cent to per cent per year H no 81 by axton providing that no hange ol 01 interest be made on assigned tax sales H no by alton providing that all records in the recorder s office be open to public inspection during office hours free ot cost H no by Axton Providing that licensed abstractors must have a complete set ot records before beginning business H no 88 by mcgregor providing tor the incorporation and management ot operative associations the following bills were intro deuced S no by larsen providing tor the advertising of estraya by S no by sherman providing that a majority ot property holders in cities abutting 1 on proposed improvements shall have the right to decide whether they shall be made or not the following bills were passed by the sen ate S no to codify railroad laws S no 77 providing that none but actor duly admitted to practice be allowed to appear in justices courts H no changing the date of pal elections was killed as was also S no relating to salaries of district attorneys |