| Show fiN n Ll rn Ift House Members Return With Many New Measures to Present RAISE COUNTY SALARIES Representative Russel Would Increase Fees in Sheriffs Sheriff's When members of the Rouse of Representatives Representatives Rep Rep- got to work worle yesterday after aCter a rest of two day they presented eleven bills to prove that their two days had not been wasted Some of ot the tho matters are of considerable Importance to the general gen gen- general eral public while others simply amend I present laws An Irrigation bill presented presented presented pre pre- by Representative Rock M. M I. I Pope of or Wasatch county Is perhaps the most moat Important of or the lot because It proposes to reclaim much arid land and which will result In the growth of or Utah's rural population It does doc not ask the state staLo for or money either Mr Ir Popes Pope's bill covers 2 typewritten ten pages and delves deeply Into the Irrigation problem 1 In Utah It provides provides pro pro- vides that residents In each county count Ilia may limay to form Im I'm irrigation districts lesue bonds to raise ralso mono money with which to water arid land and secure the tho bonds b II I tho the property being I Irrigated Too Tire bill hill Is copied largely after atter a similar law In effect In Colorado operations under which during tho the last five Ovo years have been highly successful Representative A A. A Nelson proposes to make a change chanGo In the law Jaw relating to the powers and duties of or boards of trustees s of ot incorporated towns Ho He wishes to amend section SOS 0 to read To lev levy a general tax for tor genera corporation purposes on all such property property prop prop- ert erty as shall be subject to and count county taxes and such Buch tax shall when whon so levied constitute a lion on all such property and shall be collected as county count and state taxes arc aro collected providing providIng- that all taxes for such purposes purposes pur pur- poses in one ono year shall ball not exceed otis one per cent on the tho assessed valuation of or orthO tho the property so 80 o assessed unless two- two thirds thin of tho the electors voting at a special cial election shall vote a a. larger er per por percent percent cent to be ho levied but in n no ca cane e shall said bald tax exceed nor electors be allowed to Icv levy more than two per pcr cent cont of the al assessed valuation aforesaid In one year Tho The committee on municipalities tie ties has tho the matter Mr Ir Nelson aho alMs wishes to have the powers and duties of boards of county commissioners in reference to toads and bridges chang changed d Representative Claude T. T Russell wishes to have IH ve some sorno of tho fees of 01 the sheriffs sheriff's office Increased Russell R also presented a u. bill provIng providing provid ing tl tat at yos of County offices In having bavin a population of ft less than 8 must have their office at atthe tho the county 8 spats seats ats Another section provides that time the clerk sheriff recorder der auditor treasurer and county attorney at- at torney tOIne In counties that havo have a Q population lat lation lallon ton of or over must keep I offices open Inon for the transaction of business dally daily dan from 9 a. a m rn to 5 p p. p m m. except Saturdays when offices will close at noon nOOD and remain closed all allday day dav Sunday If It a H bill presented by Representative e DI Draxton Barnett of or Juab county beco becomes becomes be be- co comes es a ft law of the tho district court will be enabled to hold court courtat at any place In tho the tate state under certain Representative George A. A Fuller ot of I Weber county presented a n bill defining denning tome some proposed proponed changes In tho the duties of assessors It provides principally that tho the assessors must K all propertY under his Jurisdiction between be- be In May of or each tween en the tho o fIrt t Monday and the first day of January Januar pre- pre year NiT It also ilso provides pro against errors Continued on vu 11 1 POPE PRESENTS IRRIGATION BILL Continued from Pago Page One In tho ti-me matter of ot names of ot owners rendering assessment invalid Some Soma changes In th the law relating to the taxation of or corporations Is proposed proposed proposed pro pro- posed in a bill presented by H. H P. P of Weber county The changes ho lie wishes to have made mad in the annual licenses follow fonow Corporations with a s J capital of ot or less 55 6 from Crom 10 10 to 10 from to 75 20 0 from to 25 from to 50 from to 7 15 Those capitalized cap cap- at nt amounts between and nd one million dollars must pay one- one fourth of one per por cent p per r annum Those with a 3 capital stock of ot or or or- over o are to pay tiny sixth one of ot one per cent The Tho bill exempts corporations corporations corporations corpora corpora- of rell religious lous of ot charitable socie tiC ties tics canal and irrigation companies whose whoso owners mean to provide water for their own land and all Insurance companies The Tho judiciary commutes committee has the bill bilt |
